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.
Arm Holdings returns to stock market with spectacular IPO valued at over $60 Billion
The UK-based chip designer had previously agreed to be acquired by US chip giant Nvidia, but this plan was abandoned in February of the preceding year.
Jeremy Hunt signed UK-India capital markets cooperation deals to open up London Stock Exchange listing for Indian companies
Indian companies will be in the London Stock Exchange listing now after the Indian finance minister and the UK chancellor met to discuss capital markets cooperation in the financing of infrastructural projects.
City leaders in fresh bid to stem London Stock Exchange exodus
Against a backdrop of some high-profile departures from the British stock market, a new Taskforce brings together various stakeholders to brainstorm solutions.
SoftBank’s arm rebuffs London by choosing US listing
Arm, the chip designer owned by Japan’s SoftBank, said on Friday it would pursue a U.S.-only listing this year, dashing the British government’s hopes that the tech giant would return to the London stock market.
Analysis-The deep freeze over UK assets is thawing
Britain’s stocks and bonds are drawing strong buying interest, not quite a vote of confidence in the economy but a reassuring sign for policymakers that a deep investment freeze in British markets prompted by last year’s upheaval has thawed.
Microsoft to buy 4% stake in London Stock Exchange
Microsoft is to take a 4% equity stake in London Stock Exchange Group as part of a 10-year commercial deal to migrate the exchange operator’s data platform into the cloud, the British company said on Monday.
Global stocks mostly fall as British inflation hits new 40-year high
The Bank of England warned earlier this month that UK inflation would climb to just above 13 percent this year, which would be the highest level since 1980.
London stock market facing blockbuster IPO year
The IPO market has also attracted interest in recent years due to the easier availability of financing, alongside ultra-low interest rates.
Maker of James Bond’s favourite sports car eyes stock market
British luxury car maker Aston Martin is reported to be selling shares that would value the company at around £5 billion ($6.44 billion).
MI6 alert over Putin-connected Russian oligarchs profiting on London Stock Exchange
EN+, controlled by billionaire Oleg Deripaska, has close links to Russian president and sanctioned bank but MI6 not alerted to stock exchange listing.
LSE boss asked to leave immediately amid boardroom row
A major LSE shareholder had asked for Rolet to be reinstated and for the company’s chairman to be replaced.
London Stock Exchange hit as Arqiva pulls the plug on biggest IPO of the year
Arqiva had announced plans for a £6bn IPO only two weeks ago, but opted to postpone until conditions improve.
Coca-Cola bottling company’s chief executive dies
While no cause of death was revealed, Coca-Cola HBC said it would make further announcements in due course regarding the successor to Dimitris Lois.
‘Plus ça Change’? Britain’s equity market regulation in the post-Brexit era
Once the UK is free of “the shackles” of the EU’s legal framework it will be free to make substantive changes.
A City trader has jumped to his death at the London Stock Exchange
Police have launched a probe into the incident but are treating it as non-suspicious.
London must not ‘water down’ rules for Saudi Aramco IPO, says IoD boss
Steve Martin questions moves to placate the Saudis for ‘short term’ gain.
FTSE Moves: London market struggles for direction as election polls vary wildly
Royal Bank of Scotland is 2% lower after settling a £200m claim with shareholders.
FTSE Moves: RBS, Barclays profits fail to perk up lacklustre London market
Bumper results from Barclays and a turn for the better for RBS did not lift the FTSE 100 to positive territory.
London Stock Exchange says it’s hunting opportunities after collapse of Deutsche Börse merger
Group posts “strong” start to financial year boosted by growth at its key clearing and data businesses.
Brussels blocks €29bn London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Börse merger on Brexit day
EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager said the deal would have created “a de facto monopoly”.
Top five UK-listed companies with substantial exposure to the US
A key attraction of UK-listed companies is that they could become takeover targets for larger US competitors
Deutsche Borse and London Stock Exchange decide to divest clearing house LCH.Clearnet
The move is aimed at getting approvals from European antitrust authorities for their €29bn merger.
Deutsche Börse CEO under investigation over €4.5m share purchase before LSE merger
German authorities open investigation on Carsten Kengeter.
City executives call for five-year transitional Brexit deal
LSE and HSBC bosses warn UK financial sector could lose tens of thousands of jobs if Britain leaves single market.
Four stocks to watch in 2017
Companies like Shire, Entertainment One and Wizz Air could be well set for a good 2017.
LSE in talks to sell clearing business to Euronext in bid to complete merger with Deutsche Boerse
FTSE 100-listed firm confirms merger with Deutsche Boerse is edging closer to completion.
FTSE Moves: BP leads FTSE 100 back above 7,000-mark, but Micro Focus tanks
BP post gains on the rising oil price, but fellow blue chip Micro Focus saw heavy falls.
Tens of thousands of jobs could flee City of London without Brexit ‘transition’ deal
Lords report says financial institutions will decide next year whether to quit the City.
FTSE Moves: IAG, miners extend gains for second successive session
FTSE 100 posts marginal rise as miners, airlines continue to stack up gains.