IHS Markit

250 results about this entity

Period: 22 Jun 2005 - 23 Feb 2022

Libor reform sparks market data tender scramble

Market data firms and index compilers are set to go to tender for the right to administer a souped-up version of the tainted London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor).

Isda enlists Markit for OTC documentation Dodd-Frank compliance

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (Isda) has called in Markit to help it develop a system enabling counterparties to amend their over-the-counter derivatives documentation for Dodd-Frank compliance.

Young quits Nyse Technologies to join Bloomberg

Stanley Young has resigned as CEO of Nyse Technologies to join Bloomberg as chief executive of the market data vendor's enterprise products and solutions division.

Markit to buy Cadis

Financial information vendor Markit has agreed to buy enterprise data management (EDM) specialist Cadis. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

CA Cheuvreux launches equities MTF; locks out HFT troublemakers

Crédit Agricole Cheuvreux has launched its own pan-European dark pool that will not be open to proprietary and high-frequency traders.

Markit and Euroclear team on European loan market services

Markit and Euroclear Bank have inked a memorandum of understanding that will see them build an end-to-end post-trade platform for syndicated loans.

Markit buys quantitative research specialist QSG

Markit has acquired Quantitative Services Group (QSG), a provider of independent equity research, trading analytics and investment consulting services. Financial terms were not disclosed.

LSE wins race for LCH.Clearnet - Reuters

The London Stock Exchange appears set to beat off competition from Markit to take over LCH.Clearnet after securing backing from the clearer's board for a deal.

MarkitServ to buy Logicscope

OTC derivatives processing services firm MarkitServ has agreed to buy UK post-trade software vendor Logicscope. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

LSE confirms talks with LCH.Clearnet

The London Stock Exchange has confirmed that it has made a majority bid for European independent clearing house LCH.Clearnet, opening up a bidding war with post-trade data group Markit.

CFTC appoints data standardisation sub-committee members

Representatives from the ISO, Goldman Sachs, Google and Swift are among the members of a new technology advisory sub-committee on data standardisation set up by the CFTC.

Nyse Euronext postpones LCH.Clearnet termination plans as M&A proposals play out

Nyse Euronext has postponed plans to terminate its clearing contract with LCH.Clearnet, leaving the door open to a longer-term agreement as consolidation trends grip the industry.