London Stock Exchange Share News (LSEG)

Director dealings: Hiscox non-exec take some fees as shares, LSE buyback continues

(Sharecast News) - On the buying side of the ledger on Wednesday was insurer Hiscox, after a non-executive board member chose to take some of his director fees in shares.

Director dealings: Non-exec linked to CentralNic purchase, LSE make another buyback

(Sharecast News) - On the buying side of the ledger on Monday was CentralNic Group, which disclosed that Kestrel Partners had bought more than 70,000 shares.

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(Sharecast News) - Smart Metering Systems was on the list of director buys on Friday, after one of its board members spent almost £20k on shares.

Director dealings: AVI Global Trust board member invests, LSE buyback continues

(Sharecast News) - AVI Global Trust was on the list of director buys on Wednesday, after it disclosed a share purchase worth almost £40k.

Director dealings: H&T chairman invests, LSE Group buyback continues

(Sharecast News) - On the buying side of the ledger on Tuesday was pawnbroking chain H&T Group, whose chairman picked up 15,000 shares.

Director dealings: Hikma non-exec invests, LSE Group share buyback rolls on

(Sharecast News) - Hikma Pharmaceuticals was among those on the list of director buys on Thursday, after a non-executive director added almost £27k worth of shares to his holding.

IN BRIEF: London Stock Exchange CFO Anna Manz to leave next year

London Stock Exchange Group PLC - price data and indices provider and trading and clearing systems operator - Chief Financial Officer Anna Manz will will leave the company at the end of her 12-month notice period to May next year. LSEG says Manz is leaving for a CFO role outside the financial services industry and the process of finding a replacement has begun. Chief Executive Officer David Schwimmer says: "Anna has made an outstanding contribution to the transformation of LSEG. I wish her every success for her next chapter. We will work together in the coming months to ensure a smooth transition. The group is delivering on its strategy, and I look forward to making further progress this year and beyond."

Director dealings: Thomson Reuters, Blackstone's £2.7bn LSE sale filed

(Sharecast News) - London Stock Exchange Group was well and truly at the top of the list of director sells on Monday, as it disclosed the details of the £2.7bn sales made by Blackstone and Thomson Reuters last week.

IN BRIEF: AstraZeneca hires LSEG CFO Anna Manz as non-exec director

AstraZeneca PLC - Cambridge, England-based pharmaceutical maker - Hires Chief Financial Officer Anna Manz of London Stock Exchange Group PLC as a non-executive director from September 1. Manz joined the price data, trading and clearing systems operator in November 2020 as CFO. She was CFO of speciality chemicals Johnson Matthey PLC from 2016 to 2020. Prior to that, Manz spent 17 years at London-based brewer and distiller Diageo PLC in a number of senior finance roles, Astra noted.

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TOP NEWS: Blackstone and others sell GBP2.7 billion in LSEG shares

(Alliance News) - Strategic investors in London Stock Exchange Group PLC sold GBP2.7 billion worth of shares in a placing and retail offer at a slight discount to LSEG's close on Tuesday, the lead bookrunner said early Wednesday.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE weighed down by LSEG and British Land

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Wednesday, as the US government debt stand-off continues and disappointing corporate updates weighed on the FTSE 100.

LONDON BRIEFING: Shares hit by US deadlock; JD Sports profit falls

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were called down on Wednesday, as crunch talks in the US about avoiding a government debt default seemed to make little progress.

Blackstone, Thomson Reuters consortium sells 33m LSE shares

(Sharecast News) - A consortium including Blackstone and Thomson Reuters has sold 33.3m shares in London Stock Exchange Group in a placing.

Director dealings: Trainline non-exec linked to £25k buy, LSEG director's firm sells more

(Sharecast News) - Trainline found itself on the list of director buys on Monday, after one of its non-executive directors was linked to a near-£25k transaction.