Data
Battles Over Data's Value
Debate about privacy and value of retail consumer data illustrates similar issues with financial industry data. Financial services firms and proponents of open standards are seeking ways to break others' grips on valuable data
Trendrating Adds Three Probability Indicators
Swiss momentum ratings and analytics provider Trendrating has added Duration, Magnitude and Upside Potential Indicator (UPI) metrics to its Trendrating Momentum Analytics Platform, to provide "statistical measurability" to make end-users' investment…
Frankfurt FIS 2014: Flexible, Customizable Data Management Services Key to Successful Outsourcing, Panel Says
Outsourcing data management functions to services provided on a utility model may help firms enhance their data management processes, but firms should also adopt flexible solutions that combine in-house and external resources in order to make the most of…
Frankfurt FIS 2014: C-Level Exec Panel Says Tech Innovation Must Support Client Needs
Financial firms must adopt innovative technological solutions that make the most of internal resources while meeting customer needs and increasing staff productivity, according to a panel at this week's Frankfurt Financial Information Summit.
Unigestion Chooses AIM Software for EDM Needs
Targeted business applications are winning the enterprise data management game, says an AIM Software executive
Trading Game Startup Nous Raises Funds to Boost Participation, Data Value
Nous, a provider of a mobile trading game and a feed of investor and active trader market sentiment, has raised $600,000 in new funding to expand the user base of its Spark Profit trading game from 79,000 users in 190 countries to 250,000 users over the…
Charles River Adds Thomson Reuters Data
Thomson Reuters follows other major data providers in making its information available through Charles River
Solace Taps SL Corp to Monitor Message Routers
Ottawa-based hardware messaging appliance vendor Solace Systems has enlisted IT monitoring solutions provider SL Corp to provide an adapter for SL Corp's RTView Enterprise Monitor, to provide systems administrators and application support teams with…
Thomson Reuters Bows M&A Arbitrage Data
Thomson Reuters has unveiled a new collection of mergers and acquisitions data within its Deals database targeting the needs of event-driven hedge fund managers.
Update: Xignite Adds FactSet Fundamentals to On-Demand Data
San Mateo-based web services data provider Xignite is adding fundamental data and estimates from FactSet Research Systems to its suite of on-demand datasets, to provide clients with access to global company fundamental and financial data.
Frankfurt FIS Live
Inside Reference Data reporter Joanna Wright tweeted highlights from the Frankfurt Financial Information Summit on October 14
Gibraltar Stock Exchange Readies Market Data for Phase Two of Launch
GSX Limited (GSX), Gibraltar's recently launched stock exchange, is planning to launch new market data feeds in late 2015 or early 2016, after receiving authorization from the Financial Services Commission of Gibraltar to commence its operations this…
Sinara Expands Data Integration Offering
UK-based data software vendor Sinara Consultants has expanded its consulting services to include analyzing, designing and enhancing clients' market data repositories and data warehouses.
Metamako Taps Covington to Drive European Expansion
Metamako, an Australian provider of low-latency switch appliances for high-frequency trading, has enlisted data industry veteran Kevin Covington to set up a European infrastructure to support an expansion of its business into the region.
Opening Cross: Will Cost Concerns Neuter Future Litters of CATs?
Belgian beer-maker Stella Artois’ long-running “Reassuringly Expensive” ad probably didn’t win fans among market data managers, who continue to shudder at the thought of any kind of cost increase.
CTA, UTP Revisit Consolidated Tape Fees
The Consolidated Tape Association (CTA) and the Unlisted Trading Privileges (UTP) Plan, which together oversee the collection and distribution of the consolidated tapes of quote and trade data for US equity markets, have proposed new fee policies for the…
Lucena Enables Trading from Analytics via Interactive Brokers Integration
Atlanta, Ga.-based decision support analytics provider Lucena Research is integrating direct trading capabilities from US brokerage firm Interactive Brokers into the vendor’s QuantDesk predictive analytics platform, to enable joint customers among…
CDO Advocacy and Influence
Chief data officers, now more established at their firms throughout the industry, are weighing in on how to pursue higher data quality by several means. Will they address the legal entity identifier next?
Kx Names Quill Global Head, Sales Engineering
Tick database provider Kx Systems has promoted Fintan Quill from senior engineer to global head of sales engineering, expanding his prior role beyond just North America and to cover more technical sales and support the vendor's push into new industries,…
Post-Launch and Funding, Vetr Eyes Institutional Clients for Crowd-Sourced Ratings
Crowd-sourced stock ratings provider Vetr has completed the second stage of a $1 million investment round, and is now focusing on attracting more users and contributors to its portal, to make its content more appealing to institutional traders and hedge…
WorkFusion's ‘Automation Notification' Boosts Data Extraction Options
New York-based software-as-a-service vendor WorkFusion has launched new "automation recommendation" functionality on its WorkFusion data extraction platform to automatically notify customers when the software is able to automate data extraction processes…
LEI Benefits Emerge As Implementation Progresses
The legal entity identifier (LEI) initiative is gaining strength with recognizable data quality benefits, greater awareness and participation, and more complete standards guidelines. Michael Shashoua reports on how all these developments are coming…