Data
The Long Arm of the (European) Law: MiFID II's Impact on Asia-Pacific
Depending on their activities, MiFID II's regulatory requirements could still impact firms in Asia.
It’s About Time: MiFID II Scrutinizes Firms' Clocks, Time-Synch Tools
In a multi-timezone, pan-European marketplace, the accuracy of timing sources and timestamps will be an important factor in maintaining orderly, transparent markets.
Reporting for Duty: The Growing Reporting Burden of MiFID II
MiFID II expands the scope of trade and transaction reporting requirements, leaving some firms struggling to comply.
One Tape to Rule Them All
A key component of MiFID II is a pan-European consolidated tape. Yet the regulators' preferred option of an industry-led solution has yet to appear.
CDOs Elevate Weighty EDM Agendas
For financial firms, more data volumes and data-centric regulations mean a need for more chief data officers.
Market EarlyBird Bows Event-Tracking Twitter Tool for US Inauguration
The vendor and its clients see tweets relating to political events as a potential source of alpha.
SS&C Adds Fitch Ratings to Managed Service Platform
With the addition of Fitch, SS&C now offers ratings data from the 'Big Three' ratings providers.
StockTwits Buys SparkFin to Grow Investor Offering
The price discovery social app will begin migrating features to StockTwits' platform immediately.
Silexx Adds Data from OTC Markets
The agreement will provide Silexx's clients with "a complete actionable dataset to aid in their trading and investment decision-making," officials say.
Eagle Alpha Adds Chinese Auto Industry Info
Officials say the dataset will provide insight into consumer behavior in China, and into state policy.
EBA Releases V2.6 of XBRL Reporting Standard
Supervisory reporting taxonomy updated to improve reporting features validation rules.
TRG Expands FITS Beyond Data, Adds Task Management, Storage Tools
The upgrade provides dedicated tools for managing recurring subscription costs beyond TRG's core market data coverage.
UPDATE: BME Data Reorg to Focus on New Value-Add Services, RegData
The exchange will combine several existing businesses under a shared management and development structure.
BME Reorganizes Data, IT Divisions
The new business area will be led by Ramón Adarraga, executive chairman of BME Market Data and CEO of Infobolsa.
Markit's Rayfield Moves to Asset Control
Rayfield has spent more than 25 years in trading, technology and data client services roles.
OTAS Updates Lingo with Real-Time Text Reports
OTAS adds real-time alerts to Lingo product suite to help traders capture risk and act accordingly.
Olmstead Taps Data Vet Knous
Knous has spent 30 years in buy-side investment, data and technology roles.
Colt Grows IQ Network Service in Singapore, Hong Kong
The expansion is part of Colt's plan to invest significantly in Asia over the next three years.
S&P Sells QuantHouse Back to Founder
The deal marks another about-face on real-time data for S&P, which sold Comstock in 2003, then re-entered the space by buying QuantHouse in 2012.
NEX Distributes Tradition Data
After selling its voice-brokerage business to rival Tullett Prebon, NEX (formerly Icap) has forged a data alliance with Tradition.
Morningstar Names Rothschild, Dunn Product, Revenue Heads
The pair will join the vendor's executive management team.
Startup Real Estate Exchange IPSX Taps GoldenSource as Data Platform
GoldenSource will supply IPSX with cloud enterprise data management solution to manage market and reference data and reporting.
HSBC Private Bank Picks Bloomberg for Margin Data Management
The bank is one of a number of firms that have chosen the Bloomberg solution for collateral management and reconciliation.
FactSet Launches FinTech Index
The FactSet Global FinTech Index is designed to provide an equity benchmark for investors to measure and track the performance of companies engaged in financial technology.