London Stock Exchange

512 results about this entity

Period: 01 Nov 2004 - 12 Nov 2024

Esma fires starting gun on new trade reporting rules

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has fired the starting gun on new derivatives trade reporting rules by approving the first four trade repositories (TRs) under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (Emir).

UBS veteran Robert Barnes named Turquoise CEO

The London Stock Exchange has tapped UBS veteran Robert Barnes as chief executive of its pan-European MTF, Turquoise.

LSE wins tech deal with Argentinian CSD

The London Stock Exchange will provide technology and business development help to Argentinian CSD Caja de Valores (CVSA) under a deal designed to boost the South American country's capital markets.

London Stock Exchange to open central securities depository

The London Stock Exchange is to open a central securities depository (CSD) in Luxembourg to provide a full range of custody and settlement services across the eurozone.

London Stock Exchange to acquire Turquoise Derivatives

The London Stock Exchange is to acquire the derivatives business of Turquoise Global Holdings, in which it owns a 51% stake.

LSE poaches SunGard's Mack Gill to head up MillenniumIT

The London Stock Exchange has hired SunGard's John Mackay ('Mack') Gill to serve as chief executive of its technology subsidiary MillenniumIT.

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.