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2015 Year in Review: A Little Less Conversation, A Little More Action Please
This year, messaging platform Symphony became a reality, and users──and regulators──began taking it seriously.
Barclays to Offload Risk Analytics and Index Solutions Business to Bloomberg
Bloomberg to bolster risk analytics and indices services through acquisition of Barclays business.
Bloomberg Buys Barclays Indexes, Analytics
The move will help expand Bloomberg's existing index business to meet growing client expectations, officials say.
OMG Adopts FIGI Identifier Standard
Standards consortium recognizes instrument identifier
Deutsche Bank Latest to Adopt Bloomberg's FIGI for Syndicated Loans
German giant joins US Bank, Virtus in support of identifier.
OMG Adopts FIGI Standard
Object Management Group (OMG) has officially adopted Bloomberg's Financial Instrument Global Identifier (FIGI) Standard to unify financial instrument identifiers.
Cloud as a Business Enabler
The cloud has been around the capital markets for some time, and while it might be the delivery mechanism of choice for all applications and services in the future, the industry is still coming to grips with what’s possible, feasible, cost-effective, and…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2015: Best Buy-Side Commodities Trading Platform—Bloomberg
Bloomberg won this year's Buy-Side Technology Award for best commodities trading platform.
Anticipating T+2, SEC Approves Bloomberg's Trade Confirmation Alternative
CMS for equities, fixed income will provide second option to DTCC.
Panelists: Infrastructure Innovation an Issue of Culture, Attitude
Infrastructure innovation does not reside solely in the technology realm but should revolve around people and culture.
Kilburn's Corner: While MiFID 2 Sleeps, London Burns
MiFID may be delayed, but other initiatives continue apace.
Buy Side Still Taking Wait-and-See Approach to Symphony
Palo Alto, Calif.-based startup messaging provider Symphony Communication Services has attracted investment from a "Who's Who" of 19 financial institutions plus more than $100 million raised in a recent round of funding from investors including tech…
Bloomberg Blames Router Hardware for Asia Terminal Interruption
Clients of Bloomberg’s Professional terminal in the Asia-Pacific region experienced issues with data display on the morning of Monday, Nov. 9 as a result of a hardware failure on a router in one of the vendor’s US datacenters, Inside Market Data has…
Molded Through Merger: A Look Back at Major M&A Activity
A recent spate of M&A activity has helped shape our industry into what it is today.
SEF Leaders Say Global Harmonization of Swaps Regulations Remains a Pipe Dream
Several SEF executives spoke at Sefcon VI about the challenges around finding common ground between US and European swaps regulations.
IRD's Editor Recaps Sibos
Surprises abounded concerning ISO 20022 messaging, KYC and the LEI
With Outages Rising, Diversification Takes on Greater Importance
Panelists at BST North America discuss the recent spate of outages experienced at utilities, vendors and exchanges.
Requiem For Sibos
Annual financial messaging and standards conference yielded unexpected turns on key topics like ISO 20022, KYC and instrument identifiers
Estimize Hires Key Staff for New Sales, Marketing Infrastructure
Officials say the hires will be pivotal to future growth and product initiatives.
New Bernstein Pairs Tool Highlights Bloomberg App Portal's Rapid Maturation
Tim Bourgaize Murray chats with Vipul Nagrath and Toby Bayliss about the evolution of the firm's app program as Bernstein, AB (AllianceBernstein's) research and execution arm, has made its pairs trading tool available to Bloomberg Professional…
Icap Bows Euro IRS Index on Bloomberg
The index data will help firms hedge IRS positions and create structured products strategies.
Bats Hires Chan for Data Sales
The new hire joins from Interactive Data's 7ticks business
Global Head of Enterprise Content and Distribution Sales Exits Bloomberg
Bloomberg declines to comment on Napolitano's departure
Rabobank Picks Bloomberg for Basel III
Liquidity rules apply in Europe from 1 October