LSE to launch a set of regional indices

The London Stock Exchange is to launch a set of regionally defined, attribute led indices, which it claims can help IFAs identify local companies for clients interested in investing in their regional economies. The market covering the Northwest is the first part of the new LandMARK markets initiative which will see indices created for regions around the UK. LSE is currently aiming to create a number of markets in the LandMARK series, which are not typical indices but spun-out lists of stocks drawn from the FTSE or Aim. If the roll-out goes according to plan they will eventually cov...