London Stock Exchange welcomes iShares, celebrating the anniversary of 25 years of ETFs in Europe :
Posted: 29 April 2025
Today, the London Stock Exchange welcomes iShares, a part of BlackRock and a global leader in the Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) market for over two decades. iShares is honoured to ring the closing bell in celebration of 25 years of ETFs in Europe with ecosystem partners such as the LSE, market makers, banks, and index providers — a milestone that marks how ETFs have been transformed the way European investors build efficient portfolios - from the largest pension funds to savers becoming investors and participating in markets for the first time.A breakthrough happened in Europe 25 years ago with the advent of ETFs. What started with equities has evolved, and today ETFs provide Europeans choice across asset classes, including bonds and commodities, transforming how all kinds of European investors build portfolios.
Throughout this evolution, iShares has been at the forefront of innovation, empowering investors to expect more from their investments.
Jane Sloan, EMEA Head of iShares and Global Product Solutions, BlackRock, shared:
“For 25 years, ETFs have been a catalyst for investors across Europe to access markets. Innovation in ETFs has redefined wealth management propositions, redefined how bonds are traded and how institutions allocate at scale – all whilst providing convenience, choice, and trading efficiency.”
London Stock Exchange welcomes Société Générale and Bernstein, its global leader in cash equities and research :
Posted: 27 March 2025
Hatem Mustapha, Société Générale’s Co-Head of Global Markets, and Jeremy Bruce, EMEA Head of Trading at Bernstein, hosted senior executives from the Asset Management and Hedge Fund sectors to exchange on how data-driven insights can significantly enhance investment decision-making processes.The Société Générale panel included Research, Trading, Data experts & Strategists to discuss the growing prominence of active ETFs, as well as the critical need for portfolio protection against the volatility of the cost of funding.
This event also served as a celebration of Société Générale’s recent industry recognition, including “Best ETF Liquidity Provider of the Year” by ETF Stream Awards and “Data & Analytics Vendor of the Year” by Global Capital.
With a foundation built on industry-leading research, Bernstein offers institutional investors, corporations, and financial institutions premier investment insights across various equity markets, complemented by unparalleled liquidity access and cutting-edge global trading technology.
Reflecting on the past year, the partnership has enabled Société Générale and Bernstein to capitalise on synergies and strengthen client relationships through the delivery of seamlessly integrated services across the full equity chain, from research to execution, equity derivatives, prime brokerage, and ECM solutions globally.
One Health Group PLC joins AIM :
One Health supports NHS patients by deploying more than 100 subcontracted surgeons and anaesthetists to undertake surgical procedures on behalf of the NHS, utilising operating theatre capacity within independent sector hospitals and 37 outreach clinics for patient consultations. Within these community-based outreach clinics, surgical consultations and post-operative physiotherapy is delivered where required, reducing patient inconvenience and excess travel. Patients do not pay, as all activity is delivered ‘free at the point of delivery’ and funded by the NHS. Currently, the Company's activities are focused on Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and Leicestershire.
Revenue of over £23 million in the year to 31 March 2024 was derived from over 60 NHS commissioning bodies, in addition to contracts directly with local NHS Hospital Trusts to transfer their internal waiting list patients to One Health for quicker treatment. One Health is paid by the NHS at the ‘standard tariff’ which is on average approximately half the cost of paying privately. One Health targets treatment within eight weeks of referral.
Due to the use of independent sector operating facilities, operating schedules remain undisrupted by emergency procedures, ensuring surgeries proceed as planned, with limited delay, and significantly lower waiting times than the NHS directly provided procedures. Patients are seen by consultants in local, community-based clinics with surgical procedures subsequently carried out, when required, at independent hospitals where One Health rents theatre capacity.
Spine and orthopaedics are particularly important areas for One Health due to an ageing demographic, physical inactivity and an increasing proportion of the population being categorised as obese. Within orthopaedics, the most common surgeries performed by One Health are knee and hip replacements.
Trading for more than 20 years, and at scale since the introduction of the Patient Choice initiative by the Labour government in 2006 and the impact on NHS waiting lists of the pandemic, One Health is a now a key part of the local NHS supply chain. The new Labour government's recent NHS announcements have endorsed One Health's long-standing business model of high quality, community-based NHS patient care in order to reduce waiting lists.
This has resulted in an increasing level of demand and, given that the principal constraint to the growth of the business is the availability of operating theatres, One Health has now decided to build its own surgical hubs to supplement organic growth within an increasing network of independent hospitals. These hubs will be developed in locations with no NHS or independent sector hospital capacity, and high NHS patient demand.
The successful fund raise that has been undertaken as part of this IPO on AIM means that the group now has approximately £10 million of resources available to build its first surgical hub with the planning process already well advanced. Financial modelling suggests that the new surgical hub will significantly enhance both margins and profits of the Group. It is anticipated that a second hub will be delivered soon thereafter.
Derek Bickerstaff, Founder and Chairman of One Health Group, said:
“I am delighted to have been able to bring One Health to the London Stock Exchange’s AIM, but even more pleased with the resounding message of support that we have received from both existing and new shareholders. With the prospect of additional surgical capacity on the horizon, the team at One Health will continue to deliver rapid surgical solutions to NHS patients, free at the point of delivery, in line with the founding principles of the NHS.”
The London Stock Exchange welcomes Ukraine’s first deputy minister of economy to open the market :
Posted: 13 March 2025
The London Stock Exchange welcomes First Deputy Minister Oleksii Sobolev to open the market for trading, as head of a delegation from the Government of Ukraine visiting London for meetings with investors and business leaders from across the finance and insurance service sectors.Today’s Market Open ceremony symbolises Ukraine’s aspirations to continue building international partnerships and capitalise on the depth of the UK’s globally leading capital markets and financial services to help finance its economic recovery and reconstruction. Over the last two years, working jointly with the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office and TheCityUK, the London Stock Exchange has been supporting initiatives that help address barriers and unlock capital flows into its industries.
A breakfast roundtable event held after the Market Open ceremony convened a broad range of investors, asset managers, advisers and professional organisations for an interactive discussion with Government of Ukraine Ministers on the important progress made, ongoing initiatives to attract inward investment and future priorities. Investors who are actively pursuing opportunities in Ukraine, across various sectors, also shared their own reflections. The roundtable signalled the breadth of interest in Ukraine across the UK’s capital market's ecosystem.
First Deputy Minister Sobolev said :
”The opportunity to open the market at the London Stock Exchange this morning is a reflection of the overwhelming support that we have received from the City of London. My conversations with investors clearly demonstrate growing interest from London’s capital markets in investing in Ukraine and supporting its recovery and reconstruction. I hope that we have been successful in our efforts to communicate to key stakeholders across the Financial Services landscape that Ukraine is open for business.”
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