Emerging Technologies
29West Buy Boosts Informatica Data Plans
Calif.-based data integration software provider Informatica will integrate the messaging framework of middleware provider 29West-which it bought last week for an undisclosed sum-with its existing platforms to deliver "zero-latency" exchange of data…
Data Volumes Buck Trading Decline in US, Europe
Derivatives market data volumes in the US and Europe have continued to hit new peaks, despite a decline in derivatives trading in the US and Europe during 2009-although higher derivatives trading in Asia-Pacific resulted in flat trading volume growth…
'Avenues' Calls For Centralized Data Utility to Combat MiFID Abuse
A UK-based group of specialist consultants dubbed the Alliance of Independent Advisors to Financial Markets-or Avenues-has called for the creation of a centralized utility to create a pan-European "consolidated tape" of market data from European…
Icap Taps WHSS for Garban Feed Migration
Interdealer broker Icap has enlisted New York-based remote systems monitoring and support provider West Highland Support Services to assist clients migrating to Icap's new IP-based datafeed from its legacy Garban feed, which the broker plans to retire…
Algo Tech Readies Low-Latency Feeds
The new venture of Hirander Misra, former chief operating officer of pan-European multilateral trading facility Chi-X, plans to launch ultra-low-latency market data services by this summer, as part of a suite of services including smart order-routing and…
Working Group Prompts Backdown on Bloomberg Fund Admin Fees
Bloomberg has backed down on plans to introduce new fees for fund administrator clients that use the vendor's data to calculate fund net asset values (NAVs) to their clients, according to members of a working group created by data consumers in response…
Reuters Deal Drives CJC Asia Push
UK-based data consultancy CJC is planning to open offices in Hong Kong and Singapore and hire staff in the Asia-Pacific region, to provide support for Thomson Reuters' hosted service offering and to support CJC's own push into the region.
FTSE, SSE Settle Index Data Dispute
Index provider FTSE and the Shanghai Stock Exchange last week announced they have reached a settlement agreement over unauthorized use of SSE's data by the FTSE Xinhua Index (a joint venture between FTSE and Xinhua Finance) in the creation of futures…
Orc Spins Off FIX Subsidiary
STOCKHOLM-Electronic trading platform and connectivity provider Orc Software recently spun off its FIX business unit into a new subsidiary, according to vendor officials.
Thomson Vets Launch Algo News Venture
Selerity, a start-up run by Thomson Reuters' former director of quantitative news and other former Thomson executives, will this week unveil version 1.0 of the Selerity Platform, a suite of tools and data for identifying, capturing and analyzing real…
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Offshoring: The New Business Case
The reference data market is no longer all about cost-cutting, but firms are always looking at cost-efficiency, and many are under continuous pressure to migrate staff to offshore locations. The maturing offshoring market means firms now have greater…