Third in the World for Equity Capital Raised
TORONTO, Jan. 21, 2013 /CNW/ - TMX Group Limited today announced that
combined, Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange were first in
the world among global exchanges by number of new listings for the
fourth consecutive year, according to data from the World Federation of
Exchanges (WFE) as of December 31, 2012.
Toronto Stock Exchange welcomed 132 new issuers, including 28 graduates,
and TSX Venture Exchange welcomed 161 new issuers for a total of 293
new listings in 2012. TMX Group was third in the world for new
international listings in 2012, with 31, as compared to 33 at London
Stock Exchange Group and 32 at NYSE Euronext.
TMX Group's equity exchanges also ranked third in the world for equity
capital raised, according to the WFE. Issuers listed on Toronto Stock
Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange raised $56.3 billion in 2012. TMX
Group's equity exchanges were behind only NASDAQ OMX, which was ranked
second and NYSE Euronext, which was ranked first. TMX Group moved up
from 2011 when it was sixth in the world.
"We are extremely proud to be a premier listing destination and to once
again rank among the world's top performing exchanges," said Kevan
Cowan, President, TSX Markets and Group Head of Equities, TMX Group.
"We are fully dedicated to attracting new issuers and to providing the
companies on our markets with the access to capital they need to
achieve their business objectives."
The WFE report also indicated that TMX Group was seventh in the world in
terms of total market capitalization in 2012.
About TMX Group (TSX:X)
TMX Group's key subsidiaries operate cash and derivative markets and
clearinghouses for multiple asset classes including equities, fixed
income and energy. Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TMX
Select, Alpha Group, The Canadian Depository for Securities, Montreal
Exchange, Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation, Natural Gas
Exchange, Boston Options Exchange, Shorcan, Shorcan Energy Brokers,
Equicom and other TMX Group companies provide listing markets, trading
markets, clearing facilities, depository services, data products and
other services to the global financial community. TMX Group is
headquartered in Toronto and operates offices across Canada (Montreal,
Calgary and Vancouver), in key U.S. markets (New York, Houston, Boston
and Chicago) as well as in London, Beijing and Sydney. For more
information about TMX Group, visit our website at www.tmx.com. Follow TMX Group on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tmxgroup.
SOURCE: TMX Group Inc.
