IHS Markit

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Period: 22 Jun 2005 - 23 Feb 2022

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Markit buys IIC; to acquire CDS IndexCo

Markit buys IIC; to acquire CDS IndexCo

Acquisitive UK market data vendor Markit has bought out International Index Company (IIC), owner of the the iTraxx indexes, and has also agreed a deal to acquire CDS IndexCo which owns the CDX indexes. Financial terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed.

Reuters to deliver Markit CDS data over 3000Xtra

Reuters to deliver Markit CDS data over 3000Xtra

Markit is to distribute its credit default swaps pricing data over Reuters' 3000Xtra desktop.

Investment bank consortia sift through technology options

Investment bank consortia sift through technology options

The seven investment banks behind Project Turquoise - a pan-European equities trading platform that will compete with the region's exchanges - have stepped up their search for a vendor to build the system, while the nine-member Project Boat banking collective have settled on Markit and Cinnober as suppliers for a new trade reporting platform for European equities.

Markit buys MarketXS

Markit buys MarketXS

Market data vendor Markit Group has acquired MarketXS Holding, a Dutch provider of data distribution and trading technology. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

PHLX investors increase stake to 89.4%

PHLX investors increase stake to 89.4%

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) says that six investment banks that invested in its business last year now hold an 89.4% stake in the company after they exercised warrants allowing them to buy additional shares.

FSA subscribes to Markit credit data

FSA subscribes to Markit credit data

The UK's Financial Services Authority has signed a deal to access credit data pricing services from Markit in an effort to step up surveillance of the opaque OTC markets.

Markit Group buys Communicator

Markit Group buys Communicator

Market data vendor Markit Group has acquired Communicator, a New York-based provider of automated systems for OTC derivatives trade processing. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Aegon live with Citadel data management system

Aegon live with Citadel data management system

Aegon Asset Management UK has gone live with Citadel Associates' Cadis data management platform to support core business activities and outsourced securities administration and fund accounting operations.

Credit derivatives dealers boost IT spending to cut backlogs

Credit derivatives dealers boost IT spending to cut backlogs

The world's largest credit derivatives dealers increased spending on technology by 32% last year following pressure from regulators to clear settlement backlogs and tighten risk management procedures, according to research released by Markit and Reoch Consulting.

Markit hires Meldrum to direct acquisition strategy

Markit hires Meldrum to direct acquisition strategy

Financial pricing firm Markit Group has reinforced its commitment to an acquisitive growth strategy with the appointment of former Deutsche Bank director Will Meldrum as 'director of acquisitions and strategic development'.

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