Data Management
eVestment Integrates Morningstar Data into Analytics Tools
Data from Chicago-based investment research and data provider Morningstar is now available via fund management software provider eVestment's analytics solutions suite, including its PerTrac and Fundspire systems.
HSBC CDO Defines Value Of Data Chain
HSBC data executive Tarrill Baker defines structures for data management and finds worth in hierarchies. She speaks with Michael Shashoua about how this is achieved and when automation is useful
Regis-TR and TriOptima Partner on Portfolio Reconciliation
TriOptima and Regis-TR have announced that they will provide portfolio reconciliation of the latter's trade repository data with that in the triResolve service.
AlphaSense Adds International Filings Search
San Francisco-based AlphaSense, a provider of tools for searching and extracting unstructured financial data from corporate documents and filings, has expanded its indexed content set with international company data in response to client demand for data…
VWD Adds S&P Bond Ratings to Terminal
German data vendor VWD has added credit ratings on bonds from Standard and Poor’s to its Market Manager market data terminal, in response to demand from clients in continental Europe for additional information to support their investment and risk…
Swift App To Help Firms Confirm Trades Electronically
The Affirmations app allows users to view the details of their trades on a single screen, where they can confirm them electronically, as recommended by the European Market Infrastructure Regulation
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.
