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Bloomberg, Markit Seal PMI Data Distribution Deal
Bloomberg has announced that it will begin distributing Markit's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) surveys via the Bloomberg Professional terminal service from Mar. 24, to provide subscribers with real-time access to Markit's PMI indicators of business…
Bloomberg Launches Software Provider Partner Program
Bloomberg's Enterprise Solutions and Trading Solutions business units have established a formal partnership program to enable third-party financial software providers to connect to Bloomberg applications and market data to provide its customers with…
Bloomberg Formalizes Third-Party Partner Program Amid Growth
Data and technology provider Bloomberg has announced a formal structure around its partner program, operated by its Enterprise Solutions division, which allows third-party vendors to integrate Bloomberg data into their platforms and connect to…
Bloomberg Partners With FMDQ for Nigerian Bonds Platform
Bloomberg and venue operator FMDQ OTC have announced the launch of a platform and market surveillance system for the electronic trading of Nigerian government bonds.
Growth in Reference Data Spend Continues to Slow
Following double-digit increases between 2006 and 2011, growth of spend on pricing, reference and valuation data slowed to under 8% in 2012 and 2013, according to research by Burton-Taylor International Consulting
Interactive Data Adds Bloomberg Open Symbology
The pricing and data services company joins a growing number of providers offering Bloomberg's securities identification system
Regional Fixed Income Dealers Get Bloomberg Service
Bloomberg has unveiled its Electronic Trade Order Management Solution, or ETOMS, a managed service used by US regional broker-dealers to access and engage fixed income electronic markets as both liquidity providers and liquidity takers.
Bloomberg Enlists Lucena for Custom Development Projects
Atlanta, Ga.-based analytics provider Lucena Research is acting as a development partner for Bloomberg, after launching a set of quantitative, machine-learning-based analytical tools based on its cloud-enabled QuantDesk decision support platform for…
Data Interoperability Needed For Hedgers After EMIR Deadline
Properly creating unique trade identifier (UTI) data is only half the challenge for buy-side firms as the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) reporting mandate takes hold today. The other half? Making sure counterparties are doing the same…
Opening Cross: Market Data at the Movies
They say art imitates life. But does the art form of movie-making imitate data?
Bloomberg Moves to Curb IM Connectivity
Bloomberg is removing the Federated Chat component of its Bloomberg Instant Messaging service, which allows clients to use its Bloomberg Professional terminal to directly message users of third-party communication platforms such as AOL Instant Messenger…
Is IBOR Just a Buzzword?
Moderator Barry Chester, wrapping up a panel discussion on the business case for installing an investment book of record (IBOR), asked a question that should be asked of any hot new piece of technology: Is IBOR just a buzzword? Surprisingly, not everyone…
Bloomberg Integrates EMIR Reporting into Terminal Service
The data vendor has integrated EMIR reporting functionality into its terminal service, will generate unique trade identifiers and help users report outstanding trades
There's No One Way to Justify an IBOR, Reveals Waters Panel
There is no one way to make a business case for an investment book of record (IBOR). Not when an IBOR still means so many different things to different people. That’s why the panelists at Waters’ IBOR breakfast briefing were all over the map when it came…
Money.net Nabs ex-Bloomberg Commodities Head as CEO
New York-based low-cost financial data display provider Money.net has hired Morgan Downey as chief executive, responsible for all lines of business and functional groups within the company.
Opening Cross: Want Ketchup and Mustard on Your Data Dog?
What do sausages and market data have in common? A complex mix of ingredients, a balancing act of flavors to satisfy any hunger, a list of tasty add-ons, and a ravenous consumer base. So dig in!
Bloomberg Embeds OneMarketData for Trade Analytics
Bloomberg has integrated tick database and complex event processing system provider OneMarketData’s OneTick CEP engine into its EMSX execution management system, an integrated component of the vendor’s Bloomberg Professional terminal, to provide users…
Hausman to Lead IDC Ref Data as Hepsworth Heads to Europe
Andrew Hausman has been appointed president of pricing and reference data at Interactive Data, as Mark Hepsworth leaves the role to head the company's business in Europe
Morningstar Puts CMBS Ratings on Bloomberg Terminals
Chicago-based data and investment research provider Morningstar's credit ratings arm has begun providing commercial mortgage-backed securities ratings via Bloomberg's Professional terminal, to meet growing investor demand for broader distribution of its…
CFTC Approves Bloomberg's Swap Data Repository
Bloomberg has received provisional regulatory approval from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to operate a swap data repository (SDR).
CEO Fenwick Departs Dow Jones
News Corporation yesterday announced the departure of Dow Jones chief executive Lex Fenwick after less than two years in the role, saying that the vendor would review the institutional strategy that Fenwick implemented, including the DJX news and data…
WSE Bows Short, Leveraged Index Data
The Warsaw Stock Exchange has begun distributing data on two new indexes based on the exchange’s WIG30 blue-chip benchmark.
2013's Trading Technology: A Year of 'Accelerating Returns'
Readers of Waters' ongoing coverage will have noticed several themes that blossomed over the past 12 months. Some of them were predictable. But 2013 also offered up more than a few unexpected hints of opportunities to come—whether imminently, or further…
2013 Review: Social Media, ‘Hash Crash’ Are 2013’s #trendingtopics
Just as 2010 was the year of the Flash Clash, 2013 will be remembered as teh year of the “Hash Crash,” when the debate over whether social media influences stock prices was settled by hackers.