Data
Reading the bones: Citi, BNY, Morgan Stanley invest in AI, alt data, & private markets
Investment arms at large US banks are taken with emerging technologies such as generative AI, alternative and unstructured data, and private markets as they look to partner with, acquire, and invest in leading startups.
JP Morgan’s goal of STP in loans materializes on Versana’s platform
The accomplishment highlights the budding digitization of private credit, though it’s still a long road ahead.
Regulators recommend Figi over Cusip, Isin for reporting in FDTA proposal
Another contentious battle in the world of identifiers pits the Figi against Cusip and the Isin, with regulators including the Fed, the SEC, and the CFTC so far backing the Figi.
Déjà vu for common domain model
Piecemeal progress on ambitious derivatives data standard raises questions over business case
IBM report finds ‘shadow’ data significant contributor to data breaches
As AI and cloud take on greater importance in the capital markets, firms need to consider their threat impact zones.
Cutting through the hype surrounding the FDTA rulemaking process
A bill requiring US regulators and institutions to adopt a machine-readable data framework for reporting purposes applies to entity identifiers, but not security identifiers, in a crucial difference, writes Scott Preiss, SVP and global head of Cusip…
Start-up uses ‘Magic’ to democratize access to AI for hedge funds
Spun out of Brevan Howard five years ago, SigTech hopes its new no-code generative AI offering can help smaller buy-siders even the odds with AI models.
IMD & IRD Awards 2024 winner’s interview: S&P Global Market Intelligence
S&P Global Market Intelligence won Best corporate actions data initiative in this year’s Inside Market Data & Inside Reference Data Awards.
Northern Trust offers internal fund accounting, data tools to clients
Regulations and a mandate to enhance quality and transparency in a bid to improve the investor experience are pushing buy-side firms to have more oversight of their third-party providers.
BlackRock to integrate Aladdin and Preqin to create new private markets platform
CEO Larry Fink calls combining the two platforms “maybe the biggest opportunity in 10 years.”
Ace high or busted flush? Digital Asset’s mixed fortunes mirror DLT adversity
The vendor hoped to remodel post-trade using blockchain technology—and it still might—but its bumpy progress raises questions over the future of DLT in finance.
Latency under the spotlight
Welcome to Latency under the spotlight, a series of three short discussions focusing on latency across the financial services industry from a number of different perspectives. Joining Victor Anderson is Stefan Schlamp from Deutsche Börse.
Natixis refines in-house interoperability model
The French asset manager has refined its canonical data model over the last decade, as the interoperability movement continues to evolve.
US banks seek to open vendors’ black box on green data
Inaugural Fed climate scenario analysis flags lack of transparency around third-party models.
IEX Cloud closure forces fintech clients to seek data alternatives
IEX says it is ditching its unprofitable data arm to focus on its core exchange business, but other vendors believe they can turn a profit from its former client base of fintechs, retail investors and some institutions.
The IMD Wrap: Déjà vu as exchange data industry weighs its options
Max highlights some of WatersTechnology’s recent reporting on data costs and capacity issues facing the options industry, and asks, haven’t we seen this before somewhere?
Cboe pushes rule change to make way for proprietary Opra alternatives
As US options data has grown in volume and cost, Cboe says changing the public feed's governing document would make way for more competition from private alternatives, including its Cboe One Options Feed, launched in 2023.
The coming AI revolution in QIS
The first machine learning-based equity indexes launched in 2019. They are finally gaining traction with investors.
As legal letters fly, Cusip licensing debate rolls on
Cusip Global Services’ licensing agreements with third-party data providers sit at the heart of the antitrust case against itself and three others.
GoldenSource joins Snowflake’s native app ecosystem with Omni
The enterprise data management platform is teaming up with the data cloud provider to streamline data integration for the buy side, adding to its expanding library of native applications.
The evolution of Genesis: vendor charts future course with latest release
The low-code provider is rolling out a new pricing model, sandbox offering, and tools to help get the product in the hands of end-users more easily.
Lightning strikes: Options boom threatens data overload
Concerns over creaking infrastructure in US options markets are fueling talk of measures to limit the exponential amount of data being generated.
Waters Wrap: Quants, CDOs, and the blending of job titles
Anthony explains how a quant at a massive bank taking on the CDO title hints at larger industry changes.
Capital markets firms wary of cloud overspend
Data architects highlight cost concerns as more and more institutions look to use the cloud for data storage and management.