Data Management
UTP Votes to Adopt Nasdaq SIP Recommendations
The UTP Operating Committee, the industry body that oversees the administration of the consolidated feed of quote and trade data on Nasdaq-listed stocks─known as Tape C or the Unlisted Trading Privileges (UTP) Plan─has approved recommendations put…
IBOR I/O
Responsibility for operation of an Investment Book of Record (IBOR) will have to be shared by front and back offices, with both keeping their eye on the data deposited and withdrawn from the system
TraderMade Bows iMaverick Web Charts, Commentary
UK-based foreign exchange charting and analytics display vendor Tradermade has created a lightweight version of its Maverick analytics desktop, dubbed iMaverick, which can be accessed entirely online via its website, in response to tough market…
Exchange Data Revenues Run Gambit of Gains and Losses
Major exchanges reported a mixed bag of fourth-quarter financial results, with some reporting spectacular gains as a result of acquisitions and new initiatives, and others reporting lower revenues from data sales as a result of fewer subscriber numbers.
Chaikin Completes ETF Data Addition to Desktop, iPad App
Philadelphia-based investment analytics provider Chaikin Analytics has completed the rollout of data on more than 1,500 exchange-traded funds onto its desktop display tool and iPad app.
OTC Markets, Nasdaq Ally on Company News Distribution
New York-based over the counter equities exchange OTC Markets Group has struck an agreement with Nasdaq OMX to integrate its OTC Disclosure & News Service with Nasdaq's GlobeNewswire corporate news distribution platform for Nasdaq-listed companies,…
Markit EDM Signs $300bn Asset Manager As First Chinese Client
China Life Asset Management Company, the largest institutional investor in China's capital markets, has become the enterprise data management software vendor's first Chinese client, after it introduced a number of enhancements to meet local requirements
EMIR and Wikis: A Wealth of Data
Reporting requirement aspects of European EMIR regulation are spurring service provider offerings, along with concerns about legal entity identifier issuance. Also, wikis present a data sourcing choice for the industry.
Interactive Data Responds to Asia Demand
The pricing and data services provider rolled out a new version of its Vantage platform responding to Asia-Pacific clients' need for bonds and swaps data from other global regions
SunGard Extends Asset Arena with Data Connect
The new cloud-based solution will provide enhanced order processing and control for hedge fund managers, private equity firms, and fund administrators.
The Devil is in the Data
It all sounds rather impressive, doesn’t it? I mean, Quantum Dawn, Waking Shark; these large-scale simulations of cyber-assault on the infrastructure of the City and Wall Street.
Interactive Data Deploys Vantage Pricing Platform in Asia
Interactive Data has begun rolling out the latest version of its web-based Vantage fixed income price discovery and evaluated pricing application to clients in the Asia-Pacific region, after adding content during 2013 in response to feedback on client…
For IBOR, Pick a Definition and Stick To It
For firms that embark on an investment book of record (IBOR) implementation, the first step is to develop a clear internal definition of what an IBOR is, because an industry consensus does not exist.
Nous Bows Crowd-Sourced Investor Sentiment Data
Startup trading application and data provider Nous will next week unveil a feed of crowd-sourced data aimed at banks and hedge funds that delivers a view of investor sentiment based on the trading decisions of investors using the vendor's mobile app…
Satherlund Hangs her Hat on Hatstand
Martina Satherlund has joined IT consultancy Hatstand as principal market data consultant, serving as a project manager for client engagements, covering market and reference data projects including cost optimization, exchange and vendor audits, desktop…
Isda Launches SwapsInfo
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (Isda) has announced the launch of SwapsInfo, a public-facing website designed to provide information on trade data for available markets.
Advent Incorporates Fincad Analytics
Advent Software has announced that Fincad Analytics will be integrated across its product lines.
Four Drivers to Develop an IBOR
At this week's IBOR Breakfast Briefing, consultant Barry Chester laid out four key drivers for establishing an investment book of record (IBOR).
IRD's Senior Reporter on Wiki's Role in Data Management
Nicholas Hamilton discusses how wiki technology can be used for data management in the financial industry
MarketAxess Bows European BASI Liquidity Measure
New York-based fixed income marketplace operator MarketAxess launched a new indicator on Thursday, Feb. 6 called the European Bid-Ask Spread Index (BASI), which tracks liquidity in the European corporate bond market by comparing the prices of actively…
Tabb Report: Illiquid Bond Pricing is "World's Most Complex Sudoku Puzzle"
The data industry must work harder to improve pricing of illiquid fixed income asset classes by harnessing contextual data to understand instruments, particularly as demand continues to rise for intraday and real-time pricing, according to a report…
BMO Asset Management Adds IBOR
The firm has completed a multi-year effort to implement an investment book of record system.
Time to Set Data Quality in Motion
Most data governance programs pay inadequate attention to the quality of data when it is motion, but this oversight can be corrected, writes Angsuman Dutta, senior vice president of professional services at Infogix
Quality Time for Counterparty Data
A recent report by an international group of market supervisors has expressed concern about firms’ ability to report on their counterparties. Why does this area of data management remain so challenging and what should firms do to a get a handle on it,…