Data
Reddit fills gaping maw left by Twitter in alt data market
The IMD Wrap: In 2021, Reddit was thrust into the spotlight when day traders used the site to squeeze hedge funds. Now, for Intercontinental Exchange, it is the new it-girl of alternative data.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 346: TS Imagine’s Andrew Morgan
This week, Andrew Morgan of TS Imagine talks with Wei-Shen about how fixed income trading behavior is changing.
Brokers must shift HFT servers after China colocation ban
New exchange guidance drives rush for “proximity colo” in nearby datacenters.
Private markets boom exposes data weak points
As allocations to private market assets grow and are increasingly managed together with public market assets, firms need systems that enable different data types to coexist, says GoldenSource’s James Corrigan.
Banks hate data lineage, but regulators keep demanding it
Benchmarking: As firms automate regulatory reporting, a key BCBS 239 requirement is falling behind, raising questions about how much lineage banks really need.
TMX eyes global expansion in 2026 through data offering
The exchange operator bought Verity last fall in an expansion of its Datalinx business with a goal of growing it presence outside of Canada.
‘The end of the beginning’: Brown Brothers Harriman re-invents itself
Voice of the CDO: Firms who want to use AI successfully better start with their metadata, says BBH’s Mike McGovern and Kevin Welch.
Editor’s Picks: Our best from 2025
Anthony Malakian picks out 10 stories from the past 12 months that set the stage for the new year.
Data managers worry lack of funding, staffing will hinder AI ambitions
Nearly two-thirds of respondents to WatersTechnology’s data benchmark survey rated the pressure they’re receiving from senior executives and the board as very high. But is the money flowing for talent and data management?
Data standardization is the ‘trust accelerator’ for broader AI adoption
In this guest column, data product managers at Fitch Solutions explain AI’s impact on credit and investment risk management.
As AI pressures mount, banks split on how to handle staffing
Benchmarking: Over the next 12 months, almost a third of G-Sib respondents said they plan to decrease headcount in their data function.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2025 winner’s interview: S&P Global Market Intelligence
S&P Global Market Intelligence’s success in the first year the Best private markets data provider category has been on offer.
BlackRock and AccessFintech partner, LSEG collabs with OpenAI, Apex launches Pisces service, and more
The Waters Cooler: CJC launches MDC service, Centreon secures Sixth Street investment, UK bond CT update, and more in this week’s news roundup.
TCB Data-Broadhead pairing highlights challenges of market data management
Waters Wrap: The vendors are hoping that blending TCB’s reporting infrastructure with Broadhead’s DLT-backed digital contract and auditing engine will be the cure for data rights management.
CME, LSEG align on market data licensing in GenAI era
The two major exchanges say they are licensing the use case—not the technology.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2025 winner’s interview: Morningstar Sustainalytics
Morningstar Sustainalytics’ success in the Best ESG data provider category of the BST 2025 Awards
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2025 winner’s interview: FINBOURNE Technology
How FINBOURNE’s EDM+ platform differentiates itself in what is a highly competitive market.
LivePivots™: Real-time insight at enterprise scale
Ideal for risk managers, data analysts and trading tech teams, LivePivots™ transforms static reporting into a dynamic, real-time capability within a single, scalable platform.
AI enthusiasts are running before they can walk
The IMD Wrap: As firms race to implement generative and agentic AI, having solid data foundations is crucial, but Wei-Shen wonders how many have put those foundations in.
Jump Trading spinoff Pyth enters institutional market data
The data oracle has introduced Pyth Pro as it seeks to compete with the traditional players in market data more directly.
FCA files to lift UK bond tape suspension, says legal claims ‘without merit’
After losing the bid for the UK’s bond CT, Ediphy sued the UK regulator, halting the tape’s implementation. Now, the FCA is asking the UK’s High Court to end the suspension and allow it to fight Ediphy’s claims in parallel.