Alliances, Mergers & Acquisitions
TPI Data to Fuel Risk Modeling Alliance
Tullett Prebon's derivatives, credit and rates data will be used in a series of open-source risk analytics tools.
BlackRock Integrates ICE Continuous Pricing
Integrating CEP will provide additional transparency into fixed income markets for BlackRock clients.
Thomson Reuters Takes Stake in BestX to Support New TCA Partnership
BestX will use Thomson Reuters' FX data to power its analytics platform.
BCCG Enlists Xinfinit for Data Platform-Terminal Combo
The two German vendors are partnering to develop a data platform and terminal package that will provide an alternative to legacy data platforms.
TMX, Velocity Trade Ally for FX Data, Analytics
The partnership expands the range of FX Analysis tools launched by TMX in July
BvD Integrates RepRisk ESG Data
The move is in response to growing demand for ESG risk data among BvD's client base.
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.
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.
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.
Domino Data Labs Raises $10.5M to Accelerate Growth
The funding will "throw gas on the fire" of the data science startup's "exploding" demand, officials say.
LumRisk Taps Markit EDM Managed Service to Bolster Risk Analysis, Modeling
Markit says LumRisk's implementation reflects increasing popularity of its cloud-based platform
Cloud Vendor GTT Buys Hibernia Networks for $590M
Hibernia's low-latency undersea cable between the UK and North America will soon be under GTT's ownership.
Virtua IR Clients Get Wall Street Horizon Events Data
Clients of Virtua's analytics platform will have acces to a limited set of Wall Street Horizon's events data, with the option to subscribe to its full dataset.
Wolters Kluwer Brings Regulatory Reporting Expertise to FCA's TechSprint Event
Already underway, the FCA's hackathon-style event will bring together market participants to contribute to new regulatory technologies.
APFIC Keynote: HKEx Looks to Grow Data Offering in China
One of the initiatives is to offer its market data for free or at heavily discounted prices under the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect program.
'Game-Changer' Startups Should Consider M&A to Gain Credibility and ‘Disrupt' From Within
Reluctance by firms to take risks on unknown entities means being acquired is the most viable route for startups to enter the information space and be a "game changer."
Morningstar Makes Indexes Free for Benchmarking
Members of the project's advisory council say indexes are a top-five data cost, yet factors such as switching costs and brand recognition deter them from changing suppliers.
eVestment Builds Private Fund Data Alliance
The alliance will establish standards for reporting private equity fund performance data.
Tullett Prebon Info to Distribute Digital Currency Data from Brave New Coin
The broker's data arm aims to become a hub for data on digital, as well as traditional, currencies.
RSRCHXchange Adds Ned Davis Research
The addition continues RSRCHxchange's ongoing content expansion.
The Roberts Group Buys Priory Solutions to Boost Web Content Usage Tracking Capabilities
The deal will give The Roberts Group the ability to track usage of web-delivered content and apply that to clients' data cost management decisions.
GMEX Group to Divest Technology Business, Spin Off Exchange
Forum Trading Solutions acquires full control of GMEX Technologies and GMEX brand; exchange business to be renamed and spun off into new entity.
Morningstar to Buy Private Equity, M&A Data Vendor PitchBook
Morningstar will add its own research capabilities to PitchBook's data and tools, enabling it to target a new audience among private equity investors.
CJC, TRG Ally For Managed Data Admin Services
The vendors will combine CJC's managed market data services and TRG's market data inventory software to offer a managed market data administration solution for the buy side.