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QuantHouse Launches Stress Testing for Algos Ahead of Mifid II
Vendor partners with datacenter specialists Interxion for algorithmic stress-testing facility
IMD & IRD Awards 2017: All the winners and why they won
The Inside Market Data/Inside Reference Data Awards 2017 featured a total of 28 categories, the highlight of which was HSBC Securities' Chris Johnson receiving this year's hall of fame award.
Best Research Provider: S&P Global Market Intelligence
IRD/IMD Awards 2017
S&P, Kensho Ink Development Collaboration Deal
S&P data will underpin Kensho's existing analytics products, as well as future developments.
Proactive Steps to Passive Trading in Asia
Asia still leans toward active investing, but that is changing.
S&P Sells QuantHouse Back to Founder
The deal marks another about-face on real-time data for S&P, which sold Comstock in 2003, then re-entered the space by buying QuantHouse in 2012.
Tackling Transparency: ESMA Eyes Ratings Opacity
ESMA plans to more closely supervise rating agencies' pricing policies, in response to what user firms say is a lack of transparency.
Intercontinental Exchange Hires Ex-S&P Chief Data Officer Reeve
Reeve will lead the exchange's Connectivity and Consolidated Feed business, which combines assets from its NYSE and Interactive Data acquisitions.
Symphony Announces Video Conference Feature, Partner Program, Webhooks API
The vendor held its annual event in New York on Thursday.
CFRA to Buy S&P Research Business
The deal will combine CFRA's forensic accounting principles with S&P's fundamental equities and funds research service.
BiG XYT Adds Cairns to Lead Sales
Cairns has more than 15 years in sales and account management roles at data and trading technology vendors and financiail institutions.
Platts to Buy Energy Analytics Provider PIRA
The acquisition, which is expected to close before the end of September, will accelerate the development of S&P Global Platts' commodities analysis offering.
Ex-Alacra, Fitch Exec Samuels Moves to Bloomberg
Former Fitch MD will work on Bloomberg's new buy-side KYC platform.
Platts Debuts US Gulf LNG Price Assessment
Platts analysts say the product will bring transparency to an emerging spot market dominated by clauses that restrict trade.
Best Counterparty Data Provider: S&P Global Market Intelligence
IMD/IRD Awards 2016
Numerix Buys R2 Code Copy from S&P to Fuel Response to Banks’ ‘Transformation’ Efforts
The deal is one step towards the vendor being better able to serve the "transformation" trend unfolding among its clients.
Users Brace for S&P–SNL Fee Increases
S&P is telling clients that it plans to move its price structure to enterprise licenses, which will likely result in fee increases, sources say.
Acquisitions Reshaping Municipal Bond Pricing Services
ICE, MarketAxess moves set up potential race to create muni bond exchange, analyst says
McGraw-Hill Rebrands S&P Capital IQ, SNL as S&P Global Market Intelligence
Officials describe the name-change as a "galvanizing moment."
Rimes Adds S&P 500 Bond Index to BDS
Officials say making the index available via Rimes' platform will provide users withmore decision support tools.
Michael Shashoua: Playing By the Rules
Changes in regulation that have affected evaluated pricing standards are making a difference for their data management capabilities.
Assessing Evaluations
Firms' consumption of evaluated pricing is evolving because of regulation, sourcing and transparency issues
Evaluated Pricing Poised For Breakout
User demands, rather than regulatory spurs, fueling improvements in evaluation offering
Japan Exchange, S&P Dow Jones Ally for Bond Volatility Index
The index will leverage methodologies created by the Chicago Board Options Exchange for its VIX index.