Data
US regulators remove FIGI proposal from joint FDTA rules
The Financial Data Transparency Act’s final rules omit an earlier proposal to establish the FIGI as a common financial instrument identifier across regulatory reporting activities.
Will SEC reporting proposal supercharge alt data providers?
An SEC proposal that would let companies opt out of quarterly reporting disclosures could be a boon for alternative data providers.
Women in Technology & Data Awards 2026 winner’s interview—Rita Chiu (SS&C Advent)
SS&C Advent’s Rita Chiu discusses her Technology innovator of the year win in this year’s awards
Fidelity Labs: One model to rule them all
Fidelity Labs’ latest AI undertaking involves repurposing baseline AI tooling across the organization.
From latency to flexibility: The evolution of LSEG’s real-time data business
LSEG’s real-time market data business supports the push toward managed, cloud-based solutions, addressing legacy constraints while future proofing data strategies.
DeFi and TradFi firms are borrowing each other’s benefits
The Waters Wrap: As blockchain tech gains a small foothold in market data, Nyela says the thing separating blockchain’s previous craze and its second wind is choice.
Spoiler alert: managing market data is a bad case for AI
The IMD Wrap: A recent conversation between Max and one of his sources highlights the uses of different mechanisms to manage one of their most expensive assets.
A new market data hope or an expanding Empire
Market data is now part of systemic infrastructure rather than just a commercial product. Tim Versteeg questions if market data is becoming too powerful to fail.
The road to alpha is paved with hardware
Fully hardware-based systems are the natural evolution of capital markets infrastructure
CME sees progress in cloud migration, gains in market data revenue
Two agricultural products will be the first to move to cloud this year. The exchange group is also testing tokenization with banks and clearing members.
Euronext eyes bigger audience with new market datafeed
The European exchange is debuting a new cloud-based offering aimed at banks and mid-size asset managers that don’t need low-latency data.
How banks are utilizing new AI forms in their KYC process
Execs from JP Morgan, ING, and Standard Chartered explain how they are looking to use agentic AI to streamline KYC workflows.
The public market data formula is coming to private markets
As interest in private markets grows, S&P Global, Bloomberg, and ICE are including increasingly valuable data in their offerings.
Equity data plans eye Dec. 6 for overnight trading launch
The US SIPs are looking to launch near 24-hour operations as exchanges seek to extend their hours.
GenAI and data quality converge at T. Rowe Price’s (Data) Lake Como
Jay Como was hired by T. Rowe Price in 2023, just as generative AI was rippling across the capital markets. Rather than accepting data quality as a hindrance to AI development, his team wants to use AI and agents to help solve this long-standing issue.
LSEG ‘acted in bad faith’ in MayStreet acquisition, new court filing alleges
Lawyers for Patrick Flannery have responded to LSEG’s motions to dismiss the suit for fraud and breach of contract related to the 2022 acquisition.
Apac buy-side firms embrace AI, automation to optimize business processes
Survey of Apac buy-side firms shows growing AI, API and automation usage to enhance investment workflows and enable data integration
After Dora, ITRS pursues agentic AI for autonomous monitoring
Chief product officer says firms can bolster data resilience with new forms of AI.
Geopolitics hits Middle East datacenters and firms’ operations
The IMD Wrap: Wei-Shen examines recent disruptions to AWS datacenters in the Middle East linked to the US-Israel strikes on Iran, and what it means for data and businesses operating in the region.
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.
LSEG sees widespread uptake of its real-time managed service offering
LSEG Data & Analytics’ real-time managed service strategy sets it apart from other offerings in what is a highly competitive sector