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Looming Regulations Will Drive Regtech Adoption in 2017
With an increase in regulation requiring automated processes and accurate data, adoption of so-called regtech tools is likely to snowball, participants say.
CIBC Expands Wolters Kluwer Reporting Hub to Asia
Canadian financial group expands its existing use of OneSumX's monitoring and reporting solution.
Qineqt Hires Former Dataminr Exec Budnik to Head Delivery, Analytics
Budnik's experience includes spending 27 years at IBM in various software engineering roles.
Xignite Adds Morningstar Global Funds Data
The new global fund dataset expands an existing deal for Morningstar's US funds content.
FactSet Integrates Narrative Science NLG Portfolio Commentary
Integrating Narrative Science's tools will enable FactSet clients to automate commentary generation and client reporting functions.
McKay Sells Minority Stake to HFT Firm Tower Cap
The microwave network provider has sold 25 percent of its business to raise funding over the past six months to continue reducing network latency.
Tullett Prebon Info to Carry Equity and Credit Research, Analytics from Valens
TPI adds corporate performance data to offering with Valens Research partnership.
Fidessa Taps ChartIQ to Add HTML5 Charts to Trader Screens
The vendors have collaborated to develop a cutting-edge new charting display for Fidessa's trading front-end.
IPC Debuts Precision Timing Service for Finance
The service will provide accurate and consistent time data that will also help firms comply with new regulatory requirements.
ADVFN Bows Feed of Brexit-Affected Instruments
The feed provides news and information about stocks, indexes and currencies that ADVFN has identified as being subject to impact from Brexit.
Erste Group Taps Asset Control for PRIIPS, MiFID II Compliance
The Austrian banking group will use the vendor's AC Plus data management platform, with its central security master architecture, to meet MiFID II and KIDS templates requirements.
UPDATE 2: Thomson Reuters Buys DTCC's Clarient and Avox Reference Data Arms
The vendors expect to conclude the deals before the end of the first quarter, officials say.
Updata, Trayport Tighten Charting Linkage
Users of Trayport's Joule Direct can now link directly to Updata Analytics charts from their Joule screen, giving energy traders faster access to analysis of price histories to support pre-trade decisions.
CEIC Data Bows Next-Gen Economic Data Platform, Website
The vendor offers three plans for accessing its economic data online, including one that offers unlimited access to its data.
Open Platform: Market Data Optimization and The Proper MO for MDO
Hatstand's Keith Delmarco makes the case for why financial institutions should enlist trusted third parties to perform market data optimization projects.
McObject Unveils V.7.1 of eXtremeDB Financial Edition to Tackle Regulatory Data Demands
The enhancements in version 7.1 position McObject as a provider of underlying technology to help firms meet MiFID II's best execution requirements and the demands of FRTB.
Fincad Adds Fintech Execs Brittan, Fite to Board
The fintech veterans will lend their experience to contribute to Fincad's growth.
Japan Exchange Buys $1M Stake in OpenGamma
The exchange hopes its investment will yield greater insight and analytical capabilities.
CIP Cap Merges Vendors for RegTech Powerhouse
The deal will combine three vendors with a wealth of regulation- and compliance-related technology solutions.
EBS Live Ultra to Provide 5ms Data
The broker says the improvements make the feed the fastest live streaming FX datafeed available from a primary FX market venue.
Former Thomson Exec, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau CIO Joins FinMkt
Duncan brings experience gained from more than 35 years in finance, technology and public policy roles.
Torstone Connects to LSE's UnaVista for MiFIR Reporting
Torstone's transaction reporting clients can now send data to the London Stock Exchange's Approved Reporting Mechanism for MiFIR compliance.
SocGen Securities Services Appoints Davey MD
With more than 25 years of industry experience, Davey is charged with expanding SGSS' offering across all market, product and client segments.
FactSet Acquires Interactive Data Managed Solutions Business
The deal will help FactSet bolster its global wealth management offering, while ICE deemed the Managed Solutions business non-core to its overall data plans.