The DOJ’s anti-trust division has cleared the proposed combination
Shareholder vote on $174-million deal planned for January
$400 million deal will more than double Canaccord’s earnings from securities and fixed income in the UK
For the first time ever, the value of deals completed by Canadians in the U.S. was higher than those completed by Americans in Canada
The group planning to buy TMX is in ongoing discussions with Alpha
The recent acquisition of Market Logics will help Accretive 360 create resources for a new online practice-management platform
Opponents fear a small, powerful group taking control of most of the trading and listing business and all of the clearing business
Combining trading and clearing would create efficiencies and those cost savings would be passed along to market participants
Cross border transactions accounted for 47% of total deal volume in the third quarter
Lack of competition in equities trading and clearing and settlement services worries smaller investment firms