Data
LEI Foundation Pilots Blockchain-Based Credentials Solution
GLEIF has partnered with vendor Evernym to create digital wallets that link employees’ identities and roles with companies' identifying codes.
Don't Cut Alt Data Spend, HSBC Data Manager Warns
Slashing budgets will lead to inaccuracies as banks turn to alt data for fraud detection and to monitor customer behavior during the coronavirus crisis.
Trading Technologies Unveils New Futures Market Data Feed
As the fight over market data fees in the futures market heats up, the Chicago-based trading platform provider is rolling out a new platform that provides a free view of market order flow for TT platform users.
Refinitiv Combines Two Coronavirus Eikon Applications
The data giant is enhancing its pandemic coverage, as it sees a surge in demand for data making sense of a volatile new world.
AltHub, Alqami Ally to Grow Alt Data Offerings
The data distribution partnership will allow each company to reach a broader base of buy-side clients, while giving those firms access to more datasets.
Machine Learning: A Math Problem or a Workflow Problem?
For good reason, machine learning has a highly technical focus. But less talked-about challenges lie in managing the human capital and workflows associated with the tech.
BT Radianz to Add Chinese Alt Datafeeds
Initially, BT Radianz is looking for datasets that could help forecast consumer demand, such as sentiment, consumption, and transactional data.
Causality Link Bolsters AI Platform with $5m Funding Round
AI-powered investment technology provider plans for expansion over the next 12 months.
ESG Disclosures Will be a Data Sourcing Headache for the Buy Side
The draft technical standards for the EU's updated disclosures regulation will impact most market participants, analysts say.
Nasdaq Repackages Clearing Platform for NFF Tech Stack
The exchange will add further portfolio applications to the NFF according to market demand.
UBS Evidence Lab Uses Machine Learning for Maritime Datasets
Financial services firms have been looking to maritime data for economic insight during the coronavirus pandemic.
IHS Markit Rolls Out New Buy-Side Derivatives Risk Modeling Platform
The product combines emerging technologies to offer speed, scale, and new perspectives on credit spreads and portfolio performance by overlaying financial data with alt data.
AI Can Drive Reconciliations Efficiency In Period of Increased Volume
As the coronavirus drives trading volumes, post-trade processing is increasingly an area of operational risk, and firms should consider automation, analyst says.
Despite New Approaches, Industry Still Divided Over Data Licensing
Data licensing agreements remain a source of contention for the industry, as suppliers look to differentiate offerings via disruptive pricing structures.
NatWest Markets Restarts Rollout of Axe Data Add-In After Covid-19 Disruption
The bank has partnered with ipushpull to develop an Excel bolt-on for clients with axe data who do not have access to Symphony.
Nasdaq ‘Rolls’ Report on Legal Cannabis Industry Data
The report provides data on Canada's legal cannabis market for US investors associated with the industry.
This Week: MEMX, Bloomberg, Finos, BNY Mellon, IHS Markit & More
Highlights from the past week's financial technology news.
SEC, Exchanges Clash Over Revised Consolidated Tape Plans
US equity exchanges have pushed back aggressively against an SEC order directing them to submit a revised plan for operating the consolidated tapes of US equities quote and trade data.
Banking Regulator: Beef Up Security in Covid-19 Remote Working Era
The OCC security controller warns that cybercriminals are exploiting the wider attack surface created by remote working.
TRG Adds Contract Usage Rights Data to FITS Inventory Platform
The new rights management capability allows firms to manage compliance with the terms of their data contracts in the same system they use to manage their data inventory and costs.
Bloomberg Debuts ‘Data License Plus’ to Aid Data Management During Covid-19
The DL+ service aims to help remote-working data professionals to more easily understand details of data from Bloomberg Data License.
FISD Advances Alt Data Standards, Taps Pritchard to Boost Engagement
Explosive interest in the alternative data sector is driving FISD membership growth as demand to participate in its alternative data group soars.
BlackRock Onboards 8 Aladdin Clients Remotely
The asset management giant has turned to collaboration tools to help with client implementations during the pandemic lockdown.
This Week: ICE, Nasdaq/R3, BMLL/OpenFin, DASH
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.