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BT Radianz Cloud Adds Vela’s Market Data Feed
SuperFeed now accessible via BT’s financial markets cloud community.
Neudata Scores $600K Investment for Alt Data Vetting
Neudata secures funding and will continue alternative data vetting for data platforms.
Bond Data Expert Petrunik Sets Up FiStrat Consultancy
Petrunik has more than 25 years of experience dealing with bond data—both as vendor and consumer.
Exegy Debuts FX Market Data Normalization Service
Trade Port FX seeks to eliminate market fragmentation by granting firms access to all FX market requirements on a single platform.
EDM Council Makes It Official with Bottega as Executive Director
EDM Council appoints interim MD John Bottega as executive director.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 115: The CME Buys NEX Group
Anthony and James discuss the potential ripple effects stemming from this latest deal in the fixed-income space, fintech investment and Brexit.
Bell to Head Marketing for Investment Metrics
Investment analytics and reporting firm appoints new addition to the marketing leadership team.
Risk Focus Bows Advisory Services
Formal launch of Regulatory Reporting Advisory service, while Apix is chosen to power Xignite’s CloudAddin.
Confluence to Seek Acquisitions Following Majority Investment
TA Associates’ majority investment deal with Confluence includes a push toward inorganic growth.
Neptune Networks Looks to Expand into MBS/ABS in the US
The bond market utility now has 24 banks fully live on the platform with another two set to go live by early Q2.
OneZero Adds Cboe Top Feed for Co-Lo Clients
The Cboe Top Level 1 feed will now be available to clients of OneZero's co-location environment.
CMC Markets Is Latest Addition to QuantHouse API Ecosystem
CMC Markets’ trading platform will now be available via QuantHouse’s qh API ecosystem.
AIM Continues North American Expansion With New Hires
Data management software provider AIM adds several new hires to manage its North American expansion as it accelerates the availability of its GAIN data management suite
Fee Fight: Ye Olde Market Data Battleground
Market data fees charged by exchanges continue to be a bone of contention for banks, electronic trading firms and asset managers. And although recent events playing out in the US are adding fuel to the fee fire, frustration levels are rising in Europe…
Smartkarma Debuts Full Suite of Mifid II-Compliant Research Tools
Premium Service users will have access to analyst calls, financial modeling and bespoke research.
US Regulators Risk Falling Behind in Fintech
Blockchain consortium exec says agencies should be doing more with fintech firms.
EDI Launches Option Analytics Service
The service provides daily analytics and reference data for listed options, as well as stock borrowing rates to support strategy testing and financing activities.
MDX Confirms Wurster as US Sales Head
Wurster, who has been wiorking with MDX for over a year as a consultant, will bring 20 years of experience of sales from the banking and brokerage industries to grow MDX's presence in North America.
Duco to Open Asia Office, Enhance Product Offering After $28 Million Investment
The investment will help Duco grow its staff by about 140 percent and incorporate machine-learning tools into its offering.
Industry Fears Neutered CAT in 2018
The SEC’s Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) of US equities trade data hit a fresh snag in late 2017, missing a major deadline for reporting, blaming insufficient cyber defenses. As it marches into another crucial year, Tim Bourgaize Murray reports on the…
Tech Sits at the Heart of ‘Evolve or Die’ Proposition for the Buy Side
One of the key takeaways from last year's Chicago-hosted SS&C Deliver conference is the importance for buy-side firms to develop a proactive technology strategy in order to adapt to a changing industry.
AFTAs 2017: All the Winners and Why they Won
At a dinner held in midtown Manhattan on December 4 last year, the winners of the 2017 AFTAs were announced. Here is the winners' list and the reasons why they won.
SS&C Technologies Acquires DST Systems
Windsor, CT based buy-side technology giant acquires parent company of DST Global Solutions, snapped up in December 2014.
2017: The Year Mifid II Grinds into Gear
WatersTechnology extensively covered all the key Mifid II developments over the past 12 months.