TMX Group
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| TMX Group | |
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| Founded | 1861 |
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| Headquarters | Toronto, Canada |
| Key People | Rik Parkhill, Interim Co-CEO and President, TSX Markets; Michael Ptasznik, Interim Co-CEO and CFO; Wayne Fox, Chairman |
| Products | TMX Group operates Canada's two national stock exchanges: Toronto Stock Exchange serving the senior equity market and TSX Venture Exchange serving the public venture equity market. It also serves the Natural Gas Exchange (NGX), a leading North American exchange for the trading and clearing of natural gas and electricity contracts and Shorcan Brokers Limited, the country's first fixed-income interdealer broker. TSX Group also owns The Equicom Group Inc., a provider of investor relations and related corporate communication services in Canada. |
| Web site | [1] |
TSX Group is the owner of the Toronto Stock Exchange. It also became the owner of the TSX Venture Exchange[1]as of 2001, the rebranded name of the Canadian Venture Exchange, which itself was a merger of the Vancouver Stock Exchange, the Winnipeg Stock Exchange and the Alberta Stock Exchange.
In late 2007, the Toronto Stock Exchange announced that it was purchasing Montreal Exchange, Inc., at C$1.3 billion.[2]
TSX Group is headquartered in Toronto and maintains offices in Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver.
History
On June 11, 2008, the company announced that its shareholders had approved a name change from TSX Group to TMX Group to reflect its merger with the Montreal Exchange.[3]
Key People
TSX Group Inc. on Jan. 7, 2008, announced the appointment of Rik Parkhill as executive vice president of TSX Group and president of TSX Markets, and Michael Ptasznik, CFO of TSX Group - as interim co-chief executives. TSX Group CEO Richard Nesbitt announced his resignation to accept a senior appointment at CIBC World Markets Inc.[4]
On June 9, 2008, Thomas A. Kloet was named incoming chief executive officer of TSX Group Inc. He will assume his duties on July 14, 200.[5]
References
- ↑ TSX Venture Exchange Statistics – May 2008. TSX. Retrieved on June 10, 2008.
- ↑ TSX Says CEO's Exit Won't Alter Montreal Deal. Globe Investor. Retrieved on January 8, 2008.
- ↑ TSX Group shareholders endorse new name to reflect Montreal Exchange merger. Canadian Business Online. Retrieved on June 11, 2008.
- ↑ TSX Group Announces Interim Leadership; Parkhill and Ptasznik Named Co-Chief Executives. Investment Executive. Retrieved on January 9, 2008.
- ↑ TSX Group Inc. Press Release. TSX Group Inc.. Retrieved on June 10, 2008.
