Inside Market Data/News
Quincy Eyes Asia, Fixed Income for Growth
After initially focusing on the US and Europe for equities and derivatives, Quincy is now looking to Asia and bond markets.
OTAS Builds App to Embed Analytics in Symphony Chat, Eyes More Partners for 2016
The app will allow Symphony users to access OTAS' content and analytics within their existing chat workflow.
Brittan Exits Thomson Reuters Following Tech Restructure
His departure is a result of the vendor realigning the division's technology function with Thomson Reuters overall.
J&J Nabs Data Vet Raskin to Head Consulting
Raskin joins the conusltancy after a brief stint at Australian financial technology vendor GBST.
Ipreo Integrates Symphony Comms Platform
The integration will allow clients to conduct messaging from their existing Ipreo tools while working on deals.
DataGenic Incorporates MDX Excel Add-in
The integration will allow traders to collaborate on pricing commodities and curves in spreadsheets.
FactSet Adds Evaluated Muni Prices from Startup Best Credit Data
The new data will provide FactSet clients with an alternative source of insight into the illiquid muni bonds market.
First Derivatives Buys Kx Specialist Consultancy QuantumKDB
QuantumKDB founder Kieran Lucid was a Kdb+ engineer at First Derivatives before founding the consultancy in 2011.
Markit Taps Amazon Cloud to ‘Expedite Innovation'
The move will make it easier for the vendor to manage product and business innovation, officials say.
EquiLend Taps former Northern Trust, State Street Securities Finance Exec Allen to Lead DataLend
Allen's years of experience in securities lending will help the DataLend business better serve client needs, officials say.
SR Labs Catches Cacciola
Cacciola joins SR Labs after holding various sales and account management roles at content and technology providers.
DirectFN, Dow Jones Ally for English-Language MENA News
The service will provide more in-depth news on companies and economic issues within the MENA region, officials say.
Stoxx Bows High-Yield, Low-Volatility Index, Data
The new index wil allow investors to gain exposure to European stocks with high dividends and low volatility.
Data Destinations: Hot Spots for Data Demand in 2016
Data and connectivity providers predict which regions will drive demand for market data over the coming year.
ICE Shifts EU Connectivity Fees to Vendors
ICE will now impose third-party connectivity fees and reporting obligations on vendors, rather than end-users.
Lucena Builds Reinforcement Learning into Strategy Research
The "reinforcement learning" helps Lucena refine its predictive analytics algorithms.
Axius Expands Market EarlyBird Offering, Bows Hot Tweets
Axius' latest enhancement of its offering will help companies more accurately target social data on smaller companies.
Axon Adds ‘What If' Cost Calculation Module to PEAR Policy Platform
The module will instantly calculate the price of adding a data service, taking into accout the latest license policies.
Solactive Launches Benchmarks, Sets Roadmap for Smart Beta Indexes
Clients will be able to use Solactive's benchmarks as the basis for their own indexes, or to benchmark investment strategies.
Thomson Reuters Adds ChartIQ to Eikon App Studio
Officials say the move demonstrates the industry trend towards open, collaborative systems.
West Highland Tool Streamlines Vendor Change Notice Management
Data Notification Manager reduces the time taken to process and manage vendor change notices from hours to minutes, official say.
Data Consumers Fear Price Hikes After Bloomberg Buys BarCap Index Biz
Compared to Barclays' licensing approach, users now expect higher fees and a new commercial model under Bloomberg.
Industry Reaction Mixed Following Aequitas' Call for Investigation into 'Anti-Competitive' TMX Data Practices
Aequitas alleges that TMX basically operates a monopoly and charges prohibitive fees for consolidated Canadian data.
MNI Vet Connor Joins Gimme Credit to Lead International Expansion
Connor previously spent 24 years at Market News International.