Key facts
- Results: LSEG's total income excluding recoveries rose 8.4% on an organic constant-currency basis to £4,799m in the six months to 30 June 2026.
- Adoption: Workspace AI Search reached 17,000 active users in the first half of 2026.
- Data: Over 200 customers are engaged in accessing LSEG's AI-ready data via MCP, multi-cloud or direct integration, with new Amazon Quick and Google Gemini partnerships.
- Post trade: LSEG acquired derivatives optimisation firm Quantile in December 2021; it now runs as the Optimise service of LSEG Post Trade Solutions, offering portfolio compression and initial margin, capital and market risk optimisation.
Focus areas
About
London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) is a London-listed markets infrastructure and financial data group whose history dates to 1698. Its businesses are Data & Analytics, FTSE Russell, Risk Intelligence, the London Stock Exchange, FX and LCH post-trade services. In the first half of 2026 income grew on an organic constant-currency basis by 5.1% in Data & Analytics, 9.1% at FTSE Russell, 9.7% in Risk Intelligence and 11.9% in Markets. Its Risk Intelligence unit runs World-Check, used for KYC and due diligence screening on financial crime, sanctions and reputational risk. David Schwimmer is Chief Executive Officer and Michel-Alain Proch is Chief Financial Officer.
How they use AI
LSEG Workspace combines its data, news and analytics with AI search that cites sources, and integrates with Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Copilot. Answers carry citations so users can trace each insight back to the underlying LSEG content, and AI Search reached 17,000 active users in the first half of 2026. LSEG supplies AI-ready data to customers' own AI systems via MCP, multi-cloud environments and direct integration, with over 200 customers engaged and new Amazon Quick and Google Gemini partnerships.
Products and services
- Workspace — Data, news, analytics and AI search for financial professionals
- World-Check — Risk intelligence for KYC and due diligence screening
- Data Catalogue — Discovery and access for LSEG data
- FXall — FX trading workflow
- LCH SwapClear — Clearing for OTC interest rate swaps
Key people
- David Schwimmer — Chief Executive Officer
- Michel-Alain Proch — Chief Financial Officer
