Research
Open Platform: The Implications of MiFID II's Research Unbundling Requirements
The Smart Cube's David Landi offers insight into the impact of upcoming regulatory changes on the provision of (and payment for) broker research.
Overbond Adds DBRS Ratings, Research to Bond Issuance Platform
Bond issuers and investors will now beable to access DBRS ratings and research within the Overbond platform.
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.
RSRCHXchange Adds Ned Davis Research
The addition continues RSRCHxchange's ongoing content expansion.
Smartkarma Opens Hong Kong Office, Hires Research Vet Blennerhassett
The Hong Kong office will support Smartkarma's expansion in the region.
Infront Integrates Research from RSRCHXchange
Infront’s institutional buy-side clients can now access and procure research through the RSRCHXchange platform.
Thomson Reuters, Scottrade Add New Constructs ‘Forensic' Research
The vendor and broker are making New Constructs' insight from analysis of SEC filings footnotes available to clients.
CFRA to Buy S&P Research Business
The deal will combine CFRA's forensic accounting principles with S&P's fundamental equities and funds research service.
SigOpt's Machine Learning Looks to Improve Big Banks' Fraud Detection
The San Francisco-based vendor uses Bayesian techniques to improve the modeling and research processes.
SigOpt's Machine Learning Draws Wall Street Attention
The San Francisco-based vendor uses Bayesian techniques to improve the modeling and research processes.
Slow Economic Growth Expected to Impact Market Data Sector
Expectations for growth are down this year on last due to poor economic performance in the US and China
Smartkarma Raises $4.7 Million to Fund Research, Data Additions
The latest funding round brings the total raised by the compamy to $7.5 million.
Global Prime Partners Rolls Out RSRSCHXchange Research Platform
The deal gives Global Prime Partners and its clients access to more than 130 sources of institutional research.
SGX Readies Research Deals to Support New Indexes
The Singapore Exchange is to partner with several research providers as it looks to expand its index services and raise its profile as a custom index calculation engine.
ValuEngine Bows Chinese-Language Reports
The analysis provider has begun providing its stock reports and newsletters in Chinese, in part via an agreement with online broker SogoTrade.
Smartkarma Launches Investment Research ‘Collaboration Marketplace'
The startup believes its volumes of contributors and consumers are now sufficient to move from beta to live production.
StockViews Targets Quality Recommendations to Combat Contributor Overload
The vendor is cutting through the Big Data of "analyst" contributions to deliver only the highest-quality recommendations.
RSRCHXchange Preps for Hiring Spree, Content Push
The research platform says its expansion plans are in response to increased takeup of its services.
TheScreener Nabs ABN Research Vet Roth for Asia Growth
Roth makes regular TV appearances as a high-profile equities analyst in Asia.
Broker Commissions: The Great Unbundling Bungle
Handling sell-side research and commissions has typically been a mundane and relatively simple function for investment managers. But regulatory authorities in Europe are about to turn the process upside down with a little-known but potentially impactful…
Burton-Taylor Predicts Positive Data Growth
Survey reveals most positive sentiment about industry growth since 2011.
RepRisk Launches Dutch-Language Risk Research
The vendor's database is now available in 15 languages
Analec's Sarker, Murray See Digitization of Investment Research
The two Analec leaders talk about where they see the future of investment research heading.
Fenergo Debuts on Chartis RiskTech 100
Survey Ranks World's Top Vendors