Emerging Technologies
Japan's Quick, VC Firms Invest $20.5 Million More in Xignite
The new funding will help Xignite expand its sales, marketing and product capabilities.
McGraw-Hill Rebrands S&P Capital IQ, SNL as S&P Global Market Intelligence
Officials describe the name-change as a "galvanizing moment."
Major UK Fund Managers Team on Blockchain
According to the Financial Times, five large fund managers are partnering to explore the benefits of blockchain technology.
BCA Research, FiscalNote Partner for US Policy Analytics
The integrated BCA-FiscalNote solution will allow users to predict policy changes and their impact on stocks and sectors.
Kilburn's Corner: The Story Behind the Numbers
Faye Kilburn discusses the importance of analysis and Bloomberg's future
MDX Embarks on North America Sales Push, Hires Data Vet Maclay
The vendor will start by focusing on the concentration of firms in New York
AlphaSense Builds Dow Jones News Into Financial Search Engine
Dow Jones is the first newswire on the platform, which is aiming to be "Google for analysts"
Chicago Stock Exchange Bought by Investor Group Led by China's Casin Group
CSX handles about 0.5 percent of U.S. stock trading.
Millistream, Alliance News Sign Distribution Deal
Swedish market data provider Millistream has signed a distribution deal with UK-based newswire Alliance News to provide investors with real-time news for UK listed stocks and funds in a bid to strengthen its European offering.
Citadel Securities Becomes NYSE's Largest DMM, Acquires KCG's Business
Move marks the second new firm to join the DMM space this year.
The Waters Weekly Wrap: February 1-5
A look back at the best content published across all the Waters brands.
(Still) Deconstructing the Flash Crash
As Navinder Sarao fights extradition to the US, a new research report tries to pin down the reason as to why the Flash Crash happened. In the end, though, we still only have theories.
Liquidnet Expands Execution & Quantitative Services Business with New Duo
Jerry Casey joins Liquidnet as head of trading strategy, while Craig Viani joins Liquidnet’s Algo Services group.
CustomerMatrix Co-Founders Discuss Latest Round of Funding
The cognitive computing firm plans on expanding in major fintech hubs.
Michael Shashoua: What Last Year and This Year Can Teach Us for 2017
The lesson to be learned from 2015 is that improvements in data governance planning need to continue.
Thomson Reuters Integrates Wood Mackenzie Oil Supply Data into Eikon, PointConnect Feed
The data will provide analysts and traders with a more comprehensive view of the oil supply chain
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 3: Dark Pools, SEC, Enterprise Risk
Dan and Anthony discuss the recent fines levied against dark pools and enterprise risk analytics.
Cordium's Barile Discusses the Company's New Social Media Monitoring Service
Firms' confidentiality policies need to adapt to the changes in social media and technology.
Max Bowie: Seeing the Big Picture Depends on Automating the Small Stuff
Data professionals can help focus traders on higher-value, strategic tasks around market data, such as identifying new datasets and suppliers.
Walhout Departs Infront
Infront's head of marketing Adam Walhout has left the Nordic market data vendor after a five year spell.
Fixed-Income Liquidity: An Alternative FIX
Numerous market participants have responded to the problem of shallow liquidity in fixed-income markets with the launch of new trading platforms, but without any tangible success.
Tradeweb Expands Into US with New ETF Trading Platform
In 2012, Tradeweb launched its European ETF platform, which supports more than 45 percent of OTC electronic ETF trading in Europe.
Super Bowl Commercials for the Capital Markets
Lining up some of the best Super Bowl commercials with the biggest topics and trends in the industry.
Dark Pool Fines Could Lead to Reduced Trade Volumes, Changes to Reg ATS
While most were not surprised by the size of the penalties, there are plenty residual effects still to be felt from the news.