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FISD Advances Alt Data Standards, Taps Pritchard to Boost Engagement
Explosive interest in the alternative data sector is driving FISD membership growth as demand to participate in its alternative data group soars.
MT Newswires Eyes International Expansion for Pre-IPO & Small-Cap News
The newswire's latest service will focus on providing coverage of pre-IPO and small-cap listed stocks to increase their exposure to investors hungry for greater transparency into these market segments.
To Tackle ‘Covid Economy,’ Facteus Adds Real-Time Consumer Spend Data to Revenue Predictor
When Facteus (then known as ARM Insight) designed Enlightmint prior to the coronavirus outbreak, it never envisaged that its target users would be interested in receiving data in real time.
West Highland, VendEx CEOs: Partnership Will Expand Services Available to Clients
Partnering will allow the vendors to leverage synergies that will benefit both companies and their clients, officials say.
Nasdaq Taps AWS for Market Data Cloud
The initiative will make all of Nasdaq's market data available to potential clients via APIs in Amazon Web Services' cloud, as an alternative to its traditional feed and file delivery options.
Nasdaq, Cboe Fix Feeds Hit by Options Overload
Recent market volatility overwhelmed the Nasdaq BX and Cboe market depth feeds with so much activity that the exchanges did not have enough physical numbers to accurately represent it.
Wall Street Horizon Adds Impact Measures to Earnings Dates
The vendor's Datebreaks dataset now provides measures of the standard deviation of an event change versus a company's historical pattern of scheduling earnings dates.
TP Icap Debuts Next-Gen Feed to Support Data Expansion
The new feed will provide the framework to support new data types that the broker plans to make available later this year.
STAC Preps Benchmark Expansion to AI, Analytics
By benchmarking the performance of AI systems, STAC will help firms identify best-of-breed components for creating platforms with the best overall performance.
Former AppsBroker Exec Sets Up Cloud Data Consultancy
GreenBirch will focus on helping financial firms explore ways to adopt cloud technologies, starting with time-series data management and commercializing internal datasets.
Ex-Hedge Fund Data Exec Sets Up Alt Data Advisory Firm
Petrescu is already working with a handful of new and established data providers on product development and strategy for financial markets.
EDM Council Report: CEOs, COOs Take Charge of Data
The association's latest industry survey reveals how the data management agenda is becoming more visible—and important—to firms' COOs and CEOs, rather than being seen as a technology issue.
Aegon Asset Management Partners with ACA Compliance for Surveillance
The firm is using ACA's Decryptex to identify fraudulent trading behavior.
MEMX Goes with Nasdaq for Market Surveillance
The Members Exchange plans to be live with the platform by its launch date of July 24, despite market volatility.
Data ‘Disconnect’: New ML Tools Stuck Solving Old Data Problems
Experts advise using machine learning to solve data quality challenges before applying it to alpha-generating strategies.
Thinknum Seeks to Grow Alt Data ‘Community’
The vendor has created a group with about 1,000 members. Its next live meeting will be March 10.
FactSet Eyes Real Estate as Next Sector of Focus
The vendor is looking to expand its real-estate offering, which could include a future acquisition or alliance.
TP Icap Eyes Cloud, More Tech Partners to Reach New Data Clients
The broker is looking to expand its data delivery options to reach potential clients who don't have access to traditional channels.
TRG Screen Buys Partner MDI to Boost Managed Data Services
The deal will allow MDI to provide other TRG offerings as fully managed services, and to benefit from being part of a larger company.
Screen Founders Leave TRG, Set up Data Recruitment Firm
Brooimans and Fruitema will focus on helping financial firms in Europe to find experienced data professionals.
TRG Screen Integrates PEAR Policy Database After Axon Acquisition
The integration of PEAR, acquired last year, is a further step towards integrating the vendor's key data inventory management platforms, FITS and InfoMatch.
Interactive Brokers Creates Vendor Arm to Consolidate Data Ops
The creation of GFIS is the culmination of a three-year plan to consolidate and improve how the broker managed hundreds of data sources.
ARM Insight Preps Revenue Data Predictor for the Buy Side
The vendor believes its planned dashboard of synthetic consumer spend data will help a wider audience on the buy side exploit predictive company revenue data.
Nomura’s Head of Digital Warns of AI’s Predictive Limitations
The investment bank’s deputy chief digital officer says machines cannot predict markets, as the bank consolidates trading operations and builds an AI trading platform for fixed income and FX.