London Stock Exchange suffers shareholder revolt over CEO’s bumper pay day Business The London Stock Exchange Group has suffered a huge shareholder revolt against its chief executive’s bumper pay packet. More than 30 per cent of votes were cast against the group’s remuneration report which saw CEO David Schwimmer take home £7.8m for the group’s latest financial year, up from the £5.3m he was paid for 2023. [...]
London Stock Exchange Group: Equity arm continues to lose relevance Markets London Stock Exchange Group’s (LSEG) equity business has continued to diminish in importance, as the firm struggles to attract new IPOs to UK markets. LSEG’s market arm was actually the fastest growing part of its business in the first quarter of 2025, but not due to the London Stock Exchange itself, the firm revealed in [...]
London Stock Exchange boss takes home almost £8m despite high-profile delistings Business The chief executive of the London Stock Exchange Group saw his pay packet swell to almost £8m despite the stream of high-profile delistings in 2024. David Schwimmer took home £7.8m for the group’s latest financial year, up from the £5.3m he was paid for 2023. His remuneration was made up of £1.3m in salary, a [...]
London Stock Exchange owner downplays extent of listing exodus February 27, 2025 The owner of the London Stock Exchange dismissed the gloom that is plaguing London’s public markets, pointing to its solid performance relative to European counterparts. Speaking alongside his firm’s full-year results, David Schwimmer, the veteran boss of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), reiterated his view that UK IPOs would pick up this year, saying [...]
London Stock Exchange owner sells Euroclear stake for £455m December 12, 2024 The owner of the London Stock Exchange has sold its minority stake in financial markets infrastructure provider Euroclear for £455m. The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) said on Thursday that it completed the divestment of its 4.92 per cent holding in the Belgium-based firm. It sold the stake to TCorp, the investment and financial management [...]
London Stock Exchange Group beats expectations with Microsoft tie-up on the horizon August 1, 2024 London Stock Exchange Group profit surged nine per cent for the group over the last six months, as the bourse owner prepares to launch products from its collaboration with Microsoft.
Is the London Stock Exchange really the world’s bargain bucket? May 23, 2024 There is a prevailing narrative that London is undervalued as a market. Charlie Conchie takes a closer look at the London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange Group boss set for payday despite take-private boom April 25, 2024 The London Stock Exchange Group was dealt a bloody nose by investors today after a chunk of its shareholders voted to reject a pay rise for chief executive David Schwimmer.