Data
Moscow Exchange to Distribute Market Data to Chinese Investors
Chinese investors will now have access to MOEX market data via local data providers.
RSRCHXchange, CorpAxe Partner for Consumption Data
RSRCHXchange is to make research consumption data available through the CorpAxe platform to help consumer firms comply with the research components of the upcoming MiFID II regulation
Can Automation Prevent Regulation Consternation?
Digitization and automation are key to meeting the demands of the financial industry's future regulatory burden.
The State of Play in M&A
Kirsten Hyde looks at what's hot and what's not in the world of private equity investment and M&A activity.
May 2017: Don’t Put All Your ESGs in One Basket
Max summarizes the highlights of the May issue of Inside Data Management.
Scrambled ESGs: Growth Prompts Calls for ESG Standards
Joanne Faulkner investigates changing attitudes towards ESG investments, and the resulting growth in demand for ESG data.
TickSmith Unleashes Python API for Tick Data Access
TickSmith's new Python API is aimed at the needs of data scientists using open-source Python-based analysis tools.
BSO Offers Global Data Access to CME Co-Lo Clients
The arrangement will allow CME clients to connecto to other markets worldwide from CME's co-location center via BSO's network.
Bloomberg Updates on BRAIS Index ‘Evolution,’ Preps Customizable Indexes
Since buying the BRAIS index and analytics suite from Barclays last year, Bloomberg has been hard at work creating an integrated platform for data, analytics and indexes, while developing plans for expanding the indexes. Joanne Faulkner reports on the…
Wolters Kluwer Nabs Citi’s Somany
Somany's years of experience at sell-side firms including Citigroup, Barclays and UBS will help the vendor "cement" its position in the regulatory solutions and reporting space, officials say.
‘Smart Data,’ Regulation Drive Buy-Side Content Needs, But Cost Is Main Concern
The need for “smart data” and new analytical tools that deliver trading advantages where other sources of alpha have dried up, along with the reporting and storage requirements of new regulations are placing increased demands on firms’ need to handle…
StanChart to Join Thomson Reuters African KYC Service
Standard Chartered is the fourth bank operating in South Africa to sign up for Thomson Reuters' regional KYC service, which the vendor launched last year.
Silverfinch Adds Module to Address MiFID II
The new module will make it easier for firms to collect and aggregate the datasets required for MiFID II compliance.
State Street, TruValue Ally for ESG Data Standards
State Street and TruValue Labs have announced an agreement to promote the adoption of industry-standard ESG data.
Metamako, MayStreet Ally for High-Precision Analytics
Firms can now run MayStreet’s data analytics software on Metamako’s MetaWatch data capture and network monitoring software tool.
EBS to Enforce Ultra Participation Criteria from Mid-June
Firms wanting to benefit from the value of EBS’ fastest datefeed will have to also contribute value by making markets for 40 percent of the time. Eva Szalay reports on the move and market participants’ reactions.
Deutsche Börse Revamps Content Lab to Harness Internal Datasets, Plans FX Feed
The unit's new remit is to leverage content already being captured and stored internally by the exchange.
Modal Patterns in Market Data Stump Morgan Stanley Quants
The bank's quant team discovered strange patterns around the timing of trades that neither they--nor quants at other firms--have yet been able to explain with certainty.
Symphony Gets $63 Million Funding Round
Officials say the investment will allow Symphony to "deliver a new wave of innovation to enterprises and replace traditional collaboration tools."
NovaSparks Adds SIP FPGA Handler
NovaSparks has added support for Nasdaq's two Securities Information Processor feeds.
Ipreo Lands Ex-Thomson Reuters Exec Lojko
After years in the Thomson family of companies, Lojko will lead Ipreo's corporate client solutions business.
UPDATE: Moody’s Buys Company Data Vendor BvD for €3 Billion
Bureau van Dijk’s platform will be integrated into Moody’s Analytics’ suite of risk management solutions.
Money.Net Bolsters News Content with Dataminr, MT Newswires Upgrade
Money.Net says the Dataminr content will fill a gap in the market for social media data that is not being addressed by other terminal vendors.
After ECC, EEX Clearing Rollout, KB Tech Eyes Data Deals
KB Tech's initial deal with ECC covers post-trade and clearing-related data, though, this may expand to other areas in future.