Data
Bloomberg to Build Out ESG Indices Offering
The data giant is looking to seize on growing ESG demand in the APAC region.
NovaSparks Gets New Backer in MBO Deal, Eyes Options Data & FPGA Trading Capabilities
With the support of new majority owner Peninsular Capital, NovaSparks plans initiatives to expand the use cases for its FPGA market data technologies into the trading and risk sectors.
Silent Eight Preps Transaction Monitoring Tool
The firm is testing the tool with a few clients before making it available to a broader audience.
HSBC Launches ESG Reporting Service
The bank's securities services division will provide a PDF report to buy-side clients with ratings and emissions data, showing the performance of large holdings over time.
Brave New Coin Eyes Structured Products
The company aims to have a principal-protected structured income product by mid-September.
Market Participants Worry that CFTC Can’t Safeguard Data
The US derivatives regulator should let the responsibility for the storage of sensitive data fall on regulated firms, committee hears.
Investors Turn to Raw Data Over Ratings in ESG Alpha Hunt
Quants are using data on product returns and employee welfare to pick winners.
Wavelength Podcast Ep. 204: Nasdaq on Cloud Strategy
Nikolai Larbalestier, head of cloud strategy at Nasdaq, joins the podcast to talk about cloud computing and cloud adoption.
TruFactor Aims to Capture Buy-Side Clients
After launching last year with the intent to service telecommunications companies, the alt data provider is looking to carve out a niche in finance.
Apteo Debuts ‘No-Code’ AI Predictive Analytics Platform
Originally conceived to serve the needs of financial professionals, Predictive Insights has a wide range of predictive applications, even beyond capital markets.
Broker Tradition Shifts to Virtual Desktops
The company is considering a full move to virtual-working solutions after investing in remote access for brokers and other staff during the Covid-19 pandemic..
HPR Preps Market Data Entry with Databot
The Massachusetts-based infrastructure provider is looking to become a one-stop shop in the low-latency trading space.
Wavelength Podcast Ep. 203: Finos’ Columbro on Open Source
Gabriele Columbro, founder and executive director of the Fintech Open Source Foundation (Finos) joins the podcast to talk about open source technology.
Lazard Asset Management Revamps Data Model to Reflect Covid-19 Reality
The firm developed a short-term data strategy to avoid the use of unreliable data and better understand the effects of the pandemic on the market as it evolves.
Centralized Data Hubs—The Key to Cracking the Data Quality Conundrum
This survey report focuses on the extent to which financial services firms suffer from suboptimal data, the degree to which they acknowledge their shortcomings and the steps they have taken or are considering to remedy the situation
Regulators Defend ESG Data Requirements
Disclosures will protect end investors and increase the amount of data on ESG, supervisory authorities said at a public hearing.
Advan Research Adds GPS-Based Business Closure, Road Traffic Data
The new datasets will provide investors with insight into which companies are opening locations and generating revenues, and which locations are receiving freight shipments.
Delta Capita to Add Tax and Reg Reporting to New CLM Platform
The managed services and consulting firm will look to roll out these new components to its CLM platform in August.
Xignite Debuts Microservices to Scale Data Management in the Cloud
The suite of microservices will allow firms with high data requirements to configure specific content and tools in the cloud.
Nasdaq to Launch Sustainable Bond Comparison Tool
The exchange is improving the technical functionality of its Sustainable Bond Network, which launched in December.
Dow Jones Equips Developers with Sample Codes
The financial information giant launched a recent blueprint, Covid-19 Timelapse, a dashboard that tracks the pandemic's impact on individuals, industries, and regions.
CLS Looks for Value in Discarded Data
The FX settlement specialist's information services arm is harvesting years of abandoned data for new projects.
Liquidnet Pilots New Analytics Platforms After Acquisitions
The company's Investment Analytics unit is the combination of OTAS, Prattle, and RSRCHXchange deals.
Broker Tradition Increases Data Training for Employees During Covid Lockdown
As FISD has made it easier for data professionals working remotely to complete its FIA certification, Tradition has taken the opportunity to put its global data sales team through the certification process.