Data Management
MarketAxess to Expand Xtrakter Data, Post-Acquisition
MarketAxess mulls expanding Xtrakter's market data services as part of acquisition
Drilling Down On Benchmarks
Buy-side firms are scrutinizing their benchmark data sourcing more closely to ensure more accurate performance reporting and attribution, according to officials and leading service providers participating in an industry discussion. Michael Shashoua…
Bottling Other Industries’ Expertise
It is widely acknowledged that data management in the capital markets is less advanced than other industries, but what are the reasons for the difference? The retail, telecommunications and energy industries have some lessons to teach, Nicholas Hamilton…
Frankfurt Summit: Panel Cites Data Quality, IT and Client Confidence as Valuations, Pricing Challenges
Reliable data, technology, models and trust are key issues for users and providers of evaluated prices
Update: Nasdaq Eyes Index Growth with Acquisition of Mergent Index Biz
Deal will expand Nasdaq's custom and thematic indexes, significantly increasing assets under management linked to its index families.
KLP Asset Management Chooses Quantifi for Interest Rate Derivatives
Nordic investment management firm KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS (KLP Asset Management) is using Quantifi's technology for risk management and the pricing of interest rate derivatives.
Vanguard's Benchmark Shift Influencing Others
Vanguard Group's switch away from MSCI benchmarks due to their cost could change how other benchmark and index data users think about where they go for the data, according to a consultancy serving 200 member firms
James Brearley Selects SIX for Data
UK firm taps SIX FinancialInfo to provide pricing and reference data
Data Volume, Velocity Necessitates In-Motion Analytics
David Wallace, global financial services marketing manager at Cary, NC-headquartered analytics provider SAS, says firms need in-motion analytics if they are to cope with the sheer volume and velocity of data today.
Building Blocks The Evolving State of Datacenters
While datacenters are an accepted part of the technology landscape, they’re remarkably inflexible and expensive by nature. But new technologies such as modular datacenters and financial extranets are beginning to uproot the traditional buy-and-build…
Maximized Analysis
The ability to grasp big data and gain competitive advantage based on how a firm manages and leverages that data will differentiate financial institutions, says Barbara Ridpath, of the International Centre for Financial Regulation
Open Platform: To Tame the ‘Zoo’ of Market Data, First Tame the Metadata Monster
With rising volumes of market data, the cost of onboarding client transaction data can be a barrier to firms looking to expand client business. However, a strategy that crosses the boundaries of market and reference data to create an extensive and…