Data management
In data expansion plans, TMX Datalinx eyes AI for private data
After buying Wall Street Horizon in 2022, the Canadian exchange group’s data arm is looking to apply a similar playbook to other niche data areas, starting with private assets.
Hyperscalers to take hits as AI demand overpowers datacenter capacity
The IMD Wrap: Max asks, who’s really raising your datacenter costs? And how can you reduce them?
The murky future of buying or building trading technology
Waters Wrap: It’s obvious the buy-v-build debate is changing as AI gets more complex, but Anthony wonders how trading firms will keep up.
On GenAI, Citi moves from firm-wide ban to internal roll-out
The bank adopted three specific inward-facing use cases with a unified framework behind them.
DTCC revamps data distribution, collection efforts with cloud, AI
The US clearinghouse is evaluating the possibilities that cloud and AI offer to streamline the processes by which it collects and makes data available to market participants.
AFTAs 2024 winner’s interview: Bank of America
BofA won Best data management initiative in the AFTAs 2024 thanks to its Enterprise DataConnect project.
European exchange data prices surge, new study shows
The report analyzed market data prices and fee structures from 2017 to 2024 and found that fee schedules have increased exponentially. Several exchanges say the findings are misleading.
From frozen assets to fire sales: The datasets to prevent your investments going up in smoke
The IMD Wrap: As severe weather conditions become more commonplace, Max wonders which datasets will prove most useful for those navigating a changing world.
Artificial intelligence, like a CDO, needs to learn from its mistakes
The IMD Wrap: The value of good data professionals isn’t how many things they’ve got right, says Max Bowie, but how many things they got wrong and then fixed.
Data costs rose in 2024, but so did mitigation tools and strategies
Under pressure to rein in data spend at a time when prices and data usage are increasing, data managers are using a combination of established tactics and new tools to battle rising costs.
In 2025, keep reference data weird
The SEC, ESMA, CFTC and other acronyms provided the drama in reference data this year, including in crypto.
Asset manager Saratoga uses AI to accelerate Ridgeline rollout
The tech provider’s AI assistant helps clients summarize research, client interactions, report generation, as well as interact with the Ridgeline platform.
LSEG rolls out AI-driven collaboration tool, preps Excel tie-in
Nej D’Jelal tells WatersTechnology that the rollout took longer than expected, but more is to come in 2025.
Client success story: Münchener Hypothekenbank—NeoXam DataHub
Münchener Hypothekenbank (MünchenerHyp) has been faced with increasing and tightening regulatory parameters and obligations within its business activity, demanding a strategic focus and planning to ensure that information to meet these requirements is…
It’s just semantics: The web standard that could replace the identifiers you love to hate
Data ontologists say that the IRI, a cousin of the humble URL, could put the various wars over identity resolution to bed—for good.
The art of communication: Data pros need better messaging
As the CDO of a tier-one bank puts it, when there’s an imbalance in communication between the data organization and the business (much less other technology heads) “that creates problems.”
Case study: Data distribution—NeoXam DataHub
NeoXam DataHub automates the data management process, allowing data to be easily integrated and distributed, and allocation across the organization efficient and flexible.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2024 winner’s interview: S&P Global Market Intelligence
S&P Global Market Intelligence won Best buy-side managed data service for its iLEVEL Managed Data Services
Back to basics: Taxonomies, lineage still stifle data efforts
Voice of the CDO: While data professionals are increasingly showing their value when it comes to analytics and AI adoption, their main job is still—crucially—getting a strong data foundation in place. That starts with taxonomies and lineage.
BNY uses proprietary data store to connect disparate applications
Internally built ODS is the “bedrock” upon which BNY plans to become more than just a custodian bank.
The AI boom proves a boon for chief data officers
Voice of the CDO: As trading firms incorporate AI and large language models into their investment workflows, there’s a growing realization among firms that their data governance structures are riddled with holes. Enter the chief data officer.