Data Management
TPI Enlists Matriks as Turkish Data Distributor
Turkish data vendor Matriks Bilgi Dagitim Hizmetleri has signed a deal with Tullett Prebon Information (TPI), the data arm of interdealer broker Tullett Prebon, to distribute TPI's over-the-counter prices on global commodities to its client base of…
SoftSolutions Implements MillenniumIT Protocol for Borsa Italiana Bond Markets
London Stock Exchange-owned Borsa Italiana has rolled out Italian fixed income connectivity and trading software provider SoftSolutions' connectivity suite to support the implementation of the new data protocol from LSE-owned exchange technology provider…
StatPro Gives Asset Managers Access to Nasdaq Index Data on Revolution
Portfolio data and analytics software vendor StatPro is to make more than 41,000 indexes in the Nasdaq Global Index Family available to asset managers via its cloud-based Revolution analytics desktop platform, as a result of joining Nasdaq OMX's Elite…
BNP Paribas Opens Reporting Tool to Agency Lending Clients
BNP Paribas Securities Services has announced that its agency lending clients can now access its interactive reporting solution, Data Navigation Analysis (DNA), and gain better oversight and control over their lending activities.
Numerix, CameronTec Partner for Structured Products RFQ System
Numerix and CameronTec have announced a joint project that allows clients to institute a FIX-based request-for-quote system for over-the-counter structured products, returning a quote in seconds.
Credit Benchmark Raises $7M, Unveils Consensus Ratings Service
London-based Credit Benchmark, a startup provider of consensus credit rating data, has raised $7 million to support the ongoing production rollout of its data service by funding new hires and the opening of a new office in New York.
SGX Unveils PoP at HKEx, Opens Local Derivatives Office
The Singapore Exchange has opened its "liquidity hub" point of presence (PoP) in Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing's datacenter--the first step in a series of moves to facilitate closer cooperation between the exchanges, including setting up PoPs in each…
Data. Broadcast Yourself.
While YouTube might not have any direct links to the financial services industry, Brian Sentance argues that the social media phenomenon’s model, which allows users to control the information they publish and consume, is already emerging across the…
NovaSparks, Thesys Ally for Accelerated Data
French FPGA feed handler and data platform provider NovaSparks and New York-based Thesys Technologies, a provider of low-latency data, trading and risk solutions have integrated their offerings so mutual clients can apply the performance gains of…
Dow Jones' Smith to Head B2B Professional Products
Dow Jones has appointed New York-based Dan Smith head of the vendor's Professional Information Business product team, which covers its DJX terminal, Risk & Compliance offering, Dow Jones Newswires and Factiva.
Lessons of Facebook's Overreach
Financial industry firms should recognize the value of data they collect and analyze, and tread more carefully as a result
Open Platform: The ‘Hidden Tax’ of Index Data
As index use has grown, so have the ways in which entrenched index providers are extracting revenues from licensing their indexes and underlying data. But with cost still a key concern, with the popularity of exchange-traded funds growing, and with…
Chi-X Canada Taps TickSmith for Tick Database
Toronto-based alternative trading system Chi-X Canada plans to roll out an online service for market participants to access its historical trade and quote data within the coming months, using technology developed by Montreal-based historical tick data…
Transparency Becomes Greater Concern In Evaluated Pricing
In a June 4 webcast about transparent pricing, experts in the field explained the different types of information vendors are being asked to provide for due diligence, accounting disclosures and daily price challenges, writes Nicholas Hamilton
Embracing 'Next Best Action' For Data Management
Standard data processing models and tools such as Excel are giving way to greater demand for graphs and more connective and analytical data management methods. Michael Shashoua speaks with Hashmat Rohian, a data scientist for insurer Aviva Canada, about…
World'Vest Base Builds Sharia Index for Egyptian Islamic Finance Association
The Egyptian Islamic Finance Association (EIFA), a Cairo-based Islamic banking organization, has rolled out an index of sharia-compliant Egyptian stocks compiled by company information and research provider World'Vest Base, with the goal of attracting…
Eze Software's Keller on New Cloud Offering
Eze Software Group has launched a new cloud-based offering. The first service receiving the cloud treatment is Eze Data Services, a data hub and integration service that supports position and transaction interfaces.
Shoring Up Sharing Gains in Data Management
Data strategies instituted or revised to ensure accurate tracking of holdings and transactions, and improved overall data quality and data management practices, are dependent on a cultural change in management to allow more data sharing. But that…
Fidessa Launches Trade Affirmation Service for Buy Side
The technology vendor’s new application enables direct trade affirmation between the buy side and sell side
RVS Appoints Elmer New CEO
Rate Validation Services, a provider of benchmark rate pricing services with offices in Singapore, London and Australia, recently named Lachlan Elmer chief executive, following the departure of former CEO Kevin Milne earlier this year.
Thomson Reuters to Step Up UBS Index Data Integration, Post-Acquisition
Thomson Reuters says it will continue to distribute data on the UBS Convertible Indexes via its Eikon terminal, Elektron network and datafeeds, after acquiring the convertible bond benchmarks from UBS, renaming them the Thomson Reuters Convertible…
Informa IS Adds Nasdaq Indexes to Fund Management Platforms
New York-based investment technology provider Informa Investment Solutions, a subsidiary of UK publisher Informa, is adding index data from Nasdaq OMX to its Zephyr StyleAdvisor and PSN Enterprise products, to provide its customer base of consultants and…
Thomson Reuters Renews, Adds to Icap Swaps Data Deal
Thomson Reuters has renewed a long-standing contract to distribute price data on US Treasury bonds and US dollar-denominated interest rate swaps from interdealer broker Icap via the page 19901 service on its Eikon desktop for an undisclosed term, and is…