LSECorporate technology specialists are gearing up for a sharp increase in capital markets work under a London Stock Exchange (LSE) venture to award foreign companies fast-track entrance to its Alternative Investment Market (AIM).

The proposals, announced on 18 March, will include a new ‘expedited admission route’ for companies traded on a number of designated foreign exchanges including the Nasdaq, the New York Stock Exchange, Deutsche Boerse and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.