Handelsbanken becomes member of London Stock Exchange
On 28 March 2007, Handelsbanken became a member of the London Stock Exchange, one of the world's largest stock exchanges. Some 350 players from 50 countries trade on the London Stock Exchange, which is one of the oldest stock exchanges.
Mikael Ericson, head of Handelsbanken Capital Markets, states, "The membership enables us to improve our offerings to customers, as we have direct access to Europe's financial centre. This represents a further step in our strategy to build the leading Nordic investment bank."
For further information, please contact:
Mikael Ericson, Head, Handelsbanken Capital Markets
Phone: +46 8 701 43 56, email: mier03@handelsbanken.se
Erik Wikström, Head of Communication, Handelsbanken Capital Markets
Phone: +46 8 701 12 70, email: erwi03@handelsbanken.se
Handelsbanken Capital Markets is Handelsbanken's investment bank. It is responsible for Handelsbanken's transactions in the fixed income, foreign exchange and stock markets, including macroeconomic, equity, credit and financial research, corporate finance, debt capital markets and structured products. Some 900 staff on three continents specialise in financial solutions for Nordic requirements. Handelsbanken Capital Markets is an integral part of Handelsbanken, which has over 600 branches, operations in 20 countries, total assets of SEK 1,790 billion and an operating profit for 2006 of SEK 17.2 billion. The Bank has over 10,000 employees.