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Citi Exec on the Culmination of Two Centuries of Data Quality Management
In conversation with Duco CEO Christian Nentwich and Waters editor in chief Victor Anderson, Citi's global head of operations and technology Don Callahan describes his efforts to influence the bank's approaches to managing data quality.
Citi's Chen Joins HKEx for Post-Trade BizDev
Cindy Chen will oversee HKEx’s blockchain-enabled post-trade allocation and processing platform project.
Oanda Bags Data Marketing Vet Craig
Craig has years of experience in marketing roles within the fintech and data communities, including at AlphaSense, eSignal, and Data Broadcasting Corp.
IHS Markit Revs Alt Dataset of Auto Sales, Production Data
The automotive dataset is the first of many predictive offerings planned that leverage existing data assets from the former IHS business for use by systematic investors.
Fed Enlists Finra to Expand Data Collection Efforts
The expanded data collection efforts are a response to changes in fixed income trading practices and increased volatility.
FlexTrade Taps Corvil for Network Analytics
The technology layer is designed to profile FlexTrade's network infrastructure to detect and analyze performance issues.
DTCC to Partner with Xceptor for SFTR Data Service
The Xceptor capability will address data concerns of SFTR by enriching, normalizing, and validating data before firms submit to trade repositories.
Ex-Research Analyst Silitschanu Joins Token IQ
The former analyst will be responsible for relationships with all parties involved in securities tokenization, from regulators to promoters.
Mobius Capital Partners Selects Bloomberg Buy-Side Solutions
Mobius will use Bloomberg's Aim, Port, and EMSX software to execute a single strategy in improved corporate governance and an ESG pathway.
Regis-TR Files for London Trade Repository Ahead of Brexit
The EU-headquartered trade repository is seeking approval from the FCA to continue servicing its UK clients post-Brexit.
CryptoCompare to Provide Data for Nasdaq and VanEck Crypto Futures Venture
CryptoCompare will provide data for a series of digital asset futures contracts and is launching a free API service.
Veal to Lead Client Solutions for Corfinancial
David Veal will bring decades of middle-office operations and technology experience to the vendor.
Singapore Industry Group Highlights Data Analytics Use Case for AML/CFT
The working group has presented several new methods deploying data analytics specifically to combat money-laundering and terrorism financing activities.
Dash Signs Off on eRoom Securities Acquisition
The acquisition will see the eRoom Securities platform be re-branded as Dash Prime.
ISIN Fees Rise for the Second Year Running
Power users of DSB's ISIN generator service will pay €117,500, up from €112,500.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2018: All the Winners and Why they Won
Here are the free-to-view write-ups covering this year's 36 category winners, plus a number of winners' circle interviews and video clips from this year's awards function in London on November 2.
Arachnys Launches CRI Platform for Financial Investigations
The vendor soft launched the platform a couple of months ago and has seen a significant rise in use, owing to enhanced regulatory responsibilities.
XTRD Takes Avelacom for High-Speed Crypto Networks
The physical infrastructure will enable faster connectivity to global locations.
BSO and Kaiko Team Up for Low-Latency Crypto Market Data
Gemini investors now have direct connectivity to the data, the first step in a larger expansion plan.
Nasdaq Buys Quandl to ‘Dominate’ Alt Data Space
The acquisition will combine the resources that each has assembled separately, and allow them to reach new audiences for their alternative datasets.
Poor Decisions on Corporate Actions Result in $1.65 Billion Lost
New white paper estimates huge losses annually from scrip dividends alone.
Kaizen New Hire to Head Trade Reporting Expansion
Chris Machin will lead development of the expansion of ReportShield to cover APA trade reporting.
AFTAs 2018: All the Winners
This year's American Financial Technology Awards were held on the evening of Monday December 3 in New York. Here are the 32 category winners.
Calastone to Migrate Fund Network to Blockchain-Enabled Platform in May 2019
The network provider estimates the global cost of fund distribution could be reduced by as much as $4.35 billion.