Data Management
Rising Enthusiasm for New Data Sources
Features in the April issue of Inside Reference Data find a common subtext of identifying new sources and types of data that are catching on
Finding Profits in the Back Office
Advancements in technology and automation have allowed hedge funds to cut costs and improve efficiencies. One potential area to look at in the back office is in the area of securities lending.
Bloomberg PolarLake Integrates Fitch Credit Rating Data
The managed enterprise data management service provider says it has integrated data from the unit of the ratings provider, which will save costs associated with onboarding, processing and managing data
Easing the Evaluated Prices Regulation Burden
During an Inside Reference Data webcast, panelists discussed the steps that have been taken to improve confidence in evaluated prices and what pricing vendors can do to ease the regulatory burden on their customers, writes Nicholas Hamilton
Getting a Grip On The Investment Book of Record
Accurate start-of-day positions are essential for the successful operation of the front office, but are not always immediately available. Nicholas Hamilton discovers how an investment book of record can be used to ensure portfolio managers and traders…
Wells Fargo Exec: Pricing Providers Are Segmenting
Wells Fargo’s fund services unit is adapting to a different landscape for pricing sources. Michael Shashoua hears from Daniel Johnson of Wells Fargo Global Fund Services about how the firm works with clients to best serve their price data requirements
Numerix, JPMorgan Eye Cross-Asset Application of Volatility Model
A new Unspanned Stochastic Local Volatility (USLV) model, an alternative to established Heath-Jarrow-Morton (HJM) methods for modeling options volatility, looks to build on pricing analytics for credit derivatives.
Aberdeen Australia Increases Fund Order Automation To 50% With Calastone
Australian arm of the asset management firm adopted Calastone's order routing service because it can accept messages of any size and format, and because the vendor has shown commitment to the local market
Bloomberg Ups Nasdaq Tape C Admin Fee
Bloomberg is increasing its monthly administration fee for the Tape C feed of Nasdaq Level 1 data from $2 to $3 -- a seemingly insignificant increase, though end-users say it increases the vendor’s administration revenues while firms are still struggling…
Modernizing Data Infrastructure webcast
Inside Market Data gathered leading industry experts for a webcast on March 21, 2013 to discuss how firms are looking to modernize their data infrastructures to drive business growth in a timely and cost-effective way.
