Inside Market Data/News
Infront, Symphony Strengthen Ties with App Access
Symphony users can now access the Infront Analytics app free of charge
Web Financial, Selerity Ally to Incorporate Unstructured Data into ‘Personalized’ Client Solutions
Web Financial's platform will allow users to integrate Selerity's tools, allowing them to create customized views of information that leverage unstructured data.
Capital Group Taps Bloomberg for Muni Evaluations
Bloomberg's BVAL service, which prices almost a million municipal bonds daily, will support pricing of Capital Group's more than $1.4 trillion in assets under management.
Hanweck Integrates Historical Data, Analytics
By integrating its products, Hanweck will be able to offer a wider breadth of real-time and historical data to Volera clients.
TRG Names Former DTCC, Omgeo, TR Exec Walters MD of Priory Solutions
Walters has also held various roles at Omgeo and its owners DTCC and Thomson Reuters.
From Opening Weekend to Market Open: Turning Movies into Market Data
A movie’s opening weekend is a reliable indicator of how it will perform over the length of its release. But what date a studio picks for the opening weekend—and whether that date changes before release—can also impact its revenues, and its parent studio…
Trax Gets FCA ARM Nod, Awaits Test Details
MarketAxess’ Trax unit has received FCA approval to test transaction reporting capabilities under MiFID II, but is waiting for details of what the tests will involve.
West Highland Bows V2 of Monitoring Dashboard
The new version of West Highland's Dashboard features an improved design and tools for monitoring exchange outages and for identifying the impact of price changes.
Dow Jones’ ‘DNA’ Test
The platform will provide analysts and developers with more flexible access to Dow Jones content, officials say.
SGX Debuts Smart Beta Index
The new index will appeal to investors seeking alternative index strategies, SGX officials say.
TRG Nabs Former State Street, Fidelity Exec Wadleigh
Wadleigh brings almost two decades of experience withing consumer firms to TRG.
CJC Hires Industry Vets Clark, Cartledge, Humby
The trio will lead a new division at CJC focusing on regulation relating to banks' contributed price data.
State Street: Industry More Open to ESG Factors, But Challenges Remain
State Street research indicates that lack of transparent, standardized and quality data is the biggest obstacle to broad integration of ESG factors. Joanne Faulkner analyses the results.
BMLL Preps New Model for Exchange Data Analytics
A majority of fund managers believe artificial intelligence and machine learning will impact the way funds are managed in the future. Joanne Faulkner reports on one startup looking to capitalize on this shift.
CME’s Menacho Joins ChartIQ Advisory Board
Officials say Menacho's experience will be "invaluable" as the vendor seeks to broaden its client base.
DTCC Taps OCC’s McClain to Run Equity Clearing Business
Former COO at Options Clearing Corp. joins DTCC to head up equity clearing business.
Axon Adds Data Vets Crosby, McKibbin
Between them, Crosby and McKibbin have more than 30 years of industry experience at exchanges, data and trading technology companies.
Wall Street Horizon Serves Whole Enchilada to Interactive Brokers Workstation Clients
Officials say WSH's event data is now accessible via 30 million retail active trader desktops.
Under New Ownership of PE Firm TA Associates, ITRS Eyes Acquisitions
CEO Guy Warren Gives his outlook for ITRS and potential “bolt-on” acquisitions after TA Associates buys the vendor from Carlyle Group.
TeleTrader, Updata Integrate Datafeed, Analytics
The integration will provide users of Updata’s analytics with an alternative data source.
Thomson Reuters, Finatext Ally for 'Social' Data
The service will initially focus on social media coverage of Japan-listed stocks before expanding into other instruments and markets.
Avelacom Adds Borsa Istanbul PoP for Emerging Markets Data Access
Avelacom launches new low-latency route option connecting Interxion’s London datacenter to Borsa Istanbul
London School of Economics Embarks on High-Frequency Data Analysis Project
The project was first conceived in 2009, and will last for three years, beginning in August.
Burton-Taylor: Regulatory Data Requirements Drive Global Data Spend Above $27Bn
Burton-Taylor's latest research shows industry data spend higher than anticipated, driven by spend on data to comply with new regulations.