Data Management
FTSE Readies New Reporting Mechanism
London Stock Exchange Group-owned index provider FTSE is introducing a new reporting mechanism for firms that consume its index data via third-party distributors, requiring firms to be pre-authorized by FTSE to use the data for specific purposes --…
Rimes Opens Singapore Office
Thomas Gooding has been chosen to head the new office, established to help the managed data services provider build stronger relationships with Asian buy-side firms
Options Builds Hosted Feed Reporting Platform
Managed infrastructure and private cloud provider Options (formerly Options IT) has developed a hosted reporting and entitlements platform to help the vendor and its clients report data consumption in compliance with exchanges' reporting policies, while…
Interactive Data Explores Demand for Country of Risk Information
The data vendor is investigating whether it has access to the data needed to produce country of risk information, after the challenges associated with this category of risk were highlighted during its inaugural Reference Data Advisory Group meeting
Solving The Data Management Puzzle
Developing data governance plans requires definitions, improvements in data quality and modeling, and consideration of authority for data operations. Michael Shashoua looks at how all these pieces may fit together
IRD's Editor on CDO Effectiveness
Chief data officers have to get business and technology staffs to work together, and also rely on getting clout within their firms.
The Secrets of CDO Success
Naming chief data officers is starting to catch on among financial services firms, but it remains to be seen what authority and effectiveness they will have. CDOs will need cooperation from both C-level colleagues and firms' staffs
Interactive Data Tackles ETF Uncertainty With Vanguard Deal
Last month, Interactive Data announced a deal with Vanguard Asset Management, supporting the firm's European-domiciled exchange-traded fund (ETF) activities with indicative net-asset value (iNAV) calculations.