Douglas L. Peterson, President and Chief Executive Officer of S&P Global said: The two divestures we have announced today represent an important milestone in our progress toward satisfying the required regulatory conditions to complete our merger with IHS Markit. With these agreements in place, we are well positioned to dedicate our full attention to our…
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Acting Assistant Attorney General Richard A. Powers of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, said: Without these significant divestitures, the proposed merger would have led to higher prices and lower quality for PRA customers throughout the United States. The divestitures will preserve competition for PRA services, which are vital to the proper functioning of commodity markets…
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Lance Uggla, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IHS Markit, added: Our teams have been working closely with the relevant regulatory authorities to achieve this important milestone for our merger. Once combined, the new company will deliver a broader set of information and insights that will drive the growth and performance of our customers. The…
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The cross-currency swaps service is an extension of CLS’s PvP settlement service. It also uses the MarkitSERV trade confirmation platform to enable members of CLSSettlement to send their cross-currency swaps for settlement. The cross-currency swap flows are multilaterally netted against all other FX transactions in CLSSettlement, which results in a meaningful reduction in daily funding…
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The joint venture will combine the two companies’ post trade service. IHS Markit’s OTC derivatives and forex trade processing business will work together with CME Group’s OTC derivatives optimization businesses, operating as Traiana, TriOptima and Reset. The CMA first opened the investigation in June 2021 over concerns of “lessening of competition within any market or…
Read moreThe statement said: The proposed transaction is largely complementary, and results in a few technically overlapping areas between the companies’ activities relating to trade processing products. The new joint venture will provide trade processing and risk mitigation services for global OTC markets across interest rate, FX, equity and credit asset classes. Business information provider S&P…
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Eventus Systems, Inc has just announced that it has signed Australian stock brokerage firm Morrison Securities as a client. Eventus will deploy its Validus platform for trade surveillance in equities, equity options and warrants for the Sydney-based company. Eventus Systems has steadily grown its presence around the world including in the APAC region. Morrison Securities…
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The divestiture is pending regulatory and antitrust authorities’ approval. According to the official update, S&P Global and IHS Markit are working with regulatory institutions on the proposed merger, including on the proposed divestiture. The merger is on track to close in the second half of 2021 as previously planned. HS Markit announced earlier in March…
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Avelacom, the low latency connectivity, IT infrastructure and data solutions provider for global financial markets, has revealed it has become a connectivity provider for the LME, supporting LME members to use cross-market trading strategies more efficiently. Avelacom’s global coverage includes most developed market exchanges, such as CME, with a focus on emerging markets, including exchanges in…
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Lance Uggla, Chairman and CEO of IHS Markit commented: We are delighted by the overwhelming shareholder support of this strategic merger. We remain focused on bringing together two great companies for the benefit of our customers, employees and shareholders. The proposed agreement mandates that each share of IHS Markit common stock will be exchanged for…
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