Data Management
Wind Info Wraps Global Macro Data
Chinese data vendor Wind Information is making the final additions to the global macroeconomic data module of its Wind Economic Database, launched last year, to complement the database's existing modules for Chinese macroeconomic data and Chinese…
Will China Go with the Flow?
With under-utilized capital delivering minimal returns in a depressed financial market, emerging economies such as China could see an even greater inflow of funds, prompting demand for data and tools that track these capital flows. By Simon Ringrose and…
Roberts Group Unveils Data Management Dashboard
Market data inventory and cost management service provider The Roberts Group has rolled out a new release of its Financial Information Tracking System (FITS), with new features that provide greater transparency into data spend and more tools to automate…
Pink OTC Markets Readies New Data Repository
New York-based Pink OTC Markets, operator of the Pink Sheets and OTCQX over-the-counter equity markets, is preparing to migrate storage of its quote data to a new data warehouse that the group has already rolled out for some of its market and reference…
Marching to the Beat of a Different Drum
As international data vendors clamor for a slice of the Chinese marketplace, local vendors are coming under pressure to supplement low-margin strategies with value-added content and analytics, and partnerships to enable expansion throughout and beyond…
Bombay Stock Exchange to Carry USE Data
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) is preparing to disseminate real-time derivatives data from start-up derivatives exchange the United Stock Exchange of India (USE) via BSE's feed infrastructure, pending exchange approval for USE from the Indian regulator,…
Industry Clamors for Regulatory Clarity
NEW YORK-The "two-tiered" market identified by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Mary Schapiro in an address to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (Sifma) annual meeting in New York on Oct. 27 is in fact a three…
SEC Takes Multi-faceted Approach on Market Reform
NEW YORK-The ardor for a wholesale regulatory restructuring in the financial industry appears to have cooled, focusing on points where there is widespread agreement throughout the financial industry that measures are necessary to restore trust among…
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Putting Data on the Radar
Data tagging standard XBRL is gaining increased momentum, with exchanges around the world discussing the future potential of standardization efforts aimed at increased transparency and improved efficiency. Tine Thoresen reports