Analytics
Buy Side Struggles to Integrate Analytics
Linking performance attribution and risk has clear benefits, but fragmented approaches are making it hard for firms to unify processes and underlying data. Clive Davidson outlines the key challenges, and how firms are addressing them.
Nasdaq, Lucena Ally on Predictive Data, Analytics
The companies will use Nasdaq's data and Lucena's predictive analytics techniques to develop a new data product.
AIA Group Rolls Out Bloomberg’s Full Buy-Side Offering
The global insurer will use the Bloomberg tools to support its Asia operations, focusing on trade order management and routing, compliance, risk analytics and research.
Kx Releases Kdb+ V3.5
Version 3.5 of Kdb+ is faster will increase developer productivity., officials say.
Linedata and Morningstar Extend Partnership for Fixed-Income and Credit Derivatives Support
The partnership aims to provide, among others, expanded analytics for alternative funds and separately managed accounts (SMAs).
Big Data Startup Advanced Logic Analytics Names Math PhD Sayer CIO
Sayer's hire continues the startup vendor's effort to fill out its senior team of management and engineers.
Thomson Reuters Adapts Velocity Analytics Platform for MiFID II
The platform, which is powered by technology from Kx, will add multi-asset best execution and SI determination capabilities in 2018
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.
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.
Fincad Adds Fintech Execs Brittan, Fite to Board
The fintech veterans will lend their experience to contribute to Fincad's growth.
Contineo Launches Data Analytics for Structured Products Community
Contineo's I/O provides financial service providers and market participants with proprietary analysis and data on the structured products market.
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.
IT Execs, Academics Unveil Big Data Startup Advanced Logic Analytics
The startup will initially focus efforts on London and New York ahead of a global expansion planned for next year.
OTAS Updates Lingo with Real-Time Text Reports
OTAS adds real-time alerts to Lingo product suite to help traders capture risk and act accordingly.
Almax Hires PhD Shynkevich as Data Scientist
Shynkevich's PhD research involved using machine-learning to predict price movements based on data and news.
Colt/Celent Report: Cloud Data Use to Balloon by 2020
Alsmost all data storage will be cloudbased by 2020, the report predicts.
LiquidityBook Integrates FactSet Data, Analytics
The integration will allow users to run FactSet analytics against data held in LiquidityBook's trading platforms.
Datawatch Adds Support for Streaming Data, Regulations, HTML5 in Latest Panopticon Release
The new features will support faster decision making, and make it easier for users to create new analytics.
CJC Assembles MosaicOA Infrastructure Visualization Tool
The vendor enters the big data space with tool for visualizing IT Operations Analytics.
Chaikin Adds Charts, Alerts, News to Stock Analytics Platform
Officials say the new content and features will help investors make better trading decisions.
News Analytics Vendor Almax Taps Former Deutsche Bank, TR Exec Roth as Advisor
Roth will bring more than 20 years of experience as a consumer and provider of data to help commercialize Almax's offering.
TMX, Velocity Trade Ally for FX Data, Analytics
The partnership expands the range of FX Analysis tools launched by TMX in July
OTC Markets Unveils Compliance Analytics Data Service
The updated service provides additional data points and an analytics file that contains a score for ranking companies' risk.ics