Data Management
InfoReach Integrates "R" Language and Bloomberg Data
Electronic trading technology provider InfoReach has announced it has integrated the R programming language and Bloomberg data with its trading platforms.
XBRL's Fatca Benefits
The US foreign tax law creates a high volume and complexity of data needed for compliance. Frederic Chapus, of shareholder documents and communications company RR Donnelley, calls Belgium’s use of the XBRL standard a useful example of what to do
Hillman to Consult After Leaving LSE
Jarod Hillman, former head of real-time data at the London Stock Exchange Group, who left his position over the summer, is setting up an independent data consultancy to provide market participants among trading venues, redistributors, and consumer firms…
FactSet Buys Revere
FactSet Research Systems has acquired San Francisco-based research and industry classification provider Revere Data for an undisclosed sum.
Code Red Hires President, Preps Expansion
Boston-based research management system provider Code Red has made two executive appointments in preparation for a hiring spree designed to increase the vendor's capacity to win and support larger deals for its Core Red RMS (formerly called Red Alerts)…
Big Data Special Report
September 2013 - sponsored by: Cloudera, Intel, MarkLogic
eVestment Adds Morningstar Data to Analytics Suite
Atlanta-based data and analytics provider eVestment will now include Morningstar data in its own suite of analytics solutions, including the recently acquired platforms from PerTrac and Fundspire.
Berenberg Bank Rolls Out 100 VWD Terminals
Hamburg-based private bank Berenberg Bank has rolled out German data vendor VWD's Market Manager data terminal to around 100 of its client advisers, to provide access to real-time price information and news.
eVestment Integrates Morningstar Data
The data provider, which mostly collects and distributes its own institutional investment information, is easing Morningstar data into its mix, through past acquisitions
eVestment Integrates Morningstar Data into Analytics Tools
Data from Chicago-based investment research and data provider Morningstar is now available via fund management software provider eVestment's analytics solutions suite, including its PerTrac and Fundspire systems.
HSBC CDO Defines Value Of Data Chain
HSBC data executive Tarrill Baker defines structures for data management and finds worth in hierarchies. She speaks with Michael Shashoua about how this is achieved and when automation is useful
Regis-TR and TriOptima Partner on Portfolio Reconciliation
TriOptima and Regis-TR have announced that they will provide portfolio reconciliation of the latter's trade repository data with that in the triResolve service.
AlphaSense Adds International Filings Search
San Francisco-based AlphaSense, a provider of tools for searching and extracting unstructured financial data from corporate documents and filings, has expanded its indexed content set with international company data in response to client demand for data…
VWD Adds S&P Bond Ratings to Terminal
German data vendor VWD has added credit ratings on bonds from Standard and Poor’s to its Market Manager market data terminal, in response to demand from clients in continental Europe for additional information to support their investment and risk…
Swift App To Help Firms Confirm Trades Electronically
The Affirmations app allows users to view the details of their trades on a single screen, where they can confirm them electronically, as recommended by the European Market Infrastructure Regulation
FTSE Readies New Reporting Mechanism
London Stock Exchange Group-owned index provider FTSE is introducing a new reporting mechanism for firms that consume its index data via third-party distributors, requiring firms to be pre-authorized by FTSE to use the data for specific purposes --…
Rimes Opens Singapore Office
Thomas Gooding has been chosen to head the new office, established to help the managed data services provider build stronger relationships with Asian buy-side firms
Options Builds Hosted Feed Reporting Platform
Managed infrastructure and private cloud provider Options (formerly Options IT) has developed a hosted reporting and entitlements platform to help the vendor and its clients report data consumption in compliance with exchanges' reporting policies, while…
Interactive Data Explores Demand for Country of Risk Information
The data vendor is investigating whether it has access to the data needed to produce country of risk information, after the challenges associated with this category of risk were highlighted during its inaugural Reference Data Advisory Group meeting