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Bracing for a RegTech Boom
With an unenviable raft of new regulation imminently coming into force, market participants anticipate a flurry of adoption of compliance-related technology, which is expected to prove lucrative for RegTech providers. Joanna Wright and Max Bowie talk to…
Counting the Cost of Consolidation Claims
Joanne Faulkner investigates whether the synergy claims associated with M&A activity translate into better deals for data consumers.
TP Icap Buys Burton-Taylor to Expand Research Assets
TP Icap will expand the research firm's coverage to new markets and sectors, partly based on proprietary data owned by the broker.
Three’s Company: Platform Providers Get In On The Act
Some firms are seeing benefits in having core platform suppliers manage their data requests, rather than maintaining direct relationships with data vendors.
'Game-Changer' Startups Should Consider M&A to Gain Credibility and ‘Disrupt' From Within
Reluctance by firms to take risks on unknown entities means being acquired is the most viable route for startups to enter the information space and be a "game changer."
CBOE Agrees $3.2B BATS Buy to Boost ‘Non-Transactional' Data, Index Revenues
The acquisition will significantly increase the share of CBOE's revenues that do not depend directly on transactions.
Data Revenues Up as Other Exchange Sectors Slump
Exchange market data and index revenue growth tops 9 percent with Intercontinental Exchange edging CME Group as the largest industry player.
Post-Brexit, Market Data Vendors Predict Uncertain Future
Britain's decision to leave the EU is expected to have little effect on the implementation and application of MiFID 2 on the UK markets. However, it may distract the industry from the fundamental problems that still exist within the text of the…
Slow Economic Growth Expected to Impact Market Data Sector
Expectations for growth are down this year on last due to poor economic performance in the US and China
Greenwich: Firms Spend $1.2 Bn/Year on Consolidated Data
The study shows that consolidated feed usage continues to grow to serve business expansion and regulatory needs, and is more widely used than much-hyped ultra-low-latency feeds.
Strong US$ Weakens Industry Growth in ’15
Industry growth of 1.14 percent would have been greater, if not for the impact of currency.
LSE–Deutsche Börse Merger Deal Would Create ‘World’s Largest Index Provider’
The merged entity would include a combined index business bigger than S&P-DJI or MSCI, analysts say.
Data Destinations: Hot Spots for Data Demand in 2016
Data and connectivity providers predict which regions will drive demand for market data over the coming year.
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…
Opening Cross: Beyond Evaluations, Will Buyout Put Interactive Data on ICE?
If ICE is most interested in IDC's evaluated pricing business, what happens to the rest of the data vendor?
Opening Cross: Investors Optimistic Over the Value of Information
Approaching year-end, it’s not unusual to see a flurry of mergers and acquisition activity as firms hustle to clear their books and close deals that often come with New Year expiry dates. And while M&A activity takes place year round, it’s uncommon to…
Burton-Taylor Predicts Positive Data Growth
Survey reveals most positive sentiment about industry growth since 2011.
Opening Cross: In the Interest of Full Disclosure
Disclosure of market-moving information, and the industry that surrounds it, is changing rapidly.
Opening Cross: Coopetition: Exposing You to a Bigger Audience, Or Just Leaving You Exposed?
Keep your friends close, and your partners closer.
Burton-Taylor: Data Spend Grows 4% in 2014; FactSet Overtakes Interactive Data
New report ranks top data vendors' market share by revenue.
2014 Review: Vendors, Venues Diversify Services to Meet Demand
Data vendors and exchanges sought to broaden their reach and diversify their offerings through new content and partnerships in 2014, while retiring legacy products and setting new market data policies.
Opening Cross: Location, Location, Consolidation and Diversification
Today’s data industry certainly isn’t that of 25 years ago, or even a dozen years ago when I started writing about it. A key difference is the change in pace of modern markets, shifting to low-latency trading where location—i.e. proximity of trading…
Burton-Taylor Report: Exchange Data Revenues Grow as Marketplaces Diversify
Higher revenues reflect increased focus on data services and indexes among exchanges, according to the Burton-Taylor report.
Burton Taylor Forecasts Data Demand Drop in 2015
Growth in demand for market data and analysis is expected to contract─though not decrease─next year, despite a hitherto positive trend that saw global spend on market data and analysis rise 1.1 percent over 2012 to $25.88 billion at the end of 2013,…