Data
Poon Succeeds Poon as HKEx Data Head
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) has named former head of market data Daniel Poon managing director and head of cash and derivatives clearing within the exchange's global clearing division, effective March 1.
CenturyLink Taps Cognilytics Buy for Financial Big Data Analytics Vertical
CenturyLink will ultimately make the analytics tools available as a managed service in its cloud infrastructure.
Airex Content Market Preps Major Data Expansion by Year-End
Online financial content marketplace Airex is planning a significant expansion of data available via its platform over the course of this year, after announcing three content distribution deals within the past week, and aims to have "many hundreds of…
Former Markit, TRACE Exec Lefferts Makes Swift Move
Lefferts was also responsible for the TRACE fixed income reporting feed at FINRA.
Aequitas NEO Gets Regulatory Nod for Data Fees, But Preps Initial Fee Waiver to Boost IPOs
Startup Canadian stock market Aequitas NEO Exchange will offer its market data free of charge under a fee waiver program from when the market goes live on March 27 until it achieves a five percent market share of the Canadian market, after receiving…
Fitch Unveils Heatmap for Monthly CDS Changes
The tool will help Fitch clients to understand the risks and opportunities of CDS investments.
Beast Apps, Icap, CME Ally on OTC vs. Exchange-Traded Analysis Tool
The application displays and analyzes trading opportunities between Icap's OTC brokered derivatives and CME's listed futures markets.
Basu Departs Citi For JP Morgan
Data management executive to implement new data environment
FME Taps Object Trading for Normalized Data, Trading
Object Trading will provide the trading firm with data from 13 markets immediately, and can add up to 60.
ClearStructure Adds Fitch Ratings to Sentry Portfolio Management Platform
Agreement will give ClearStructure's clients access to Fitch's fixed income ratings.
GlobalRisk Integrates Interactive Data Content for Real-Time Risk Exposure
New service combines GlobalRisk's FirmRisk software with data from IDC's Consolidated Feed.
Markit Buys Lloyds' Halifax Housing Index
Vendor will use the index to create financial products based on the UK housing market, officials say.
CQG Adds Eris Connectivity
CQG clients will be able to access data, analytics and trading on Eris-listed contracts.
Triffitt Joins Tullett Prebon in Risk Role
Broker and data provider hires Giles Triffitt as chief risk officer
McKay Launches Slough-Frankfurt Microwave Route
New microwave route will connect Equinix datacenters hosting key marketplaces in each financial center.
Velocimetrics Integrates AHA Accelerated Data Compression with TipOff Latency Tech
More efficient data capture, compression and storage will help reduce datacenter costs.
IRD's Editor on BCBS 239 Progress
Firms taking action, even as architects of the principles prove slow to offer guidance
StatPro Releases Upgraded Revolution Data Model
New model will provide an alternative to StatPro's existing model options.
Time To Play Ball With Data
Centralization figures in several data management trends and developments
Better Operations Through Negotiation
Industry Warehouse
Shared Understanding
BCBS 239 risk data aggregation principles drive broader view of available data
Tick42 Launches Glue42 to Stick Applications Together
'Glue' will seamlessly bond different applications and datasets, officials say.
MVS Eyes Expansion After Acquisition by Platts
Vendor will leverage Platts' resources to grow its commodities data business.
Opening Cross: Performance Anxiety Doesn't Only Apply to High Performance
With the 2015 Formula One racing season almost upon us, cue the inevitable comparisons between high-speed trading technologies and the high-performance cars that compete in the sport──cars that hit top speeds of over 200 miles per hour, and whose…