Data Management
Data Head Jones Departs BarCap
Jones spent a combined 22 years at Barclays and UBS in data and technology management roles.
SmartTrade Launches Blockchain Post-Trade Solution
Hosted clients can subscribe to the global service and access it through an open API.
B3 Launches Early Closing and Reference Data Service
Financial infrastructure vendor B3 bows UP2DATA, a service that provides early financial information with an eye on facilitating automation.
Twitter, Neudata’s Morse Joins AI Banking ‘Assistant’ Finn.ai
Morse, a former speaker on social media usage and alternative data at IMD's North American Financial Information Summit, will help Finn.ai grow its "strategic" accounts business.
Options Offers NYSE Integrated Feed in Co-Los
By making NYSE's Integrated Feed available via its managed connectivity platform, officials say the vendor now supports NYSE's entire suite of datafeeds.
IHS Markit Teams With Cambridge Blockchain for Improved KYC Functionality
The pairing was spurred on, in part, by the looming General Data Protection Rule, which is due to go into effect in Europe later this year.
Thomson Reuters, Blackstone Agree $20B Financial & Risk Unit Spin-Off
Thomson Reuters has agreed to sell its Financial & Risk unit to a new company minority-owned by the vendor and majority owned by a consortium led by Blackstone Group.
TRG Licenses DART Terminal Usage Tracking Capabilities from Vela
Under the deal, TRG will sell Vela's DART Terminal Usage Analytics tool, though Vela will continue to provide support services and ongoing development.
Exchange Data International Joins QuantHouse API Ecosystem
Data entering the ecosystem will be normalized, ensuring services are distributed throughout QuantHouse’s ecosystem community.
Duco to Open Asia Office, Enhance Product Offering After $28 Million Investment
The investment will help Duco grow its staff by about 140 percent and incorporate machine-learning tools into its offering.
Smartkarma Opens NY Office for US Push
The office and hire of industry veteran Warren Yeh will boost takeup of Smartkarma's Asia-focused research in North America.
TradeData Bows Historical Symbology Archive for Regulatory Analysis
Euromoney TradaData’s Forensyx service helps regulators investigate historical transaction reports.
Nasdaq Blames Network Issues for Friday Options Data Outages
Following the days' outages and failing over its network switch, Nasdaq said its systems were operating normally.
Industry Fears Neutered CAT in 2018
The SEC’s Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) of US equities trade data hit a fresh snag in late 2017, missing a major deadline for reporting, blaming insufficient cyber defenses. As it marches into another crucial year, Tim Bourgaize Murray reports on the…
BMO InvestorLine Adds OTC Markets Data for Canadian Investors
Officials say the move will make it easier for Canadian investors to identify investment opportunities and trade on OTC Markets in the US.
Irish Stock Exchange Becomes Ireland's First LOU
The exchange can now issue, renew and update LEIs via its online services website, ISEdirect.
Hanweck Bows Options-Derived Stock Borrowing Signal
Hanweck officials say the tool will deliver a real-time dataset on stock borrowing activity, where information has traditionally been opaque and delivered only daily.
Regulatory Compliance Lessons from The Merchant of Venice
Key Information Documents—mandatory under new regulations—are coming in for criticism. Jamie Hyman asks whether compliance managers might have to decide between obeying the letter and the spirit of the law.
Vanguard Pilots Blockchain for Index Data Management
While blockchain has not quite lived up to its hype as the replacement for almost every part of the trading lifecycle, financial firms are finding it useful in managing some of the “less-sexy” and data-heavy processes that most firms have to carry out…
DTCC Taps Taskize for Speedy Post-Trade Solutions
Post-trade market infrastructure provider leverages Taskize technology to help users quickly resolve trade exceptions.
Visible Alpha Raises $38M from Banks
The new investment brings the total funding raised by Visible Alpha in the last three years to almost $70 million.
Goldman Leads $38 Million Funding Round for Visible Alpha
Fintech firm to complete integration of Alpha Exchange and expand into Europe and Asia, with eye on potential further acquisitions.
Bermuda Stock Exchange Confirms Status as LEI Issuer
The exchange is able to issue LEIs to listed and unlisted Bermuda-domiciled companies.
ICE Launches Cryptocurrency Data Feed
Consolidated data feed will provide real-time trade information on six cryptocurrencies.