Data Management
SEC Eyes Risks in Rapid Fintech Deployment
“We’ve hired a few quants that used to design HFT models and worked at HFT firms. We’ve actually been working on—and have a prototype for—high-speed analytics on trading. That’s something our quant team has worked on a lot over the past year."
T3Index Readies Volatility Index Family
Officials say derivatives based on the indexes will provide a direct way to invest in volatility.
Shopping Around: Asia's Buy-Versus-Build Debate
Firms across Asia that have traditionally built EDM platforms in-house are now displaying an open mind towards buying vendor solutions.
LumRisk Taps Markit EDM Managed Service to Bolster Risk Analysis, Modeling
Markit says LumRisk's implementation reflects increasing popularity of its cloud-based platform
APFIC Panelists: LEI Registrations Must Move Faster in the Next Year
There are about 470,000 LEI registrations so far, with only about 15,000 in Asia
Outdated Legacy: Firms Move Beyond Data Warehouses for Data Management
Data governance should tie together transparency, quality and compliance to transform data warehousing, experts say
Virtua IR Clients Get Wall Street Horizon Events Data
Clients of Virtua's analytics platform will have acces to a limited set of Wall Street Horizon's events data, with the option to subscribe to its full dataset.
Mizuho Taps Wolters Kluwer for Risk, Regulatory Reporting
The bank will use Wolters Kluwer's solutions suite to perform calculations and reporting functions, in line with upcoming regulations.
Intercontinental Exchange Hires Ex-S&P Chief Data Officer Reeve
Reeve will lead the exchange's Connectivity and Consolidated Feed business, which combines assets from its NYSE and Interactive Data acquisitions.
The Infancy of Julia: An Inside Look at How Traders and Economists Are Using the Julia Programming Language
Several banks, vendors and a regulator discuss how they are using the Julia programming language to improve their big data analytics capabilities.
US Exchange Data Revenues Rise as Europe Battles Volatility, Lower Subscriber Numbers
Despite changing trends in data consumption, information services mostly continued to deliver solid quarterly financial results for exchanges.
LPL Taps MT Newswires for Advisor News
The news service also incorporates MT Newswires' enhanced insider transaction and holdings data, which identifies opportunities arising from company insiders buying or selling stock.
Exchanges: No Free Data; Maybe Free Trading?
Exchanges say data will continue to have sufficient value to justify data fees, whatever changes occur in trading activity.
Buy Side: Get a Grip on Governance to Expose and Exploit True Value of Data
Adhering to old-fashioned, siloed data management practices can be costly and inhibit firms' ability to use data to support innovation.
APFIC Keynote: HKEx Looks to Grow Data Offering in China
One of the initiatives is to offer its market data for free or at heavily discounted prices under the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect program.
Morningstar Makes Indexes Free for Benchmarking
Members of the project's advisory council say indexes are a top-five data cost, yet factors such as switching costs and brand recognition deter them from changing suppliers.
Before You Overhaul the Data, Define It
At this year's BST North America Summit, Dessa Glasser stressed the importance of defining data items.
Fitch Nabs Thomson Reuters' Tinaikar as President, Info Services
Tinaikar has spent a 25-year career in information and technology services, most recently as a managing director at Thomson Reuters.
eVestment Builds Private Fund Data Alliance
The alliance will establish standards for reporting private equity fund performance data.
Vela Adds to Global Feed Handler Tally, Ups Asia Markets Coverage
The new feed handlers bring the total number of venues supported by Vela to more than 250.
Interview: Lifting the Hood on SmartStream's Reference Data Utility
Victor Anderson chats to Peter Moss, CEO of SmartStream's Reference Data Utility, about the project's premise and its benefits to industry participants.
Nasdaq ‘Innovation Lab' Unveils Suite of Trading Performance Analytics
Nasdaq releases the first three products from its new Innovation Lab, designed to help traders refine their trading strategies by comparing them to the market and their peers.
UPDATE: Reference, Market Data Issues Delay Euronext Derivatives Trading
Euronext's derivatives markets spent more than two hours offline as a result of market data dissemination and reference data issues.
BCA Research Adds to Equity Trading Strategy Coverage
Equity analysis platform now covers all equity markets in MSCI World Index.