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Tradeweb Adds FlexRFQ Functionality
FlexRFQ allows users to approach more traders without shutting down their initial inquiry
Icap's EBS BrokerTec Inks Deal With China's CFETS
The company will open an office and development center in China as part of the deal.
Survey Finds Data Silos Still Prevalent
Interest in becoming fully centralized ranks low in responses
Numerix Buys R2 Code Copy from S&P to Fuel Response to Banks’ ‘Transformation’ Efforts
The deal is one step towards the vendor being better able to serve the "transformation" trend unfolding among its clients.
Users Brace for S&P–SNL Fee Increases
S&P is telling clients that it plans to move its price structure to enterprise licenses, which will likely result in fee increases, sources say.
RS Metrics Preps Comparative Analysis Tool, New Factories Data
The new tool allows users to take RS Metrics' data calculated based on ariel images and compare it to rival businesses to determine the potential price impact on both companies.
GreenKey Taps OpenFin HTML5 Container
OpenFin's HTML5 container allows GreenKey's platform to support compliant voice and text communications from within a browser.
Euronext Preps Fee-Free European Indexes
Euronext will not charge firms to license the indexes, providing that they are using the indexes to create new investment products.
Swift CEO Says There Will Be Changes In Messaging Service Following Breaches, Reports
Gottfried Leibbrandt spoke about a variety of changes being made to Swift following cybercriminals stealing $81 million from Bangladesh's central bank, according to multiple media reports.
LSE, Deutsche Börse Outline Role of Data, Indexes in Merger Deal
Information services and indexes are expected to contribute 25 percent of the merged exchange group's revenues, five years after the merger is complete.
Greenwich: Firms Spend $1.2 Bn/Year on Consolidated Data
The study shows that consolidated feed usage continues to grow to serve business expansion and regulatory needs, and is more widely used than much-hyped ultra-low-latency feeds.
OTAS Clients Get WSH Earnings, Events Data
The addition of Wall Street Horizon's earnings, dividend, expiration and investor conference date information will allow OTAS' clients to make faster decisions.
Celoxica Locks In O'Connor for Chicago
The trading technology sales and trading veteran will be responsible for the vendor's North American sales beyond the East coast.
InvestSoft Execs Take Senior Fixed Income Roles at Morningstar
Founder Al Roitfarb and CEO Todd Roitfarb will both take on roles in Morningstar's fixed income business, following its acquisition of their company, InvestSoft.
SEC Bolsters Cyber Department with Promotion of Hetner
Christopher Hetner joined the SEC in January 2015. He is GE Capital's former CISO.
Morningstar Buys InvestSoft to Boost Bond Analytics
The acquisition was driven by customer demand for "more robust" fixed income analytics capabilities, Morningstar officials say.
Open Text Closes In on Recommind Buy
The vendors expect the acquisition to close in the first quarter of 2017.
AIM Software Appoints Gayatri Raman
New hire to lead company as as managing director and chief operating officer
Valuations Could Rise to C-Level Oversight
US regulators' next move will be to require instituting chief valuation officer role
Union Bank of India chooses AxiomSL's XBRL solution
Provider helps with regulatory reporting in the UK
FlexTrade Partners with RSRCHXchange for MiFID II Compliance
FlexTrade has added a separate research function to its EMS
EJF Capital Taps Arcesium for Middle- & Back-Office Functions
EJF manages $4.9 billion in assets; DE Shaw and Blackstone Alternative Asset Management are also clients of Arcesium.
Taifex Taps Deutsche Börse for International Data Licensing
Deutsche Börse already provides licensing for other exchanges, including BSE India, and the Irish and Bulgarian stock exchanges.
BvD Unveils Next-Gen Database Interface
The new interface will make it easier for users to find data on companies listed in BvD's Fame and Orbis databases, officials say.