Data consumers
GameStop post-mortem: Alt data world confronts eroding barrier between online and real life
After Redditors staged an epic short squeeze against a handful of hedge funds, some in the industry are left wondering whether today’s models and data techniques are prepared for world where online often equals real life.
Not so Fast: SEC’s SIP Rule Speeds Ahead, But Faces Bumpy Road
Jo is skeptical that the SEC’s finalized market data infrastructure rule will make the public market data feeds faster.
Bloomberg Enlists NLG to Write News Summaries
The data provider is using natural language generation to summarize news articles and write automated stories.
Crux Extends Google Cloud Partnership with Data Catalog Integration
After partnering with GCP last year, the data delivery vendor is working on its most in-depth integration thus far.
Small Change, Big Challenge: Battling the Rising Tide of Data Notifications
With data notifications growing in volume and complexity, firms are finding it harder to keep track of these changes. Some vendors are looking to help.
Industry Still at Odds Over Use Case for an EU Consolidated Tape
Market participants say they want a high-quality, centralized source of market data for EU equities. But who and what is it actually for?
Delivering a Winning Data Strategy—Optimizing Your Data Ecosystem
This webinar focusses on the intricacies of the industry’s data supply chain, suppliers’ and consumers’ day-to-day pain points and how they can be remedied, the crucial role that cloud plays as a catalyst for enablement and change, and the solutions and…
Bloomberg Advances on Cloud Data Strategy
The global data giant is working with clients to deploy its data services from the three main cloud providers.
LSEG's Proposed Refinitiv Deal: It's About More Than Just Market Data
What does the bourse’s planned purchase of the data giant mean for clients and the industry going forward?
Crowded Alt Data Market Makes Standing Out Difficult for Providers
As alternative data companies battle for capital and a coveted spot in investment managers’ portfolio strategies, they are turning to bespoke marketing and partnerships to stand out in an industry where firms still struggle with data science resources.
DNB Unveils Data Science, Big Data Strategy
The bank is one-third of the way through a three-year project to re-engineer its data management processes to become a more data-driven business.
Waters USA: Meld Man and Machine to Guide Data’s ‘Digital Transformation’
At the recent Waters USA event, experts discussed how firms can leverage technology innovation to guide the data digitization process, and where human intervention remains important.
Citi Exec on the Culmination of Two Centuries of Data Quality Management
In conversation with Duco CEO Christian Nentwich and Waters editor in chief Victor Anderson, Citi's global head of operations and technology Don Callahan describes his efforts to influence the bank's approaches to managing data quality.
Nasdaq, User Groups Fire Opening Salvoes in Looming Battle Over SIP Data Fees
As the SEC prepares to host a two-day event to tackle market data access and fee issues, industry user groups and Nasdaq have laid out their positions on SIP reform. Max Bowie reports.
For Buy Side, ESG, Alt Data Are Necessary Cost to ‘Recapture Alpha’
Alternative and ESG datasets hold the promise of delivering better and more predictable returns for investors, but are some firms underestimating the amount of work required to integrate these into their strategies?
HSBC Expands Content, Reach of Research App on Symphony
The bank says its research app is already one of the most popular on Symphony's messaging platform.
Safra Names Brazil Exchange Vet Castro CIO
Castro has more than 25 years of experience in systems development, markets infrastructure technology and exchange market data.
Two Sigma Offloads Data ‘Wrangling’ to Crux
By offloading its data processing to Crux, Two Sigma will be able to accelerate data acquisition efforts.
State Street Exec: Data Quality Poses Challenges for ESG-Conscious Investors
State Street Global Exchange’s head of research says investors still struggle to measure ESG impact on their portfolios, despite growing demand for ESG insights.
Data Cost Management 2.0: New Tricks for Old Dogs
Data is the third-largest expense for the financial industry, so firms are getting creative when it comes to cost control.
Open Platform: How Financial Firms Can Minimize GDPR Risk
CompliancePoint's Greg Sparrow advises financial firms how to avoid hefty fines resulting from GDPR non-compliance.
Fool’s Gold: Data Mining Digs Up Explosive Errors
Recent studies reveal the prevalence of poor-quality data, exacerbated by increased use of machine learning that allows users to dredge far bigger datasets and identify spurious correlations.
JP Morgan Data Scientist Eyes Insights from Internal Data
The bank’s asset management arm believes that trawling its home waters for data will land a valuable catch. Risk.net’s Faye Kilburn speaks to the data scientist at its helm.
TOFIS Keynote: National Bank of Canada Uses AI to ‘Brew’ a Richer Blend of Banking Services
Some fear the prospect of artificial intelligence taking traders' jobs. But, explains National Bank of Canada's Alexis Gouslisty, AI's greatest opportunities are in transforming the way banks manage data internally and how they interact with clients.