Articles by Max Bowie
Opening Cross: Disrupt or Die (Or Rather, Prepare to Be Disrupted)
Disruptive technologies can bring direct and indirect advantages, if you embrace them.
Axon Enlists USAM for US PEAR Sales
Using USAM's outsourced sales agency model will help the Belfast-based startup expand in North America.
Estimize Hires Key Staff for New Sales, Marketing Infrastructure
Officials say the hires will be pivotal to future growth and product initiatives.
Icap Bows Euro IRS Index on Bloomberg
The index data will help firms hedge IRS positions and create structured products strategies.
UPDATE: Interactive Brokers Taps Airex to Grow Trader Data Portal
Interactive Brokers will link its own content portal to that of Airex, exponentially increasing the data it can offer to clients.
Max Bowie: Are You a Governator?
While the ideas of managing and governing something may initially sound the same, there’s a logistical and practical chasm between them. However, as the post of chief data officer evolves, Max says new approaches are bridging—if not closing—the chasm.
Cardinal ‘Blesses' Rival-CME Feed Combo
Cardinal officials say the Rival platform handles "vast amounts of data" faster than others, reducing the risk of stale quotes.
SIX's Sara Banerjee Wins FISD's 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award
Banerjee is a 26-year veteran of SIX Financial, and has spent 21 years serving on FISD committees and working groups.
Xignite Expands OTC Markets Data to Real-Time Level 1 Over Web Services
The web services data vendor already carried OTC Markets' delayed data.
Singapore Exchange Launches Indexes Unit
Officials say the index business will increase transparency and promote participation on SGX's markets.
Rimes Adds S&P 500 Bond Index to BDS
Officials say making the index available via Rimes' platform will provide users withmore decision support tools.
Opening Cross: Why a Data Deal Isn’t Just a Data Deal
An investment in data is an investment in the success of your business.
China Broker CCT-BGC Inks Bond Data Deals with Shanghai Wind, Sumscope
BGC's market data division will manage distribution of the joint venture's data via the vendors.
YCharts Adds Correlation Analysis Capabilities
The new capabilities will allow users to identify trends and patterns across different datasets.
Inovestor Nabs Former Nasdaq, FTSE Exec Cemprola
Cemprola will draw on his experience to help Inovestor expand its coverage and geographic reach.
MDX Extends CFSI BizDev Deal to US
The vendor will leverage CFSI's advisory services to provide a US business development function.
OptionMetrics Names Ex-ISE Exec Siverson VP, Ops
Former ISE and UBS/PaineWebber systems developer Robert Siverson will head OptionMetrics' operations.
Opening Cross: Is Your Board on Board with (Or Just Bored by?) Data Governance
Are you a data guv'nor or a govenor?
EFIS 2015: CDO Panel Says Data Quality Needs Board-Level Sponsors
Good data governance rests with the entire organization, not just the CDO, panelists said.
UPDATE: Symphony Unveils Content Partners, Icap Plans Rollout to "Thousands" of Brokers
Icap is currently beta testing the platform, and plans to roll it out to the broker's front office "immediately."
TheScreener Nabs ABN Research Vet Roth for Asia Growth
Roth makes regular TV appearances as a high-profile equities analyst in Asia.
TraderMade Launches Historical FX Data Search Portal
The new portal, FX Quest, will allow users to access historical prices for reporting and evaluations faster and easier.
Bloomberg Preps Deeper Twitter Data Integration
Bloomberg will add data such as tweet volumes and sentiment corresponding to its market data.
FactSet Begins Carrying Trendrating Momentum Reports
The Trendrating reports will be available to buy-side cleints of FactSet's Research Connect service.