The LSE goes passive aggressive

With its deal to acquire Frank Russell, the LSE has leapt to within a whisker of MSCI's 14% market share and No. 2 position in selling indices to the ETF market

To win over the passive, the London Stock Exchange Group has gotten aggressive.

When the company took over MSCI's contract giving indices to Vanguard Group's exchange-traded funds last year, it was a rare event that nonetheless barely moved the needle for the LSE.

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