Analytics
ESG Data Specialist TruValue Labs Secures $13.6 Million in New Funding
The San Francisco-based company will use the investment to expand its language coverage and its AI-driven predictive analytics.
Don't Overstep the 'Creepy Line' When It Comes to GDPR
ING data chief says as firms comply with GDPR, they must be ethical when interacting with client data, especially as they incorporate more AI tools.
Quandl Launches Corporate Jet Dataset for Predicting M&A Activity
Officials say the dataset of corporate flights provides an indicator of upcoming corporate activity thta could potentially impact a company's stock price.
Wary Brokers Sound Alarm on Mifid II's RTS 28
Brokers are concerned that reports on best execution, due in just a few days, may be too onerous to produce in full.
Four Twenty Seven Looks to Grow Climate Data for Banks, Asset Managers
Traders and portfolio managers use the data to assess risk and to develop portfolios that are environmentally conscious.
Neudata Scores $600K Investment for Alt Data Vetting
Neudata secures funding and will continue alternative data vetting for data platforms.
Bond Data Expert Petrunik Sets Up FiStrat Consultancy
Petrunik has more than 25 years of experience dealing with bond data—both as vendor and consumer.
Rival Systems Introduces New VAR Feature
Chicago-based firm adds Value at Risk to its latest risk management offerings.
Natural Language Generation Gains Traction in the Research Space, but Challenges Remain
The use of natural language generation to summarize research data increases engagement, according to speakers at this year's North American Innovation Summit, although true insights are still hard to glean.
IBM Taps Former CIBC Exec Dhot for Cognitive Analytics
Dhot previously spent seven years in data analytics roles at Canadian bank CIBC.
ITRS Upgrades Big Data Monitoring and Analytics
ITRS integrations offer full visibility of commonly used open-source data technologies and applications.
Rimes Targets Market Surveillance with New Regtech Offering
Vendor expands RegFocus platform with surveillance capabilities designed to detect suspicious trading behavior.
Sentieo Raises $6M Seed Funding for Expansion
San Francisco-based data and research platform Sentieo has raised $6million in seed funding from institutional and individual investors to help the company expand its product offering and accelerate international growth plans.
Duco Adds Big-Data Platform to Duco Cube Offering
The platform connects to analytics tools such as Tableau, Power BI and QlikView.
Bloomberg Unleashes 'Kungfu' on Chinese Dollar Bond Market
The data provider will continue developing new tools and will also be rolling out analytics tools for the offshore dollar Chinese credit market.
Digital Reasoning Looks Beyond Conduct with $30 Million Funding
AI specialist will use the funds to spread its reach into other areas.
Former MSCI Managed Analytics Head Joins Axioma
Connelly has spent more than 20 years in the capital markets - first as a trader, then as a product manager for risk management and analytics tools.
Bitfinex Bolsters Surveillance Capabilities with Irisium Platform
Irisium Surveillance will help the bitcoin exchange to better monitor for volume manipulation, wash-trading and fake liquidity.
Updata Charms Python Developers for Charting Tools
By making its charting tools compatible with Python, Updata will enable users to run proprietary code and third-party Python libraries in Updata's desktop.
Hard Labor: Dealing With Alternative Data
Everyone’s excited about the potential untapped alpha promised by “alternative data,” yet those who work with it are far from excited about the prospect of evaluating unwieldy and unstructured datasets. Max Bowie looks at the practical challenges of…
Ephesoft Scores Goel for CFO
Analytics software developer Ephesoft names Naren Goel CFO.
IPC and GreenKey Partner for Speech-to-Text Conversion
IPC will provide audio streams to GreenKey and convert it to useable data.
CLS Unveils Predictive FX Report
The forecasting tool will enable traders to identify movements and liquidity, while helping risk and compliance staff to adjust models based on market events.
Symphony Chat Now Available to OpenFin Users
Through the integration, Symphony Chat will fully interoperate with applications built on OpenFin's operating system.