London Stock Exchange Group PLC

London Stock Exchange Group Plc engages in the provision of global financial markets infrastructure services. It operates through the following segments: Information Services, Post Trade Services-LCH, Post Trade Services-CC&G and Monte Titoli, Capital Markets, Technology Services, and Other. The Information Services segment refers to subscription and license fees for data and index services provided. The Post Trade Services-LCH segment refers to CCP and clearing services provided, non-cash collateral management, and net interest earned on cash held for margin and default funds. The Post Trade Services-CC&G and Monte Titoli segment is responsible for trades and contracts clearing, and relates to net interest earned on cash, securities held for margin and default funds, and settlement and custody services. The Capital Markets segment pertains to admission fees from initial listing and further capital raises, annual fees charged for securities traded on the group's markets, and fees from secondary market services. The Technology Services segment comprises capital markets software licenses and related information technology infrastructure, network connection, and server hosting services. The Other segment covers events and media services. The company was founded in 1698 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

The London Stock Exchange is preparing to slash the “free float” requirement for stocks to be eligible for inclusion in the FTSE indices. Free float refers to the proportion of shares that are not owned by committed long-term holders, such as company founders.

London Stock Exchange planning to relax "free float" rules to attract more tech "unicorns"

London Stock Exchange Group recently held its first investor education event focused on the Data & Analytics segment. The event was informative but offered little to suggest a turnaround or a shift in the underlying trends.

London Stock Exchange: Challenged Growth Path Remains The Key Hurdle

Blackbird Plc's (LON:BIRD) ESG credentials have been boosted with the receipt of the London Stock Exchange's Green Economy Mark. The classification, created in 2019, highlight companies and investment funds listed on all segments of London Stock Exchange's Main Market and AIM that are driving the global green economy, the company noted.

Blackbird's environmental credentials boosted by London Stock Exchange

Wise PLC (LON:WISE) has announced that its entire share capital has been admitted to the standard listing segment of the London Stock Exchange. The 994mln shares have been given a reference price, which is an estimated value from the LSE rather than a fixed IPO price, so the exchange can hold an auction.

Wise has shares admitted to London Stock Exchange

Europe's first gold mining ETF with an ESG conscious mandate, the AuAg ESG Gold Mining UCITS ETF (LON:ESGO) is to launch on the London Stock Exchange in July 2021 The gold mining ETF tracks an index that ranks gold miners for ESG characteristics and excludes all but the 25 best-in-class ESG Risk companies in the sector. The EFT will allow ESG-focused investors a unique opportunity to participate in the gold mining sector.

First ESG-focused Gold Mining ETF to launch on London Stock Exchange

Thor Explorations Ltd. (CVE:THX) (LON:THX) announced the admission of its common shares to trading on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange, from 8.00am BST today, Tuesday, June 22, 2021, as it broadens its investor base.

Thor Explorations starts trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange

Singapore's competition authority has approved the London Stock Exchange Group's $27 billion acquisition of data and analytics company Refinitiv provided the bourse continues to offer certain foreign exchange benchmarks to rivals.

Singapore clears LSE deal for Refinitiv after FX pledge

Thomson Reuters

London Stock Exchange Group Plc said on Thursday it was in talks with Thomson Reuters Corp over their agreement to distribute news content, following a dispute over whether Reuters News could put up a paywall on its website.

LSE, Reuters in talks following dispute over news website paywall

A row has broken out between the London Stock Exchange-owned data provider Refinitiv and Reuters over a 2018 news agreement.

LSE warns Reuters that paywall breaches Refinitiv deal terms

LSE Warns Reuters That Paywall Breaches Refinitiv Deal Terms.

The deal was first announced in October and received the greenlight from European regulators in March.

Stock exchange group Euronext acquires Borsa Italiana in a deal worth over $5 billion

London Stock Exchange PLC (LON:LSE) said income dropped by 1.1% in the first three months of 2021 even with the boom in stock markets and fund activity. Presenting numbers on a pro-forma basis to reflect the recent US$27bn Refinitiv acquisition, LSE said income to end-March was £1.77bn (2020: £1.79bn) while gross profit dipped slightly to £1.54bn.

London Stock Exchange chief faces bumpy ride at AGM

The London Stock Exchange Group reported a 3.9% rise in total income in the first quarter as it continued to integrate its $27 billion acquisition of data and analytics company Refinitiv.

London Stock Exchange reports 3.9% rise in first quarter income

London Stock Exchange Group PLC said Wednesday that pro forma total income for the first quarter rose on an underlying basis, and that its integration of data provider Refinitiv is well under way. The stock-exchange and financial-information company said pro forma total income--excluding recoveries--for the first three months of the year was 1.68 billion pounds ($2.34 billion) compared with GBP1.70 billion for the same period last year.

London Stock Exchange underlying income rises

The Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) pressure group has urged shareholders to vote against the pay packages of the top brass at London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LON:LSEG). Sky News reports that the ISS has called on investors to vote against the remuneration report at the company's annual general meeting (AGM) on April 28, taking issue with the 25% increase in the base salary of the chief executive officer David Schwimmer to £1,000,000 a year.

London Stock Exchange Group facing pushback from investors over executive pay

Harbour Energy Plc (LON:HBR) - Premier Oil's port in the storm - has begun trading on the London Stock Exchange. Harbour is a combination of Premier and private-equity backed Chrysaor to create ‘the largest UK listed independent oil and gas company'.

Harbour Energy makes London Stock Exchange debut

Thomson Reuters Corp and some members of Refinitiv's management have sold 10.4 million voting shares in London Stock Exchange Group for roughly 745 million pounds ($1.04 billion), a joint bookrunner for the deal said on Friday.

Refinitiv managers, Thomson Reuters Corp sell $1 billion in LSE voting shares

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LDNXF) CEO David Schwimmer on Q4 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Costs related to the integration of Refintiv and the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)  likely “spooked” analysts, causing shares to fall Friday morning (March 5), despite an increase in profits and revenue, Reuters reported. LSEG acquired the data and analytics company Refinitiv in January for $27 billion.

London Stock Exchange Shares Slip On Integration Costs Of Refintiv

Citi downgraded the stock from buy to neutral following an “underwhelming” conference call with management.

London Stock Exchange Downgraded Ahead of Blank-Check Company Rule Changes. Here's Why.

London Stock Exchange PLC (LON:LSE) shares slumped by more than 12% as investors took fright at the costs of integrating recent acquisition Refintiv. Broker Citigroup lowered its rating from 'buy' to 'neutral' due to the impact of additional spending to get Refinitiv's tech platform up to speed.

London Stock Exchange tanks as Refinitiv costs spook investors

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON: LSE) said on Friday that its pre-tax profit in 2020 saw a 5.2% growth. The company attributed the increase to robust revenue last year.

London Stock Exchange Group's pre-tax profit jumps 5.2% in 2020

London Stock Exchange PLC (LON:LSE) said listed firms raised the most money in more than a decade over the past year as they battled the impact of coronavirus. The pandemic highlighted the importance of access to liquidity and the ability for firms to raise equity capital efficiently, the Exchange added, which is facing increasing competition from Europe.

London Stock Exchange says 2020 saw most money raised for a decade

London Stock Exchange Group PLC said Friday that 2020 pretax profit rose 5.2% on the back of higher revenue, and declared an increased dividend. The stock exchange and financial-information company said pretax profit rose to 685 million pounds ($951.7 million) from GBP651 million a year before.

London Stock Exchange profit and revenue rises

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