London Stock Exchange

Trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) was brought to a standstill for more than three hours this afternoon as a result of a technical glitch.

Of course, last week's Queen's Speech was an electioneering one and you cannot blame old Gordon for having a go. It is always better to get HRH to deliver your ideas in person when you have such dodgy handwriting and spelling!

HSBC Infrastructure Company (HICL) is to undertake a C class share issue to pay down debt and pursue new opportunities.

Banks and financial services companies are proving to be perfect fodder for special situations managers who must stick to their convictions even when sentiment is driving markets down

When there are significant changes in dividend trends, it is important to understand the practices FTSE applies to determine the annual dividend of a share following a declared interim dividend

With no apparent likelihood of moving to an exchange-traded system, the main problem with bond fund performance figures is the need to improve disclosures

The FTSE 100 is off to a solid start this morning after a late surge on Wall Street yesterday following Ben Bernanke's comments that the US recession is over.

Many financial advisers are unaware of the benefits afforded to investors by alternative trading platforms. Here is what multi-lateral trading facilities have to offer

The FTSE 100 fell on opening this morning, for the first time in seven days, after the Dow Jones temporarily faltered yesterday.

Future Capital Partners (FCP) says the business has suffered ‘minimal disruption', despite a massive fire in its offices on Friday.