On 11 February, we were delighted to take a cross-party delegation of parliamentarians to the London Stock Exchange in the City of London. The delegation consisted of Sonia Kumar MP, Sir Alec Shelbrooke MP, Harriet Cross MP, Blake Stephenson MP, Gregory Campbell MP, Luke Murphy MP, Baroness Neville-Jones, Baroness Neville-Rolfe, Baroness Coffey, and Lord Elliott.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. It plays a vital role in the world’s financial system. Through their four business divisions - LSEG operates at the heart of the world’s financial ecosystem and enables the sustainable growth and stability of its customers and their communities.

The visit began with the trading opening ceremony led by Blake Stephenson MP who has a background in Financial Regulation and had previously worked for LSEG. The ceremony was followed by a roundtable discussion with senior LSEG executives including the Head of Digital Market Infrastructure, Head of Sustainable Finance Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships, and Head of Government Relations and Regulatory.

The discussion focused on a variety of areas including how LSEG is shaping the conversation regarding how the UK can strengthen the global competitiveness of its capital markets, the various initiatives LSEG is involved in to support companies as they transition to Net Zero and LSEG’s perspective on the use of digital technologies to tackle financial crime, drive productivity and sustain a resilient and co-operative digital economy. Parliamentarians also got to ask any questions and better understand their areas of interest in relation to the work of LSEG.

We would like to thank LSEG for hosting the visit and to all the parliamentarians who were in attendance.