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Markit Names Eisen to Lead Collaboration Services
Markit has appointed Andrew Eisen head of Markit Collaboration Services, the vendor's open messaging network initiative that allows financial professionals to communicate and share information across any messaging platform.
Markit Plans Relaunch of Corporate Actions Service
Markit Corporate Actions will move to a web-based platform, offering more data sourcing flexibility and timelier processing
Virtues of Consistency
Philosophers and authors may dismiss consistency as an overrated refuge for unimaginative minds, but when it comes to industrial strength data quality efforts, it proves to be a necessity.
Markit Readies Swaps Identification for September Launch
Markit plans to expand its RED codes to handle reference requirements set by ISDA for credit default swaps, in an effort to better support the credit event process.
Schwartz Jumps From Markit to Alpha Omega Sales
Stuart Schwartz has been named managing director and head of sales at San Francisco-based post-trade technology provider Alpha Omega Financial Systems.
Bloomberg, Markit Seal PMI Data Distribution Deal
Bloomberg has announced that it will begin distributing Markit's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) surveys via the Bloomberg Professional terminal service from Mar. 24, to provide subscribers with real-time access to Markit's PMI indicators of business…
Markit Bows Securities Finance Data Platform
Markit has launched a new online securities lending data platform that combines the vendor's daily global securities financing data-covering $15 trillion of securities in the lending programs of over 20,000 institutional funds, short interest data and…
ICE Starts Clearing for Markit iTraxx Financials Index
The IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Group has announced it has begun clearing for Markit iTraxx Senior Financials Credit Default Swap (CDS) index instruments.
Markit Expands European Pricing Data Service
The data services provider has more than doubled the number of European asset-backed securities pricings it offers
Growth in Reference Data Spend Continues to Slow
Following double-digit increases between 2006 and 2011, growth of spend on pricing, reference and valuation data slowed to under 8% in 2012 and 2013, according to research by Burton-Taylor International Consulting
Markit Taps SMA for Social Media Sentiment Indicators
Markit has integrated social media sentiment indicators from Social Market Analytics, a Naperville, Illinois.-based provider of social media-based analytics and trading indicators, into its Markit Research Signals suite of more than 400 investment…
Markit EDM Signs $300bn Asset Manager As First Chinese Client
China Life Asset Management Company, the largest institutional investor in China's capital markets, has become the enterprise data management software vendor's first Chinese client, after it introduced a number of enhancements to meet local requirements
Bloomberg Moves to Curb IM Connectivity
Bloomberg is removing the Federated Chat component of its Bloomberg Instant Messaging service, which allows clients to use its Bloomberg Professional terminal to directly message users of third-party communication platforms such as AOL Instant Messenger…
Markit Taps Conigliaro for Trading Services
Tom Conigliaro has joined Markit as managing director based in New York responsible for leading the vendor's trading services business, including its new Trader Dashboard, which integrates data and analytics to provide investment decision support for the…
Markit Eyes Front-Office Push with thinkFolio Acquisition
Markit has acquired London-based portfolio management system (PMS) provider thinkFolio, in a deal that will see the buy-side stalwart join Markit’s enterprise software division.
Markit Hub Adds Roubini Economic Data
Markit has added economic research and analysis from Roubini Global Economics (RGE) to its Markit Hub research platform, which aggregates research, analysis and news from banks, data vendors and news providers.
Roubini Global Economics' Research Added to Markit Hub
Headed by economist Nouriel Roubini, the global consultancy known as RGE will now contribute to Markit's aggregated news, analysis, and research hub for institutional investors.
Markit Eyes Front-Office Push with thinkFolio Acquisition
Markit has acquired London-based portfolio management system (PMS) provider thinkFolio, in a deal that will see the buy-side stalwart join Markit’s enterprise software division.
Markit Connects to HKMA Trade Repository
MarkitSERV has connected to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority's (HKMA) trade repository, the data provider has announced.
2013 Review: 2013: A Year of Disruption for Data Vendors
While market share in the data industry was dominated by the long-established heavyweights, one of the most potentially disruptive developments of the year came from a fast-growing middleweight.
Conning Turns to Markit for Depth and Scope of Corporates Pricing
Conning, an $82 billion Hartford, Conn.-based global asset manager, holds a majority of its assets, much of them on behalf of insurance clients, in bonds. In switching to Markit's pricing service, Conning's chief data officer Brian Baczyk says the…
Markit Lands BBVA Asset Management for EDM
BBVA Asset Management has selected Markit's enterprise data management (EDM) platform in an effort to cut costs by streamlining its operations, while minimizing operational risk, according to Daniel Simpson, managing director and head of enterprise…
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2013: Best Buy-Side Data Management Product—Markit
It’s difficult knowing what to write about Markit EDM that hasn’t already appeared in Buy-Side Technology and Waters. After all, the London-based vendor—known as Cadis until early 2012 when it joined the Markit stable, ending months of speculation…