Data
Overbond’s demise hints at cloud-cost complexities
The fixed-income analytics platform provider shuttered after failing to find new funding or a merger partner as costs for its serverless cloud infrastructure “ballooned.”
Industry deep dive—Bloomberg outlines current and future tech and data strategies
Discussion on data consumption habits and the technologies available to help firms manage ever-increasing data volumes.
Buy-side transformation requires data stabilization
The IMD Wrap: Insightful and actionable data tools require reliable and accurate underlying data. Max looks at some startling findings from recent reports that highlight the key data challenges that lie ahead.
EU, US consolidated tape efforts pass important milestones
The IMD Wrap: Europe is setting up its first consolidated tapes of data, while the US is revamping its tapes into one. Both initiatives should bring greater transparency and efficiency to the capital markets.
Stakes raised for UK bond, EU derivatives tapes after Ediphy clinches win
The pressure is on for TransFICC, Etrading, Finbourne, and Propellant Digital, who are still vying to provide the UK’s fixed income consolidated tape after Esma awarded the EU’s tape to Ediphy and its partners.
Bloomberg introduces geopolitical country-of-risk scores to terminal
Through a new partnership with Seerist, terminal users can now access risk data on seven million companies and 245 countries.
Unleashing the power of data and technology in an age of digital transformation
How Bloomberg is helping its Apac clients’ digital transformations across system interoperability, decision-making and automation
A network of Cusip workarounds keeps the retirement industry humming
Restrictive data licenses—the subject of an ongoing antitrust case against Cusip Global Services—are felt keenly in the retirement space, where an amalgam of identifiers meant to ensure licensing compliance create headaches for investment advisers and…
Mastering regulatory compliance through reliable data access
Firms continue to struggle with regulatory updates and sourcing accurate data
Best reference data initiative—Derivatives Services Bureau
The DSB wins Best reference data initiative at the IMD & IRD Awards 2025.
Best cloud-based data provider—Gresham
Gresham wins Best cloud-based data provider at the IMD & IRD Awards 2025.
Best corporate actions data initiative—S&P Global Market Intelligence
S&P Global Market Intelligence wins Best corporate actions data initiative at the IMD & IRD Awards 2025.
Best data analytics provider/vendor—Bloomberg
Bloomberg wins Best data analytics provider/vendor at the IMD & IRD Awards 2025.
BNY standardizes internal controls around data, AI
The bank has rolled out an internal enterprise AI platform, invested in specialized infrastructure, and strengthened data quality over the last year.
Best corporate actions data provider—SIX
SIX wins Best corporate actions data provider at the IMD & IRD Awards 2025.
Bloomberg adds web traffic data as leading indicator of market moves
The vendor’s deal to incorporate website visit data from Similarweb is the latest move in its ongoing expansion of alternative datasets.
Momentum is building for 24/5 trading. What does it mean for the future?
Stakeholders and industry bodies have progressed on some looming questions about overnight trading. Nyela examines what that and shortening settlement cycles means.
MayStreet founder sues LSEG for fraud, breach of contract
The complaint accuses the exchange group of “defrauding” MayStreet executives following the 2022 acquisition. LSEG “strongly refutes these claims.”
APIs keep their eyes on the prize
The IMD Wrap: As the API economy continues to expand, connecting an ever-increasing number of broker and data interfaces is becoming a cottage industry in itself.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 318: Hamilton Lane’s Griff Norville
This week, Hamilton Lane’s Griff Norville joins to discuss how the asset manager is tackling private markets data.
Exchanges plead with SEC to trim CAT reporting requirements
Letters from Cboe, Nasdaq and NYSE ask that the new Atkins administration reduce the amount of data required for the Consolidated Audit Trail, and scrap options data collection entirely.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 316: Finbourne Technology’s Toby Glaysher
This week, Toby Glaysher, chairman at Finbourne Technology, joins the podcast to discuss the asset servicing industry.
Demand for private markets data turns users into providers
Buy-side firms seeking standardized, user-friendly datasets are turning toward a new section of the alternatives market to get their fix—each other.
Friendly fire? Nasdaq squeezes MTF competitors with steep fee increase
The stock exchange almost tripled the prices of some datasets for multilateral trading facilities, with sources saying the move is the latest effort by exchanges to offset declining trading revenues.