Data Management
Power to the People: Will MiFID II Data Disaggregation Deliver on Cost Control Promises?
MiFID II’s data disaggregation requirements aim to reduce data costs by forcing marketplaces to unbundle datasets and sell consumers only the specific data they need. But in reality, this seemingly simple and cost-reducing idea could make buying and…
Firms Drag Heels on MiFID II Research Rulebook Rewrite
MiFID II’s ban on broker-subsidized free research will leave sell-side firms with a multitude of challenges—not least how to price research so as not to lose customers who might direct trading elsewhere, without appearing to incentivize clients to trade…
Baking a Distributed Ledger Layer Cake in a Data Oven
Much of distributed ledgers’ potential lies in their shared data layer. Yet ledgers’ rapid rise has moved mostly apart from data management and data managers. Tim Bourgaize Murray explores the reasons why, and the possible opportunities within the world…
Mifid Gears Grind into Motion as Systematic Internalizers Emerge
Market codes release shows over a dozen new entities registered in activity ramp-up
CME Hires Ex-Analyst, Strategist Honoré to Lead Data Product Management
Honoré's hire is part of a broader initiative by the exchange to leverage derived data as a revenue stream.
Ultumus Builds US Base with Redstone
Redstone has spent 40 years in the financial markets, much of that time in data and trading technology-related roles.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 82: An Examination of ESG & What's New With Reg SCI
Anthony and James talk AI and ESG, Reg SCI and the SEC, and Game of Thrones and Dragons.
MDSL to Continue Data Focus After Sale to PE Firm SEP and Merger with Telesoft
MDSL CEO-turned-chairman Mendoza says the acquisition will enable MDSL to become a leader in technology expense management.
Thomson Reuters Launches African Elections News App on Eikon
Decision Africa will help clients keep abreast of upcoming elections in Angola, Kenya, Liberia and Mali
Thasos Completes ‘Streams’ Lineup of Mobile Location Data
The vendor sources and aggregates signals from mobile devices to draw conclusions about shopper movements and employee numbers.
Thomson Reuters Upgrades Eikon Research Management Capabilities Ahead of MiFID II
The enhancements will help Eikon users deal with the research requirements of the upcoming MiFID II regulation.
Ex-Soros’ Kerstein, Innovative Network Solutions Ally for Outsourced Data Admin Service
The service will provide a range of market data management and reporting functions on an as-a-service basis.
ESG: Turning Green into Green
ESG is booming, but there's room for further development—Waters speaks to executives from banks, hedge funds, asset managers and vendors to explain how this sector is growing and how AI can speed up its development.
Money.Net Adds Another Bloomberg Exec for Investment Banking Push
Daskalakis' appointment reunites him with former Bloomberg exec and Money.Net CEO Morgan Downey, bolstering the vendor's add-in and API integration offering.
Estimize Adds Crowd-Sourced KPI Estimates Data
The new KPI estimates will complement the crowd-sourced earnings per share and revenue estimates already available on Estimize.
Brown Brothers Harriman Wades into RegTech and Robotics
From RPA to machine learning to regtech, financial institutions are seeing great disruption coming out of the fintech space. BBH’s new fintech czar talks about how the bank is handling the change.
ING, Bloomberg Ally for Emerging FX Indexes
The indexes will help investors increase their exposure to emerging markets currencies, and track them against the US dollar.
August 2017: Another Example of Our Industry Growing Up
The unbundling of research will present new challenges for the industry, but on balance, it should be good.
Nasdaq Reaps Rewards from Information Investment, Hails Hub Potential
Index business growth contributes to more positive results for Nasdaq’s data business, with its Analytic Hub and buy-side focus singled out as a “long-term” growth opportunity for the division going forward.
CBOE Enters Bitcoin Data Distribution Deal with Gemini
Multi-year license will allow both companies to explore bitcoin derivatives opportunities
EDM Council Reports Data Quality Challenges Still Loom Large
EDM survey finds firms doing well on organization, but have far to go in reaching data management quality benchmarks.
Secret Formula: Sequencing the Genome of Data Scientists
Many firms are creating data science teams to gain insights from new sources of unstructured and alternative data. But finding people with the right skillsets within the financial markets ecosystem is proving to be a barrier that slows firms’ ability to…
Scaling the Governance Mountain
The perfect data governance strategy is a unicorn, data executives say; yet from setting policies and data quality evaluation to metadata generation, all large financial firms need one. As many firms augment strategy in this area to become more data…
Bloomberg's Varun Pawar on Winning at the 2017 IMD/IRD Awards
The vendor won the Best Evaluated Prices Service Provider award for its BVAL service.