Data
WatersTechnology has been focusing on market and reference data issues across the capital markets for over 30 years, covering topics such as data management and governance, analytics, regulation and data quality. Combining news, events, awards, research and thought-leadership, this site should be a resource hub to help educate the market on these areas.
Fixed income data continues to challenge capital markets firms
A range of challenges facing fixed income market participants
An enterprise approach to data
The evolving dynamics of enterprise data management and the inherent challenges
Industry deep dive—Bloomberg outlines current and future tech and data strategies
Discussion on data consumption habits and the technologies available to help firms manage ever-increasing data volumes.
Unleashing the power of data and technology in an age of digital transformation
How Bloomberg is helping its Apac clients’ digital transformations across system interoperability, decision-making and automation
Mastering regulatory compliance through reliable data access
Firms continue to struggle with regulatory updates and sourcing accurate data
Real-time market data—Preventing vendor lock-in
The future of market data distribution, leveraging modern technologies, migration paths and outsourcing non-value-added data workflows.
Unleashing the power of data and technology in an age of digital transformation
How Bloomberg sees digital transformation and the strategies it employs to solve data and technology pain points for its clients.
A fireside chat with SmartStream’s Akber Jaffer
A fireside chat with SmartStream’s chief executive to discuss his first 15 months at the helm of the business and SmartStream Air 9.0—the firm’s new AI-driven reconciliations platform.
A fireside chat with FactSet’s David Mellars
FactSet’s private markets data strategy, the relationship between risk and performance on the buy side and fixed income track record.
Client success story: Münchener Hypothekenbank—NeoXam DataHub
Münchener Hypothekenbank (MünchenerHyp) has been faced with increasing and tightening regulatory parameters and obligations within its business activity, demanding a strategic focus and planning to ensure that information to meet these requirements is…
Portfolio trading vs RFQ: Understanding transaction costs in US investment-grade bonds
The MarketAxess research team explores how such factors as order size, liquidity profiles and associated costs determine whether a portfolio trade or an RFQ list trade is the optimal choice.
Case study: Data monetization—NeoXam DataHub
MFEX by Euroclear is a B2B fund distribution platform, with more than 2,000 fund distributors and 2,500 fund management companies using the platform.
Case study: Data distribution—NeoXam DataHub
NeoXam DataHub automates the data management process, allowing data to be easily integrated and distributed, and allocation across the organization efficient and flexible.
Optimizing performance and risk calculations: The critical role of data quality
While robust calculation methods are vital, the foundation of accurate, scalable and auditable data is essential.
Ultra-low latency trading: How low can you go?
AMD discusses the technological advances that are taking high-frequency trading to new lows—known as ultra-low latency trading.
Direct feeds: Life in the fast lane
Financial services firms are consuming more data than ever to drive a number of front- and middle-office use-cases.
Deutsche Börse democratizes data with Marketplace offering
Deutsche Börse Group is set to unveil its Marketplace, a one-stop data shop designed to simplify and streamline data acquisition and consumption for its clients, while also surfacing data from across the firm to its own users. Jan Stiebing and Sven…
Real-time and historical market data: Priorities, preferences and the cloud
This paper, commissioned by LSEG, focuses on firms’ current market data priorities, the asset classes and geographies they are looking to focus on in the near future, and the benefits they can expect by moving their historical market data storage and…
Hunting for reliable low latency, HFTs look to novel techs in 2023
WatersTechnology looks at advancements in market data latency technology and what role the cloud can play.
One day, all data will be delivered this way
It wasn’t long ago that, for large numbers of capital markets firms, the de facto data consumption model was DIY, or a do-it-yourself proposition, due to the scarcity of relevant managed data services on the market. Now, firms on both sides of the…
ASX, SGX earnings driven by diversified revenue
After the Chess disaster, ASX focuses on rebuilding confidence, while SGX continues investing in its derivatives business. Meanwhile, HKEx mulls data play.