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UBS Implements Arago's Artificial Intelligence Platform
Arago's Hiro platform will support UBS Global Production Services
Benzinga Names Former William Blair, SAC Trader Laverde Director of Content
Laverde brings a trader's perspective to management of Benzinga's breaking news content.
Veteran Data Exec Jeff Parker Joins Wall Street Horizon Advisory Board
Parker brings more than 35 years as an entrepreneur in the data industry, having founded FirstCall and StreetEvents.
Nasdaq Rolls Out SIP Feed Resiliency, Latency Improvements
The moves are designed to make the SIP's infrastructure more robust and lessen the chance of any market-wide impact from technical issues.
Volante Launches MuleSoft Connector
Volante's partnership with MuleSoft comes as the platform is gaining ground among its clients.
Northern Trust Hires Head of Global Fund Services for Asia
Caroline Higgins will be based in Hong Kong.
Datactics Hires Data Sales Vet Chuck to Lead London Sales
Chuck brings Datactics 25 years of experience in data and trading-related softwrae sales.
RSRCHXchange Adds Ned Davis Research
The addition continues RSRCHxchange's ongoing content expansion.
CME Enlists TickSmith for Datamine Revamp
The vendor's tick data management platform will form the basis of a revamped CME Datamine historical data portal.
Algert Global Taps OneMarketData Best Ex for TCA
The San Francisco-based firm will use OneMarketData's OneTick Best Ex and its data history to perform TCA and review its trading performance.
Algert Global Taps OneMarketData for OneTick Best Execution TCA
San Francisco-based systematic investment manager implements hosted and managed best-execution solution.
LGT Adopts BearingPoint’s Reporting Service
The bank aims to comply with the reporting regulations issued by the European Central Bank (ECB).
IHS Markit's Commodity Tracker Digitizes Tracking of Base Metals Inventory
Commodity Tracker uses optical character recognition and machine learning to digitize and normalize documents.
Datactics Adds to London Staff
Owen Chuck and Alex Brown join Datactics team to serve growing business in London
Pimco Extends Investment Manager Services Outsourcing Contract with State Street
The two firms also agree on accounting, custody, fund administration and transfer agency services for additional assets.
Chain Releases Open-Source Version of Distributed-Ledger Platform
Chain Core Developer Edition allows firms to start or join a blockchain network.
DTCC Adds Commercial Paper Coverage to Data Offerings
Premium service provides liquidity coverage ratio information
BATS Readies MiFID 2-Compliant Data Policy
BATS Europe will offer two commercial policies for its data──its existing policy, and one designed to help firms affordably meet the requirements of MiFID 2.
Money.Net Preps AI News, Taps Ex-Bloomberg's Pearlstine
Pearlstine will be responsible for hiring a mix of journalists and developers to create a news service that uses artificial intelligence to capture key elements of news.
Rimes Boots Up Benchmark Data-Tracking Workstations
The two new workstations will help firms analyze benchmark indexes, as well as their usage of benchmark data to comply with vendor licenses and new regulations.
The Roberts Group Buys Priory Solutions to Boost Web Content Usage Tracking Capabilities
The deal will give The Roberts Group the ability to track usage of web-delivered content and apply that to clients' data cost management decisions.
KCG BondPoint Integrates with Bloomberg TSOX
Bloomberg terminal users will have direct trading access to KCG's electronic fixed-income trading venue.
GMEX Group to Divest Technology Business, Spin Off Exchange
Forum Trading Solutions acquires full control of GMEX Technologies and GMEX brand; exchange business to be renamed and spun off into new entity.
Smartkarma Opens Hong Kong Office, Hires Research Vet Blennerhassett
The Hong Kong office will support Smartkarma's expansion in the region.