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FCA declines to directly regulate market data prices
A year-long investigation by the UK regulator to determine whether competition is hindered in the wholesale data markets has concluded with its decision not to directly regulate much-maligned data pricing and licensing structures.
FTSE Makes ICB Changes to Support Growth, Industry Change
FTSE Russell, index provider, to roll out series of updates to ICB standard for end of 2018.
LSE Bolsters Fixed Income Arsenal with Citi Deal
Acquisition aims to boost FTSE Russell’s appeal to fixed income clients and “enhance and complement” LSE’s Information Services data and analytics offering.
LSE Buys Company Data Provider Mergent
The deal will provide underlying data for the creation of new FTSE Russell indexes, and adds to LSE's data and analytics capabilities.
LSE Hires Ex-Barclays Index CEO Samad to Lead Multi-Asset Benchmarks
Samad was previously CEO of the Barclays Risk Analytics and Index Solutions business, prior to its recent sale to Bloomberg.
FTSE Russell, NSX Partner for Index Series
The deal will provide new indexes on the Nambian market
LSE, Deutsche Börse Outline Role of Data, Indexes in Merger Deal
Information services and indexes are expected to contribute 25 percent of the merged exchange group's revenues, five years after the merger is complete.
FTSE Russell Goes for Ghosh in Canada
The former Morningstar sales exec will help FTSE Russell strengthen its brand in Canada through cross-selling.
FTSE Russell, Trendrating Ally for Momentum Indexes
The move reflects increasingly sophisticated passive investment needs and demand for factor indexes, officials say.
Possible Counter-Bid May Put LSE-Deutsche Börse Merger ‘on ICE'
An ICE takeover would end plans to create the world's largest index provider.
Opening Cross: Forget the Harlem Shake; Do the Deutsche Shuffle
Even before they confirmed merger negotiations, it was clear to see that the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Börse had much in common.
LSE–Deutsche Börse Merger Deal Would Create ‘World’s Largest Index Provider’
The merged entity would include a combined index business bigger than S&P-DJI or MSCI, analysts say.
2015 Year in Review: Investor Demand Drives Rise of Specialist Indexes
ESG (environmental, social and governance)-driven indexes emerged as a growing area of interest among investors.
FTSE Russell Hires Desai to Grow Canada Index Adoption
Desai has previously served at Thomson Reuters, TD Securities and TD Wealth Management.
Inovestor Nabs Former Nasdaq, FTSE Exec Cemprola
Cemprola will draw on his experience to help Inovestor expand its coverage and geographic reach.
UPDATE: Iress Buys Proquote Terminal Biz from LSE
The LSE exits the data terminal business after buying Proquote 12 years ago.
Opening Cross: Do ESG Efforts Represent Climate Change for Index Data?
A flurry of ESG data deals may be a step in a new direction.
FTSE Russell Preps New ESG Indexes, Ratings Data Platform
The vendor will roll out a platform that allows users to access more granular underlying data.
FTSE Russell Canada Bets on Black
Black has previously held index and data sales roles at MSCI and TMX Group in Canada.
FTSE Hires Walsh as Head of Australia, New Zealand
Walsh will oversee growth of the index provider's presence in the region
LSE Hires Data Vets O'Shaughnessy, Rosenberg for Info Sales
New hires each bring 20 years of experience, and will strengthen the exchange's index business.