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Tabb: Firms Spend $25 Billion on Content, $3.1 Billion on Data Tech in 2013
Research firm Tabb Group’s Data and Analytics (DnA) group has released a new report, "Market Data Technology Innovation: Bigger Data, Simpler Solutions, Better Functionality," which estimates global spend on market data at about $25 billion in 2013,…
Calypso Appoints Natraj as Global Head of Sales
Calypso Technology has appointed Nat Natraj as its senior vice president for sales and marketing. He will report to Calypso president and CEO Kishore Bopardikar.
NY Fed Hires Goldman's Avery as CDO
Linda Avery, a Goldman Sachs data operations technology executive for about 20 years, begins as chief data officer for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on July 28
Société Générale PB Taps Wolters Kluwer for Basel III Compliance
Société Générale Private Banking has selected the risk management and regulatory reporting solutions from Wolters Kluwer Financial Services to comply with Basel III requirements in Belgium.
Neonet Enhances Functionalities with Visual Trader Platform
Agency broker Neonet has announced the enhancement of its trading interface with Visual Trader, the Spanish trading platform owned by Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME).
Atreaus Capital Takes Hedge360 for Integrated Risk Management
The boutique global macro fund will now use SunGard's managed Hedge360 Risk Reporting Service to develop customized daily reporting across its range of trading asset classes.
Exegy Touts Enterprise Migration Package to Dig Out Wombats
St. Louis, Mo.-based hardware ticker plant vendor Exegy is positioning its new Enterprise Migration Package as a replacement for the Wombat Financial Software platform following the sale of Wombat to New York-based low-latency feed handler and market…
Updata Powers Energy Feed with NGX Data
UK-based technical analysis software provider Updata has added futures and index data from Canada’s Alberta-based Natural Gas Exchange (NGX) to its Professional analytics workstation to provide natural gas and commodities traders with prices for illiquid…
NuPont Integrates Aussie Tech Firm for Asia-Pac IT Support Services
Market data and technology product and marketing consultancy NuPont is planning to begin offering technical support and development services via an operation in Australia to provide support for consulting clients seeking to expand into new markets.
Nasdaq Targets Q3 for ITCH eSpeed Feed
Nasdaq OMX is set to release a new market data feed for its eSpeed fixed income platform on Sept. 30, based on its ITCH data protocol, to provide algorithmic and high-frequency trading firms with a higher-performance alternative for distributing data on…
Canadian Market Participants Skeptical of Proposed Exchange Data Fee Regulation
Proposed regulations in Canada to curb the fees that Canadian trading venues can charge for their real-time market data have received mixed reactions from market participants, who are unconvinced that the new proposals will significantly reduce the cost…
Eze Adds AIFMD Functionality to Reporting Product
Eze Software is helping funds manage reporting requirements of the EU directive, which include submitting information about regional, counterparty and asset class exposures
Money.net Adds ETF, Mutual Funds Data, Bows Mobile Apps
New York-based low-cost market data display vendor Money.net has added new content to its datasets and has rolled out native mobile apps to accompany its data desktop and web-based terminals, and is planning significant analytics enhancements for future…
SimCorp Unveils New Dashboards
SimCorp has launched Asset Services Dashboards and Alerts, which provide users with a real-time overview of asset-servicing metrics, while alerting them of areas that need attention, such as acting on exceptions.
Altibase, Microstrategy Ally for In-Memory/Disk Hybrid Data ‘Marts'
In-memory database provider Altibase has unveiled a partnership with business intelligence and analytics software provider MicroStrategy that creates a high-performance business intelligence environment for data availability and analysis in real time,…
Velocimetrics Nabs TS-A Sales Head Woolhouse
Latency monitoring technology provider Velocimetrics has hired former TS-Associates sales head Adam Woolhouse as strategic account manager, responsible for global account development and client relationship strategy.
LME to Launch Low-Latency Network with Colt
The London Metal Exchange (LME) is set to launch LMEnet, a low-latency network that connects market participants with the exchange’s electronic systems, including LME Clear.
Saxo Bank Appoints Bressan as Equity Products Chief
Saxo Bank has announced that Alessandro Bressan will become its global head of equity products.
FIX Finishes TESI Extension to FX
The industry group says its Trading Enablement Standard Initiative (TESI) will now be available for foreign exchange (FX) client enablement.
McDonnell Takes Over Sales for TT
Trading Technologies (TT), a Chicago-based provider of trading software, has appointed Robbie McDonnell EVP global sales.
Morningstar Adds 20 Markets to Consolidated Feeds
The real-time division of data and investment research provider Morningstar has added data from more than 20 new marketplaces to its consolidated feeds, in response to client demand, particularly from online brokerages and wealth managers in North…
Rapid-Fire Appointment Sees O'Malia Take Isda Top Spot
O'Malia as the new Isda CEO less than two days after resignation from US regulator made public
Eze Software Adds AIFMD Reporting Component to Regulatory Filings Manager
Eze Software Group can now support Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) filings through its Regulatory Filings Manager offering.
Thomson Reuters Adds BGC OTC Data
Thomson Reuters is making real-time over-the-counter data from interdealer broker BGC Partners available via its Eikon desktop, its Elektron Real Time feeds infrastructure, and its Tick History and DataScope Select products, to increase OTC data…