Articles by Max Bowie
Opening Cross: Beyond Evaluations, Will Buyout Put Interactive Data on ICE?
If ICE is most interested in IDC's evaluated pricing business, what happens to the rest of the data vendor?
Inovestor Begins US Push for Fundamentals, Analytics Platform
The Canadian vendor hopes to capitalize on anticipated growth in the fundamental data market.
Thomson Reuters Adds Evaluations for Marketplace Loans
The vendor has partnered with fixed income valuations specialist MountainView IPS for hard-to-value loans.
Silverfinch Adds Fitch Ratings to Solvency II Service
The alliance gives Silverfinch clients access to Fitch ratings for no extra cost.
ESMA Gives Ratings Nod to Poland's INC Ratings
INC's registration brings the total number of ESMA-approved rating agencies to 25.
Thomson Reuters Injects Drug Data into Eikon
The app allows researchers to identify drug pipelines and companies' exposure to particular areas.
UPDATE: Intercontinental Exchange Buys Interactive Data for $5.2 Billion
IDC is ICE's second data vendor acquisition, following last year's purchase of SuperDerivatives.
Opening Cross: ‘Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Roads’
Even with the best tools, predicting the future can still be hit-or-miss.
West Highland Tool Makes Latency Consistency Info Come ‘ALIVE'
The ALIVE appliance monitors latency consistency to help firms maintain the levels required by trading strategies.
Deltix Adds Wall Street Horizon Data for Earnings Date Alpha
The vendor is seeking to help clients capitalize on volatility around earnings announcement dates.
Nikkei Unveils Redesigned Index Data Site
The new site offers more data and a revised, redesigned interface.
Batchelor Ties Knot with Datawatch
Batchelor has spent almost 20 years in sales and management at technology and analytics providers.
Opening Cross: It’s Not What You’ve Got, It’s the Way that You Use It
Storing data isn't the same thing as managing or governing data.
West Highland Picks Peterkin for Sales
The trading tech veteran will be responsible for business development
Taiwan's Fubon Deploys TR Pricing, Risk Platform
The Thomson Reuters solution will deliver structured products and derivatives pricing and analytics.
FSMLabs Adds Windows Support for Enterprise Cloud Time-Synch
Windows support will allow the vendor to support large enterprise time-synchronization requirements.
Thomson Reuters Adds Shareholder Disclosures to DataScope
The data will help asset managers monitor their exposure to shareholding thresholds.
MT Newswires Nabs FinTech Vet Nixon
Nixon has held sales and account management roles at a range of data network providers.
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.