Emerging Technologies
ML Bond Index Adds Fitch Ratings
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has added credit ratings content from Fitch Ratings to its ML Bond Market index, as an additional factor in the assessment of investment-grade and speculative-grade bonds.
ITRS Grows Partner Data Interfaces
UK-based application monitoring software vendor ITRS has expanded its partner program to include Caplin Systems, Corvil, Misys, Niksun and VMware, to allow ITRS' Geneos platform to extract data to extract data from the vendors' applications, including…
CQG Adds FastMarkets Metals Data
Denver, Colo.-based data, trading and analytics provider CQG has added London-based FastMarkets' Premium Metals News to the metals market data and trading capabilities already available in CQG's platform.
Pricing Vet Kelsey Moves to Mortgage CRM Vendor
Former Reuters exec Michele Kelsey has joined Vantage Integrated Production, a provider of CRM, workflow and data management tools for mortgage lenders, as regional vice president of sales for the Midwest US, based in New York.
Rimes Appoints New French Head
Renaud Larzilliere has been appointed director general for the French operations of the managed data services vendor, after four years at the company
TriOptima Turns on DTCC Data Link
TriOptima─a provider of post-trade infrastructure, processing and risk management solutions for over-the-counter derivatives, owned by interdealer broker Icap─has gone live with a link to capture market data on OTC derivatives trades reported to the…
Markit Targets APAC Growth as Top Execs Move to Singapore
Kevin Gould and Brad Hunt have been sent to Singapore to help the data vendor capitalize on opportunities that are being created across the Asia-Pacific region as a result of regulatory change
Linedata Reels in Strong for Business Development Role
Paris-headquartered vendor Linedata has announced that Robin Strong has joined the company as its director of business development and client strategy.
Burton-Taylor: Mixed EMEA Data Spend Growth as Bloomberg Closes Gap on Thomson Reuters
Total spend on market data in EMEA reached $9.84 billion (€7.48 billion) in 2012, approximately 38.6 percent of global spend, with the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Scandinavia accounting for two-thirds of demand, according to a new report on EMEA…
Markit’s Gould and Hunt Relocate to Asia-Pac
Markit president and co-founder Kevin Gould has relocated to Singapore to spearhead Markit's expansion in the Asia-Pacific region, the vendor announced today.
Behavioral Indicator Vendor Titan TA Closes
Titan Trading Analytics, the Edmonton, Canada and Atlanta, GA-based provider of trading signals based on behavioral analytics, has shut down as a result of “financial difficulties” and an inability to meet its financial obligations, Inside Market Data…
Aquis, Seeking Transformative Model, Lines Up Partners
London-based, pan-European multilateral trading facility (MTF) Aquis Exchange is embarking on a new approach to its pricing model and capital formation as it awaits final approval from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Hillman to Consult After Leaving LSE
Jarod Hillman, former head of real-time data at the London Stock Exchange Group, who left his position over the summer, is setting up an independent data consultancy to provide market participants among trading venues, redistributors, and consumer firms…
FactSet Buys Revere
FactSet Research Systems has acquired San Francisco-based research and industry classification provider Revere Data for an undisclosed sum.
Code Red Hires President, Preps Expansion
Boston-based research management system provider Code Red has made two executive appointments in preparation for a hiring spree designed to increase the vendor's capacity to win and support larger deals for its Core Red RMS (formerly called Red Alerts)…
Wainwright to Head SAP Financial Biz
Data management and analytics technology provider SAP has named Ross Wainwright global head of financial services industries in Chicago, responsible for the vendor's banking, insurance and capital markets clients worldwide.
Wainwright Takes Over Financial Services Business at SAP
SAP, the Walldorf, Germany-based software company, today announced the appointment of Ross Wainwright as its global head of financial services industries.
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.
SIX Financial Info Taps Savvis for Chicago Datacenter
SIX Financial Information has added a datacenter in Chicago, within a facility operated by datacenter and hosting provider Savvis.
Dion Names Pecker Oz Ops Head
India-headquartered trading and data technology vendor Dion Global Solutions has appointed Rudi Pecker managing director for Australia and New Zealand, responsible for managing and expanding Dion's operations in Australasia.
Activ Calls on Collins to Drive EMEA, Asia Growth
US-based low-latency data provider Activ Financial has appointed Ben Collins, former global sales and marketing director of Morningstar’s Real-Time data business, as director of EMEA sales, to define the vendor’s business strategy and develop its…
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…