Inside Market Data/Analysis
Financial Firms Gear Up to Conquer Big Data
As the financial markets gain a better understanding of potential use cases for Big Data analysis techniques and technologies, firms are now exploring ways to extract the most value from Big Data. However, proper data governance provides a crucial…
Flexibility Key to Infrastructure Agility, Responsiveness
Despite the economic environment dictating high-level sign-off on new technology deployments —- something that is becoming harder to obtain-— firms must build an element of flexibility into their market data infrastructures if they are to create best-of…
Performance Anxiety: Buy Side Addresses Attribution Concerns
As investor sophistication increases, so do the demands that they place on investment managers to meet and exceed specific benchmarks, and to provide more frequent and transparent reporting. But these demands come with a cost—both for investors and the…
Industry Set to Battle Patents via Courts, Rewrites, M&A
Companies are turning their attention from the IP in their content to the IP in their content delivery mechanisms, prompting firms fearful of litigation to ditch incumbent technologies and demand contracts that indemnify them against infringement.
Latency Becomes Costly Race of Attrition
As ultra-low latency becomes harder and more expensive to achieve, some firms are deciding not to pursue further upgrades, and focus their efforts elsewhere, said panelists at Inside Market Data Chicago
Analytics Critical for Tackling Big Data, But Humans Remain Paramount
As the amount of data firms must manage grows—due to both rising volumes from existing datasets and the exploration of new sources of data—firms increasingly turn to analytics to help make sense of the data. But analytics comes with its own set of…
Costs, Regulations Drive Firms to Review Data, Tech in Toronto
As data budgets remain tight, more firms in Toronto are focusing on implementing more flexible data architectures that are customizable, scalable and sustainable.
Reflections on the Paris Financial Information Summit
Faye Kilburn and Nicholas Hamilton speak to delegates at the Paris Financial Information Summit on June 12 about regulation, data management strategies and vendor-practitioner collaboration
Innovation Returns to the Market Data Space, Even as Challenges Persist
The IMD team discusses the key takeaways from this year's North American Financial Information Summit.
12 for ’12: Key Themes for the Year Ahead
With gradual economic improvement in developed economies expected to drive continued interest in emerging markets and technologies in 2012, the industry will look to leverage existing investments for new uses, and make strategic investments in content…
