Alliances, Mergers & Acquisitions
Xignite Adds Morningstar Global Funds Data
The new global fund dataset expands an existing deal for Morningstar's US funds content.
FactSet Integrates Narrative Science NLG Portfolio Commentary
Integrating Narrative Science's tools will enable FactSet clients to automate commentary generation and client reporting functions.
McKay Sells Minority Stake to HFT Firm Tower Cap
The microwave network provider has sold 25 percent of its business to raise funding over the past six months to continue reducing network latency.
Tullett Prebon Info to Carry Equity and Credit Research, Analytics from Valens
TPI adds corporate performance data to offering with Valens Research partnership.
Fidessa Taps ChartIQ to Add HTML5 Charts to Trader Screens
The vendors have collaborated to develop a cutting-edge new charting display for Fidessa's trading front-end.
ChartIQ Joins Fidessa's Partnership Program
Dan Schleifer, ChartIQ CEO and co-founder, speaks to WatersTechnology about what the vendor joining the program means for Fidessa users.
UPDATE 2: Thomson Reuters Buys DTCC's Clarient and Avox Reference Data Arms
The vendors expect to conclude the deals before the end of the first quarter, officials say.
BT Acquires IP Trade to Boost Unified Trading Comms
Unified communications and collaboration solutions provider to be integrated into BT portfolio of cloud-based solutions.
Updata, Trayport Tighten Charting Linkage
Users of Trayport's Joule Direct can now link directly to Updata Analytics charts from their Joule screen, giving energy traders faster access to analysis of price histories to support pre-trade decisions.
Japan Exchange Buys $1M Stake in OpenGamma
The exchange hopes its investment will yield greater insight and analytical capabilities.
CIP Cap Merges Vendors for RegTech Powerhouse
The deal will combine three vendors with a wealth of regulation- and compliance-related technology solutions.
Japan Stock Exchange Invests in Risk Analytics Vendor OpenGamma
First investment in fintech firm from Japan Exchange Group is in London-based risk analytics vendor.
Tied Together: Keith Lubell, Berkery Noyes
Keith Lubell has worked for the DoD, was an unemployed musician and painter, and now heads tech for an investment bank. All those experiences are connected.
FactSet Acquires Interactive Data Managed Solutions Business
The deal will help FactSet bolster its global wealth management offering, while ICE deemed the Managed Solutions business non-core to its overall data plans.
BNP Paribas Securities Services Invests in Compliance Fintech Firm Fortia
Fintech vendor specializes in development of machine learning, artificial intelligence for compliance and regulatory requirements.
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.
Linedata Acquires Outsourcing Provider Gravitas
Acquisition expands Linedata’s outsourcing and middle-office portfolio, regional presence in North America.
Fulcrum Taps BondWave for Serviced Bond Trading Offering
Fulcrum's new service is based on a platform provided by fixed income data and technology vendor Bondwave.
Datawatch Taps AquaQ for Panopticon-Kdb+ Integration
The agreement will make it easier for firms to visualize tick data from the Kdb+ database in Panopticon.
Sapient Users Get Bloomberg Provenance Data
By registering its Synapse platform registered as Bloomberg partner, Sapient enables users to access Bloomberg data.
The Yield Book Integrates Eris Swap Futures Data
The integration will allow users to manage their positions traded on Eris alongside other trading activity.
Wall Street Horizon, MT Newswires Ally for Correlated News, Events Data
Wall Street Horizon will refer interested parties to MT Newswires, so they can correlate the vendors' data.
Visible Alpha Buys OneAccess to Boost Research Use Tracking
Prior to the acquisition, the companies had been working together to allow clients to benefit from their respective offerings.
Visible Alpha Acquires ONEaccess
ONEaccess’ sell-side tools will be integrated into Visible Alpha's platform to improve workflow for discovering, tracking and valuing all sell-side interactions.