Alliances, Mergers & Acquisitions
Platts to Buy Energy Analytics Provider PIRA
The acquisition, which is expected to close before the end of September, will accelerate the development of S&P Global Platts' commodities analysis offering.
Colt to Expand Korean Co-Lo Footprint
The expansion grows Colt's space in the datacenter by almost one-third, in response to demand from international high-frequency trading firms.
KCG Boosts Execution, Algo Capabilities Via Neonet Acquisition
Acquisition of Swedish agency broker to expand KCG’s European footprint and execution services portfolio.
RSJ Algo Trading Taps Activ for Managed Tick Data
The firm will use the new Activ-Big Xyt joint offering to test trading models before entering new markets and asset classes.
Excel Add-in MarketXLS ‘Adds in' Barchart Data
Spreadsheet users will be able to access Barchart's US and international equities, futures, indexes and foreign exchange data via the add-in.
Bell Direct Rings in Charting Changes with Markit Chartworks
The charting package will allow Bell Direct's clients to utilize technical analysis to support investment analysis and trading decisions.
RavenPack Adds Sentiment Analysis on Alliance News as Brexit Raises Focus on UK
Alliance News' content will help RavenPack meet demand for UK-specific news following the "Brexit" vote, officials say.
Thomson Reuters, Imperial College Ally for FinTech, Data Research
The vendor's content in partnership with the university's research prowess will create an environment where other market participants will also want to contribute thir expertise, officials say.
Thomson Reuters Adds Futures, Options Execution to Eikon for Energy, Commodities Traders
The data provider is teaming up with OptionsCity Software to deliver the new functionality.
Mexico's GBM Expands Solace Platform to Market Data
Migrating its trading infrastructure to the Solace-based platform will enable GBM to better spot trends and trading opportunities.
Thomson Reuters: Eikon Trading Capabilities Tackle Duplicate Data Fees
By incorporating trading capabilities from OptionsCity Software, clients can eliminate duplicate applications and data fees.
Quandl Adds CLS FX Trade, Volume Data to Online Platform
The data provides greater granularity and frequency than CLS' existing offerings, and will appeal to traders, risk and portfolio managers and those managing currency risk.
Equinix Outlines Expanded London Presence
The vendor's acquisition of Telecity's locations will provide added capacity in the London area as Equinix brings phase two of its LD6 site in Slough online.
Thomson Reuters, CME Integrate IM Networks
The integrated instant messaging platforms will support collaboration between 300,000 users, officials say.
Disclosure Tech Vendor Certent Buys Reporting Provider DisclosureNet
The acquisition will improve the reporting and filing process, while making it easier for clients to extract information from disclosures.
Deutsche Börse To Sell News Business MNI
Deutsche Börse has agreed to sell off its information subsidiary Market News International (MNI) to Hale Global.
Orbital Insight Raises $15M In Series B Funding Round
The vendor will use the funding to expand the items that it monitors satellite imagery for, and will also invest in more data scientists.
FT Partners Hires Tech Investment Vet Stout as NY MD
Stout's previous experience includes building JP Morgan's practice of investing in Fintech firms, and serving as global head of strategy at First Data.
S3 Switches on Blacklight on Bloomberg
The vendor's analytics around crowded short-sale trades will now be available as an app via Bloomberg's App Portal.
Thomson Reuters, HKEx Ally on RMB Indexes
Officials say the indexes will help investors make better decisions when trading the Chinese currency.
Markit to Buy Prism Valuation
Officials say the deal will expand Markit's coverage of OTC derivatives and structured products while expanding its client base.
WSE, Haitong Bank Ink Data Cooperation Deal
The exchange and bank will share market information to encourage Chinese investors to trade on the Polish exchange, and to support the develop joint products in the future.
Deloitte Bolsters Asset Management Service with Acquisition of Casey Quirk
The consultancy was established in 2002 and has worked with several of the top asset managers in the world.
Empirasign Adds IDC, TR Evaluated Prices
Adding the evaluated prices will provide front-office users of Empirasign's platform with a "second opinion" to compare to market prices, officials say.