Emerging Technologies
I Now Pronounce You Merged!
I'll admit, I sometimes get a little teary-eyed at weddings. There's something particularly moving about watching a happy couple exchange vows and prepare for a long future together. So you can imagine how excited I was at a sudden uptick in M&A activity…
Infront Buys Direkt For News, Estimates
Norwegian market data vendor Infront last week acquired Swedish financial news agency Direkt from the business information group Bisnode, to help ensure the continued independence of the newswire provider.
DJ Realigns EMG Services, Cuts Staff
Dow Jones' Enterprise Media Group, which comprises the vendor's Financial Information Services private equity newsletters, Content Technology Solutions (including newswires and Factiva), Indexes and Business Intelligence divisions, has laid off staff and…
Shanghai Wind Gathers Force Outside China
China-focused financial data vendor Shanghai Wind Information is continuing its international expansion with the opening of new offices in Tokyo, Singapore and Taiwan next year, and plans to double its overall staff numbers in 2009, officials say.
Icap Buys Into Prism Valuation
Interdealer broker Icap announced last week that it has taken an equity stake in Prism Valuation, an independent provider of valuations for complex assets and structured securities.
FISD Weighs on Exchange Fees for 'Internal' Data Use
Industry association FISD's Business Issues Policy and Practices Standards (BIPPS) working group has issued a best-practice recommendation addressing fees charged for use of market data outside of core, trading-related purposes.
Industry Ponders New Face of Regulation
NEW YORK-As a result of the turmoil on Wall Street, a substantial change in the U.S. financial industry regulatory environment is bound to take place, say observers.
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While data managers are working late to help deal with the current financial crisis, one reference data veteran has had time to sit back and look at the events from the outside. Tine Thoresen speaks to John Carroll, ex-Merrill, about why EDM becomes much…
Happy Birthday, Mifid!
As coverage of the global financial meltdown and the U.S. general election reaches a fever pitch, it's easy to forget that just 12 short months ago, the E.U. rolled out the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid).
Thomson Reuters Frees Up One Integration
Thomson Reuters is to waive the fees it charges for integrating proprietary and third-party content and capabilities into its Thomson One suite, enabling clients to create customized advisor workstations from Thomson One Wealth Management at lower cost…