The Capital Markets Co-operative Research Centre will receive a financial boost for education and research following the acquisition of the SMARTS Group by Nasdaq OMX, the world's largest exchange company. The co-op had'a 12.5 per cent stake in the group since the merger between its start-up company Capital Markets Surveillance Services and SMARTS in 2008. The financial details of the deal are confidential. SMARTS will remain a partner of the co-op.

The Australian Financial Review, 2 August 2010