The London Stock Exchange's crisis is only getting worse City Comment: Chief executives are losing faith in the City Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2024
US firm Carlyle to take control of Southend airport after debt deal Essex-based hub to pass into hands of private-equity firm after agreement on £194m debt The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2024
London set to lure big floats this year as stock market bounces back, says LSE boss LSE “will not be sold to foreign group” insists CEO Evening Standard · Feb 29, 2024
London Fashion Week marks its 40th anniversary with Erin O'Connor at the London Stock Exchange The British Fashion Council enlisted Erin O’Connor to open the London Stock Exchange as it marks London Fashion Week’s 40th year Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2024
Tui investors vote to leave London Stock Exchange amid record results More than 98% of shareholders in Europe’s biggest travel operator vote to delist in favour of Germany The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024
London markets have a mountain of talent -- it just needs using properly When Clara Furse became CEO of the London Stock Exchange back in 2001, she spent a large part of her tenure fighting off takeover bids from US, Middle East and Europe, which saw the exchange’s share price head to £20 a share from £5 and back again. To the average… Evening Standard · Jan 26, 2024
Battle for the heart of the City: bankers say the LSEG is failing London Shake up needed at the heart of the City, say bankers Evening Standard · Jan 26, 2024
Tweaks, delays and compromises define UK’s post-Carillion response From initial hopes of radical reform, we’ve ended up with a slight adjustment to the corporate governance code The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2024
Protest at the London Stock Exchange? Don't make me laugh Spy took some strange pleasure this week from the mastermind protesters who thought that by chaining themselves to the front door of the London Stock Exchange and stopping people from getting in this would somehow stop the market trading. Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2024
Pro-Palestine Protesters Planned To Spray Red Painted Bank Notes At the LSE: Met Police The Met Police busted the Palestine Action Group's plan to disrupt the London Stock Exchange on Monday by arresting six pro-Palestine protesters across the UK. International Business Times UK · Jan 15, 2024
Man charged over 'plot by pro-Palestine protesters to disrupt London Stock Exchange' Sean Middleborough, 31, from Liverpool, is accused of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2024
Six arrested over alleged pro-Palestine activists’ plot to disrupt Stock Exchange Six people were arrested after police were tipped off about the alleged plot by the Palestine Action group. Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2024
Six arrested over suspected plan to disrupt London Stock Exchange Police said it was alleged Palestine Action activists were intending to target the London Stock Exchange The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2024
London float flops: Investors have lost nearly £10bn in five years The average loss per pound invested was 28p Evening Standard · Jan 5, 2024
Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2023 The biggest corporate gaffes of 2023 It's that time of the year again. Here are 15 of the City desk's best corporate gaffes of 2023
Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2023 Why the struggling London stock market needs crypto to rev up returns Digital assets offer London an opportunity to dominate a rapidly growing market.
Fortune · Dec 18, 2023 Dump the U.K. for the U.S. if you want to be worth more, major investor says Pearson is the latest company under pressure to shift to the U.S. as London investors fight falling valuations for U.K.-listed companies.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2023 Beyoncé and Neil Young song fund Hipgnosis sells 20,000 songs for £18m London-listed music investor sells ‘non-core’ rights at a discount to raise cash as it battles debt pile
The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023 China’s credit outlook cut to negative; Rupert Soames named CBI president; trading outages in London – as it happened Moody’s cuts its outlook on China’s credit rating, while trading in smaller stocks in London is hit by systems problems
The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2023 Metro Bank rescue deal can go ahead after shareholders back it Jaime Gilinski Bacal to increase stake to 53% as lender secures £325m in new capital and £600m of debt
The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023 Starmer vows more powers for OBR so Truss budget ‘disaster’ never happens again The Labour leader said ministers would be legally bound to consult the official fiscal watchdog on tax and spending changes under his party’s plans.
The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023 Jeremy Hunt says ‘difficult to imagine’ UK could offer any more India visas to secure post-Brexit trade deal Free trade agreement could be signed before end of year but ‘next few weeks’ will be crucial, says chancellor during visit to Delhi
Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2023 Life science founder net worth tops £120m after private equity swoop It’s the latest sign companies listed on the London Stock Exchange are exiting the capital’s public markets in search of higher valuations elsewhere
Evening Standard · Aug 31, 2023 Zilch eyes London IPO as fintech firm edges closer to profitability CEO Philip Belamant said Zilch was now months away from hitting profitability
Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2023 Refinitiv name to be scrapped in fresh LSEG rebrand Two years on from its $27 billion acquisition of Refinitiv, the London Stock Exchange (LSEG) is poised to scrap the now-familar name and logo from its financial data products in a fresh rebrand.