LSEG Financial Markets Infrastructure and Data

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

[LSEG Financial Markets Infrastructure and Data] provides global financial markets infrastructure and data, including Data & Analytics, FTSE Russell indices, London Stock Exchange, FX post-trade risk intelligence, and post-trade risk management, serving 44,000+ customers in over 170 countries.

Target Customer

Financial institutions and market participants across the trade lifecycle (pre-trade, execution, post-trade) such as banks, asset managers, exchanges, clearing houses, and corporate treasuries.

Key Differentiator

Open ecosystem with interoperability and global multi-asset class coverage, deep customer partnerships, and AI-enabled transformations, augmented by high-trust data and strategic technology partnerships (e.g., Microsoft).

Implementation Timeline

Not specified in the content (implementation timelines or time-to-value not disclosed).

Pain Points

1Need for trusted, high-quality data to inform risk decisions and compliance
2Fragmented workflows across pre-, at-, and post-trade requiring integrated solutions
3Pressure to innovate with AI while maintaining reliability, resilience, and regulatory alignment

Key Features

1Data & Analytics platform with cross-asset data and analytics
2FTSE Russell indices for benchmarking and asset allocation
3London Stock Exchange infrastructure and market access
4FX trading solutions and a suite of risk management and post-trade tools
5Risk Intelligence and Post Trade solutions
6Reuters News Service integration and AI-powered delivery
7LSEG Workspace, Analytics API, Data as a Service
8Database of reference data, pricing, and feeds

Target Customer Industries

1Finance
2Technology

Decision Makers

1Chief Executive Officer
2Chair
3SVP, Product Ecosystem and Partnerships
4Group Head of Analytics and Group AI

Client Results

1Total income £8.5bn in 2024, +7.7% organic growth vs 2023
2Adjusted EBITDA £4.1bn, +9.1% organic growth vs 2023
3Adjusted EPS 363.5p, +12.2% vs 2023
4Total dividend 130p, +13.0% vs 2023
544,000+ customers across 170+ countries

Competitive Advantages

1Open, interoperable ecosystem vs vertical integration
2Trusted, high-quality data with AI-enabled products
3Global reach and multi-asset class coverage across the trade lifecycle
4Strategic partnerships (Microsoft, Databricks) enabling faster innovation and scale
5Cloud-enabled modernisation (Azure) with integrated data architecture

Key Benefits

1Trusted data and analytic capabilities

2AI-enhanced products and workflows

3Open ecosystem and interoperability

4Global, multi-asset coverage across pre-, at-, and post-trade

5Scale, resilience, and integrated workflows

Additional Product Information

Product Description

A global financial markets infrastructure and data ecosystem comprising data and analytics, indices, exchange/trading platforms, risk intelligence, post-trade solutions, and associated data services designed to support pre-trade through post-trade workflows.

Target Market

Global financial services institutions, banks, asset managers, exchanges, clearing houses, and other market participants requiring integrated data, analytics, trading, risk and post-trade capabilities.

Unique Value Proposition

Open, interoperable, multi-asset class platform delivering trusted data, analytics, and AI-enabled workflows across the entire trade lifecycle, reinforced by strategic partnerships and cloud-scale infrastructure.

Technical Requirements

Cloud-ready architecture with Microsoft Azure integration; LSEG Workspace; Analytics API; Data & Feeds; DMI (Digital Markets Infrastructure); Reuters News Service delivery.

Pricing Model

Not disclosed

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