Data Management
FISD Readies Vendor Service ‘Scorecards’
The scorecards are designed to support conversations between vendors and consumers, rather than for "naming and shaming" underperforming suppliers.
Golden Copy: Wave of Distributed Ledger Technology
Early push to mine blockchain's foundation for data management gives way to realities
Thomson Reuters, HKEx Ally on RMB Indexes
Officials say the indexes will help investors make better decisions when trading the Chinese currency.
Empirasign Hires in Engineering, BizDev
The vendor is adding to its technology and sales expertise witih hires in New York and London.
Markit to Buy Prism Valuation
Officials say the deal will expand Markit's coverage of OTC derivatives and structured products while expanding its client base.
Bloomberg Intelligence Expands Primers Library, Adds Topics Like Brexit, Mifid II
Bloomberg has primers on over 60 topics, including Brexit, Obamacare, blockchain, sustainable investing and Mifid II.
Moscow Exchange: First Phase of Datacenter Move Complete
The first phase will see the exchange use the datacenter as a disaster recovery site for its trading and clearing operations, before it becomes the exchange's primary datacenter in November.
WSE, Haitong Bank Ink Data Cooperation Deal
The exchange and bank will share market information to encourage Chinese investors to trade on the Polish exchange, and to support the develop joint products in the future.
Interactive Brokers Expands OTC Markets Content
Officials say the data will give Interactive Brokers' clients a more comprehensive view of trading on OTC Markets' platforms.
SR Labs Rebrands, Unveils Tech Roadmap
Officials say the vendor's new identity reflects the combination of the legacy SR Labs business and its Wombat acquisition.
Empirasign Adds IDC, TR Evaluated Prices
Adding the evaluated prices will provide front-office users of Empirasign's platform with a "second opinion" to compare to market prices, officials say.
Platts Debuts US Gulf LNG Price Assessment
Platts analysts say the product will bring transparency to an emerging spot market dominated by clauses that restrict trade.
Visible Alpha Plans Expansion Ahead of Commercial Launch
A former division of TheMarkets.com, Visible Alpha has spent the last six years perfecting its platform, and now plans to launch as a standalone provider of derived fundamental data.
BondWave Nabs Bond Trading Vet Miscimarra
Miscimarra has spent more than 40 years in fixed income trading and technology management and sales.
CBOE Taps SMA for 'Social' Benchmark Indexes
CBOE will use SMA's social media-based metrics to develop a range of indexes to help investors identify potential trades.
MDX Eyes Trading Venues to Expand Use Cases for Data Platform
The adapted platform is likely to appeal to SEFs, tier-two marketplaces and regional exchanges that lack real-time data distribution capabilities.
Thomson Reuters Expands OTC Markets Content
The addition of end-of-day prices and other data expands an existing distribution agreement under which Thomson Reuters already carries OTC Markets' real-time data.
HKEx Adds Webstock Info, Zhengzhou Esunny to Mainland Data Program
Eight Mainland China-based data vendors currently partiipate in HKEx's program to expand access to its derivatives markets and data.
Redline Adds Eurex Feed Handler
The new feed handler will allow users to view data from Deutsche Börse's Eurex derivatives exchange alongside data from 150 other global feeds.
Lessons to be Learned from Netflix's Approach to Data
Tarundeep Dhot, director of advanced analytics at CIBC, said the preeminent data science project is the Netflix recommendations list.
Data Scientists in Capital Markets Can Learn from Netflix
Tarundeep Dhot, director of advanced analytics at CIBC, said the preeminent data science project is the Netflix recommendations list.
BATS UK Index Series Takes Flight
Officials say the indexes will help investors make better-informed trading decisions, while offering an affordable alternative to existing indexes.
Golden Copy: Walking the Line With the Pied Piper
When deciding who to follow on data management designs, make sure they're in touch with users' needs
Project Finance Startup Infraccess Preps Infrastructure Funding Database
The vendor's database will bring transparency to the infrastructure project finance market