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Euronext Preps Fee-Free European Indexes
Euronext will not charge firms to license the indexes, providing that they are using the indexes to create new investment products.
LSE, Deutsche Börse Outline Role of Data, Indexes in Merger Deal
Information services and indexes are expected to contribute 25 percent of the merged exchange group's revenues, five years after the merger is complete.
Greenwich: Firms Spend $1.2 Bn/Year on Consolidated Data
The study shows that consolidated feed usage continues to grow to serve business expansion and regulatory needs, and is more widely used than much-hyped ultra-low-latency feeds.
OTAS Clients Get WSH Earnings, Events Data
The addition of Wall Street Horizon's earnings, dividend, expiration and investor conference date information will allow OTAS' clients to make faster decisions.
Celoxica Locks In O'Connor for Chicago
The trading technology sales and trading veteran will be responsible for the vendor's North American sales beyond the East coast.
InvestSoft Execs Take Senior Fixed Income Roles at Morningstar
Founder Al Roitfarb and CEO Todd Roitfarb will both take on roles in Morningstar's fixed income business, following its acquisition of their company, InvestSoft.
Morningstar Buys InvestSoft to Boost Bond Analytics
The acquisition was driven by customer demand for "more robust" fixed income analytics capabilities, Morningstar officials say.
Open Text Closes In on Recommind Buy
The vendors expect the acquisition to close in the first quarter of 2017.
Taifex Taps Deutsche Börse for International Data Licensing
Deutsche Börse already provides licensing for other exchanges, including BSE India, and the Irish and Bulgarian stock exchanges.
BvD Unveils Next-Gen Database Interface
The new interface will make it easier for users to find data on companies listed in BvD's Fame and Orbis databases, officials say.
Thomson Reuters Launches New FX Benchmark
In addition to the 32 rates covered by the ECB reference rate for which this benchmark is an alternative, clients can access an intraday service covering 155 currencies.
Smartkarma Raises $4.7 Million to Fund Research, Data Additions
The latest funding round brings the total raised by the compamy to $7.5 million.
AlphaSense Nabs S&P’s Magri as Chief Content Officer
The data vet will be responsible for building a team focused on identifying and acquiring third-party content.
Sweeping ASX Fee Rises Anger Consumers
The exchange is increasing existing fees and introducing new non-display fees, much to the chagrin of subscribers.
OpenFin Releases Pre-Production Version 6 of HTML5 Container
Version 6 of OpenFin's open-source HTML5 container offers additional security features to make the platform acceptable to financial markets firms.
Survey: Evaluations Accuracy Improves, But Mortgage Securities Still Challenge Vendors
No vendor demonstrates a clear lead in evaluated pricing overall, SS&C survey says.
Challenges to CAT Adoption Still Remain
One month ago, on April 27, the Securities and Exchange Commission published its plans for a mandated Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) for public comment, along with an economic analysis of the initiative, which it estimates will cost the industry $2.4…
OTCGH Preps Oil Options Data from New Broking Desk
The new London-based oil options broking desk will generate a range of trade and quote data for over-the-counter oil options.
Nikkei Introduces First Fees for Nikkei 225 Index
Some end users say Nikkei's decision to introduce fees for the index and its data after more than 60 years may impact their use of the index.
Aqumin Incorporates Alerting into ‘Landscape' Displays
The alerting will allow users to see alerts within the "context" of their "landscape" of stocks, sectors or indexes.
Broadridge Hires Clarke for Funds Analytics Intelligence
Clarke will be responsible for increasing the granularity and coverage of Broadridge's data to support new business areas.
MTS Grows Low-Latency ‘Live' Bond Coverage
With data on securities issued by 16 governments, MTS Live carries low-latency data on more than 30 million quotes and orders that cross the MTS Cash platform every day.
Rimes Adds Best Credit Data Muni, Corporate Prices to Managed Services
Rimes clients worldwide will be able to access Best Credit Data's municipal and corporate bond data via Rimes' managed services.
Global Prime Partners Rolls Out RSRSCHXchange Research Platform
The deal gives Global Prime Partners and its clients access to more than 130 sources of institutional research.