LSEG reports consistent business-wide first-half growth
1st Aug 2024 09:30
(Sharecast News) - London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) reported consistent growth across its divisions in its interim results on Thursday, alongside improved profitability and significant shareholder returns.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks fall on day of global IT chaos
19th Jul 2024 17:08
(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets closed in the red on Friday, affected by a significant global IT outage and a drop in UK retail sales.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks set to dip, US political soap opera in focus
19th Jul 2024 07:04
(Sharecast News) - Stocks in London looked set for a muted start as investors digested the latest political headlines out of the US and their potential implications for the stock market.
Read moreMonday newspaper round-up: Macron, THG, LSE Group
10th Jun 2024 06:24
(Sharecast News) - France's president, Emmanuel Macron, has been accused of gambling with French democracy after announcing that he will dissolve parliament and call snap legislative elections in the wake of his allies' crushing defeat to Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) in Sunday's European parliament elections. - Guardian
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: Tax increases, Ashtead, Stamp duty
9th Jun 2024 12:19
(Sharecast News) - Tax increases worth £800 per year for the average household are on the way regardless of who comes out on top in the next general election, the Resolution Foundation says. Measures that have already been announced thus far will raise the tax haul by roughly £23bn by 2028-29. That is because freezing extant tax rates drives higher revenue for the Treasury. None of the two main parties has pledged to do away with a six-year freeze on income tax and national insurance thresholds or the coming spring's reversal of temporary reductions in business rates, fuel duty, stamp duty or land tax. - Guardian
Read moreJefferies has 'renewed confidence' for LSEG, hikes target price
28th May 2024 08:46
(Sharecast News) - Jefferies has hiked its target price for London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) from 1,110p to 1,150p and maintained a 'buy' rating, saying it sees "clear upside risk to consensus".
Read moreConsortium of investors sells £1.6bn stake in LSEG
15th May 2024 07:53
(Sharecast News) - A consortium of investors has sold about £1.6bn worth of shares in London Stock Exchange Group.
Read moreLSE Group reports solid start to financial year
25th Apr 2024 07:39
(Sharecast News) - London Stock Exchange Group reported a a strong start to the year in a trading update on Thursday, with solid first-quarter performance across its business divisions.
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: Investment trusts, LSE Group, Thames Water
7th Apr 2024 14:45
(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
Read moreConsortium raises £1.4bn in placing of 21.5m LSEG shares
6th Mar 2024 07:51
(Sharecast News) - A consortium of investors in London Stock Exchange Group has sold 21.5m shares in a placing, raising around £1.4bn.
Read moreLSE expects progress in 2024, says outlook for IPOs ' encouraging'
29th Feb 2024 07:55
(Sharecast News) - The London Stock Exchange Group posted modest profit growth for the year just ended and sounded a confident note on the outlook, including for initial public offerings.
Read moreLSEG owner said to be plotting multimillion pound pay rise for CEO
19th Feb 2024 12:57
(Sharecast News) - The owner of the London Stock Exchange Group is reportedly plotting a multimillion pound pay rise for its chief executive.
Read moreCiti puts AJ Bell and Hargreaves Lansdown on 'negative catalyst watch'
5th Jan 2024 08:56
(Sharecast News) - Citi has placed AJ Bell and Hargreaves Lansdown on "negative catalyst watch" as part of its review of the European diversified and specialty finance sector.
Read moreJP Morgan lists London Stock Exchange among top financial picks
15th Dec 2023 08:00
(Sharecast News) - JP Morgan has listed the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) as one of its top picks in the European diversified financials sector heading into 2024.
Read moreDirector dealings: Barclays chair invests, York Holdings settles LSEG call options
7th Dec 2023 16:55
(Sharecast News) - Nigel Higgins, the group chairman of Barclays, was on the buying side of the ledger on Thursday.
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