Data Management
Why Collaboration Is Key
Quality data management—taking on challenges as varied as centralizing data, bridging data gaps, regulatory compliance, establishing identifiers and more—all depends on promoting functional collaboration.
Choosing Data Governance Battles
New regulations and pressure to reduce costs are creating greater awareness of the importance of effective data governance. However, careful planning is still needed to win support for projects and to ensure their success, writes Nicholas Hamilton
A Transparent View of Pricing
As transparency becomes a key requirement in the pricing and valuations space, financial firms have many questions for their vendors about input data, market color and pricing methodologies, writes Nicholas Hamilton
ISI-EM Revamps EMIS Data Platform, Launches EMIS Pro
Emerging markets data provider ISI Emerging Markets has launched a version of its Emerging Markets Information Service (EMIS) data platform aimed at professionals in financial firms' front offices and in roles supporting trading, dubbed EMIS Pro, and has…
Cowen Eyes Broader Rollout for Predictive Analytics
New York-based investment bank Cowen Group is preparing to roll out the next phase of its short-term alpha model as a standalone service to a broader base of traders beyond its existing brokerage clients, having already rolled out the model-a score that…
IBOR Breakfast Briefing: Good Governance Essential for Success
Panelists at a breakfast briefing that covered the investment book of record (IBOR), hosted by Waters, debated the key aspects of the technology itself, saying that any IBOR system requires a layer of data governance in order to be successful.
Aquis Exchange Clients Get Data Access via TMX Atrium Network
Newly launched pan-European trading venue Aquis Exchange has joined the network of TMX Atrium, the network provider subsidiary of Canadian exchange group TMX, allowing trading firms to access market data from Aquis and trade on its marketplace.
Evaluated Pricing Head Blance Leaves SIX
Ian Blance has left SIX Financial Information after almost four years as head of its evaluated pricing business, and has returned to independent consulting. Mirko Silvestri fills Blance's former role at SIX.
Jefferies Selects Bloomberg Vault for Information Management
Investment bank Jefferies has selected Bloomberg Vault to handle its enterprise information management requirements, ahead of incoming regulatory obligations regarding record keeping and data retrieval.
GMEX Launches Trade Reporting Service, Mulls Data, Analytics
GMEX Technologies, the wholly-owned technology subsidiary of Global Markets Exchange Group, the derivatives exchange operator and consultancy established by former Chi-X Europe co-founder and chief operating officer Hirander Misra and industry veteran VJ…
IBOR Breakfast Briefing: People and Patronage Part of the Puzzle
Panelists at Waters' recent breakfast briefing on the investment book of record (IBOR), discussed practical methods of implementing an IBOR system at a buy-side firm, saying that while technology is important, the key to a successful project is often the…
Charles River Adds ‘The Yield Book' to IMS
Charles River has added real-time mortgage analytics from The Yield Book into its investment management solution, Charles River IMS, in an effort to grow its fixed income decision-making capabilities.
Markit Lands BBVA Asset Management for EDM
BBVA Asset Management has selected Markit's enterprise data management (EDM) platform in an effort to cut costs by streamlining its operations, while minimizing operational risk, according to Daniel Simpson, managing director and head of enterprise…
IBOR Breakfast Briefing: Buy versus Build Debate Rages On
Panelists at a breakfast briefing on the investment book of record (IBOR), hosted by Waters, typified the continuing debate over how an IBOR system should be delivered at investment firms, with some praising the vendor route, and others claiming that the…
SBI Securities Adopts MarketPrizm Low-Latency Feed
London-based market data and trading infrastructure services provider MarketPrizm will provide normalized feeds of market data from the Japan Exchange Group's TSE FLEX platform and from private trading system SBI Japannext to SBI Securities, Japan's…
eVestment Adds HFR Hedge Fund Data
Atlanta, GA-based investment analytics software vendor eVestment is integrating alternative investment data and indexes from Hedge Fund Research-a Chicago-based provider of hedge fund industry databases, reports and indexes-into its suite of analytics…
Morningstar Unveils UK Passive Funds Analyst Ratings
Chicago-based data and investment research provider Morningstar's UK subsidiary has launched a proprietary set of analyst ratings for passive funds, initially covering 25 of the most popular index funds in the UK.
BBVA Chooses Markit EDM For Spanish, Mexican Data Hubs
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Asset Management will use the locally installed version of the Markit Enterprise Data Management platform to create data management hubs in Spain and Mexico
IBOR Breakfast Briefing: Projects Should Make a Firm Feel ‘Small’
Jon Rushman, professor of practice in the finance group at Warwick University Business School, said in his keynote address to an investment book of record (IBOR) breakfast briefing hosted by Waters, that the central idea behind an IBOR is making a…
The Perils of Data Outsourcing
Dublin-based consultant Michael McMorrow finds lessons for the financial industry in a consumer purchase data security scandal close to home
Aite Report: Alternative Data, Visualization, Historical Analysis Top Buy-Side Wish List
Hedge funds and asset managers are integrating middle-office datasets into their front-office portfolio management workflows to support investment decisions, and are seeking more interactive ways to view and manipulate data, according to a report…
Considering Trends and Milestones
High-net-worth investors' data management needs and less reliance on multiple tactical data solutions could shape data management plans in the new year
BATS Chi-X Touts 2014 Data Price Cap, BXTR Reporting as Basis for EU Tape
BATS Chi-X Europe has pledged not to increase market data fees in 2014 for its US and European subscribers, following several well-publicized fee increases at regional exchanges, including the London Stock Exchange, which notified clients in October of a…
Data Governance Webcast: Accepting Accountability
If last year’s industry buzzwords were “big” and “data,” this year is all about data governance — the variables that all financial services firms need to develop and implement in order to improve the accuracy, transparency and accountability around their…