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SGX-NSE Showdown Outcome May Have Roots in Prior Suit
In its battle with India's exchanges, SGX may be able to use a judgment in a previous disagreement between ICE and Nymex.
Facebook Data Chief: Data Drives Convergence and Opportunity
At the WatersTechnology North American Financial information Summit, Facebook’s Stephen Harris said data can help in identifying and understanding convergence opportunities.
Smartkarma Debuts Accelerator for Independent Research
Boost Research will aim to support sell-side veterans who set up their own shops.
QuantConnect Creates Tool to Develop, Share Algorithms
Through the Algorithm Framework, quants can use plug-and-play algorithms from across QuantConnect's user base.
Ex-Bloomberg’s Sorenson Founds Fintech, Data Consulting Business
The former Bloomberg veteran will help vendors focus on "product vision."
NYSE Promotes Cunningham to President
COO to take top spot this week as Farley departs.
Horizon Software Sets Eyes on Indonesia
Vendor aims to expand into Indonesia’s growing market in 2018 and is currently working with a number of institutions in the country’s capital markets and ETFs.
Finastra Adds Fiesel as MD of Capital Markets, Americas
Jim Fiesel has held roles at Calypso, Tradeweb and Bloomberg.
Tolat Joins TradAir as CEO
Former Integral, EBS executive joins FX trading platform.
MSCI Lands Lin to Grow Asia-Pac Business
Lin has more than 20 years' experience in senior roles at asset management firms across the Asia-Pacific region.
Avelacom Adds Second Warsaw PoP for Low-Latency WSE Connectivity
The new PoP in Warsaw's Altman datacenter will allow clients to co-locate in the same facility as the Warsaw Stock Exchange and local market participants.
Encompass Eyes More Asia Partners for KYC Risk Data
Encompass’ recent deal with Wanda Credit Service will provide clients with access to information for assessing customer risk that has traditionally been a challenge to obtain in China.
Experts Warn on Buying into Regtech Hype
Long-term views and collaboration, rather than flashy tech, is the key to a successful program of compliance, panelists at BST Europe say.
Goldman Sachs Exec: While Valuable, Alternative Data Still Poses Challenges
There is no "golden nugget" of information that will unlock value; the entire workflow is important, according to Goldman Sachs' Javier Rodriguez-Alarcon.
Axioma, Abel Noser Partner for Liquidity Reporting Solution
The solution will be integrated into Axioma's end-to-end regulatory reporting platform.
Dirty Data Poses Problems for AI's Development
Buy-side CTO warns of fake data and biases, while stressing the need for compliance surveillance, in the world of AI technology.
Cloud Security Turns from Road Block to Selling Point for Asset Managers
The increasing sophistication of security operations at cloud providers are outstripping what small firms can do in-house, buy-side executives say.
ESG Data Specialist TruValue Labs Secures $13.6 Million in New Funding
The San Francisco-based company will use the investment to expand its language coverage and its AI-driven predictive analytics.
Germany’s RSU Taps GoldenSource for Shared Landesbank Data Service
The RSU-GoldenSource service will allow participating German regional banks to use a multi-tenant, shared model to serve the needs of most of their reference pricing data.
Don't Overstep the 'Creepy Line' When It Comes to GDPR
ING data chief says as firms comply with GDPR, they must be ethical when interacting with client data, especially as they incorporate more AI tools.
Neudata Adds Ex-Goldman, Euromoney Exec Scibor-Kaminski
Officials say Scibor-Kaminski will be instrumental in the development of original alternative data products.
TP Icap Merger Unearths Treasure Map of Regional Data Packages
Release of Scandinavian and Pacific data packages represents a new approach for TP Icap, moving from asset class-specific data packages to regional products.
Asset Control Lures Back Wolaver as Americas MD
Nathan Wolaver returns to Asset Control to lead American business operations.
Broadridge Gets Patent for Proxy & Repo Blockchain
The patent covers the process of proxy and repo processing through a permissioned blockchain.