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S&P Real-Time Debuts FPGA OPRA Feed
The Real-Time Solutions division of S&P Capital IQ (formerly QuantHouse, prior to its acquisition by S&P in 2012) has unveiled QuantFeed FPGA for OPRA, a hardware-accelerated version of its consolidated datafeed that delivers additional processing power…
CounterpartyLink Partners with RDC to Streamline Due Diligence
CounterpartyLink will now screen its clients' counterparties against the sanctions lists and risk intelligence maintained by Regulatory DataCorp to help them simplify due diligence processes
Thomson Reuters Adds Cambridge Assocs Fund Performance Benchmarks
Thomson Reuters is to begin making private fund performance benchmark data from investment firm Cambridge Associates available via its Eikon data desktop to provide "a next-generation benchmarking system for the [financial] industry," officials say.
Object Trading, MarketPrizm Ally for Managed DMA, Market Data
Trading technology and data platform vendor Object Trading is partnering with London-based market data and trading infrastructure services provider MarketPrizm to provide a managed direct market access service that includes market data, order execution,…
Markit Expands European Pricing Data Service
The data services provider has more than doubled the number of European asset-backed securities pricings it offers
EDM Council Adds Kendall to FIBO Efforts
Elisa Kendall of Thematix Partners will work with EDM Council executive Dennis Wisnosky under a contractual arrangement
SIX Data Supports Hessegim Bond Analytics
Fixed-income software vendor Hessegim is using a web-based application program interface to integrate SIX's reference data into its new bond analytics tool
Hill to Lead SimCorp in UK, Ireland, Middle East
Peter Hill has replaced Klaus Andersen as managing director for the UK, Ireland and the Middle East
Barchart Adds EDI Historical Equities Data to OnDemand Cloud
Chicago-based data and analytics provider Barchart has begun making end-of-day and historical equity price data from reference data provider Exchange Data International available to clients of its Barchart OnDemand cloud data service.
Hessegim Adds SIX Bond, Reference Data
Israeli fixed income analytics software provider Hessegim Software has added global fixed income pricing and reference data from SIX Financial Information to its Prafis analytical tool.
RepRisk Preps ESG Country-Sector Risk Matrixes
Swiss environmental, social and governmental (ESG) risk data provider RepRisk is preparing to add country-sector matrixes to its company database of ESG information, enabling banks, asset managers and pension funds to view the ESG risks relating to…
RTS Adds Charts to Tango Trading System
Trading software vendor RTS Realtime Systems has released a new version of its RTD Tango Trader platform, featuring a "sophisticated" charting and analytics package of more than 30 customizable analytical indicators.
Morningstar Names Charlson to Head Alternatives Research
Chicago-based data and investment research provider Morningstar has appointed Josh Charlson director of alternative funds research, responsible for the vendor's alternative investment research analyst team and for editing the vendor's Alternative…
Bucharest Stock Exchange Dials up Mobile Data App
The Bucharest Stock Exchange announced it has launched a new mobile app that allows investors to access market data information more efficiently anywhere, anytime via Apple and Android smartphones.
Van Diamandakis to Drive Corvil Marketing
Dublin-based latency management technology vendor Corvil has appointed Van Diamandakis as its new chief marketing officer, responsible for expanding the company's analytics and monitoring platforms beyond the financial services industry.
Prague Stock Exchange Preps Dividends Index Data
The Prague Stock Exchange is preparing to launch a new index that reflects the payment of dividends by its individual constituent stocks, in a move to provide investors with a more accurate picture of return levels and to boost the allocation of the…
IMD/IRD Awards 2014 - Vote Now!
Voting for the 2014 Inside Market Data and Inside Reference Data Awards is now open at events.insidemarketdata.com/awards.
IRD Awards Vote Closes April 11
April 11 is the last day to vote for Inside Reference Data and Inside Market Data awards. The awards will be presented on May 21.
Style Research Incorporates RavenPack News Indicators
Global investment research and portfolio analysis application provider Style Research has integrated Spanish news analytics provider RavenPack’s Company Sentiment and News Volume Indicators into its web-based Enterprise platform to enable fund of fund…
Growth in Reference Data Spend Continues to Slow
Following double-digit increases between 2006 and 2011, growth of spend on pricing, reference and valuation data slowed to under 8% in 2012 and 2013, according to research by Burton-Taylor International Consulting
Thomson Reuters Unveils Benchmark Rates Subsidiary
Thomson Reuters will this week unveil a new business, Thomson Reuters Benchmark Services (TRBS), set up as a regulated entity that can provide benchmark rate and index calculation and administration services separately from its parent’s in-house rates…
IDC's Russell Takes ‘Evangelist' Role at Tradier
Tradier, a provider of cloud-based brokerage infrastructure platforms and applications, has hired Craig Russell as senior vice president of product and chief evangelist to lead the vendor's sales, marketing and client and partner engagement activities…
Interactive Data Adds Bloomberg Open Symbology
The pricing and data services company joins a growing number of providers offering Bloomberg's securities identification system
Fidessa Preps BMV Feed, Further LatAm Growth
Trading technology and market data vendor Fidessa is integrating a new market data feed from the national stock exchange of Mexico, Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV), into its trading platform, as part of ongoing plans to expand its coverage in Latin…