Data Management
Fidelity Sells Asset Control To Marlin
Marlin Equity Partners has acquired the data provider, paving the way for strategic planning to continue at Asset Control
Tech Mahindra Launches Data Platform
The data services provider acquired technology from UBS and has in turn signed on the bank as the first user of the new service.
Managing Data For Efficiency and Cost
Fidelity ActionsXchange’s Deborah Culhane describes the benefits of a data-centric approach to regulatory compliance, and advises on how to evaluate the sustainability of outsourcing for data services
Nasdaq Preps US Feed Changes
Exchange group Nasdaq OMX is launching new feeds for its equities, futures, BX and PSX markets, in a effort to replace legacy technology with higher performance alternatives.
On the Record: Mercado Keeps it ‘Simple'
Emilio Mercado has spent the bulk of his career working for market data vendors. Now, he's working for himself, running his own vendor, Simplified Financial Information, and aiming to simplify how firms manage market data usage and infrastructure, when…
First, React: Systems Performance Should Be Visually Evident, Not Contractual
Data tells the tale of what markets are doing, what's aberrant, and why rarely, if sometimes spectacularly, things go wrong. Systems performance tools provide those signals, just as exchange venues provide tick data. Firms are beginning to figure out how…
IRD's Editor on Harnessing Big Data
Author Douglas Rushkoff advocates "personifying" the management of big data. What path will the financial industry take?
OpenGamma, Risk Focus Partner on Risk Management Distribution
Software provider OpenGamma and consultancy Risk Focus will distribute real-time risk management services that support customized systems for users.
Private Equity Data Alliance AltExchange Grows Membership
The consortium of general (GPs), limited partners (LPs), industry groups, as well as technology provider eFront, which officially launched in May, has seen significant interest across private equity, but especially from larger GPs.
Soul of a New Data Machine
Ideas about how to harness the power of big data for data management purposes can come from unlikely sources. A conversation between an author and a podcaster inspires consideration of the value of human assessment in big data processes
DTCC To Integrate Services From Full Ownership Of Omgeo
Post-trade processing services provider DTCC says buying out Thomson Reuters' half ownership stake in Omgeo will promote DTCC's expansion, through Omgeo's 6,500 clients and 80 technology partners in 52 countries
Data Quality, Usage Issues Increasing, Survey Finds
Data quality is lacking and usage fees for data management tools are becoming more prominent areas of concern for the financial services industry, concludes a Deloitte report based on surveys of financial services professionals and additional research
