Data
APFIC Keynote: HKEx Looks to Grow Data Offering in China
One of the initiatives is to offer its market data for free or at heavily discounted prices under the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect program.
'Game-Changer' Startups Should Consider M&A to Gain Credibility and ‘Disrupt' From Within
Reluctance by firms to take risks on unknown entities means being acquired is the most viable route for startups to enter the information space and be a "game changer."
Morningstar Makes Indexes Free for Benchmarking
Members of the project's advisory council say indexes are a top-five data cost, yet factors such as switching costs and brand recognition deter them from changing suppliers.
FCA TechSprint Regulation Development Event to Use JWG's RegDelta Tool
The UK-based think-tank will supply its RegDelta solution to event participants to encourage regulatory technology development.
Fitch Nabs Thomson Reuters' Tinaikar as President, Info Services
Tinaikar has spent a 25-year career in information and technology services, most recently as a managing director at Thomson Reuters.
eVestment Builds Private Fund Data Alliance
The alliance will establish standards for reporting private equity fund performance data.
Perseus Debuts Self-Service Performance, Procurement Portal
The portal will enable clients to do online anything they can do via a salesperson, and to obtain more detailed usage and performance metrics.
Jordan & Jordan Taps Moody's Vet Weinstein for Cost Management
Before joining J&J, Weinstein spent more than two decades at Moody's Investors Service.
Vela Adds to Global Feed Handler Tally, Ups Asia Markets Coverage
The new feed handlers bring the total number of venues supported by Vela to more than 250.
Nasdaq ‘Innovation Lab' Unveils Suite of Trading Performance Analytics
Nasdaq releases the first three products from its new Innovation Lab, designed to help traders refine their trading strategies by comparing them to the market and their peers.
Kx Sets New Performance Record for STAC-M3 Analytics Benchmarks
Kx's Kdb+ tick database outperformed previous versions, even against a larger dataset.
Morningstar Hires Chief Data Officer
Newly created CDO role expands Morningstar's senior data staff with former Rocaton, IBM exec Rhodes.
Morningstar Names Chief Data, Technology Officers
New appointees bring a wealth of experience in financial modeling and analytics.
UPDATE: Reference, Market Data Issues Delay Euronext Derivatives Trading
Euronext's derivatives markets spent more than two hours offline as a result of market data dissemination and reference data issues.
Data Issues Delay Euronext Trading
Euronext's derivatives spent more than two hours offline as a result of market data dissemination and reference data issues.
Opening Cross: All Good Things Must Come to An End
Max examines some recent developments in the data industry that demonstrate how the end of one era can usher in a new era of opportunities.
Industry Seeks Alternative Access to Brazil As CME, BM&F End Data, Order-Routing
Connectivity providers vie to capitalize on demand for access to the Brazilian market after exchanges end historic data-sharing and order-routing arrangement.
YCharts’ New CEO Shuffles Execs, Hones Strategy
New CEO Sean Brown outlines what makes him right to lead YCharts, and what he's done since joining the vendor.
Morningstar Preps Automated License Transparency
The vendor has made changes to its Morningstar Direct platform to help clients ensure they are compliant with data license policies.
Tullett Prebon Info to Distribute Digital Currency Data from Brave New Coin
The broker's data arm aims to become a hub for data on digital, as well as traditional, currencies.
LSE’s Shifting License Models Bear Fruit
Despite declining terminal counts, the LSE's move to enterprise license policies are paying dividends by protecting revenue increases.
GoldenSource, FinReg Publish Whitepaper Addressing Siloed Entity Data Management
Firms are misunderstanding how client data is used across the business, say authors, who advocate a bottom-up, incremental approach to achieve progress.
Reference Data Utilities special report
Users and potential users of third-party shared services recognize their value to data quality, regulatory compliance and all financial sectors
Benzinga Names Former William Blair, SAC Trader Laverde Director of Content
Laverde brings a trader's perspective to management of Benzinga's breaking news content.