Data Management
Metropol Partners Signs SunGard Ambit for CIM
SunGard has announced that Zurich-based Metropol Partners has deployed its Ambit Client Information Management (CIM) software.
Morningstar UK Integrates Alliance News
Chicago-based data and investment research provider Morningstar's UK subsidiary has begun distributing streaming equities news from UK-based newswire startup Alliance News via two of its investment research platforms, to enable users to view real-time…
Data Demand Drives Second Nasdaq India Office
Nasdaq OMX has opened a new development office in Bangalore, with the goal of boosting its global technology offerings and to meet growing demand in India for data products, exchange solutions and new listing opportunities.
Bureau van Dijk Expands Catalyst Risk Data Offering
Dutch company information provider Bureau van Dijk is launching two new products─Credit Catalyst and Procurement Catalyst─that assess reputational and financial risk by blending internal and external company intelligence in one platform.
CBOE Eyes 12-Month Latency Cuts
The Chicago Board Options Exchange is in the middle of an ongoing project to reduce data and transaction latency across its trading systems to less than 100 microseconds, building on existing latency reductions achieved as a result of moving its primary…
Startup Fund Linkul Value Taps YCharts
Startup asset manager Linkul Value Management has signed up to use Chicago-based YCharts’ online fundamental data analysis platform for historical analysis and running reports to create pitch books to attract investors.
Spreadsheets Still Rule, But for How Long?
Automation is good, but comfort can sometimes prove better. Anthony questions why Excel spreadsheets are still so prevalent on the buy side, especially at new firms that can choose their own path with new, advanced data management tools.
SuperDerivatives Lays out DGX 2014 Roadmap
Over-the-counter pricing and risk management software vendor SuperDerivatives is building out content and functionality on its DGX market data terminal, following the completion of the first-phase rollout of "must-have" data and functionality components…
S&P CapIQ Expands Asia Market Connectivity
S&P Capital IQ plans to extend its low-latency network to new liquidity centers in the Asia-Pacific region over the coming months, including Korea, India and Thailand, in an effort to meet growing customer demand for real-time exchange data.
Fannie Mae Catches Khatri
Market data industry veteran Arun Khatri has joined mortgage underwriter Fannie Mae in Herndon, VA as technology sourcing specialist, managing data services required by the agency's trading floor and to support its mortgage origination activities.
Poseidon Aims to Make Waves with China/Japan Reports, Mulls Quant Research
Hong Kong-based research provider Poseidon Research plans to release two off-the-shelf reports covering political risk in China and Japan in the coming weeks, and is also considering adding quantitative analysis to its existing qualitative content set to…
Morningstar Puts CMBS Ratings on Bloomberg Terminals
Chicago-based data and investment research provider Morningstar's credit ratings arm has begun providing commercial mortgage-backed securities ratings via Bloomberg's Professional terminal, to meet growing investor demand for broader distribution of its…
Fenergo Follows Client Wins With Appointment of North America Lead
Stan De Schepper has taken on responsibility for growing Fenergo's business in the US and Canada, where it now has four clients
OneMarketData Adds Wall Street Horizon Calendar to Historical Repository
Tick database and complex event processing system provider OneMarketData has added Woburn, Mass.-based corporate earnings and event data provider Wall Street Horizon’s single-stock events calendar data to its OneQuantData repository of historical…
Global Custodian Chooses AIM for Instrument, Issuer Data
A custodian bank with $3 trillion in client assets under management is using the GAIN Security Master application to create and maintain instrument and issuer reference data
Jyske Bank Selects DealHub for FX Distribution
Denmark-based Jyske Bank has signed DealHub for its foreign exchange (FX) pricing service distribution, FX Distribution Hub.
Counterparty Reporting Still Below Standard, Say Market Supervisors
According to an international group of market supervisors, five years after the financial crisis, firms are not meeting their expectations in relation to the consistent, timely and accurate reporting of their counterparty exposures
MDSL Preps Index, Trading Cost Management Tools
UK-based market data inventory management and usage monitoring technology provider MDSL is rolling out two new services aimed at helping financial firms manage their index data and FIX trading connectivity spend similar to how they manage market data…
A data-centric approach to portfolio management
A fast, flexible and reliable investment decision-making process must be based on access to accurate and consistent information throughout an organization. The right portfolio management solution will underpin the creation of an enterprise-wide approach…
MDSL Preps Trading Cost Management Tools
UK-based MDSL is rolling out a new service aimed at helping financial firms manage their Fix trading connectivity spend, similar to how they manage market data spend using the vendor's market data management (MDM) platform.
Nasdaq Quits SIP Over Lack of Tape Progress
Nasdaq OMX plans to cease operating the Securities Information Processor (SIP) that collects data on Nasdaq-listed stocks, calculates a best bid and offer, and distributes the consolidated feed of quote and trade data─known as Tape C or the Unlisted…
Mirus Futures' Gets Access to Contiuum Data and Execution
Continuum, an arm of Denver-based CQG, has announced a partnership with online futures broker Mirus Futures whereby Continuum’s hosted infrastructure, including its market data delivery systems and distributed exchange gateways are made available to…
Markit Hub Adds Roubini Economic Data
Markit has added economic research and analysis from Roubini Global Economics (RGE) to its Markit Hub research platform, which aggregates research, analysis and news from banks, data vendors and news providers.
Swift Chooses SmartStream for Calendar Data
Swift has chosen to work with SmartStream partly because the software and managed services vendor is itself a user of calendar data