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A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Dow Jones Bows Factiva App, Licensed Content
In addition to a new mobile app for Factiva on iPhone devices, Dow Jones is licensing curated news to third-party websites.
DirectFN, Dow Jones Ally for English-Language MENA News
The service will provide more in-depth news on companies and economic issues within the MENA region, officials say.
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."
Opening Cross: Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Anyone Using Sentiment Analysis!
Understanding sentiment may be the key to beating the markets and HFTs.
EPFR Jumps for Joyce
Cambridge, Mass.-based fund flows data provider EPFR Global has hired data industry vet Larry Joyce as sales director, based in New York, and focusing on sales to asset managers, mutual funds and hedge funds in the New York tri-state area.
Dow Jones Rebrands, Reorgs ‘Institutional’ Biz
Following a review of its Institutional Business strategy after the departure of former chief executive Lex Fenwick, Dow Jones has rebranded the division “Professional Information Business,” and has combined its previously-separate Consumer and…
Dow Jones' Smith to Head B2B Professional Products
Dow Jones has appointed New York-based Dan Smith head of the vendor's Professional Information Business product team, which covers its DJX terminal, Risk & Compliance offering, Dow Jones Newswires and Factiva.
CQG Adds DJ Calendar Live
Data, analytics and trading platform provider CQG last month incorporated Dow Jones Calendar Live to its Integrated Client flagship data and trading platform, to support real-time trading decisions and longer-term strategy planning based on events and…
YCharts Splits Charting Capabilities, Preps Expanded ETF, Mutual Fund Data
Chicago-based fundamental data analysis platform provider YCharts has released enhancements to its charting capabilities, and is planning to add further capabilities and content in the coming weeks and months to broaden its appeal to existing and new…
Dow Jones Rolls Out Customer-Driven Factivia Upgrade
Newswire Dow Jones has made a number of changes to streamline the search functionality and newsletter capabilities of its Factiva business information and research tool, based on customer feedback over the past year.
VWD Expands Bonds, Ratings Content to Meet Fixed Income, Risk Demand
Frankfurt-based data vendor VWD has released version 3.4 of its Market Manager desktop application in an effort to tap into increased demand from savings banks, treasury departments and insurance companies for flexible bond calculations and for more…
Alexandria Builds Relevancy Indicators into Sentiment Scores
Los Angeles, Calif.-based sentiment analysis provider Alexandria Investment Research and Technology is adding relevancy indicators to its sentiment scores to provide quantitative investors with greater context around its analysis, in response to client…
Morningstar Preps Web Services Expansion; Adds Alerts, History, Depth, News
Broadened content options in Web Services delivery mechanism will provide an alternative to datafeeds for supplying web-based applications with data.
SuperDerivatives Aims to Shake Up Display Market with Low-Cost Alternative, App Store
DGX marks SuperDerivatives' entry into the data terminal business, leveraging its expertise in pricing and real-time data.
