Data
Perseus Nabs Fixnetix's Bertoli for Chief Marketing Role
Low-latency long-haul fiber and microwave network provider Perseus Telecom has hired Karen Bertoli as chief marketing officer, based in the vendor's Miami, Fla office and reporting to chief executive Jock Percy.
Chaikin Completes ETF Data Addition to Desktop, iPad App
Philadelphia-based investment analytics provider Chaikin Analytics has completed the rollout of data on more than 1,500 exchange-traded funds onto its desktop display tool and iPad app.
Altibase Taps Intel for Big Data Analysis Performance Boost
Fort Lee, NJ-based in-memory database provider Altibase has developed a joint solution with Intel that offers greater speed and storage for Big Data analysis by creating a bridge between Altibase's HybridDB database and Intel's Distribution for Apache…
OTC Markets, Nasdaq Ally on Company News Distribution
New York-based over the counter equities exchange OTC Markets Group has struck an agreement with Nasdaq OMX to integrate its OTC Disclosure & News Service with Nasdaq's GlobeNewswire corporate news distribution platform for Nasdaq-listed companies,…
UTIs, Pre-LEIs Are Top Concerns as EMIR Reporting Begins
Industry participants are worried about confusion surrounding unique trade identifiers and a shortfall in pre-legal entity identifier registrations, as trade reporting requirements come into force for derivatives trades in the European Union
Element 22 Adds Partners
Thomas Bodenski, Edward Hawthorne and Rohit Mahur have joined the advisory company, which runs the Fimod open source model for legal entity identifiers
Equinix Preps Fourth Australian Datacenter
Datacenter and hosting provider Equinix has acquired space close to Melbourne's business district to construct its first IBX datacenter in the city, in addition to its three existing facilities in Sydney, in response to demand for co-location and…
Custom Connect Adds PoP at IXcellerate Moscow Datacenter
Holland-based Custom Connect, which designs and builds custom fiber and microwave networks, says it has set up a point of presence at datacenter operator IXcellerate's Moscow One facility in response to client demand for connectivity to new markets.
Markit EDM Signs $300bn Asset Manager As First Chinese Client
China Life Asset Management Company, the largest institutional investor in China's capital markets, has become the enterprise data management software vendor's first Chinese client, after it introduced a number of enhancements to meet local requirements
EMIR and Wikis: A Wealth of Data
Reporting requirement aspects of European EMIR regulation are spurring service provider offerings, along with concerns about legal entity identifier issuance. Also, wikis present a data sourcing choice for the industry.
Interactive Data Responds to Asia Demand
The pricing and data services provider rolled out a new version of its Vantage platform responding to Asia-Pacific clients' need for bonds and swaps data from other global regions
ITRS Readies Market Data Integrity Monitor
UK-based real-time systems and latency monitoring vendor ITRS has added a new analytic framework to its Geneos monitoring platform, which will enable firms to monitor the quality, accuracy and completeness of real-time data feeding their derived data…
Opening Cross: Market Data at the Movies
They say art imitates life. But does the art form of movie-making imitate data?
Bloomberg Moves to Curb IM Connectivity
Bloomberg is removing the Federated Chat component of its Bloomberg Instant Messaging service, which allows clients to use its Bloomberg Professional terminal to directly message users of third-party communication platforms such as AOL Instant Messenger…
Burton-Taylor: Risk, Regulations Drive Data Spend
Annual spend on financial market risk-related data peaked at $2.52 billion in 2013, equating to roughly 10 percent the $25.77 billion spent each year on market data worldwide, and is growing by 5.74 percent year-on-year as a result of increased…
Interactive Data Deploys Vantage Pricing Platform in Asia
Interactive Data has begun rolling out the latest version of its web-based Vantage fixed income price discovery and evaluated pricing application to clients in the Asia-Pacific region, after adding content during 2013 in response to feedback on client…
Calypso Upgrades Repository Interface For EMIR Reporting
Software and services provider adds new data fields and functionality to its interface to the DTCC's trade repository so it can be used for both EMIR and Dodd-Frank Act trade reporting
Bloomberg Integrates EMIR Reporting into Terminal Service
The data vendor has integrated EMIR reporting functionality into its terminal service, will generate unique trade identifiers and help users report outstanding trades
Nous Bows Crowd-Sourced Investor Sentiment Data
Startup trading application and data provider Nous will next week unveil a feed of crowd-sourced data aimed at banks and hedge funds that delivers a view of investor sentiment based on the trading decisions of investors using the vendor's mobile app…
Satherlund Hangs her Hat on Hatstand
Martina Satherlund has joined IT consultancy Hatstand as principal market data consultant, serving as a project manager for client engagements, covering market and reference data projects including cost optimization, exchange and vendor audits, desktop…
FIX Eyes ESMA Talks, User Participation in MMT
Trading standards body FIX Trading Community plans to boost sell-side participation in developing the Market Model Typology trade reporting tag standard, and to broaden the coverage of the standard to new areas, after absorbing the effort under its…
IRD's Senior Reporter on Wiki's Role in Data Management
Nicholas Hamilton discusses how wiki technology can be used for data management in the financial industry
Solarflare Preps ‘Lockdown' Data Protection Tool for Trading Servers
Hardware-acceleration and data network technology provider Solarflare will later this year introduce a server security product designed to protect servers used to support trading platforms from malicious intrusions designed to access or steal data, to…