Data Management
CBOE Launches VIX Indexes on CME FX Contracts
The Chicago Board Options Exchange has begun calculating and distributing index values for three new foreign exchange volatility indexes based on CME Group-listed US dollar-euro, dollar-pounds sterling and dollar-Japanese yen futures options contracts.
Diliger Seeks £500K in Crowdfunding to Grow Consumer Presence
Company aims to fund investments in salespeople and product development.
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
LSE, Borsa Istanbul Partner on Index Creation
The London Stock Exchange Group and Borsa Istanbul have agreed to cooperate and share expertise to support on the creation of new Turkish indexes, to broaden the country's exposure to international investors.
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…
UBS Taps Orc for Real-time CME, ASX Derivatives Market Data, DMA
UBS has expanded its use of trading technology provider Orc's Electronic Execution direct market access service, to connect to the Australian Stock Exchange and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for derivatives market data and trading access.
FactSet Releases New Fixed Income Ownership Feed
FactSet Research Systems has launched a new Fixed Income Ownership datafeed of information on funds holdings across all asset classes so investors can better identify who owns the debt of any entity they are considering investing in.
Nasdaq Sets Minimum Fee for Trading Venues Using its Non-Display Depth Data
Fee will be capped at $15,000 per month, but will be offset by existing fees, so many will see no increase, officials say.
Interactive Data Maps Expansion of ‘Continuous’ Pricing Service
Planned enhancements will increase coverage, building on the recent release of an Excel add-in.
Bucharest Exchange Pulls Data off Vienna Feed
Exchange aims to become its own hub for local exchange data in the region
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…
Nasdaq Targets Small Banks, Media with API Data Access
API access will make it easier for smaller financial firms and media outlets to integrate Nasdaq data.
Man Group Pursues KYC Improvement With Thomson Reuters Service
Global Investment Firm Signs Onto Accelus Org ID
FISD Forms Group to Address Online Broker Data Issues
Group will examine subscriber and reporting issues affecting online brokers and their clients
MTS, B2SCAN Launch Pre-Trade Bond Data Initiative
Partnership will provide buy-side firms with transparency into dealers' inventories.
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.
Interactive Data Enhances Fixed-Income Pricing Service
The Excel add-in will help in monitoring activities
Interactive Data Builds Excel Add-In for Real-Time Bond Evaluations
Tool will support desktop users' ability to perform risk monitoring and valuations based on IDC data.
Lakes, Fabrics and Conquering Big Data
Teradata Labs president Scott Gnau advocates the all-encompassing ‘data lake’ and ‘data fabric’ methods to organize and link pieces of big data
Nasdaq Buys Dorsey Wright to Boost Smart Beta Indexes
Acquisition will expand Nasdaq's smart beta ETF licensing opportunities
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…