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Borse Dubai Supports London Stk Exchange Mgmt In TMX Tie-Up

Thursday, February 10th, 2011


DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)–Government-owned Borse Dubai, one of the largest stakeholders in the London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LSE.LN), said Wednesday it continues to support the LSE management’s efforts to create more shareholder value, as it ties-up with Canada’s TMX Group Inc. (TMXGF) to create a new transatlantic exchange.
Earlier Wednesday, the London Stock Exchange Group and TMX Group Inc. said they agreed terms of the tie-up.
“We have been following these developments with interest. Borse Dubai has always been supportive of management initiatives to create shareholder value in the London Stock Exchange,” Borse Dubai said in an emailed statement. “We continue to support the management in their efforts to create both a stronger platform and a more valuable enterprise for stakeholders.”

Borse Dubai owns a 20.64% stake in the London Stock Exchange Group, according to Zawya.com. The Dubai government-owned investment firm also owns a 17% stake in The Nasdaq OMX Group; a 79.63% stake in the Dubai Financial Market; and a 33.33% stake in Nasdaq Dubai.

Post transaction, London Stock Exchange shareholders will own 55% and TMX shareholders 45% of the enlarged share capital of London Stock Exchange, the holding company of the Merged group.
The new group, which has yet to be given a name, will be listed on both the LSE and the Toronto Stock Exchange and will continue using their existing recognized brand names.

The deal, which still needs approval from U.K. and Canadian regulators, comes just a week after Russia’s top exchanges, Micex Group and RTS, said they planned to merge and hold an initial public offering in Moscow in the second half of 2012.

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LSE In Platform Talks With Johannesburg Bourse

Monday, January 31st, 2011


The Johannesburg Stock Exchange is in talks about switching to the London Stock Exchange’s (LSE.LN) MillenniumIT trading platform. The deal would help to cement the existing relationship between the two exchanges and be seen as a boost to the LSE’s efforts at creating a global technology franchise.
Under the deal, the JSE would move from its present equities trading system, also provided by the LSE, onto MillenniumIT, the Sri Lankan platform that was acquired by the LSE in December 2009, according to a source familiar with the situation. Talks are understood to be at an advanced stage. The JSE’s present contract with the LSE expires in 2012.
The source stressed that no agreement has yet been reached. The LSE declined to comment.
The two exchanges have had a close relationship since 2002 when the LSE licensed its old equities trading system, JSE SETs, to the South African exchange. In 2007, Johannesburg signed a further five-year contract with the LSE which saw it move onto the TradElect system.
Problems with TradElect led to speculation that the relationship had gone sour. The TradElect system is accessed via a dedicated communications link between the two cities, meaning the South African exchange went offline when the LSE suffered a major outage in September 2008.
Market watchers had assumed that the JSE would move onto new platform after the LSE acquired MillenniumIT. But the exchange has considered other technology providers, one source said.
Nicky Newton-King, deputy chief executive of the JSE, confirmed that the exchange is looking for a new IT platform but would not be drawn on whether a deal is imminent. A decision to move away from the LSE’s new platform would be embarrassing for the London exchange, market-watchers say.
The MillenniumIT suffered teething problems last November when the LSE’s smaller pan-European market Turquoise suffered a two-hour outage two weeks after migrating to the platform. The incident, which was later attributed to “human error”, saw the LSE postpone the migration of its main market onto MillenniumIT until February 14.
Building a major technology franchise is vital for the LSE if it is to continue to diversify its revenues and compete with the likes of NYSE Euronext (NYX) and Nasdaq OMX (NDAQ), who have extended their brand and influence in several emerging markets through major technology deals, analysts say.
Failure to agree a deal with the JSE would be a major setback: “If the JSE moves away from the LSE to another technology provider it would be a blow for the LSE, as it could cast doubt over the reliability of the MillenniumIT platform,” Simmy Grewal, a trading analyst at Aite Group, said.
Yesterday, the LSE announced its quarterly results for the final three months of last year, which saw revenues from its technology business increase by 11% to ?11.4m, compared to the same period in 2009. This reflected the contribution of “full quarter revenue at MillenniumIT,” according to an LSE statement.

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London with unprecedented measures to reduce the budget deficit

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011


Against the background of relatively poor economic news from the calendar on Wednesday, two events in Britain have contributed to easing the major currency crosses, in particular – those involving pounds.
Undoubtedly the most interesting event for the forex market from a fundamental point in the last Session disclosure of unprecedented measures taken by the British government, which aimed at limiting the budget deficit by cutting almost half a million jobs in the public sector.
The actions of management are aimed at reducing the “hole” in the budget within the next few years, is expected to fall to 2.1 percent of GDP in 2015 to the current 10.1 percent. Thus the government hopes to keep the top credit rating, which will help her to take cheaper loans from foreign investors.
Along with the plan of Finance Minister George Osborne found himself the focus of traders on the report of the Bank of England of its last meeting, which also contribute to the diverse trade in the British pound against its other major competitors. Unexpected in this case was that for the first time in almost a year now heads the Bank of England split three different views, suggesting that even when they can not accurately assess the situation in the country.
Although the majority of representatives of the Monetary Committee of the bank were in favor of keeping rates at their current level of 0.50 percent and the amount of program buying securities amounting to 200 billion pounds, two of its members voted in favor of lifting respectively the base rate and increased financial incentives for the economy.
The mere fact that there is disagreement among the representatives of the central bank may have some pressure on the pound especially against more stable currencies like the dollar as commodity, and the unknown about the next meeting of the monetary institution becoming larger.
Against the background of relatively poor economic news from the calendar on Wednesday, two events in Britain have contributed to easing the major currency crosses, in particular – those involving pounds. Undoubtedly the most interesting event for the forex market from a fundamental point in the last Session disclosure of unprecedented measures taken by the British government, which aimed at limiting the budget deficit by cutting almost half a million jobs in the public sector. The actions of management are aimed at reducing the “hole” in the budget within the next few years, is expected to fall to 2.1 percent of GDP in 2015 to the current 10.1 percent. Thus the government hopes to keep the top credit rating, which will help her to take cheaper loans from foreign investors. Along with the plan of Finance Minister George Osborne found himself the focus of traders on the report of the Bank of England of its last meeting, which also contribute to the diverse trade in the British pound against its other major competitors. Unexpected in this case was that for the first time in almost a year now heads the Bank of England split three different views, suggesting that even when they can not accurately assess the situation in the country. Although the majority of representatives of the Monetary Committee of the bank were in favor of keeping rates at their current level of 0.50 percent and the amount of program buying securities amounting to 200 billion pounds, two of its members voted in favor of lifting respectively the base rate and increased financial incentives for the economy. The mere fact that there is disagreement among the representatives of the central bank may have some pressure on the pound especially against more stable currencies like the dollar as commodity, and the unknown about the next meeting of the monetary institution becoming larger.

Against the background of relatively poor economic news from the calendar on Wednesday, two events in Britain have contributed to easing the major currency crosses, in particular – those involving pounds.Undoubtedly the most interesting event for the forex market from a fundamental point in the last Session disclosure of unprecedented measures taken by the British government, which aimed at limiting the budget deficit by cutting almost half a million jobs in the public sector.The actions of management are aimed at reducing the “hole” in the budget within the next few years, is expected to fall to 2.1 percent of GDP in 2015 to the current 10.1 percent. Thus the government hopes to keep the top credit rating, which will help her to take cheaper loans from foreign investors.Along with the plan of Finance Minister George Osborne found himself the focus of traders on the report of the Bank of England of its last meeting, which also contribute to the diverse trade in the British pound against its other major competitors. Unexpected in this case was that for the first time in almost a year now heads the Bank of England split three different views, suggesting that even when they can not accurately assess the situation in the country.Although the majority of representatives of the Monetary Committee of the bank were in favor of keeping rates at their current level of 0.50 percent and the amount of program buying securities amounting to 200 billion pounds, two of its members voted in favor of lifting respectively the base rate and increased financial incentives for the economy.The mere fact that there is disagreement among the representatives of the central bank may have some pressure on the pound especially against more stable currencies like the dollar as commodity, and the unknown about the next meeting of the monetary institution becoming larger.Against the background of relatively poor economic news from the calendar on Wednesday, two events in Britain have contributed to easing the major currency crosses, in particular – those involving pounds. Undoubtedly the most interesting event for the forex market from a fundamental point in the last Session disclosure of unprecedented measures taken by the British government, which aimed at limiting the budget deficit by cutting almost half a million jobs in the public sector. The actions of management are aimed at reducing the “hole” in the budget within the next few years, is expected to fall to 2.1 percent of GDP in 2015 to the current 10.1 percent. Thus the government hopes to keep the top credit rating, which will help her to take cheaper loans from foreign investors. Along with the plan of Finance Minister George Osborne found himself the focus of traders on the report of the Bank of England of its last meeting, which also contribute to the diverse trade in the British pound against its other major competitors. Unexpected in this case was that for the first time in almost a year now heads the Bank of England split three different views, suggesting that even when they can not accurately assess the situation in the country. Although the majority of representatives of the Monetary Committee of the bank were in favor of keeping rates at their current level of 0.50 percent and the amount of program buying securities amounting to 200 billion pounds, two of its members voted in favor of lifting respectively the base rate and increased financial incentives for the economy. The mere fact that there is disagreement among the representatives of the central bank may have some pressure on the pound especially against more stable currencies like the dollar as commodity, and the unknown about the next meeting of the monetary institution becoming larger.

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Characteristics of the European derivatives markets. London Stock Exchange

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
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In today’s globalized world, grossing operations is one of the mandatory conditions for the formation of higher revenues and profits from them. This also applies to securities trading, which is the subject of attention today is because of the large scale and scope, as a consequence of the formation of large markets and as EURONEXT EUREX.
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Lehman Brothers has presented the new Director of LSE

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

Lehman Brothers has presented the new Director of LSE

London Stock Exchange (LSE) yesterday announced that its new CEO will be Xavier Rawle, who worked previously at Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs and Dresdner Kleinwort. At the head of the London Stock Exchange, he will replace Clara Furse, who became famous for the fact that for several years stubbornly resisted attempts by competitors trying to absorb the LSE. (more…)

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