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Data Vet Powell Departs Thomson Reuters
Powell has spent more than 20 years at the vendor, joining Reuters in 1995 and ultimately becoming managing director of its Enterprise business.
Bloomberg Unveils Data Service For Compliance With New US Tax Law
871(m) Tax Solution identifies affected instruments and provides data for withholding
Bloomberg Point/Port Apprehensions Are Not Going Away
Surveys of fixed-income market participants not showing any increased optimism over Bloomberg’s acquisition of Barclays Point risk analytics platform.
Muni Bond Data Managers Navigate Balancing Act
Speed, quality, completeness all weigh on pricing decisions and distribution
Twitter's Value Rising in More Ways Than One
The social media company's stock isn't the only thing that's improving.
Bloomberg Allows Tweeting Directly Through Terminal
Users can tweet directly from Instant Bloomberg through new Social <Go> feature.
ITG Makes Foreign Exchange, Analytics Hires
New appointments in foreign exchange and analytics will lead New York and London efforts, respectively.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 36: Thomson Reuters-Redi Deal, Chicago Trading Technology Summit
Dan and Anthony discuss Thomson Reuters’ purchase of Redi and the most recent Waters event.
Singapore, Collateral & SS&C’s Latest Acquisition: A Week in Review
John considers some of last week’s top BST stories, including SS&C’s acquisition of Wells Fargo’s fund administration business.
Startup Data Platform Qineqt Nabs Noble
The former Citi and Bloomberg exec will be responsible for product management at the startup.
Bloomberg Entity Exchange Lands First Singapore Buy-Side Client
Gordian Capital says the know-your-customer (KYC) solution will help accelerate client fund launches.
Point to Port: Bloomberg Looks to Ease Concerns Following Completion of BRAIS Acquisition
Barclays support of the Point platform will end in 18 months.
Bloomberg Develops Tool for Initial and Variation Margin Rules
New standards take effect worldwide in September
Bloomberg Vows to Expand Barclays Index Unit Post-Acquisition, Keep Index Data Free
The vendor says it has been talking with clients to address any concerns about the transition of the index assets acquired from Barclays.
Bloomberg Closes Acquisition of Barclays Risk Analytics and Index Solutions
Acquisition includes Barclays fixed-income benchmark indices, Brais strategy indices, and the intellectual property of Point portfolio analytics.
Waters Rankings 2016: Best Agency Broker — Bloomberg Tradebook
Winning the best agency broker category in this year’s Waters Rankings makes it two in a row for Bloomberg Tradebook, and that is thanks largely to a busy year of product enhancements rolled out by the New York-based agency broker.
Waters Rankings 2016: Best Sell-Side OMS Provider — Bloomberg Trading Solutions
Bloomberg had dominated this category for five consecutive years in the Waters Rankings before Fidessa pulled off something of an upset last year and was voted as having the best sell-side order management system (OMS).
Case Study: Ativo Overhauls its Front & Back Office, Risk & Performance Platforms to Support Growth
Executives from the asset manager detail how the firm replaced much of its existing technology stack, and the reasons for doing so.
Ex-Alacra, Fitch Exec Samuels Moves to Bloomberg
Former Fitch MD will work on Bloomberg's new buy-side KYC platform.
European Commission Adopts ISIN and RTS 23 Under MiFID II
The commission's decision to keep the ISIN identifier standard reaps criticism from industry professionals
XPansion Expands XMon Bloomberg Support
The vendor has added support for Bloomberg's latest pricing matrixes and discount factors, as well as for requests for data from Bloomberg's BVal service.
OptionMetrics Adds Staff to Support Growth
Kim and Villanueva are two of a number of new hires appointed to support the company's growth after experiencing three quarters of record revenue.
The Buy Side’s KYC Moment
When it comes to KYC demands, while the sell side still has it the roughest, over the last two years, the buy side has had to take on a greater share of the burden.
Overcoming the FRTB Challenge
Under the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, having quality data can mean a world of difference in capital charges. Joanna Wright reports