‘I would’ve thrown an egg at him’: Jeremy Hunt under fire for his London Stock Exchange push March 8, 2024 The boss of challenger stock exchange Aquis has launched a blistering attack on Jeremy Hunt today, claiming he wanted to throw an egg at the Chancellor for his "anti-competitive" push to turn the London Stock Exchange into the “Nasdaq of Europe”.
Blackstone and Thomson Reuters to offload £1.9bn LSEG stake March 5, 2024 A group of LSEG investors including Blackstone and Thomson Reuters are offloading a four per cent stake in the firm worth £1.9bn, the London Stock Exchange owner has said today
Exodus: Eight troubling omens for the London Stock Exchange March 4, 2024 The pace of delistings and take-privates looks set to continue this year.
Spring Budget 2024: Hunt considering plans for private firms to trade shares on exchanges March 3, 2024 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is reportedly considering launching a system for UK private firms to have their shares traded on exchanges before the end of this year as the Treasury looks to strengthen the country's capital markets.
Jeremy Hunt piles pressure on pension funds to back British firms in fresh City shake-up March 2, 2024 Pension funds will be forced to reveal how much of their cash is invested in UK companies and poorly performing schemes will be blocked from taking on new business, in a bid to get retirement cash flowing into the economy, the Treasury has announced,
London Stock Exchange owner pledges ‘aggressive’ IPO push after ‘encouraging’ signs of revival February 29, 2024 The owner of the London Stock Exchange said it was seeing an “encouraging IPO pipeline” for the year ahead today as it looks to rebound from a historic slump in listings last year.
Citi’s investment banking market share drops to lowest level since 2000 February 27, 2024 Citigroup's share in the global investment banking market fell to its lowest level on record last year, according to new data, as investors demand for the bank to catch up to its Wall Street rivals.
Lok’n Store’s development pipeline grows as company seeks to capitalise on demand for self-storage February 20, 2024 A publicly listed self storage company is close to opening its biggest store to date in Barking, Greater London.
Unite inks £250m deal with Newcastle Uni as demand for student beds booms February 19, 2024 A London-listed student accommodation provider has entered into a joint venture with Newcastle University for the development of 2,000 new student beds.
Only fast fixes can save the London Stock Exchange from a 2024 exodus February 9, 2024 The London Stock Exchange has been bruised and battered over the past two years. James Ashton, CEO of the Quoted Companies Alliance, warns the Chancellor the time is now for action