Press releases 2011

-         Development and technology partnership signed
-         Management and market expertise to be deployed as MSE privatises

London Stock Exchange Group (“LSEG”) and the Mongolian State Property Committee (“SPC”) today announce that they have signed an exclusive Strategic Partnership Agreement to restructure and develop the Mongolian Stock Exchange (“MSE”).

Speaking ahead of an event marking the twentieth anniversary of the MSE today, Xavier Rolet, Chief Executive of LSEG, said:

“We are thrilled to have been chosen to partner with the Mongolian Stock Exchange as it enters a new and exciting period in its development.  Mongolia is predicted to become one of the world’s fastest growing economies and we are delighted to be providing our extensive expertise and assistance at this critical time. The London Stock Exchange Group is very much looking forward to working with business, government and the people of Mongolia in the growth and privatisation of its significant capital markets.”

Mr. D. Sugar, Chairman of the Mongolian State Property Committee, which owns the MSE, said:

“We are very excited to have London Stock Exchange Group as a partner in the modernisation and development of the MSE. Its global and technological expertise will be invaluable to the creation of a new capital markets infrastructure worthy of Mongolia’s increasing significance on the world stage.”

Under the agreement LSEG will collaborate with the SPC in a number of areas, including:

• LSEG will appoint a management team at the MSE to oversee its development and privatisation;
  
  
• LSEG’s MillenniumIT, the leading global exchange technology provider,  will provide trading and surveillance infrastructure to the MSE;
  
  
• Using the LSEGAcademy, both parties will conduct a comprehensive training programme on capital markets infrastructure and legislative framework for MSE officers, clients and officers of the Mongolia Financial Regulatory Commission;
  
  
• LSEG will advise the SPC on the modernisation of market rules, procedures, structure and operation at the MSE;
  
  
• LSEG will provide assistance in the broadening of tradable asset classes at the MSE, to derivatives and ETFs; and
  
  
• LSEG will work to implement an international standard Mongolian market index.

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For further information, please contact:

Jonny Blostone                                  Press Office +44 (0)20 7797 1222

                                                            newsroom@londonstockexchange.com

Notes to editors:

About London Stock Exchange Group:

London Stock Exchange Group (LSE.L) sits at the heart of the world’s financial community. The Group operates a broad range of international equity, bond and derivatives markets, including London Stock Exchange; Borsa Italiana; MTS, Europe's leading fixed income market; and Turquoise, offering pan-European and US lit and dark equity trading. Through its markets, the Group offers international business unrivalled access to Europe’s capital markets.

The Group is a leading developer of high performance trading platforms and capital markets software and also offers its customers around the world an extensive range of real-time and reference data products and market-leading post-trade services. 

Headquartered in London, United Kingdom with significant operations in Italy and Sri Lanka, the Group employs around 1,500 people. Further information on London Stock Exchange Group can be found at www.londonstockexchangegroup.com