Data Management
Wall Street Horizon to Expand Dataset in 2015
WSH will add new types of calendar data for new user types next year.
2014 Review: Firms Stretch Tight Budgets to Meet Regs, ID New Data
Data consumers continued to feel the pressure of tight budgets and new regulation in 2014, but also faced the added pressure of trying to find ways to generate alpha from data within those budgetary constraints.
DelphX Plans Expansion, Data on Quandl
Bond trading venue operator DelphX plans to expand its Mav=n (Market-Adjusted Value per congruent Nexus) pricing service, to provide users with fair value prices for SEC Rule 144A private placements, asset-backed and mortgage backed securities, and…
Fincad Preps Upgrades, Install Boost in ’15
Canadian over-the-counter derivatives pricing and risk management software vendor Fincad will roll out new functionality in 2015 to facilitate faster implementations of its F3 enterprise valuation and risk analytics platform.
The Waters Weekly Wrap: December 8-12, 2014
A look at the best articles from the past week
Desirability Of Data Management Strategies
Chasing greater insights through combinations of sources is proving more attractive than cost-cutting
Visual Trader Readies HTML5 Terminal, Updated Risk Control Tool
New workstation interface will make it easier for users to access Visual Trader's data via multiple methods.
StatPro Adds Benchmark, Equity Valuation Pages to Revolution
Portfolio and data analytics provider StatPro has rolled out a December update to its Revolution data desktop, which includes upgraded benchmark pages, and new equity valuation and currency overlay pages.
Skepticism Builds for Chief Data, Analytics Officer Roles as CTOs, CIOs Dig In
CDO & CAO roles have been slow to develop on the buy side
4Cast Founder Park Sets up Consultancy
Rowland Park, founder of London-based real-time analysis and research vendor 4Cast, has left the company to set up a consulting firm, Park Horizon, focusing on providing strategic consulting services to startup software companies.
Another Reason to Like the Public Cloud? Talent Retention
At Waters USA 2014, Rob Krugman talked about choosing AWS.
Waters USA 2014: The Right Mindset on Cyber Infiltration
Focus needs to be on reacting, not stopping every threat
Waters USA 2014: Exploiting Regulatory Datasets First Demands Talent Development
Panel says firms can wring more value from regulation-mandatated data
Panel: Firms Must Tap Talent to Exploit More Value from Regulatory Datasets
Waters USA panel says firms can wring more value from regulation-mandatated data
Waters USA Panel: Traders, Vendors Eye Convergence of Latency, Analytics
Panel says it's not just how fast you are, but what you can analyze that fast that counts
Public Cloud Gets Vote of Approval from Panelists at Waters USA
Finra's CIO says public clouds are more secure than traditional DCs
BME to Open New London PoP
Spanish exchange Bolsas y Mercados Españoles is to open a third point of access in London through its technology subsidiary Visual Trader, to allow investors to connect to its electronic equity and derivatives markets with a latency of 11.3 milliseconds.
BMO Bows Xignite Data Distribution Platform
Canada's BMO Financial Group has rolled out San Mateo-based web services data provider Xignite's cloud-based Enterprise data distribution platform for centralizing and distributing vendor market and reference data.
Morgan Stanley Plans Data Improvements
Firm Addressing Governance and Quality, Executive Says
Redline Taps Chen to Drive Product Development
Former Broadridge, Thomson Financial exec joins ticker plant vendor
Pinpointing Attributes
Accuracy and timeliness are in increasing demand for both identifiers and pricing
Evaluated, Scrutinized
Risk and Regulation Put Pressure on Pricing Services
Pricing Catalysts
Marion Leslie, managing director, pricing and reference services, Thomson Reuters, shares her views on how regulations are likely to affect pricing and operations in 2015
Independence and Ownership
Participants in a London roundtable, hosted by Waters Technology and sponsored by Rimes Technologies, said have seen increased autonomy for data management units, while changes in ownership culture may put vendors on notice. Michael Shashoua reports