Data
Thomson Reuters Adds TPI Indian Bond Data to Eikon
Thomson Reuters has added real-time data on over-the-counter bond markets in India from Tullett Prebon Information, the data arm of interdealer broker Tullett Prebon, to its Eikon desktop terminal and datafeeds, to provide clients with greater…
Asset Control Names Petti New CEO
Data management platform vendor Asset Control has appointed Richard Petti as London-based chief executive, replacing board member and executive chairman Dean Goodermote, who held the position on an interim basis since former CEO Phil Lynch moved to…
Dow Jones Taps Crowdnetic for Private Issues Data
Dow Jones' MarketWatch finance news portal is to begin carrying crowdfunding data provider Crowdnetic's information about companies publicly raising capital.
IRD's Editor on FIBO's Part in Centralization
The Financial Industry Business Ontology standard is looking useful for centralization of reference data management.
ANNA to Create Records with LEI-Instrument Links
The Association of National Numbering Agencies plans to develop new records that include links between legal entity identifiers (LEIs) and the relevant financial instruments and reflect the categories of financial instruments according to ISO…
LEI Committee Considers Translation Issues, Validation Processes
The Committee of Evaluation and Standards is investigating how historical data should be treated when a legal entity identifier record is transferred from one issuing utility to another; contingencies for entities that receive more than one LEI; the…
FXstreet Launches FXBeat FX News, Commentary
Barcelona-based news and foreign exchange analysis provider FXstreet will this week launch a new real-time FX news service, dubbed FXBeat, on its www.fxstreet.com web portal to provide traders with information and commentary on currencies and related…
Redline Expands Japan Data Support
Woburn, Mass.-based low-latency ticker plant and execution gateway provider Redline Trading Solutions has added support for Japanese equity markets to its InRush 3 Ticker Plant.
BT's Cooper on Gaining Benefits from Big Data
Michael Cooper, CTO, Radianz, at BT Global Banking and Financial Markets, BT, explains how financial firms and vendors are harnessing the potential of big data, at the World Financial Information Conference hosted by the Financial Information Services…
The Risk Rationale
More careful tracking and management of data, driven by the desire to reduce risk, requires multiple efforts. One of these, the FIBO ontology, is proving to be a key piece of the puzzle
Exchanges, Banks Tap Corvil Monitoring
NYSE Euronext, Nasdaq OMX and Credit Suisse are deploying a new real-time risk and compliance monitoring service from Dublin-based latency monitoring software provider Corvil that will provide continuous compliance monitoring of companies’ electronic…
NYSE Cancels Global Agreements as WFIC Attendees Call for Data Admin Standards
NYSE Euronext has confirmed that it has put the introduction of its proposed new Global Data Agreements (previously known as Global Data License Agreements)—which seek to standardize the international exchange group’s multiple legacy data policies—on…
Markit's Chidsey on Plans for Corp Actions Validation Service at WFIC 2013
Ed Chidsey, managing director, global co-head of data services, at Markit explains that the data and services vendor is rebuilding the platform of the Global Corporate Actions Validation Service it acquired in June, at the World Financial Information…
SIX's Raskin on Fatca, Solvency II at WFIC 2013
Barry Raskin, managing director at SIX Financial Information, discusses the challenges of monitoring which assets are in scope for reporting under the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act and offers advice on managing uncertainty surrounding Solvency II…
S&P Capital IQ's Carvalho on LEI Integration at WFIC 2013
Rui Carvalho, managing director at S&P Capital IQ, explains why adoption of the legal entity identifier is leading firms to take an enterprise-wide approach to data management, at the World Financial Information Conference hosted by the Financial…
CQG Adds Charts, Preps Mobile App
Denver, Colo-based data, charting and trading software vendor CQG is adding a new range of chart studies to its Integrated Client front-end display, in response to client demand, is leveraging multi-threaded technology to boost the platform’s performance…
Industry Welcomes Markit Chat, Says More Participants Needed
Markit Collaboration Services, the new open messaging network initiative that allows financial professionals to communicate and share information across any communication platform, garnered a positive response from attendees at FISD's World Financial…
Oddo Chooses CounterpartyLink for KYC Data
The entity data vendor will provide the French asset management firm with data needed for its know-your-customer processes, including references to supporting documentation from primary sources
IDC's Hepsworth on Data Centralization at WFIC 2013
Mark Hepsworth, president, pricing and reference data, at Interactive Data speaks about the benefits and challenges of data centralization at the World Financial Information Conference hosted by the Financial Information Services Division in Lisbon
Panel: Robust Data Management Required for Big Data
Big Data may not be living up to its hype among large asset managers, who seem unwilling to explore its use for more esoteric and less established analysis techniques, according to a panel at the Buy-Side Technology North American Summit in New York on…
MSCI Names ex-UBS' Corrado CIO
Index provider MSCI has appointed Chris Corrado to the newly created position of chief information officer, responsible for ensuring the vendor provides "leading-edge products and services" that help clients achieve their business goals.
IRD's Editor on Centralization
Michael Shashoua points to several areas of data management where centralizing data is becoming prevalent
Thomson Reuters Adds IIR Energy Refinery Info to Eikon
Thomson Reuters has added data on planned maintenance of oil refineries from Houston, Texas-based IIR Energy to its Eikon next-generation desktop, to provide oil traders with supply chain data about maintenance at more than 600 refineries worldwide in…