FTSE makes peace with Shanghai bourse on A50

In Shanghai this week, a highly political lawsuit that has dragged on for three years finally came to an end. The Shanghai Stock Exchange said yesterday it had come to a settlement with index provider FTSE International and its China joint venture FTSE Xinhua on its infringement lawsuit dating back to 2006. The two FTSE companies will provide an economic compensation to the Shanghai bourse, and rectify the past problems of capturing and manipulating data from the Shanghai bourse with…