Emerging Technologies
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…
FISD Nears Final Stages of Data Certification Plans
Data industry association FISD is calling for early adopters to participate in tests of its certification program, which is now nearing the final stages of preparation ahead of going live later this year.
RNA Bolsters Execs, Board
Datacenter virtualization technology provider RNA Networks has bolstered its financial markets and client support expertise, and its boards of directors and advisors with a number of industry veterans.
RNA Taps Execs, Grows Boards
PORTLAND, ORE.-Datacenter virtualization technology provider RNA Networks has bolstered its financial markets and client support expertise, and its boards of directors and advisors with recent hires.
Investment managers underestimate impact of AIFM directive says report
According to a recently published report from BDO, investment managers are failing to perceive the risks associated with the European Union's Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) directive. The survey, which asked investment managers in the UK to…
The new normal
In an exclusive interview with Buy-Side Technology 's sister magazine Credit , Pimco's Bill Gross comments on the high and low points of the past decade, the current dispensation - which he refers to as the 'new normal' - and whether market participants…