London Stock Exchange Share News (LSEG)

LSEG shareholders to vote on doubling CEO's potential pay

LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - London Stock Exchange Group shareholders will vote on Thursday on whether to potentially double the pay of CEO David Schwimmer, after the 300-year old bourse campaigned to raise executive rewards to strengthen UK capital markets.

LSEG shareholders to vote on doubling CEO's potential pay

LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - London Stock Exchange Group shareholders will vote on Thursday on whether to potentially double the pay of CEO David Schwimmer, after the 300-year old bourse campaigned to raise executive rewards to strengthen UK capital markets.

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

UK shareholder meetings calendar - next 7 days

EARNINGS AND TRADING: Chill Brands shareholder seeks board ejections

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

US bars import of Russian-origin aluminum, copper and nickel -Treasury Dept website

WASHINGTON, April 12 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday barred imports of aluminum, copper and nickel of Russian origin, the Treasury Department website showed.

UK dividends calendar - next 7 days

EU court adviser backs UK fight against EU tax orders

BRUSSELS, April 11 (Reuters) - Britain's fight against an EU order to recover millions of euros from the London Stock Exchange, ITV and other multinationals that benefited from an illegal exemption in a British tax scheme got a boost on Wednesday from an adviser to Europe's top court.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan raises M&S; HSBC likes Kingfisher

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:

Sunday newspaper round-up: Investment trusts, LSE Group, Thames Water

(Sharecast News) - Some of London's biggest investment trusts are looking at the possibility of moving to Switzerland in order to dodge rules that make them overstate how much they charge clients. Under leftover EU rules, UK-listed investment trusts disclose charges that are far higher than what investors pay in reality. The news follows enormous drops in value since 2022, when the rules came into effect, according to data from AJ Bell. - Financial Mail on Sunday

Global markets watchdog proposes closer scrutiny of stock exchanges

LONDON, April 4 (Reuters) - Global securities watchdog IOSCO on Thursday proposed detailed guidance on how regulators should supervise stock exchanges more closely to negate risks from changes in business practices.

Global markets watchdog proposes closer scrutiny stock exchanges

LONDON, April 4 (Reuters) - Global securities watchdog IOSCO on Thursday proposed detailed guidance on how regulators should supervise stock exchanges more closely to negate risks from changes in business practices.

Britain to follow U.S. move to halve stock settlement time

LONDON, March 28 (Reuters) - Britain's stock markets should halve the time it takes to settle a share trade to stay competitive and complete this shift by the end of 2027, a report recommended on Thursday, a step the UK government has backed to play catch up with Wall Street.

Global IPO revival lags first quarter share sales as markets rally

Equity share sales in Q1 reach highest level since 2021

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UPDATE: York consortium sells call options over 10 million LSEG shares

London Stock Exchange Group PLC - London-based stock market operator and data provider - JP Morgan Securities PLC on Tuesday confirms that BCP York Holdings LP sold call options over around 10 million voting shares in LSEG, having announced plans to do so after the London market close on Monday. The call options were sold to Barclays Bank PLC, Merrill Lynch International, Citigroup Global Markets Ltd, Goldman Sachs International, JP Morgan Securities PLC and Morgan Stanley & Co International PLC. The call option shares represent around a 1.9% economic and voting interest in LSEG. BCP York is an entity owned by a consortium of certain investment funds affiliated with Blackstone Inc, and including an affiliate of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, an affiliate of GIC Special Investments Pte Ltd, Thomson Reuters Corp and certain other minority holders. Thomson Reuters didn't participate in the call option transaction.