Emerging Technologies
LSE, Borsa Istanbul Partner on Index Creation
The London Stock Exchange Group and Borsa Istanbul have agreed to cooperate and share expertise to support on the creation of new Turkish indexes, to broaden the country's exposure to international investors.
Morningstar Shuffles Investment, Research Execs
Chicago-based market data and investment research provider Morningstar has appointed Daniel Needham president of the vendor's Morningstar Investment Management group, effective Monday, Feb. 2, in addition to his existing responsibilities as chief…
Nasdaq, BATS Interested in Running Dark Pools for Banks
Both exchanges have been in contact with banks, according to reports
Swift Names Young CTO
Young joins Swift after 20 years at Verizon
All Change
2015 is likely to be marked by foundational shifts.
Opening Cross: Will 2015 Be a Happy New Year?
As predictable as the inevitable wave of unwanted Christmas gift returns, the New Year has brought a wave of new fees and policies from marketplaces, including a new minimum fee from Nasdaq for exchanges, ATS and broker-run trading platforms that use non…
Not-So-Secret Agents: The Rise of the Third-Party Sales Expert
It’s not uncommon for experienced industry executives to quit their day job and start their own company. However, whereas most startups begin with a product idea that its inventors then have to sell to potential clients, a growing trend among data execs…
Synechron Nabs Team Trade
This deal marks Synechron's fifth acquisition since 2007
Bucharest Exchange Pulls Data off Vienna Feed
Exchange aims to become its own hub for local exchange data in the region
StanChart CIO Set to Retire
Verplancke to stay on until replacement found, amid wider changes at bank.
Waters Weekly Wrap: January 5-9, 2015
A look back at the best content published across all the Waters brands
Fitch Names Olert CRO
Fitch Group, the parent company of ratings agency Fitch Ratings, has appointed John Olert as group chief risk officer, a newly created role responsible for all types of risk that could impact the company's performance and reputation, reflecting "a more…
Galland Departs GoldenSource
Violaine Galland has left her role as senior director of sales at GoldenSource to join Scotwork, a negotiation consultancy
Pawar to the People: AQR CTO Neal Pawar
AQR CTO Neal Pawar’s background in theater has given him the benefit of being able to relate to different people while managing projects. Dan DeFrancesco sits down with Pawar to talk about his path to AQR and what lies ahead.
60 Seconds with Linedata's Dave Hagen
Dave Hagen is vice President of global trading technologies at Linedata.
FISD Forms Group to Address Online Broker Data Issues
Group will examine subscriber and reporting issues affecting online brokers and their clients
Gartner Hires Data Expert
Adam Ronthal, a big data product marketing executive at IBM, has joined the consultancy as an analyst
Max Bowie: Location, Location, Diversification—Which Is More Important in 2015?
As the focus on ultra-low latency becomes the domain of only the most competitive firms, breadth of capabilities is becoming more important. Max outlines some areas in which data providers are diversifying their breadth, and how they can achieve this.
Tim Bourgaize Murray: Prudent Pensions, Push-Out Pushback, and a Devastating Dismissal
Let’s agree: It’s a tad annoying when an appellate judge—or Congress—upends a years-long effort to push reform. As December wound down, luckily enough, we got two such instances! Tim ponders the technology effects for 2015 and beyond, but first reflects…
Michael Shashoua: What to Expect When Managing Data in 2015
Executives considering the year ahead predict incremental changes, even as they would prefer more ambitious efforts. Michael considers how the industry may take enough small steps to advance on mining data for greater insights.
Gliding Down: Pensions Seek to Match Tech to LDI Strategies
After fits and starts, defined-benefit corporate pension plans on both sides of the Atlantic are now in steady pursuit of liability-driven investment strategies that more closely align future responsibilities and current assets. This has had a meaningful…
MTS, B2SCAN Launch Pre-Trade Bond Data Initiative
Partnership will provide buy-side firms with transparency into dealers' inventories.
James Rundle: The Tragic Romance of BGC and GFI
The ongoing tussle between BGC and GFI over the latter’s future has provided constant twists and turns. But James questions whether GFI was ever going BGC’s way, or if it was always on the road to Chicago.
MTS Invests in Pre-Trade Data for Bond Trading
The agreement between MTS and B2SCAN focuses on pre-trade information and automated trade execution