The European Commission has blocked the proposed $9 billion merger between Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext. In effect, the decision has halted the plan by the German and U.S. groups to create the world’s largest equity and derivatives exchange.
The non-stop rollercoaster ride of 2011 has done little to erode the undying optimism of Canadian money managers who are betting on 2012 being a good year for investment returns. The sentiment towards Canadian and international equity markets, the most-favoured asset class, improved in the fourth quarter, with emerging markets leading the way, according to […]
Boston CFA Institute Conference assures investors things will get better
Canadian CFAs say the Maple Group bid for TMX Group will result in a monopoly, which could adversely affect Canadian investors.
TMX Group has completed the second phase of its equity Enterprise Expansion project, promising higher order throughput and capacity at 40,000 order messages per second.
In a move aimed at keeping panic selling from scuttling markets, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced proposal filing by the national securities exchanges and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to revise rules determining when stock market circuit breakers are triggered.
As German prime minister Angela Merkel spoke out in defense of the Eurozone’s economic integrity, the Stox Europe index continued to trade near it’s two-year low.
Another new stock market is set to debut in Canada, this time in the hands of New York investment bank Goldman Sachs.
Poll: Are you excited about the introduction of TMX select? Vote here. TMX Group Inc. today officially launched trading on TMX Select, its alternative equities trading system. Canada’s newest ATS offers participants additional execution and liquidity seeking opportunities through a differentiated marketplace and pricing model. Eight trading symbols were enabled for trading on TMX Select […]
Braving a string of economic uncertainties from Europe, the U.S. and Japan, the Canadian market for initial public offerings continues to flourish, according to the quarterly PwC survey of activity on Canadian equity exchanges. IPO activity in Canada picked up speed in the second quarter of 2011, but could have returned a better figure were […]