Data Management
Blockchain and Fragmentation: 'We're in a Weird Spot'
"The problem I see is that if we don't, over the next six months or so, start to consolidate and focus on some core platforms, we'll have too much fragmentation."
Choosing a KYC Solution Depends on Information Needed
A panel at Waters USA said firms need to know what information they want before choosing vendors.
BlackRock Integrates ICE Continuous Pricing
Integrating CEP will provide additional transparency into fixed income markets for BlackRock clients.
GoldenSource Readies FRTB Risk Calculation Solution
GoldenSource is building on its data management competencies to develop new risk calculations and visualizations, as well as scenario analysis, to support FRTB requirements.
FTSE Russell Preps new ESG Indexes, Data Model
FTSE Russell has launched the new indexes in response to "growing demand" for underlying ESG parameters and for "smart sustainability" indexes.
AI, Machine Learning Can Tackle Dirty Data
At this year's Waters USA event, panelists discussed the benefits of machine learning and AI, and where these technologies are still lacking.
Chaikin Adds Charts, Alerts, News to Stock Analytics Platform
Officials say the new content and features will help investors make better trading decisions.
SWIB Discusses Plans to Implement BNY Mellon’s IBOR
The State of Wisconsin Investment Board is expanding its use of BNY Mellon's OnCore middle-office outsourcing solution.
SocGen Taps Smartkarma to Meet MiFID 2 Unbundling Regs
The bank believes that by outsourcing the provision of research content, it can meet the unbundling requirements of MiFID 2.
TMX, Velocity Trade Ally for FX Data, Analytics
The partnership expands the range of FX Analysis tools launched by TMX in July
Trumid Uses Machine Learning to Help Users Find Trading Opportunities
The new functionality provides a list of bonds that are most likely to trade in the near term.
GoldenSource Integrates ICE-IDC Apex Platform
Integrating Interactive Data's Apex tool with GoldenSource's platform will allow clients to consume ICE's data in ways that better support their pricing and reporting workflow.
Nasdaq Phases Out ‘Insecure' ISE FTP Protocols
Nasdaq is recommending that ISE members upgrade to a different form of file transfer protocol to address security concerns.
Participants Realize the Benefits of Utilitizing Reference Data
Firms are now recognizing the opportunities to collaborate and share the costs of managing data in a utility to deliver cleaner, more accurate and cheaper reference data.
OTC Markets Unveils Compliance Analytics Data Service
The updated service provides additional data points and an analytics file that contains a score for ranking companies' risk.ics
Aequitas Vows to Continue Fight for Canadian Tape After Competition Bureau Drops TMX Probe
Aequitas CEO Jos Schmitt says the exchange will lobby regulators and market participants about practices that it says damage competition and investors' trading.
Canadian Competition Bureau Drops TMX Probe
The Bureau claims Aequitas would have been unlikely to be able to create a competing product, despite TMX's restrictions.
Change is Coming... But This Time, It's Change For The Better
Get ready for the next decade of reference data and data management coverage.
360T Taps MDX for Banks to Post Prices from Excel
Officials say the move will make it easier for banks' clients to trade with them via the 360T platform.
ICE, Platts Expand Natural Gas Pricing Alliance
Platts officials say incorporating data from ICE will expand the percentage of natural gas markets reflected in its prices.
Thomson Reuters Named SAIBOR Administrator, Calculator
Thomson Reuters will calculate the rate according to methodologies linked to the IOSCO principles for calculating benchmarks.
Open Platform: ‘Diversifying’ Your Portfolio
Thomson Reuters' Debra Walton explores the benefits of incorporating diversity data factors into company analysis.
LSE Buys Company Data Provider Mergent
The deal will provide underlying data for the creation of new FTSE Russell indexes, and adds to LSE's data and analytics capabilities.
Data Science Major Focus for Firms Going Foward
Institutions see data science as the most important challenge and opportunity facing their data management functions.