London Stock Exchange

506 results about this entity

Period: 01 Nov 2004 - 12 Aug 2024

LCH.Clearnet hit by major New Year's Eve IT failure

LCH.Clearnet suffered a serious IT failure on 31 December, affecting payment processing and hindering the clearing house's contingency plans, according to the Bank of England.

Google joins bidders to build US consolidated audit trail system

Google, Nyse Technolgies and Thomson Reuters are among 31 firms to throw their hats into the ring to build a consolidated audit trail (CAT) system to monitor and analyse US trading activity.

IT savings to the fore as LSE agrees revised offer for LCH.Clearnet

The London Stock Exchange is expecting to realise EUR25 million in IT rationalisation and other cost savings as it agrees a revised £284 million cash offer to buy a majority stake in LCH.Clearnet.

UK govt trawls LSE share data for benefit claims assessment

The UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is asking private firms to pitch for a contract checking share prices on the LSE to help it identify the incomes of people claiming benefits.

LSE acquires controlling interest in Gatelab

The London Stock Exchange has acquired a 67% stake in Italian low latency software house Gatelab.

Nasdaq suffers data feed glitch

A technical glitch saw Nasdaq-listed stock prices and index levels freeze for around 15 minutes yesterday.

ICE to acquire Nyse Euronext for $8.2bn; LSE/LCH.Clearnet talks rumble on

IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) has agreed an $8.2 billion deal to acquire Nyse Euronext in a stock-and-cash transaction.

LSE's Millennium scores Hong Kong bourse deal

The LSE has racked up another couple of successes for its Millennium technology business, winning a contract with the Hong Kong Exchange and completing a rollout at Oslo Børs.

London Metal Exchange signs for new surveillance software

The London Metal Exchange has signed a deal with the London Stock Exchange's tech subsidiary Millennium IT to install new surveillance software for real-time detection of abnormal trading patterns.

Oslo Bors acquires Swedish neighbour Burgundy

Oslo Børs is to take over the operations of rival Swedish exchange Burgundy as it bids to raise its market share in the Nordics and challenge Nasdaq OMX for regional dominance.

RVS hires Milne to spearhead European expansion; Libor in crosshairs

The London Stock Exchange's former head of post-trade services Kevin Milne has been appointed CEO of Singapore's Rates Validation Services, a benchmarking firm which is looking to set up an alternative to Libor, the discredited interbank lending rate.

SGX denies LSE merger speculation

The Singapore Stock Exchange has denied rumours that it is engaged in merger talks with the London Stock Exchange.