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NAFIS 2017: Evolving Data Science Key to Effective Data Mining
Integrating data science projects will be key for institutions to get the most out of data in the future, but skillsets and the role of data scientist teams are still evolving. Joanne Faulkner reports.
LSE Bolsters Fixed Income Arsenal with Citi Deal
Acquisition aims to boost FTSE Russell’s appeal to fixed income clients and “enhance and complement” LSE’s Information Services data and analytics offering.
T3 Bows E8 Emerging FX Indexes
Officials say the index covering eight emerging market currencies will help investors increase exposure to these currencies.
Curex Hires FX Vet Cudahy for BizDev
Cudahy will leverage his years of experience in FX sales and trading roles at various banks to make Curex "the buy side's destination for best execution."
TickSmith Unveils Marketplace Analysis Tool
The new module enables market participants and exchanges to determine their performance and share of liquidity against other trading firms and exchanges.
NAFIS 2017: Firms Dip Their Toes into Data Lakes for Analytics
Panelists at the North American Financial Information Summit described the transformative potential of “data lakes” for supporting firms’ ever-increasing analytics and alternative data storage requirements. Joanne Faulkner reports.
IMD/IRD Awards 2017—All the Winners and Highlights from the Evening
On the 15th anniversary of Inside Market Data's first US conference, 20 companies shared the spoils in more than 25 award categories.
Mergermarket Buys Trade Ideas Platform TIM Group to Boost Buy-Side Reach
Officials say the move highlights the growing trends towards quantitative strategies and demand for Big Data.
Moscow Exchange to Distribute Market Data to Chinese Investors
Chinese investors will now have access to MOEX market data via local data providers.
RSRCHXchange, CorpAxe Partner for Consumption Data
RSRCHXchange is to make research consumption data available through the CorpAxe platform to help consumer firms comply with the research components of the upcoming MiFID II regulation
TickSmith Unleashes Python API for Tick Data Access
TickSmith's new Python API is aimed at the needs of data scientists using open-source Python-based analysis tools.
BSO Offers Global Data Access to CME Co-Lo Clients
The arrangement will allow CME clients to connecto to other markets worldwide from CME's co-location center via BSO's network.
Best Credit Data Taps Data Vet Williams as Advisor
Williams' industry experience includes a stint at SIX Financial Information and a decade at Interactive Data.
State Street, TruValue Ally for ESG Data Standards
State Street and TruValue Labs have announced an agreement to promote the adoption of industry-standard ESG data.
Liquidnet Acquires OTAS for Best Execution Analytics
OTAS analytics will be folded into Liquidnet’s VHT platform to “deliver market context directly to the trader at the point of execution.”
Metamako, MayStreet Ally for High-Precision Analytics
Firms can now run MayStreet’s data analytics software on Metamako’s MetaWatch data capture and network monitoring software tool.
EBS to Enforce Ultra Participation Criteria from Mid-June
Firms wanting to benefit from the value of EBS’ fastest datefeed will have to also contribute value by making markets for 40 percent of the time. Eva Szalay reports on the move and market participants’ reactions.
Deutsche Börse Revamps Content Lab to Harness Internal Datasets, Plans FX Feed
The unit's new remit is to leverage content already being captured and stored internally by the exchange.
Modal Patterns in Market Data Stump Morgan Stanley Quants
The bank's quant team discovered strange patterns around the timing of trades that neither they--nor quants at other firms--have yet been able to explain with certainty.
Symphony Gets $63 Million Funding Round
Officials say the investment will allow Symphony to "deliver a new wave of innovation to enterprises and replace traditional collaboration tools."
NovaSparks Adds SIP FPGA Handler
NovaSparks has added support for Nasdaq's two Securities Information Processor feeds.
Ipreo Lands Ex-Thomson Reuters Exec Lojko
After years in the Thomson family of companies, Lojko will lead Ipreo's corporate client solutions business.
UPDATE: Moody’s Buys Company Data Vendor BvD for €3 Billion
Bureau van Dijk’s platform will be integrated into Moody’s Analytics’ suite of risk management solutions.
Money.Net Bolsters News Content with Dataminr, MT Newswires Upgrade
Money.Net says the Dataminr content will fill a gap in the market for social media data that is not being addressed by other terminal vendors.