Articles by Max Bowie
Blackstone Takes Stake in Data Management-as-a-Service Startup MDI
Investment and public backing provides growth funding and validation of MDI's business model
Morningstar Shuffles Investment, Research Execs
Chicago-based market data and investment research provider Morningstar has appointed Daniel Needham president of the vendor's Morningstar Investment Management group, effective Monday, Feb. 2, in addition to his existing responsibilities as chief…
Opening Cross: Will 2015 Be a Happy New Year?
As predictable as the inevitable wave of unwanted Christmas gift returns, the New Year has brought a wave of new fees and policies from marketplaces, including a new minimum fee from Nasdaq for exchanges, ATS and broker-run trading platforms that use non…
Not-So-Secret Agents: The Rise of the Third-Party Sales Expert
It’s not uncommon for experienced industry executives to quit their day job and start their own company. However, whereas most startups begin with a product idea that its inventors then have to sell to potential clients, a growing trend among data execs…
Fitch Names Olert CRO
Fitch Group, the parent company of ratings agency Fitch Ratings, has appointed John Olert as group chief risk officer, a newly created role responsible for all types of risk that could impact the company's performance and reputation, reflecting "a more…
FISD Forms Group to Address Online Broker Data Issues
Group will examine subscriber and reporting issues affecting online brokers and their clients
Max Bowie: Location, Location, Diversification—Which Is More Important in 2015?
As the focus on ultra-low latency becomes the domain of only the most competitive firms, breadth of capabilities is becoming more important. Max outlines some areas in which data providers are diversifying their breadth, and how they can achieve this.
MDSL Opens Florida Support, Development Office
Office will provide local support and development resources for MDSL's US clients
OneChicago Preps Migration off CBOE Feed Network
OneChicago data will no longer be available in CBOE format from June.
Canadian Authorities Name Thomson Reuters Rates Administrator
The Canadian Bankers Association and the Investment Industry Association of Canada have appointed Thomson Reuters' Benchmark Services unit the administrator for Canada's two main interest rate benchmarks, the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (CDOR) and…
SEC Preps Company Data Downloads
The Securities and Exchange Commission has begun a pilot program to make financial data reported by companies available via the SEC's website for download and analysis by investors and academics.
Japan Real Estate Institute Takes Over Tokyo Exchange Home Price Index Calculation
The Tokyo Stock Exchange has transferred responsibility for calculating and publishing the TSE Home Price Index to the Japan Real Estate Institute, which will begin publishing the index next month on a monthly basis (with a two-month lag) under the brand…
Season's Greetings to All Our Readers
Inside Market Data wishes all its readers a very happy and peaceful holiday season, and a prosperous 2015.
Reuters Bows UK, Asian News Apps
Thomson Reuters has released a UK edition of its news app for Apple iOS and Android wireless tablet devices and smartphones, as well as locally customized Chinese- and Japanese-language versions of the app, which provides news, market data and analysis…
Corvil Hires Kennedy, Promotes Giblin
Latency and systems monitoring technology provider Corvil has hired Dan Kennedy as general manager for the Americas and vice president of sales, responsible for building a team to help clients "leverage the full power" of data flowing over their networks…
Options Hires Ex-KPMG Exec as CFO to Support Growth
Infrastructure-as-a-service provider Options has appointed Brian McKimm as chief financial officer, to support the vendor's continued growth plans by overseeing the development of a global finance function.
FISD Awards Thai Exchange ‘Outstanding Data Provider'
Data industry association FISD's Service Level and Communications Working Group has named the Stock Exchange of Thailand as its Outstanding Data Provider for 2014, an annual award given to the exchange or data provider that the group believes best…
Index Provider Solactive Grabs Grabbe for COO
Frankfurt-based custom index calculator Solactive AG has named former bank exec Christian Grabbe chief operating officer, to oversee operational processes at the company that will contribute to continued growth.
OTC Markets Adds Benchmark Indexes
New York-based over-the-counter equities exchange operator OTC Markets Group has begun distributing data on three new US dollar-denominated benchmark indexes comprising US and international companies listed on OTC Markets' OTCQX platform.
Metamako Taps NYSE, Wombat Vet Kennedy for US
Australian low-latency switch vendor Metamako has hired Ciaran Kennedy as New York-based business development manager to run the vendor's newly opened US operations.
Proquote Adds Turquoise Data, Trading
Integration expands Proquote's data and trading capabilities, while growing Turquoise's potential trader audience
Custodians, Spaulding Create Benchmark Data Cost Transparency Principles
BNY Mellon, State Street and Northern Trust, along with performance measurement provider The Spaulding Group, have created a set of principles to improve transparency around fees associated with the use of benchmark indexes and their data, to help asset…
Japan Exchange, KVH Ally for Low-Latency Global Network
The Japan Exchange Group is using Japanese network provider KVH to provide low-latency connectivity to its markets and data to overseas trading firms.
Update: Trading Central's Recognia Buy Will Enable Analytics Cross-Pollination, Institutional Expansion
Vendors eye lengthy company integration, but speedy product integration roadmaps