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LME Extends Publication of Live Forward Price Curve
The London Metal Exchange has notified members that it is extending the publication of the live forward price curve for each metal contract to cover all times when the exchange's open-outcry trading floor, the Ring, is open.
Nasdaq Taps Ex-Lewtan Tech's Donde for Global Data Head
Nasdaq has appointed Salil Donde executive vice president and head of global information services, responsible for leading the strategic direction of the business and managing the growth of Nasdaq's current data and index products, effective Feb. 5.
Societe Generale Hires Analytics Manager
Olivier Doublet, who had worked in performance analytics at BNP Paribas for about 10 years, has joined the firm in Paris.
US IRS Launches Data Exchange Service for Fatca Reporting
Agency official promises secure, automated and standardized system
Fenergo Expands Team in North America
Irish data management services provider appoints Andrew Wolf as new account director
CBOE Launches VIX Indexes on CME FX Contracts
The Chicago Board Options Exchange has begun calculating and distributing index values for three new foreign exchange volatility indexes based on CME Group-listed US dollar-euro, dollar-pounds sterling and dollar-Japanese yen futures options contracts.
Diliger Seeks £500K in Crowdfunding to Grow Consumer Presence
Company aims to fund investments in salespeople and product development.
Blackstone Takes Stake in Data Management-as-a-Service Startup MDI
Investment and public backing provides growth funding and validation of MDI's business model
LSE, Borsa Istanbul Partner on Index Creation
The London Stock Exchange Group and Borsa Istanbul have agreed to cooperate and share expertise to support on the creation of new Turkish indexes, to broaden the country's exposure to international investors.
Morningstar Shuffles Investment, Research Execs
Chicago-based market data and investment research provider Morningstar has appointed Daniel Needham president of the vendor's Morningstar Investment Management group, effective Monday, Feb. 2, in addition to his existing responsibilities as chief…
UBS Taps Orc for Real-time CME, ASX Derivatives Market Data, DMA
UBS has expanded its use of trading technology provider Orc's Electronic Execution direct market access service, to connect to the Australian Stock Exchange and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for derivatives market data and trading access.
FactSet Releases New Fixed Income Ownership Feed
FactSet Research Systems has launched a new Fixed Income Ownership datafeed of information on funds holdings across all asset classes so investors can better identify who owns the debt of any entity they are considering investing in.
Opening Cross: Will 2015 Be a Happy New Year?
As predictable as the inevitable wave of unwanted Christmas gift returns, the New Year has brought a wave of new fees and policies from marketplaces, including a new minimum fee from Nasdaq for exchanges, ATS and broker-run trading platforms that use non…
Nasdaq Sets Minimum Fee for Trading Venues Using its Non-Display Depth Data
Fee will be capped at $15,000 per month, but will be offset by existing fees, so many will see no increase, officials say.
Not-So-Secret Agents: The Rise of the Third-Party Sales Expert
It’s not uncommon for experienced industry executives to quit their day job and start their own company. However, whereas most startups begin with a product idea that its inventors then have to sell to potential clients, a growing trend among data execs…
Interactive Data Maps Expansion of ‘Continuous’ Pricing Service
Planned enhancements will increase coverage, building on the recent release of an Excel add-in.
Bucharest Exchange Pulls Data off Vienna Feed
Exchange aims to become its own hub for local exchange data in the region
SIX and Avox Providing LEI Data to Clients
Partnership Helps Facilitate Regulatory Compliance
ITRS Builds Data Platform, Names Hills Development Head
New platform expands vendor's offering from performance monitoring into analysis of specific datasets
Fitch Names Olert CRO
Fitch Group, the parent company of ratings agency Fitch Ratings, has appointed John Olert as group chief risk officer, a newly created role responsible for all types of risk that could impact the company's performance and reputation, reflecting "a more…
Nasdaq Targets Small Banks, Media with API Data Access
API access will make it easier for smaller financial firms and media outlets to integrate Nasdaq data.
St James's Place International Chooses Financial Risk Solutions for Solvency II
Life assurance company signs agreement for software to automate QRT asset reporting
Galland Departs GoldenSource
Violaine Galland has left her role as senior director of sales at GoldenSource to join Scotwork, a negotiation consultancy
Man Group Pursues KYC Improvement With Thomson Reuters Service
Global Investment Firm Signs Onto Accelus Org ID