Fitzsimmons says his fund recently has focused on financial services companies like Commonwealth Bank, Macquarie Bank and National Australia Bank in an effort to benefit from the overall prosperity of the economy, which is expected to grow 4.8% this year.

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Last month, The Takeover Panel--the U.K.'s takeover regulator--set a put up or shut up deadline of 5 p.m. on December 15 for Macquarie Bank, Australia's biggest investment bank, to come forward with a bid for the LSE.

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He dodged questions about whether NYSE would pursue a deal with the London Stock Exchange, which is the subject of some speculation that it will get a bid from Australia's Macquarie Bank.

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