London Stock Exchange Share News (LSEG)

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.

LONDON BRIEFING: TP ICAP sizes up possible Parameta minority IPO

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is set for a confident open, as eyes turn to a key bit of US inflation data, the final consumer price reading before the next Federal Reserve decision.

IN BRIEF: Consortium to sell call options over 10 million LSEG shares

London Stock Exchange Group PLC - London-based stock market operator and data provider - JP Morgan Securities PLC says BCP York Holdings LP intends to sell call options over around 10 million voting shares in LSEG. Shares to be 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 will not participate in the call option transaction.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Citi, Macquarie cut Virgin Money to 'neutral'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and Friday:

London Stock Exchange to allow crypto listings after UK FCA clears way

(Alliance News) - The UK Financial Conduct Authority on Monday said it won't stand in the way should recognised investment exchanges choose to create a listed market segment for crypto-asset backed exchange traded notes.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: ITV, LondonMetric, Man, Domino's get upgrades

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

TOP NEWS: Major shareholders sell London Stock Exchange Group shares

(Alliance News) - The major shareholders of London Stock Exchange Group PLC, including US private equity firm Blackstone Inc and Canadian media outfit Thomas Reuters Corp, sold GBP1.9 billion in LSEG shares, with the UK company buying back GBP500 million of these, the companies said early Wednesday.

Consortium raises £1.4bn in placing of 21.5m LSEG shares

(Sharecast News) - A consortium of investors in London Stock Exchange Group has sold 21.5m shares in a placing, raising around £1.4bn.

TOP NEWS: Blackstone and others to sell GBP1.94 billion LSEG stake

(Alliance News) - A consortium of investors, former shareholders in Refinitiv, on Tuesday announced plans to sell shares in London Stock Exchange Group PLC.