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Waters Wrap: Banks explore new avenues for cloud cooperation
As banks and asset managers move more workloads to the cloud, they’re trying to find ways to cooperate to cut costs and exert more influence over the likes of AWS, Google and Microsoft. Anthony wonders if these early efforts will yield beneficial results for the industry, or prove fruitless.
FISD Reports Progress on Alt Data Standards, Data Dictionary
Officials say FISD's standards efforts will encourage and support broader adoption of alternative data among firms that have previously not had the resources to take advantage of new alt datasets.
Financial Sector Should Commercialize Data Management Knowledge to Advance Other Industries
Just as there’s always money to be made from doing dirty jobs, there are opportunities around dirty data—especially in industries that are only now beginning to appreciate the value of being data-driven.
Broker Tradition Increases Data Training for Employees During Covid Lockdown
As FISD has made it easier for data professionals working remotely to complete its FIA certification, Tradition has taken the opportunity to put its global data sales team through the certification process.
Despite New Approaches, Industry Still Divided Over Data Licensing
Data licensing agreements remain a source of contention for the industry, as suppliers look to differentiate offerings via disruptive pricing structures.
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.
Combating Covid: Fintech, Data Industry Bodies Deploy Anti-Coronavirus Measures
WatersTechnology summarizes how fintech and data trade bodies are responding to the Coronavirus pandemic on behalf of their members.
Weighing the Benefits: Hardware Vs Software
In the pursuit of new ways to eliminate latency from the market data distribution and trading processes, vendors have invested in hardware-acceleration technologies, such as FPGAs. But with commodity chips now giving specialist hardware a run for its…
EDM Council Forms Data Women’s Group
The new interest group will help provide collaboration, networking, and mentoring opportunities for women seeking to advance their careers in the data industry.
Raising the Standard(s) for Alt Data
With alternative data on every firm’s agenda, Max looks at efforts designed to make it easier to integrate new data sources into investment strategies, and why standards for alternative data represent an important step forward.
Buy Side, FISD Begin Industry Push for Alt Data Standards
Alternative data holds great promise as a leading indicator of alpha. But in response to firms struggling with the data science aspects of integrating the data, various industry participants are pursuing new initiatives to make it more accessible,…
FISD Parent SIIA Gets New CEO, Wasch Retires
Joseph has spent 20 years in strategic communications roles at industry associations, including the Consumer Technology Association and Biotech Industry Organization.
Refinitiv Head of Market Structure Previews Regulations to Watch in 2019
In the spirit of giving, Refinitiv's head of regulatory and market structure shares which regulations he's keeping an eye on in 2019.
WFIC 2017: Brexit, GDPR May be Bigger Disrupters than MiFID II, Says MEP Swinburne
The importance of data is rising in regulatory circles, Swinburne told WFIC attendees.
WFIC 2017: Alt Data Dominates Day Two of Agenda
Besides satellite, Internet of Things, and social media, firms are looking for commodities and ESG datasets.
WFIC 2017: FISD Honors Raskin with Lifetime Achievement Award
Raskin says he plans to continue making life "less complicated" for market participants.
WFIC 2017: Could Spotify Shape Data Consumption?
Panelists say current market data licensing practices are stuck in the past, and should evolve along similar lines to the music industry, which has dealt with similar intellectual property challenges.
All Aboard the Training Train
Data practitioners have long bemoaned the lack of professional training and standards around data management—especially for those who may unwittingly incur expensive penalties if they don’t abide by licensing policies. Now that industry association…
WFIC to Announce Conference Themes during First Day Panel
For the biggest World Financial Information Conference in the event's history, organizers bank on a live themes concept.
FISD Unveils ‘Level 2’ of FIA Certification Program
The first Level 2 module will focus on data licensing, aimed at a broad range of industry professionals, especially developers, who need to be aware of the limitations and costs associated with the data they use.
BT’s Hafeez Named FISD Exec Committee Chair
Officials say Hafeez's experience of dealing with different industry participants will serve him well in addressing the concerns of FISD constituents from different market segments.