Opinion
Opening Cross: Is Your Board on Board with (Or Just Bored by?) Data Governance
Are you a data guv'nor or a govenor?
The Proving Grounds: Hyannis Port Research Enters Next Stage with Riskbot
Anthony looks at HPR's recent release and the importance of startups keeping promises.
CDOs: Don't Curb Your Enthusiasm
Effective communication and marketing are essential tools for carrying out data initiatives
Symphony: Incipient Challenger or Bloomberg Duplicator?
After a worldwide launch that included announcements of content partnerships with three firms, Dan DeFrancesco looks at the future of Symphony and if it's really as different as it is being touted.
Hacker-Hedge Funds, Hiding in Plain Sight
Pairing cyber with insider trading is a nasty business, and apparently not always a profitable one.
Opening Cross: Do ESG Efforts Represent Climate Change for Index Data?
A flurry of ESG data deals may be a step in a new direction.
IRD's Editor on Know-Your-Customer Data
The Sibos agenda highlights KYC concerns
Samsung Faces an Uphill Battle as it Looks to Overtake Wall Street
As Samsung looks to attract institutional investors to its Galaxy Tab S2, Anthony wonders whether Apple has anything to worry about.
Open Platform: A Utility for Market Transparency
European DataWarehouse created a standardized repository of ABS data to improve data quality and restore confidence in the structured credit markets.
Sibos and the KYC Agenda
Swift's standardization efforts for customer data will be in the spotlight at its annual conference
Keeping the Little Guys in Mind
Should the buy side still play second fiddle as mobility evolves?
Opening Cross: Forza Monza! Forza Market Data!
Most pople compare market data to Formula One because of speed. But that's just one similarity between the two.
Max Bowie: A Facelift for Fundamentals?
Max says firms are seeking a new edge by turning to older and slower datasets, delivered in new ways.
Michael Shashoua: Finding Value Through Greater Centralization and Aggregation
New ventures and partnerships show a rising trend toward consolidating data. Michael follows the progress.
Tim Bourgaize Murray: Revisiting Circuit Breakers in the Wake of Black Monday
Tim revisits the prominent role of US exchange circuit breakers.
Flipping Houses
A detour from data, down memory lane
The NAV Crash: Mess at BNY Raises New Questions For Big Funds, Custodians Alike
Should crucial calculation errors have the buy side rethinking an entrenched model?
September 2015: Another Unfinished Symphony?
Shake-up could be in store for mesaging
Anthony Malakian: Some Final Thoughts on the Messaging Space
Anthony speculates about where the industry might be heading, the future of Symphony, and why Bloomberg is staying right where it is.
IRD's Editor on SPReD Utility Plans
Erosion of proprietary interests changes the operational value equation
When Bubbles Burst, Remember the Tulips
Could big data analytics have prevented Tulip mania?
Revisiting Circuit Breakers After Black Monday: Reasonable or Ridiculous?
Does more intervention — governmental or technological — make markets better?
The Sell Side Strikes Back
SPReD utility venture is a significant effort to derive value from reference data
Assessing SS&C's Insatiable Appetite
Citi fed the beast this week.