News/Data Management
People Moves: Symphony, BMLL, HKEX, CloudMargin, Tora, Baton, and more
A look at some of the key people moves from this week, including Brad Levy (pictured), who will take the reins at communications platform Symphony in June, after joining the vendor in July last year.
This Week: TP Icap, Confluence, Bloomberg, Iress-Cosaic, Tradeweb, SmartStream, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news
Small alt data providers feel pressure to specialize
GTCOM-US, once a bespoke alt data shop for the buy side, has narrowed its offering to focus on Chinese datasets as the largest alt data players get even bigger.
‘Crypto Dad’ Giancarlo says DLT could have aided in Archegos
The former CFTC chair says managing collateral by using distributed ledger technology would enable the better oversight of risks.
This Week: Refinitiv; State Street/BlackRock; SteelEye; SimCorp; FEX Global/TT
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Citi, other banks set to ink ‘Octopus’ deal for new multi-bank CLO platform
Sources say initiative is designed to fend off higher fees and disintermediation in case established multi-dealer platforms start trading CLOs.
Engineers tap machine learning to improve graph analytics
Augmenting graph analytics with AI can detect more complicated anomalies, vendors say.
This Week: Google Cloud/Commerzbank, SmartStream, Anna DSB, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
People Moves: State Street, Northern Trust, JonesTrading, LiquidityBook & More
A look at some of the key “people moves” from this week, including Vincent Georgel-O’Reilly (pictured), who's been appointed Emea head of alternatives at State Street.
Mystery surrounds rumored Ion acquisition of Italian trading platform provider List
While it would appear that Ion has acquired the Pisa-based vendor, details are murky. If the deal has gone through, though, it could mean contractual changes will occur in the near future for List users.
As asset managers look to Asia for alpha, analytics & visualization tools take center stage
PineBridge Investments uses economic and time-series data analytics provider Macrobond Financial to better its economics research, which supports its portfolio managers and the firm’s overall investment thesis.
This Week: Cboe, Google Cloud/SEB, Trading Technologies, BrokerTec, Tora/BondCliq, Tradeweb
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Data disruptors face uphill battle to overcome credit ratings stagnation
With traditional ratings agencies facing increased hostility from financial firms, new entrants are hoping to reshape ratings. But will fresh approaches appeal to an industry underwhelmed by existing offerings?
Linedata looks to modularize OMS, analytics offerings to compete in consolidating market
After releasing its cloud-native AMP and data analytics platforms in 2020, Linedata is looking to readjust its OMS strategy as it embraces microservices.
Traders: Consolidated tape could drive corporate bond market automation
The EC is pushing for a tape for fixed-income instruments, and market participants say it could speed up electronification, if implemented properly.
This week: Genesis, SmartStream, MarketAxess, Allianz GI, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
US competing consolidators grapple with pricing uncertainty as SEC, exchanges battle over new Sip regime
Vendors who want to provide consolidated market data under the SEC’s new system can’t make plans until they know how they are going to be charged for market data. But the fee schedules are mired in legal action and confusion.
Jumping ship: Concerns raised over LSEG’s 2022 Docklands datacenter move
The project comes at a time when Euronext is considering a datacenter move, and sources speculate that Six might also be another candidate to migrate. Market participants are split on the news of the LSEG migration, with some calling it “frustrating,”…
Funds breathe out as EU regulators ease ESG data rules
Majority of mandatory indicators become optional in final draft of sustainability regulation
‘Concentration’ and ease will determine winners and losers in changing news industry
Customized content and its ability to be integrated easily will be key factors for news providers—old and new—in creating value for financial consumers.
This Week: State Street, Macrobond, Enfusion, and more
A summary of some of the past week's financial technology news.
Deutsche Börse eyes quantum computing
The exchange’s pilot application to model enterprise risks cuts computation time from 10 years to 30 minutes.
People Moves: Acadian Asset Management, TraditionDATA, West Highland, FMSB, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Andy Moniz (pictured), who has been appointed director of responsible investing at Acadian Asset Management.
Blockchain ‘track-and-trace’ tech could tackle data compliance, audit exposure, experts say
Startup DLT provider TradeX proposes using blockchain's immutable ledger as an indisputable record of market data entitlements and consumption, to reduce licensing disputes.