Alliances, Mergers & Acquisitions
CoreOne Taps Kx Systems for Big Data Analytics
CoreOne is licensing Kx's kdb+ database to handle growing volumes of client data.
Markit Nabs Information Mosaic
Markit has acquired software solutions firm Information Mosaic
Asset International Buys German Fund Data Provider FWW
Deal will allow both vendors to grow the audience for their products.
Equinix to Buy UK Datacenter Operator Telecity for $3.6Bn
Equinix's takeover offer scuppered Telecity's original plans to merge with rival Interxion.
DataGenic Enlists S&P for Commodity Data-Analytics Combo
S&P's data will power analytical applications to fulfill the data and analysis needs of commodities professionals.
Trading Tech Vendor ORE Extends Fenics FX Data Deal
Deal provides clients of ORE's trading platforms with data for risk and modeling.
Broadridge Buys Lipper Fiduciary Services and Competitive Intelligence Unit
Acquisition will bost Broadridge's base among the mutual fund community.
OTC Markets Gives Historical Trade Data to WRDS
The OTC market operator will provide historical data free of charge for academic research.
YCharts Raises $6M for Sales Expansion
Increased investment will enable YCharts to build out its sales and account management functions to respond to growing demand.
Update: Market Prophit Eyes Expanded ‘Social' Indexes
First index could pave the way for a range of industry, segment or style indexes based on social media data.
Redscan, Cordatum Ally for Data Security Sales
Vendor's product combats market data and client information security in financial firms.
Updata Adds Quandl Data to Analytics Workstation
Technical analysis software provider Updata has added proprietary and third-party data from Toronto-based economic and financial search engine Quandl as the latest source on its Professional analytics workstation, to enable mutual customers to perform…
Lucena Integrates PsychSignal Sentiment Content
New dataset will support price forecasting and event signal analysis, officials say.
BM&F, S&P DJI Launch First Co-Branded Indexes
Five smart beta indexes focus on volatility, quality and value.
Barchart Offers Free Data via OnDemand APIs
The fee-free offering will help developers test and launch new data products.
Freedom Index Pursues Distribution Partners to Boost Index Uptake
Not-for-profit index provider the Freedom Index Company is seeking partners to distribute its free-of-charge indexes, in a bid to grow its customer base among the asset management community.
SIX, Bloomberg Bring Redundancy Feed Adapter to Japan
The move brings enhanced failover capabilities between the vendors' feeds to clients in the region.
Velocimetrics Expands Ambrotos Partnership in South Korea
Extension grants South Korean partner access to Velocimetrics' full suite of tools.
NZX Grows Agri Data Biz with iFarm Buy
Acquisition will expand NZX's range of agricultural commodities content.
Thomson Reuters, Markit Extend CDS Data Deal
The vendors will consider expanding the relationship further if it continues to prove successful.
BGC Plans to Sell Trayport
Two months after purchasing GFI, BGC announces it will sell Trayport in its Q1 financial earning report.
MarketAxess Adds Interactive Data Continuous Evaluated Pricing to BondTicker
The inclusion of Interactive Data's content will provide a reference price for clients, officials say.
MDSL, Diliger Ally for Data Inventory Sourcing
Officials say integration will speed up the data sourcing process.
Symphony Launches Beta Platform Version
Aspiring chat service moves to second stage.