Articles by Faye Kilburn
Overbond Launches Primary Bond Origination Platform With Data Analytics, Price Discovery
The platform will bring more transparency to the bond issuance process
Markit Unveils Real-Time Bond Pricing
The service will provide firms with pre-trade price transparency, more timely intraday asset valuation calculations and best execution analysis.
Orbital Insight Raises $15M In Series B Funding Round
The vendor will use the funding to expand the items that it monitors satellite imagery for, and will also invest in more data scientists.
Quandl Embarks on Quest for Alternative Data
The vendor is stepping up its search for non-traditional datasets that will give it an edge as firms demand different types of data.
UPDATE: Thomson Reuters, TruValue Labs Grow ESG Data in Eikon
The vendors have embedded TruValue's Insight360 ESG analytics platform into Eikon.
SR Labs Rebrands, Unveils Tech Roadmap
Officials say the vendor's new identity reflects the combination of the legacy SR Labs business and its Wombat acquisition.
Visible Alpha Plans Expansion Ahead of Commercial Launch
A former division of TheMarkets.com, Visible Alpha has spent the last six years perfecting its platform, and now plans to launch as a standalone provider of derived fundamental data.
MDX Eyes Trading Venues to Expand Use Cases for Data Platform
The adapted platform is likely to appeal to SEFs, tier-two marketplaces and regional exchanges that lack real-time data distribution capabilities.
Velocimetrics Launches Web-based Latency, Data Flow Analytics for VMX EndToEnd
The web-based performance analytics provide a low-maintenance alternative to desktop-based tools, and were developed in response to customer demand.
Redline Adds Eurex Feed Handler
The new feed handler will allow users to view data from Deutsche Börse's Eurex derivatives exchange alongside data from 150 other global feeds.
TruePTS Hires Data Vet Hod as CEO
Derivatives processing service provider TruePTS has hired ex-Intercontinental Exchange and SuperDerivatives executive Zohar Hod as chief executive.
Kilburn's Corner: To Fee or Not to Fee
I find myself between a rock and hard place. Two weeks ago, a data notification from Thomson Reuters passed over my desk in which the vendor informed end users that Japanese publisher, information and index provider Nikkei will introduce data fees for…
Macrobond Launches V1.16 of Workstation, Adds Property, Fund Flows Data
The new features will help users create collections of charts
Reuters Breakingviews Appoints Dennis as Commercial Director
Dennis will oversee commercial activities
Pershing Integrates AltX Data Into NETX360 Platform
The deal will help advisors make better informed investment decisions
Ipreo Launches iVAL Valuation Platform
The new platform combines data, valuation models and reporting tools
Quantopian Snags Larkin As Chief Investment Officer
Larkin will oversee investment into the vendor's community of algo writers
Bracken Selects Rival Systems For Market-Making, Price Calculation Engine
The platform will allow Bracken to automatically calculate options prices and support the development of proprietary pricing models
Slow Economic Growth Expected to Impact Market Data Sector
Expectations for growth are down this year on last due to poor economic performance in the US and China
Users Brace for S&P–SNL Fee Increases
S&P is telling clients that it plans to move its price structure to enterprise licenses, which will likely result in fee increases, sources say.
RS Metrics Preps Comparative Analysis Tool, New Factories Data
The new tool allows users to take RS Metrics' data calculated based on ariel images and compare it to rival businesses to determine the potential price impact on both companies.
GreenKey Taps OpenFin HTML5 Container
OpenFin's HTML5 container allows GreenKey's platform to support compliant voice and text communications from within a browser.
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.
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.