Saturday Special: Why the London Stock Exchange and Euronext are moving their datacentres around May 21, 2022 Datacentre exchange colocation is on the mind of many key players in the City and beyond at the moment. The idea appeals to a wide group of capital markets participants, and for various reasons. For example, with Euronext migrating from Basildon in Essex to the Aruba Global datacentre IT3 in Bergamo this year and the London Stock Exchange Group [...]
British Gas profits and Heathrow’s growth keeps FTSE 100 stable May 10, 2022 A strong April for Heathrow and British Gas’s owner Centrica expecting higher profits has helped the FTSE 100 remain steady, up 0.8 per cent at the open this morning. London rose 63 points despite fears about rising inflation, as the UK’s biggest airport lifted its forecast for passenger growth after a spike in travel over [...]
McColl’s shares to be suspended from LSE as accounts cannot be signed off by auditors May 3, 2022 Struggling convenience store business McColl’s is set to have its shares suspended from the London Stock Exchange as bosses said they would be unable to get its accounts signed off by auditors in time. The retailer has been in discussions with potential lenders to shore up the business, which struggled badly during the pandemic due [...]
Business growth boosts London Stock Exchange Group as it avoids big hit from Russia exposure April 27, 2022 Revenues at LSEG have risen 6.3 per cent over the first three months of the year, powered by business growth and high customer retention.
High flying insurance duo plan £150m SPAC IPO on London Stock Exchange March 31, 2022 Insurance industry veterans Will Allen and Andy Rear are planning to raise £150m through the launch of a new special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in the coming days. The prominent duo plan to list a shell company called FINSAC on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) with a view merging with a leading name insurance technology [...]
Polymetal International hires new chair after boardroom exodus March 22, 2022 Polymetal Internationa has hired Riccardo Orcel as its new chair - following the mass exodus after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
London Stock Exchange steps in and cancels trades in rebounding Polymetal International March 8, 2022 Polymetal International's rally was cut short after the London Stock Exchange cancelled key morning trades.
London Stock Exchange Group boosts dividend amid booming profits and rising revenues March 3, 2022 London Stock Exchange Group enjoyed strong revenue growth and profits across all divisions last year, and has upped its final dividend.
Ukraine fears building: Markets hold their breath after Monday wiped off £43bn of London shares February 15, 2022 Billions were wiped off the stock exchange in London yesterday after global markets were thrown into turmoil in the second Monday collapse in less than a month. Nearly £58bn had been removed from the value of London’s top 350 companies just a couple of hours after markets opened on Monday. However, the companies clawed back [...]
Evraz shares sink with demerger plans and growing Ukraine tensions February 14, 2022 Evraz's shares have sunk on the London Stock Exchange, dropping 29 per cent on the FTSE 100 amid growing tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine.
