Alliances, Mergers & Acquisitions
Deutsche Börse to Sell International Securities Exchange to Nasdaq for $1.1 Billion
German exchange group divests ISE US exchanges as part of ongoing plan to merge with London Stock Exchange.
FTSE Russell, Trendrating Ally for Momentum Indexes
The move reflects increasingly sophisticated passive investment needs and demand for factor indexes, officials say.
After Infobolsa Buyout, BME Looks to Grow LatAm Business with Colombia Branch, Local Alliances
The exchange will leverage its subsidiary OpenFinance's existing presence, and aims to ally with local exchanges.
StockViews Raises £250K to Grow Machine Learning, AI Capabilities
The new funding will enable the vendor to step up its focus on applying machine learning and AI to information analysis.
Selerity Raises $4.2M for Expansion
The funding will help Selerity integrate more content and hire additional staff to support its growth.
Xignite Puts FX Rates in Oracle Cloud
Making its API available in Oracle's cloud will enable Xignite to supply FX rates to Oracle customers for financial reporting.
OTAS Now Distributes 2iQ Insider Transaction Data
2iQ provides information on over 45,000 stocks globally.
Axioma Adds ConceptONE's Regulatory & Risk Reporting Units to its Risk Suite
ConceptONE's fund services business is not part of the deal and will continue to operate as a separate entity.
OTAS Integrates 2iQ Intraday Insider Trade Data
2iQ captures insider deals data from more than 100 sources on over 45,000 stocks from around the world.
Updata Begins India Push, Adds Data from Local Vendors Global Datafeeds, Neotrade
The vendor hopes to sway potential clients in India with a sophisticated analytics product without the premium price tag.
Tradeweb Nabs CodeStreet, Looks to Accelerate Credit Strategy
Lee Olesky, Tradeweb CEO, chats about his firm's latest acquisition.
OTAS, TIM Partner for Trade Idea Analytics
The move will combine TIM Group's trade ideas analytics with OTAS' existing analytics tools.
ICE Buys S&P Evaluations Biz, CMA to Boost OTC Evaluations
S&P is pulling out of the evaluated pricing business after failing to attract critical mass, officials say.
Possible Counter-Bid May Put LSE-Deutsche Börse Merger ‘on ICE'
An ICE takeover would end plans to create the world's largest index provider.
Pico Quantitative Trading Buys AlgoSpan to Boost Europe Infrastructure Play
The acquisition will accelerate Pico's expansion plans in Europe, officials say.
Intercontinental Exchange Mulls Counterbid for London Stock Exchange
NYSE owner confirms possibility of bid to hijack LSE-Deutsche Börse merger, yet to make formal contact with LSE.
BISAM Acquires FinAnalytica, Bringing Together Performance, Risk Analytics
FinAnalytica's Cognity risk analytics platform will remain as a standalone offering for the near future.
LSE–Deutsche Börse Merger Deal Would Create ‘World’s Largest Index Provider’
The merged entity would include a combined index business bigger than S&P-DJI or MSCI, analysts say.
LSE, Deutsche Börse Announce Further Merger Details
Current Deutsche Börse CEO Carsten Kengeter would lead combined entity, Xavier Rolet to step down.
BME Buys Out Infobolsa Partner Deutsche Börse for €8.2M
Officials say the deal will support BME's expansion plans in Latin America.
FlexTrade Systems Adds Symphony Messaging Platform to EMS
Symphony platform integrated in to FlexTrader EMS for messaging capabilities and content distribution.
FlexTrade Integrates Symphony Chat, Preps Chat-to-TCA Integration
The integration will allow users of FlexTrader to integrate Symphony's chat into their pricing, trading and TCA functions.
London Stock Exchange, Deutsche Börse Confirm Merger Discussions
European exchange venues LSE and Deutsche Börse in “detailed discussions” over “merger of equals”.
Opening Cross: Eco-system Warriors: It’s All About Access
The proposition of a third-party ecosystem of content and capabilities is simple: What can you offer me in return for what I can offer you?