Emerging Technologies
CME Group Buys CMA for OTC Data Play
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange last week acquired bond and credit derivatives pricing vendor Credit Market Analysis for an undisclosed sum, in a bid to diversify its data offering and drive business to the CME's other services for over the counter…
Icap Reorganizes Info Services
Interdealer broker Icap has reshuffled its Information Services division, giving new responsibilities to some of the broker's senior data executives.
Nasdaq: "Mutual Recognition" Threatens Data Products
Nasdaq OMX has voiced concerns that the concept of so-called "mutual recognition" currently being examined by US regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission could put US-based exchanges' data products at a competitive disadvantage against their…
FISD to Compare 'Trading' Data Fees
The Business Issues Policy and Procedures Standards working group of data industry association FISD is seeking to clarify exchanges' fee policies for market data used by traders and their assistants engaged in trading on those exchanges.
Pivot Preps $3M Expansion
Trade messaging and collaboration infrastructure technology provider Pivot has raised $3 million in new funding, to enable the vendor to expand its sales force and to fund development of new modules for its Pivot 360° platform, officials say.
Traderforce Builds US Team, Mulls Direct Feeds
French data vendor Traderforce plans to bolster its US presence by setting up a sales and support office in New York alongside a local datacenter, and is also looking at sourcing direct datafeeds to support latency-sensitive clients in the region.
Smith Signs On to Lead Data Explorers Expansion
Donal Smith, former senior executive at Thomson Financial and newly appointed chief executive of London-based securities lending data provider Data Explorers, plans to expand the vendor's business in response to increased demand for securities lending…
Berry Bows Out from Barclays Capital
Prominent market data industry professional David Berry has left his position as head of market data business management at Barclays Capital after only 18 months in the role, and as a result has suspended his participation in French market data consumer…
Data Vendors Ally Against Xinhua News
Major international financial information vendors might not renew contracts with China's state-run Xinhua News Agency to allow them to operate in China, following a complaint filed last week by European and US authorities demanding that China loosens…
China Brokers Step Up FX Price Blackout
Distribution of market data on foreign exchange forwards and swaps in the Chinese interbank market has all but ceased as a result of broker anxiety over an opaque FX regulatory environment.
Reuters Unveils Credit Alerts, Bundled Valuations
Reuters last week unveiled two new data products-a system for generating alerts on credit-related events, and a new bundled valuation service-while at the same time launching an initiative to elicit feedback from industry participants on the best…