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TickSmith, Alqami Ally to Help Alt Data Sources Structure, Sell Data
Alqami will advise wannabe alternative data vendors on the value of their content, while TickSmith will provide the technology platform for them to sell it to potential clients.
People Moves: DTCC, Evaluate, Capitolis, Facteus, HazelTree
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Bob Stewart (pictured) who has been appointed executive director of ITP product management.
RavenPack Adopts 'NLP-as-a-Service' Model with Focus on Firms' Internal Data
The news sentiment and analysis specialist wants to help banks tap into the datasets they sit on every day, but don't yet possess the capabilities to use.
Asset Managers Fear ESG Data Disclosure Gap
Investment firms need data to meet upcoming regulatory requirements. But corporates aren't making this data available in high enough quantity or quality.
Rimes Acquires RegTech Vendor EBR Analytics
Rimes Technologies is integrating EBR into its RegFocus BMR platform, its solution for compliance with the Benchmarks Regulation.
Nasdaq, HKEx: Blockchain’s Disruptive Potential Overstated
Distributed ledger technology won’t replace existing exchange infrastructure despite potential for smaller use cases, say CEOs.
S4 Launches Market Data Recruitment Unit
S4 executives say their years of experience can help them identify and recruit the people and skillsets that firms may not initially realize they need.
This Week: Tora, AcadiaSoft, Itiviti, Citi, Finastra, SEI & More
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Investment Firms Turn to Alt Data as Historical Models Fail
Researchers say companies are exploring new datasets to plug gaps in analysis since the Covid-19 outbreak.
Refinitiv’s API Rebrand Rankles Users
Because of its acquisition and subsequent rebrand, Refinitiv is being forced to change instances of its old branding that remain embedded in many of its APIs. This might sound like a simple change, but end-users are worried that it could be a costly fix.
Goldman Sachs Takes Aim at Interoperability, Analytics with Marquee Enhancements
The bank’s recent moves signal what could become a managed services offering, as Goldman further embraces cloud, open source, and APIs.
Broadridge Onboards Clients to Corporate Bonds Platform Set to Launch Next Year
The vendor's LTX platform leverages a neural network to navigate the complexity of the corporate bond market, and is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2021.
New Research Grapples with Corporate Actions
Veteran analyst Virginie O’Shea’s new business turns its attention to the ‘soul-destroying’ realm of corporate actions, which is weighed down by inefficiencies, manual processes, and lack of standards.
Citi Readies Price-Shock Detection System
Once the bot is in production, the D10X team will start scaling it beyond the oil trading team to other trading desks.
EDM Council Expands into Analytics, Reflecting Changing CDO Priorities
Analytics will be the eighth foundational pillar of data management covered by the EDM Council's DCAM model, reflecting the importance of data quality to analytics.
People Moves: Genesis, Delta Capita, Aquis Exchange
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Martin Sreba (pictured), who has been appointed global head of strategic accounts at Genesis.
Ropnoy Preps Outsourced, On-Demand Data Notifications Management
Ropnoy's WISE service will provide outsourced "heavy lifting" of data notifications processing to help firms handle rising volumes of notifications.
This Week: FactSet/Truvalue Labs, Euronext, Finastra/CloudMargin, DTCC, and More
A summary of some of the past week's financial technology news.
Solidatus Builds New ESG Model
The software company aims to help banks' and financial institutions achieve higher ESG ratings.
Covid-19 Disrupts Innovation in US Treasuries Market
The pandemic has caused setbacks in electronification and streaming in the US government bonds market.
Temenos Continues Digitization of its Investor Servicing Portal
Following its acquisition of digital banking SaaS company Kony last year, Temenos will be updating the UX across all its products.
Jefferies' Quant Team Builds Chatbot For Faster Equities Trading
In minutes, JEFQuants compiles information from multiple sources into a unique data package based on traders' queries.
BMLL Now Has 5 Years of Order Book Data Available
Quants and data scientists can now access five years of Level 3 data through the vendor's Data Lab platform for use in alpha generation.
Industry Still at Odds Over Use Case for an EU Consolidated Tape
Market participants say they want a high-quality, centralized source of market data for EU equities. But who and what is it actually for?