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Price gouging? New study finds market data providers consistently inconsistent in pricing, discounts
As the industry awaits the FCA’s findings from its Wholesale Market Data Study, end-users pin their hopes on the prospect of relief. But a new study from Substantive Research details the enormous pricing disparities that must be tackled.
IHS Markit Considers Adding Corporate Bonds to iBoxx ChinaBond Indices
A lack of liquidity and the ability to accurately measure credit risk will be the biggest hurdles to overcome.
Moody's Acquires Buy-Side Risk Analytics Platform RiskFirst
The deal will help Moody's expand its pension-fund footprint in the UK, and for RiskFirst to expand in the US.
Tackling China’s Onshore Bond Market
An on-the-ground look at China's growing bond market and the challenges that remain for foreign investors.
Google Denies Rumored Plans to Enter Financial Markets
Tech giant has no immediate plans to enter the space outside of its role as a service provider, despite uneasy conference chatter.
SmartStream RDU Onboards Bigelsen for Sales
Eric Bigelsen will head sales for the Americas at SmartStream RDU.
Big Tech Has a Big Hill to Climb Before Disrupting Asset Managers
While asset management doesn’t have anywhere near the same level of regulatory oversight as investment banking or consumer retail banking, the winds of change are blowing.
Big Tech May Take a Bite out of Asset Management
Asset managers could find themselves disrupted by technology companies in the near future, a study finds.
3di Taps Kozar to Head US Business
Kozar brings more than 30 years of data industry experience at some of the biggest names on Wall Street to his new role at 3di.
ESMA Fines Moody’s €1.24M for Credit Ratings Breaches
ESMA says that between June 2011 and December 2013 Moody’s failed to explain decisions for 19 ratings.
UPDATE: Moody’s Buys Company Data Vendor BvD for €3 Billion
Bureau van Dijk’s platform will be integrated into Moody’s Analytics’ suite of risk management solutions.
Tackling Transparency: ESMA Eyes Ratings Opacity
ESMA plans to more closely supervise rating agencies' pricing policies, in response to what user firms say is a lack of transparency.
Jordan & Jordan Taps Moody's Vet Weinstein for Cost Management
Before joining J&J, Weinstein spent more than two decades at Moody's Investors Service.
Moody's Analytics Enlists Qlik Visuals for RiskBench Credit Risk Data Analysis Tool
The tool will initially cover private companies in the US and Europe, before expanding to other asset classes and geographies.
P&V Taps Moody's Service For Solvency II
Belgian insurer chooses scenario solution for compliance purposes
MNI Vet Connor Joins Gimme Credit to Lead International Expansion
Connor previously spent 24 years at Market News International.
S&P CapIQ Adds Fitch Content, Completing ‘Big Three' Ratings Lineup
The vendor has added Fitch ratings to its existing lineup of S&P and Moody's ratings.
Nevirs Trades BlackRock for Franklin Templeton
Data vet has also served at Interactive Data, Thomson Financial and Moody's over a 24-year career in market data.
Moody's Analytics Completes First Phase of Lewtan Integration, Plots Future Roadmap
Data and software provider Moody's Analytics, has completed the first stage of onboarding assets from Waltham, Mass. -based structured finance analytical tools and market data provider Lewtan Technologies into its Structured Finance Portal, after parent…
Nasdaq Taps Ex-Lewtan Tech's Donde for Global Data Head
Nasdaq has appointed Salil Donde executive vice president and head of global information services, responsible for leading the strategic direction of the business and managing the growth of Nasdaq's current data and index products, effective Feb. 5.
S&P Cap IQ Adds Moody's Ratings to XpressFeed
Moody's is first set of ratings from other agencies that S&P plans to add in the future.