Category: London Stock Exchange

British Regulator Easing Rules to Stem Company Outflow From UK Stock Markets

Britain’s top financial regulator announced plans to make stock markets in the United Kingdom and its overseas territories more attractive to companies. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has discussed simplifying financial regulations to make the United Kingdom “more competitive” with foreign stock markets, but there are some concerns that the proposals could hurt shareholders’ rights….


Newfoundland and Labrador Looking to European Markets to Better Finance Its Debt

The Newfoundland and Labrador government is looking to European markets to better finance its debt. The province has been listed with the London Stock Exchange for up to 1 billion euros in bonds, in hopes of attracting lower interest rates. Premier Andrew Furey says with new energy projects on the horizon, the province is in…


London Stock Exchange Sets Listing Rules for Firms Financing Carbon-Reduction Projects

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) established listing rules for companies that finance carbon-reduction projects in a bid to ensure greater transparency in the market. According to the new rules, a company or fund intending to finance a project aimed at reducing carbon emissions must issue a prospectus—containing details of the project—vetted by the Financial Conduct…


The LME ‘Demon Nickel’ Incident That Shocked the World Confirmed the Existence of ‘Hong Kong Backdoor’

The “demon nickel” incident of China Tsingshan Group has made the London Metal Exchange (LME) and Tsingshan Group the focus of the international financial market, and gradually exposed the inside story of how the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence the global nickel price through the LME. Industry experts believe…


London Stock Exchange Suspends More Trade In Russia Stocks, As Insurers Pull Coverage Over Ukraine

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) on Mar. 4, suspended trading on a second round of Russian stocks, because of continuing market deterioration and as some insurers withdrew coverage from exporters due to increasing sanctions over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The LSE had earlier suspended trading on Mar. 3 for 27 Russian companies, to prevent investors…


Britain Urges EU to ‘Expedite’ Financial Services Talks

LONDON—Britain’s finance ministry has called on the European Union to open talks on financial services after the London Stock Exchange urged the bloc to avoid a retreat into protectionism. Britain left the EU in December, largely cutting off the City of London’s financial services centre from the bloc. Banks and other financial firms that used…