Data Management
IRD's Editor on Chief Data Officers' Effectiveness
CDOs say they need collaboration and support to get results
Pico to Provide Nasdaq NFX Data, Connectivity
Pico will offer managed services and datafeeds for clients to access data from the NFX market.
Northern Trust Taps Interactive Data Continuous Pricing for Bond Index Calculation
Northern Trust will soon be using Interactive Data's continuous bond pricing to drive five products.
Interactive Data to Provide Evaluated Pricing for New Northern Trust Fixed Income Index
New pricing will focus on US credit.
Capital Markets Firms Look to Model Behavior for Enhanced Decision Support
The jury is still out on the effectiveness of behavioral analytics until systems make significant advancements.
Thomson Reuters Adds CBID Bond Data to Eikon, Elektron
Content deal will give Thomson Reuters clients access to CBID's real-time Canadian bond data for greater transparency.
OTAS Tech Bows NLP-Generated Market Reports
The reports will help traders reduce their reliance on vast amounts of data.
CBOE Buys Livevol Options Data, Analytics Platforms
CBOE will leverage Livevol's data assets to create greater insight into CBOE's data.
Nasdaq to Distribute NFX Data on Bloomberg Terminal, B-Pipe
Bloomberg will carry data on the energy futures and options contracts set to trade on Nasdaq's NFX market.
Freedom Through Automation
WorkFusion deploys machine learning for large banks and data vendors
The Scripture of Python: An Inside Look at the Use of Scripting Programming Languages on Wall Street
Anthony speaks with 10 Wall Street firms to find out how they're using the Python scripting language.
NovaSparks Adds CHX Handler, Completing US Equities Coverage
Support for all US protected markets will allow users to calculate best bid and offer prices at lower latency.
Asset International Buys German Fund Data Provider FWW
Deal will allow both vendors to grow the audience for their products.
MarketAxess Taps Former Bank Exec Eaton to Head European Trading, Data Ops
MarketAxess hires Scott Eaton as chief operating officer.
Governance and Metadata
Data managers look to address functions that need improvement to support governance plans
Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange Bows New Data Website
New HTML5 site features streaming delayed quote and trade data, market depth and charts.
Thomson Reuters, MarketPsych Add Company-Level Behavioral Indexes
Addition of company-level indexes marks a significant expansion of the joint indexes launched in 2012.
CDOs Cannot Be Lone Rangers
Chief data officers bear brunt of problems but must share authority to act on changing data management
S&P CapIQ Grows Asia Ratings Research
New research partners boost vendor's regional coverage.
Euronext Revamps Index Platform, Eyes Expansion of Custom Index Business
The exchange views custom index creation as a growth area for its data business.
Anthony Malakian: The Rebuild
Anthony recommends that banks look to MLB and the Astros for guidance as to how to rebuild their legacy data infrastructures.
Michael Shashoua: Momentum Booster
Michael examines how and why efforts to get central, harmonized data are gaining steam.
No Single Model for CDOs as Firms Continue to Shape Role, Panelists Say
At NAFIS, panelists discussed the role of the CDO and how it's different from the CIO post.
Max Bowie: But Can We Still Call It All Data?
Data consumers now must consider an array of new data types and delivery mechanisms if they are to give their traders an edge.