Clara Furse Quotations

I am pleased to confirm the Exchange's new headquarters will be based in the City of London, ... The City is widely regarded as the financial heart of Europe and the London Stock Exchange is part of its lifeblood.

January's record trading figures continue the pattern of accelerated SETS growth.

The priority is to get out of the offer period, so we can get on with running the business.

The recent acceleration of growth on Sets means that trading in March will exceed all previous records by a significant margin. We are on track to deliver an excellent outcome for the current financial year.

It's clear we are trading cheap relative to the other exchanges. It doesn't tie in with our actual performance.

I was born in Canada, went to school in Colombia and Denmark, and have worked for American, French and Swiss companies. So not much Scottish blood. But the good news is that I'm not English either!

This all fuels growth on SETS ... it's a secular story.

We have continued to see good momentum in all core business areas. These trends underpin our expectation of an excellent trading performance.

We have continued to see good momentum in all core business areas.

Our business goes from strength to strength creating more value by the day.