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By Huw Jones LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) - "Non-banks" such as insurers, hedge funds, family offices and commodities traders should hold

LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) - The rising cost of car insurance has triggered a barrage of complaints in the cost of living crisis, Britain's financial

Insurance companies had not done a good job in forecasting inflation and its impact

Global shares have hit a two-month low after Israel's attack on Iran triggered a rush into safe haven bonds and gold, lifting Wall Street's "fear index" to its highest level since October.

By Huw Jones, Reuters LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) – European Union lawmakers on Tuesday backed rules requiring thousands of large companies to

The London Stock Exchange Group said on Thursday its first quarter growth was in line with plans as products from its partnership with Microsoft are due to be rolled out in the first half of 2024, as expected. LSEG said total income, excluding recoveries, in the first quarter was 2.089 billion pounds ($2.61 billion), with gross profit of 1.893 billion pounds, in line with analysts' consensus compiled by LSEG. LSEG was "confident of continued growth and improving profitability", adding that it was on track to meet all financial guidance provided during its November 2023 Capital Markets Day.

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London Stock Exchange Group expects new partnership products to see the light of day this year

London Stock Exchange Group shareholders will vote on Thursday on whether to potentially double the pay of CEO David Schwimmer, after the 300-year old bourse campaigned to raise executive rewards to strengthen UK capital markets. LSEG's annual general meeting will vote on proposals to allow Schwimmer's total yearly remuneration to rise to up to 13.063 million pounds ($16.14 million) from 6.25 million pounds. Executive compensation at Britain's top companies has drawn shareholder anger in recent years, with most critical of a widening gap between average worker earnings and CEO pay.

The European Union and a global standard setter agreed joint guidance on Thursday to minimise costly overlaps for international companies that must comply with two sets of disclosures on how climate change affects their business.