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Eagle Alpha Unveils Alternative Data ‘Directory,' Eyes Proprietary ‘Crawled' Data
Eagle Alpha aims to provide a marketplace of more than 1,000 alternative datasets within one year.
Cambridge Semantics Taps Data Scientist Keen for Financial Services Push
Keen has spent more than 25 years in data science and analytics technology roles.
ThinkMarkets Launches New Multi-Asset Platform
ThinkTrader comes with a simplified UX and a single account for multiple assets.
ICE Benchmark Admin Adds Economist DeAnne Julius to Board
The economic policy veteran will strengthen ICE Benchmark Administration's board of directors.
Trading Technologies Looks to Add Charting Capabilities in Q1 2017
Trading Technologies' Brian Mehta provides an update on the company's charting plans, as well as its options coverage and how the transition from X_Trader to the TT EMS is progressing.
Trading Technologies Looks to Add Charting Capabilities in Q1 2017
Trading Technologies' Brian Mehta provides an update on the company's charting plans, as well as its options coverage and how the transition from X_Trader to the TT EMS is progressing.
Banks Build MiFID II Specs, Start Search for Vendors
Collaboration for front-office compliance completes identification of types of interactions
KCG Boosts Execution, Algo Capabilities Via Neonet Acquisition
Acquisition of Swedish agency broker to expand KCG’s European footprint and execution services portfolio.
RSJ Algo Trading Taps Activ for Managed Tick Data
The firm will use the new Activ-Big Xyt joint offering to test trading models before entering new markets and asset classes.
Deloitte Adds Lamar To Regulatory Strategy Arm
Former New York Fed official joins consultancy as senior advisor
DueDil Adds CSV Uploads Feature
Firms can append fresher data to existing lists
Excel Add-in MarketXLS ‘Adds in' Barchart Data
Spreadsheet users will be able to access Barchart's US and international equities, futures, indexes and foreign exchange data via the add-in.
Northern Trust To Use GlobalCollateral's Margin Settlement Service
It joins State Street in a pilot program to help increase efficiency and transparency.
IP Trade Expands Presence in Europe, Partners with Eliofaber
Joachim Huber was also named country manager for Germany as part of the firm's increased focus in the region.
Bell Direct Rings in Charting Changes with Markit Chartworks
The charting package will allow Bell Direct's clients to utilize technical analysis to support investment analysis and trading decisions.
Markit Bows Infrastructure Bond Index
The new indexes will provide a benchmark for tracking the performance of infrastructure investments, via companies in the energy, telecoms, transportation and utilities sectors.
UnaVista Offers LEI Allocation Service
London Stock Exchange platform partners with other market infrastructure providers for regulatory compliance
Backstop Solutions Looks to Tap Into Alternatives Space in APAC
Steve Au has been hired to run the office.
Harvest Exchange, NYSSA Partner to Distribute Content
Platform will give access to conference proceedings to invited guests and participants.
RavenPack Adds Sentiment Analysis on Alliance News as Brexit Raises Focus on UK
Alliance News' content will help RavenPack meet demand for UK-specific news following the "Brexit" vote, officials say.
Survey: Access to Alternative Investments Is Low
A survey of 163 financial advisors showed interest in alternative investments is high but getting access to high-quality funds is difficult.
Digital Contact Eyes Broker Clients for Custom News Feeds
The vendor's product will make it possible for retail brokers to create customized news feed for clients, based on their own data.
Smartkarma Uses Funding to Grow Content, Staff
The vendor will invest some of last month's $4.7 million funding in expanding the content it provides to contributors, and in building out its international sales operations.
ESMA Fines Fitch for Ratings Rules Breaches
Over an 18-month period, ESMA found nine instances where Fitch analysts shared information with Fitch's parent company, in breach of ESMA rules.