“We are thrilled to be expanding our relationship with the TSX. Our alliance brings together two of Canada’s leading financial brands who will provide world-class content and analytics to TSX and TSX Venture Exchange listed companies,” said Sharon Rowlands, chief executive officer of Thomson Financial. “This alliance further positions the TSX as a leader in the global equities market and strengthens Thomson Financial’s reputation as one of the leading providers of comprehensive market data and analytics to the global financial markets.”
TSXconnect is a customized version of Thomson ONE, an innovative web-based solution that provides a single, integrated platform for financial data. TSX becomes the exclusive provider of this product in Canada and will be provided to TSX issuers at no additional charge. Issuers can also purchase additional products and services from Thomson. TSXconnect will offer investor relations professionals in Canada access to marketmoving information critical to their workflow. The platform enables IROs to monitor the performance and trading activity of their stock and that of their peers and identify current shareholders. In addition, they can monitor earnings and research domestic and international trading instruments. TSXconnect has been launched and will continue to be rolled out over the course of the next several months, and is available to all TSX listed companies. TSX Venture Exchange issuers can subscribe to the service.
Thomson Financial will now have greater presence at the centre of Canada’s business community as a content provider and a sponsor of market data to the TSX Broadcast Centre. All market data workstations within the TSX organization will utilize Thomson ONE for streaming quotes and index information, together with other key investment content including institutional ownership data, charting capabilities, trades and quotes, broker summaries, total return information, price history, short interest reports, corporate actions and analyst mean earnings estimates.
“We have enjoyed strong success with our Thomson ONE platform globally and are excited to be working with the TSX to introduce services that will provide core market data and analytics to Canadian financial professionals through TSXconnect and the TSX Broadcast Centre,” said David Toyne, president of Thomson Financial, Canada.
“As the national market for Canadian securities, TSX is well positioned to strengthen and compete on a more global scale. This alliance with Thomson Financial will help Canadian market professionals continue to succeed in the ever-changing financial marketplace,” said Richard Nesbitt, CEO of the TSX Group. “The TSXconnect product is an example of bringing together two leading forces in the Canadian financial services industry to provide content and competitive information to financial professionals in Canada.”
About Thomson Financial
Thomson Financial, with 2005 revenues of US$1.9 billion, is a provider of information
and technology solutions to the worldwide financial community. Through the widest
range of products and services in the industry, Thomson Financial helps clients in more
than 70 countries make better decisions, be more productive and achieve superior results.
Thomson Financial is part of The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com), a global
leader in providing integrated information solutions to more than 20 million business and
professional customers in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, higher
education, reference information, corporate e-learning and assessment, scientific research
and healthcare. With revenues of US$8.50 billion, The Thomson Corporation lists its
common shares on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX:
TOC).
About TSX Group Inc. (TSX-X)
TSX Group operates Canada's two national stock exchanges serving the senior equity and
public venture equity markets as well as NGX, a leading North American exchange for
the trading and clearing of natural gas and electricity contracts. TSX are the initials
attached to the core equity operations of the TSX Group (www.tsx.com): Toronto Stock
Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Markets, TSX Datalinx, and TSX Technologies.
TSX Group is headquartered in Toronto and maintains offices in Montreal, Winnipeg,
Calgary and Vancouver.
