Data
SIX Financial Info Taps Savvis for Chicago Datacenter
SIX Financial Information has added a datacenter in Chicago, within a facility operated by datacenter and hosting provider Savvis.
Dion Names Pecker Oz Ops Head
India-headquartered trading and data technology vendor Dion Global Solutions has appointed Rudi Pecker managing director for Australia and New Zealand, responsible for managing and expanding Dion's operations in Australasia.
HSBC CDO Defines Value Of Data Chain
HSBC data executive Tarrill Baker defines structures for data management and finds worth in hierarchies. She speaks with Michael Shashoua about how this is achieved and when automation is useful
Telx Grows 350 Cermak Space
Datacenter and hosting provider Telx has expanded its presence at Digital Realty Trust's 350 East Cermak Road facility in Chicago, with an additional two suites of co-location space and a power increase of 1.2 megawatts, bringing its total presence to…
Redline Adds Low-Latency Synthetic Options NBBO
Woburn, Mass-based low-latency ticker plant and trading technology provider Redline Trading Solutions has added support for calculating a synthetic options national best bid and offer within its InRush 3 ticker plant, generating an NBBO from direct…
Waters: Microwave Gains Ground on Fiber
For market data delivery, transmission of messages using microwave technologies is gaining ground. But firms remain reluctant to adopt the same technologies for trade messaging, citing concerns including reliability, feasibility and the cost versus the…
IRD's Editor on Basel Committee's Latest Guidance
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has been actively defining details of Basel III capital adequacy rules. Expect more from the committee throughout the remainder of the year.
Swift Launches BIC to LEI Directory
The messaging vendor believes providing a directory that cross-references Bank Identifier Codes and legal entity identifiers will facilitate adoption and integration of the latter
Activ Calls on Collins to Drive EMEA, Asia Growth
US-based low-latency data provider Activ Financial has appointed Ben Collins, former global sales and marketing director of Morningstar’s Real-Time data business, as director of EMEA sales, to define the vendor’s business strategy and develop its…
AlphaSense Adds International Filings Search
San Francisco-based AlphaSense, a provider of tools for searching and extracting unstructured financial data from corporate documents and filings, has expanded its indexed content set with international company data in response to client demand for data…
VWD Adds S&P Bond Ratings to Terminal
German data vendor VWD has added credit ratings on bonds from Standard and Poor’s to its Market Manager market data terminal, in response to demand from clients in continental Europe for additional information to support their investment and risk…
Swift App To Help Firms Confirm Trades Electronically
The Affirmations app allows users to view the details of their trades on a single screen, where they can confirm them electronically, as recommended by the European Market Infrastructure Regulation
FTSE Readies New Reporting Mechanism
London Stock Exchange Group-owned index provider FTSE is introducing a new reporting mechanism for firms that consume its index data via third-party distributors, requiring firms to be pre-authorized by FTSE to use the data for specific purposes --…
Rimes Opens Singapore Office
Thomas Gooding has been chosen to head the new office, established to help the managed data services provider build stronger relationships with Asian buy-side firms
Basel Committee Returns To Spotlight
The Basel Committtee on Banking Supervision sees the upcoming G20 summit as an opportunity to put forward more details on Basel III capital adequacy rules
Options Builds Hosted Feed Reporting Platform
Managed infrastructure and private cloud provider Options (formerly Options IT) has developed a hosted reporting and entitlements platform to help the vendor and its clients report data consumption in compliance with exchanges' reporting policies, while…
