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UPDATE: LSE Eyes FTSE-Russell Index Data Combo
The London Stock Exchange plans to consolidate the index calculation and data distribution platforms of its FTSE index subsidiary with those of US-based index provider Russell Indexes—and may migrate the index platforms to proprietary LSE technologies,…
LSE Lays Out Russell Acquisition Proposal
The London Stock Exchange has agreed to buy US-based index provider and asset manager Russell Investments from the Northwestern Mutual Insurance Company for $2.7 billion, in a move to diversify its revenue streams and expand into the US market.
EuroCCP to Clear LSE Trades
European central counterparty (CCP) EuroCCP will clear trades executed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) once regulatory approval is received.
London Stock Exchange Signs Partnership with Casablanca Bourse
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSE) has signed a partnership agreement with the Casablanca Stock Exchange.
Aequitas Taps LSE's MillenniumIT for Trading, Data
Startup Canadian exchange Aequitas Innovations has named the London Stock Exchange's MillenniumIT technology subsidiary to provide its exchange platforms, following a request-for-proposal process involving MillenniumIT and other vendors.
LSE's Russell Buy to Boost International Index Appeal; Analysts Wary of Data Cost Impact
The London Stock Exchange's proposed acquisition of US-based index provider and asset manager Russell Investments from the Northwestern Mutual Insurance Company will allow the exchange to diversify its revenue streams and expand its outreach into the US…
LSE Confirms Russell Acquisition Talks
The London Stock Exchange confirmed reports today, Tuesday, May 20, that it has entered into exclusive talks with the Northwestern Mutual Insurance Company to buy US-based index provider and asset manager Russell Investments.
JSE Preps Co-Lo Center
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange will open a co-location center on its premises in May, to reduce network latency for clients from 2,400 microseconds at present to about 100 microseconds, officials say.
LSE Partners CheetahFix for African Connectivity
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSE) and CheetahFix have announced a collaboration to connect electronic trading entities in South Africa with the British bourse.
EMIR and Wikis: A Wealth of Data
Reporting requirement aspects of European EMIR regulation are spurring service provider offerings, along with concerns about legal entity identifier issuance. Also, wikis present a data sourcing choice for the industry.
Pre-LEI Waiting Times Range From 24 Hours to Three Weeks as EMIR Looms
With implementation of EMIR weeks away, the production time for mandatory pre-legal entity identifiers varies between the pre-local operating units that issue the codes and depends on a number of factors
2013 Review: Traders Weigh Importance of Fast Data vs Big Data
While still a focus for high-frequency traders with latency-sensitive strategies, the latency arms race appeared to have reached a stalemate in 2013, with low latency a necessity but ultra-low latency more of an expensive luxury, with some firms…
LCH.Clearnet's CDSClear Now Handling Single-Name CDS
LCH.Clearnet has announced that its credit-default swap (CDS) clearing service, CDSClear, will now offer single-name CDS clearing.
Irish Pre-LOU Endorsed, Future LEI Guidance Planned
Pre-legal entitiy identifiers issued by the Irish Stock Exchange can be used for regulatory reporting in the jurisdictions represented by members of the Regulatory Oversight Committee, after its pre-local operating unit was accepted as part of the…
Euroclear Confirms UK T+2 Settlement from Next Year
Euroclear UK and Ireland has said it is coordinating with a number of UK venues to ensure that shortened local settlement cycles will be in effect from 2014, in line with regulatory mandates.
Opening Cross: Big Data, Small Print
The London Stock Exchange's consolidated data policy could bring benefits to end-users, though in most cases, more data and delivery mechanisms still means more fees.
LSE to Consolidate Data, FTSE Contracts
The London Stock Exchange Group is embarking on a project to simplify contracts within its Information Services division, which will see customers’ existing real-time market data contracts combined with licensing agreements from index provider subsidiary…
Singapore Exchange Selects MillenniumIT for Post-Trade Tech
MillenniumIT, the technology vendor arm of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), has announced that it will provide the post-trade technology backbone for Singapore Exchange (SGX).
Trading Technologies Announces LSEG, Borsa Italiana Links
The provider will introduce connectivity to the London Stock Exchange Group's Derivatives Market in early 2014, which will also provide clients a single gateway into IDEM, the derivatives venue for Borsa Italiana, as well as Norway's Oslo Børs.
Irish, Dutch Pre-LEI Data Added to Consolidated Files
Data from the Irish and Dutch pre-local operating units is now being included in the consolidated files of pre-legal entity identifier data available from the P-LEI.org website
LSE Hits Users with Fee Double-Whammy
The London Stock Exchange has notified customers of a planned 2.5 percent increase in fees for a broad range of its market data services, covering the majority of its redistribution licenses, professional user fees, and non-display and application usage…
LSE to Institute First Wireless Connection to Datacenter
London Stock Exchange (LSE) will debut in November a millimeter wave (MMW) link between its City of London datacenter and the Equinix datacenter in Slough, cutting latency by a third compared to some fiber links.
LSE Preps Wireless Data Net to Equinix Slough
The London Stock Exchange will next month go live with low-latency wireless connectivity between its datacenter in the City of London and Equinix's datacenter campus in Slough, west of London, which many market operators and trading firms have chosen to…