Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Royal Bank of Scotland and Commerzbank were among the biggest selling stakeholders in London-based financial data provider Markit over the past year.

Although the total number of Markit shares in issue increased over the past year, by 1.75 million, the number of shares held by investment banks decreased, according to Companies House filings this week. The proportion of shares held by banks fell from 71% to 51%, according to the filing dated 11 June 2013. Markit last disclosed its full shareholder list on May 21, 2012.