Inside Market Data/News
Nasdaq Acquires Buy-Side Analytics Provider eVestment
The acquisition is part of a wider strategy by the exchange to offer more data products which may appeal to the buy side
Rimes Launches Benchmarks Regulation Solution
Rimes Technologies introduces cloud-based Rimes RegFocus BMR Control.
Data, E-Trading Sales Vet Watson to Head Tradition Data Sales
Watson has spent more than 30 years selling market data and trading floor technologies and services.
Millistream Adds SIX’s Lindberg for Stockholm Sales
Lindberg, a former colleague of Millistream CEO Per Rastin at Ecovision and SIX, will lead sales in Sweden's capital for the Goteburg-based data vendor.
TMX Data Head Sinclair Retires
Eric spent 14 years running TMX's (and before that, the Toronto Stock Exchange's) Datalinx data business.
SIX Updates Data Service in Response to U.S. Sanctions Against Venezuela
SIX Financial Information updates global data service to help financial institutions address new U.S. sanctions against Venezuela.
FTSE Appoints S&P Vet Young MD of Global Research
Young will bring more than a decade of experience at OppenheimerFunds and S&P to creating insights and solutions for FTSE Russell clients.
YCharts Bows Proprietary Events Datasets
YData will focus on providing datasets of event types not already covered by other data providers.
Fenics to Carry China Data from CCT-BGC
The deal provides worldwide distribution of CCT-BGC's data, while expanding Fenics' portfolio of international content.
CLSA Taps Symphony for Internal Data-Sharing, Client Communications
CLSA represents Symphony's largest rollout in Asia to date for its secure messaging and collaboration platform.
Nasdaq Offers US Feeds from LD4 Datacenter
UK-based buy- and sell-side clients can now access Nasdaq’s US data products directly from the exchange through the Equinix LD4 datacenter.
Former PIR Execs Launch Aussie Property Fund Research Business
The Sydney-based company will provide ratings and research for listed and unlisted property funds in Australia.
PE Firm Bregal Sagemount Takes $100M Stake in Infrastructure Provider Options
The investment from the growth-focused PE firm follows a significant period of growth at Options.
CME Hires Ex-Analyst, Strategist Honoré to Lead Data Product Management
Honoré's hire is part of a broader initiative by the exchange to leverage derived data as a revenue stream.
Ultumus Builds US Base with Redstone
Redstone has spent 40 years in the financial markets, much of that time in data and trading technology-related roles.
HFN Expands Global Network Access After Epsilon’s Metcom Buy
The deal expands HFN's existing Metcom deal, leveraging Epsilon's global cloud capabilities to allow local network access in Europe and Asia.
MDSL to Continue Data Focus After Sale to PE Firm SEP and Merger with Telesoft
MDSL CEO-turned-chairman Mendoza says the acquisition will enable MDSL to become a leader in technology expense management.
Thomson Reuters Launches African Elections News App on Eikon
Decision Africa will help clients keep abreast of upcoming elections in Angola, Kenya, Liberia and Mali
AWS Taps Colt’s Hutchinson to Drive Financial Cloud Migrations
Hutchinson has previously worked at a variety of network, co-location and infrastructure providers, including Colt, Telx, Equinix, Level 3 and Savvis.
Thasos Completes ‘Streams’ Lineup of Mobile Location Data
The vendor sources and aggregates signals from mobile devices to draw conclusions about shopper movements and employee numbers.
Thomson Reuters Upgrades Eikon Research Management Capabilities Ahead of MiFID II
The enhancements will help Eikon users deal with the research requirements of the upcoming MiFID II regulation.
Ex-Soros’ Kerstein, Innovative Network Solutions Ally for Outsourced Data Admin Service
The service will provide a range of market data management and reporting functions on an as-a-service basis.
Money.Net Adds Another Bloomberg Exec for Investment Banking Push
Daskalakis' appointment reunites him with former Bloomberg exec and Money.Net CEO Morgan Downey, bolstering the vendor's add-in and API integration offering.
Estimize Adds Crowd-Sourced KPI Estimates Data
The new KPI estimates will complement the crowd-sourced earnings per share and revenue estimates already available on Estimize.