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Bloomberg Panel Questions Need for Data Regulation

Regulators may need to expand their purviews in future if market structures continue to contribute to rising market data costs, and as new, unregulated...

Inside Market Data | News | Regulation & Standards | 03 May 2013

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NATAS Panel: Cloud Service Brokerage Isn't Here

Cloud service brokerage — the concept of shopping workload around to multiple cloud providers — was a popular idea at today’s North American Trading Architecture Summit (NATAS). Unfortunately, none of the panelists who addressed it have been able...

Sell-Side Technology | News | Events | 23 Apr 2013

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Latency Priorities Shift from Speed to Predictability

As latency improvements become harder—and more expensive—to achieve, firms are weighing the cost-benefit analysis of pursuing ever-decreasing latency advantages, and placing more emphasis on leveraging existing investments in low-latency infrastructures...

Inside Market Data | News | Latency | 12 Apr 2013

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The ‘Culture Shock’ of Modernizing Data Infrastructures

Delivering the business capabilities that financial firms aspire to over the coming years will require an overhaul of market data infrastructures from a technology perspective to ensure free and open access to data for everyone that needs it, as well...

Inside Market Data | News | Industry Issues & Initiatives | 08 Apr 2013

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Last Call: Deadline Extended for the IMD/IRD Awards

Online voting and call-for-entry submissions for this year's Inside Market Data and Inside Reference Data Awards HAS BEEN EXTENDED to next Wednesday, April 10, so if you haven't already voted, be sure to cast your votes for your favorite providers in...

Inside Market Data | News | Awards & Rankings | 05 Apr 2013

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Last Call for 2013 IMD/IRD Awards!

Online voting and call-for-entry submissions for this year's Inside Market Data and Inside Reference Data Awards close tomorrow, Friday, April 5, so if you haven't already voted, be sure to cast your votes for your favorite providers in our poll and nominate...

Inside Market Data | News | Awards & Rankings | 04 Apr 2013

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Asia Firms Warm to Alternative Suppliers

As part of cost-cutting initiatives across Asia-Pacific that are placing increased pressure on data budgets, banks in the region are becoming more willing to consider services provided by data suppliers beyond the premium terminal vendors, and market...

Inside Market Data | News | Events | 09 Nov 2012

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Keynote: Draw Inspiration from Other Industries

How data vendors harness imagination—rather than simply having a knowledgeable and client-focused approach—will be the crucial differentiator in developing future products, said Lou Eccleston, president of S&P Capital IQ, during his keynote speech...

Inside Market Data | News | Events | 09 Nov 2012

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Regulations Yield Challenges, Opportunities in Asia

Data vendors are positioning themselves to take advantage of anticipated growth from their Asian operations as markets in the region mature, but are also grappling with local regulations, which can present both challenges and opportunities, according...

Inside Market Data | News | Events | 09 Nov 2012

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Costs, Regulation, Diversification Dominate Asia’s ‘New Reality’

As regulations compel firms to capture and store increasing amounts of data for compliance purposes, cost efficiencies enacted during the financial crisis are remaining part of firms’ long-term practices, with end-user firms, exchanges and data vendors...

Inside Market Data | News | Events | 09 Nov 2012

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