Just Eat gets standard stock listing December 20, 2022 Food delivery app Just Eat switched to a standard listing on the London Stock Exchange. Previously, it held a ‘premium listing’. A premium listing comes with additional caveats and with the standard listing, trade for Just Eat stocks is easier. Along with its listing on LSE, it remains listed Euronext Amsterdam. The company holds 45 [...]
London Stock Exchange group strikes deal to buy Acadia December 19, 2022 The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) announced it had snapped up risk management firm Acadia today as it looks to boost the growth of its post-trade offering.
London markets ‘completely throttled’ by regulation, says former exchange chief November 8, 2022 The UK’s equity market has been “taxed to death” and “completely throttled” by fiscal policies and regulation, the former chief of the London Stock Exchange Group has claimed, as he warned the Capital was in danger of losing its status as a global financial services hub.
UK short positions fall as investors pile into bets against consumer firms November 7, 2022 The total number of short positions in UK companies slid in October as investors piled into bets against consumer firms across Europe amid a squeeze on shoppers’ spending power, new data has revealed.
London’s investor pool too shallow to tempt growing firms, say top chairs November 7, 2022 Chairs at some of London’s top firms have slammed a dearth of investors in London and cast doubt on the appeal of the Capital as a hub for growing firms, in a new report surveying the City’s top executives.
Exclusive: LSE’s chief of tech swaps markets for climate ratings with BeZero Carbon move November 7, 2022 The London Stock Exchange’s chief of tech has jumped ship to ratings agency BeZero Carbon, swapping the markets for climate technology. As the new CTO, James Turck will be responsible for driving forward the London firm’s investment to build out ratings, as well as the risk and analytics tools that help to scale the voluntary carbon [...]
CMA gives London Stock Exchange green light on Quantile takeover October 26, 2022 The competition watchdog has given the greenlight to London Stock Exchange Group's takeover of compression firm Quantile today after an in-depth investigation did not raise “substantial competition concerns”.
London Stock Exchange Group beats analyst estimates with £1.9bn income October 21, 2022 The chief of the London Stock Exchange Group said its “strategy is working” today as it reported a 16.2 per cent rise in income and doubled down on its profit targets.
Mothercare shares surge as baby goods seller returns to profitability September 13, 2022 Shares in Mothercare surged by more than 60 per cent today after the British baby-care products retailer said it had swung back into profitability over the past financial year. The Watford headquartered company posted profits of £12.1m for the financial year 2022, compared to a £21.5m loss in FY 2021. The retailer said the “significant [...]
London markets remain open as UK mourns death of Queen Elizabeth II September 9, 2022 LONDON’s markets continue to operate as usual as the UK enters a period of official mourning following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The London Stock Exchange said yesterday its bourses will operate according to their normal schedule today and throughout the “official period of mourning” for the Monarch, which is now set [...]