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UPDATE: Moody’s Buys Company Data Vendor BvD for €3 Billion
Bureau van Dijk’s platform will be integrated into Moody’s Analytics’ suite of risk management solutions.
Money.Net Bolsters News Content with Dataminr, MT Newswires Upgrade
Money.Net says the Dataminr content will fill a gap in the market for social media data that is not being addressed by other terminal vendors.
Misys Releases AI Functionality for Trade Validations
The component helps financial institutions spot booking errors, anomalies and unusual activity with machine learning.
After ECC, EEX Clearing Rollout, KB Tech Eyes Data Deals
KB Tech's initial deal with ECC covers post-trade and clearing-related data, though, this may expand to other areas in future.
Oppenheimer Expands GoldenSource Deal to Hosted Services for KYC, AML
New York-based investment bank and fund manager Oppenheimer & Co has begun using hosted data management services from enterprise data management platform provider GoldenSource in conjunction with its existing in-house deployed installation of the vendor…
Finra to Sunset Oats Over a Two-Year Period
Shutting down Oats may take two years and depend on CAT data accuracy.
NEX Launches EBS JPY Benchmark Index
Benchmark will provide price information for the dollar-yen rate during Japanese trading hours.
xCelor, Ciara Ally for High-Frequency On-Server Feed Handling, Book Building
Officials say the integration will eliminate latency associated with the processes of book-building from market data feeds.
Opus Debuts Resolve KYC, Entity Data Management API
The Resolve API will make it easier for users to search for and validate company information from a range of data sources.
Thomson Reuters Adds S&P Transcripts Content
The agreement will provide Thomson Reuters' clients with access to tagged and machine-readable corporate events transcripts data from S&P.
Wolters Kluwer Adds Finance, Risk Market Manager in APAC
Officials say Ahmed's experience in addressing IFRS 9 will support the vendor's growing business in the region.
Horizon Expands Platform with Algo Trading Templates
The new strategy templates are fully customizable, giving in-house capabilities to an outsourced solution.
European Commission Puts €500,000 Into ‘Blockchain Observatory'
The project is designed to provide a further understanding of distributed-ledger technology and its impact on financial services.
Cinnober Acquires Surveillance Vendor Ancoa Software Out of Administration
UK-based surveillance technology provider bought out of administration after failing to secure necessary funding.
LiquidityBook Adds Les Vital to POEMS Team
Vital served stints at Broadridge, Eze Software and Morgan Stanley.
Thesys Moves Forward with CAT, Signs Contract with SROs
According to regulatory filings, the CAT will cost the industry $50.7 million for the fiscal year beginning November 2016.
Web Financial Nabs Naumann to Expand North American Footprint
Naumann's hire follows the appointment of former YCharts and Morningstar exec Jeremy Diamond in Chicago a year ago.
BME Grows Real-Time Index Offering
The new index series will be calculated and disseminated in real time from June 1.
ICE Partners with NPL for Atomic Timestamping
Intercontinental Exchange has linked up with UK's National Physical Laboratory to ensure co-location customers at its Basildon datacenter, home to its European derivatives exchange, meet MiFID II timestamping requirements.
Rival Systems Taps QuantHouse for Ultra-Low Latency Market Data Feed
Rival Systems has integrated QuantFEED into its Rival Trader and Rival API platforms as it looks to expand into equities.
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2017: All the Winners and Why they Won
The two final categories of this year's Sell-Side Technology Awards ─ best overall sell-side product for 2017 and best sell-side technology provider for 2017 ─ were won by Nasdaq and IHS Markit, respectively.
Sapient Launches Client Connect as Managed Service
Sapient says Client Connect will help firms automate many client-facing responsibilities and reallocate people for better efficiency.
OpenFin Looks to Grow Developer Usage with Community Edition, Open-Source Rollouts
Mazy Dar speaks with Waters about the company’s new Community Edition offering and its decision to open source its core platform.
Thomson Reuters Bows API for Desktop Apps to Access Eikon Data
The Side-by-Side Integration API will allow users and third-party application developers to incorporate content from Eikon into other applications used alongside the workstation on clients' desktops.