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Buy-Side to Benefit by FactSet’s Portware Acquisition
Existing buy-side clients set to benefit by acquisition due to FactSet's extended reach, larger headcount, and data assets.
Activ Joins IPC Sytems' Financial Markets Network
IPC is focusing on growing its coverage of market data providers
Velocimetrics Adds Automatic Protocol Discovery Feature to TipOff
The feature will reduce the time, effort and costs associated in manually identifying which market data streams are present in an environment
Fidessa Embarks on Partnership Program, Taps OTAS Technologies For Analytics
The program will provide added value to traders
RSRCHXchange Debuts Real-time Research Portal
The platform has been designed to transform the research procurement process and help then buyside meet MiFID II regulations
Euronext Taps Shanghai Stock Exchange For Chinese Dales Sales
European exchange group Euronext has selected SSE Infonet, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Shanghai Stock Exchange, to act as the exchange's market data provider in China to enhance the visibility and accessibility of Euronext's listed companies,…
Omgeo Service Signs First Global Custodian
Brown Brothers Harriman selects Alert GC Direct
Helaba Selects Quantifi xVA Platform for Counterparty Risk Management
German bank replaces in-house xVA solution for counterparty risk mitigation and management.
Infront Open London Office
Infront, the Oslo-based provider of financial information and trading terminals, has opened an office in the UK's capital.
Infront Targets UK Markets with London Office, Hires Sales Vets
The vendor hopes to offer UK investors an alternative to traditional investors
S&P Capital IQ Unveils Credit Scorecards for Women-Owned Businesses in Emerging Markets
The scorecards will address the $287 billion lending gap for women in emerging markets
BBH Enhances Settlement Functions via Omgeo Hook-Up
Brown Brothers Harriman becomes the first global custodian to go live on Omgeo’s ALERT GC Direct service.
Ronin Spin-Off Rival Preps Derivs Feeds
Chicago-based derivatives trading software startup Rival Systems, which was spun out of Chicago proprietary trading firm Ronin Capital six months ago, will add market data from a range of global exchanges to its Rival Trader derivatives trading and risk…
OpenFin Floats Version 5.0 of HTML5 Container Software
The container allows developers to leverage HTML5 tools within data applications written in other code.
With Order, CFTC Officially Deems Bitcoin a Regulated Commodity
Action against Coinflip establishes that virtual currencies and their derivatives must comply with Commodity Exchange Act.
MTS Expands Delivery Options for B2Scan Bond Inventory Data
B2Scan's bond inventory data can now be accessed via APIs and downloads from MTS in addition to B2Scan's portal.
The Waters Weekly Wrap: September 14-18
Each Friday, Waters editors and journalists pull together a quick-hit series of the best analysis pieces, features, and video interviews from across the five brands-just in case you missed them.
Rabobank Picks Bloomberg for Basel III
Liquidity rules apply in Europe from 1 October
EFIS 2015: CDO Panel Says Data Quality Needs Board-Level Sponsors
Good data governance rests with the entire organization, not just the CDO, panelists said.
Airex Adds InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis to Online Content Mart
The vendor joins a growing range of sentiment providers on Airex's platform.
UPDATE: Symphony Unveils Content Partners, Icap Plans Rollout to "Thousands" of Brokers
Icap is currently beta testing the platform, and plans to roll it out to the broker's front office "immediately."
EFIS 2015: Automation Key, But People Trump Tech for Governance
Processes remain important for implementing data governance, but it's human beings who set and implement them.
Nicola Hortin Joins AxiomSL
Company appoints new head of regulatory analysis team
EFIS 2015: After Cuts, Regulations, Firms Eye Smart Analytics as New Frontier
Innovation overall may have slowed as firms focus on cost and regulation, but smart analytics are gaining ground.