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Content tagged with Data Management posted in January 2012
Bloomberg Open Sources Its Market Data Distribution Technology
News  |  1/31/2012  | 
The market data provider's Open Market Data initiative allows any developer to use API without restrictions.
DTCC Adds Former RBS Executive to LEI Development Team
News  |  1/26/2012  | 
Mark Davies will serve as liaison in Europe and will work with regulators and industry committees to develop legal entity identifier (LEI) program.
Could Market Volatility Be Hiding a Flash Crash?
News  |  1/25/2012  | 
Market volatility is not the same as a Flash Crash, Instinet's Alison Crosthwait says.
Taming the Market Data Beast
News  |  1/25/2012  | 
Hedge funds are drowning in market data -- and yet they want even more. How can smaller hedge funds and prop shops feed the market data beast?
Market Data: Looking Back to Get Ahead
News  |  1/25/2012  | 
Hedge fund managers are digging deep into yesterday's data to uncover a trading edge.
Market Data: Pump Up the Volume
Commentary  |  1/25/2012  | 
Hedge Funds Climb Back Across $2 Trillion Threshold
News  |  1/25/2012  | 
Although it's been well-documented that hedge funds endured a difficult 2011, research shows the industry enjoyed a bit of a comeback as the year drew to a close.
Managing Data For Customers and Regulators in an iTunes Age
Commentary  |  1/24/2012  | 
The cloud infrastructure that makes iTunes possible is the same that will enable asset managers to serve their customers and meet regulatory requirements, writes StatPro CEO Andrew Peddar.
Buy-Side Firms Lack Confidence in Their OMS, Risk Data: Survey
News  |  1/24/2012  | 
Buy-side firms aren't confident the data they're getting from their order management, accounting and risk systems is consistent and of high quality, according to a survey conducted by software provider SimCorp.
Liquidity Centers Are Big Business
Commentary  |  1/23/2012  | 
Exchanges are the latest participants to jump into the data center colocation game as the appetite for hosted services shows no letdown.
The Rise of Cloud Computing on Wall Street
News  |  1/23/2012  | 
Looking to cut their capital expenditures on servers and applications, financial services firms are warming up to private clouds run outside their firewalls.
Does TCA Really Work for the Buy Side?
News  |  1/20/2012  | 
Transaction cost analysis promises stronger executions. But buy-side trading desks may not always know how to pinpoint the information that can actually help them get the most out of their trades.
After MF Global, Risk Management Again Takes Center Stage
News  |  1/20/2012  | 
In a familiar story, a major Wall Street firm flames out and others scramble to shore up their risk practices and systems.
Volatility Fuels Demand for Stronger Data Management
News  |  1/20/2012  | 
In these roiling markets, fund managers must realize that data management is a buy-side business, too, according to Asset Control CEO Phil Lynch.
Fragmentation Coming to a Swaps Market Near You
News  |  1/18/2012  | 
Fragmentation is coming to the swaps market and dealers are preparing to spend heavily to build systems that can aggregate liquidity for their buy-side clients, according to a report by Tabb Group
Market Data Q&A: Bloomberg's Mark Pesonen
News  |  1/18/2012  | 
Morgan Stanley Caps Bonuses at $125K
Commentary  |  1/17/2012  | 
Big Data Changes Storage Needs
News  |  1/17/2012  | 
Unstructured data is the big driver for storage needs, but machine-generated data should not be overlooked.
CIO Profiles: Anuj Dhanda, CIO, PNC Financial Services
News  |  1/17/2012  | 
The next big thing for PNC's CIO Anuj Dhanda? Big data and business intelligence.
Hedge Fund Managers Expect Higher Salaries, Smaller Bonuses in 2012
News  |  1/12/2012  | 
Hedge fund managers expect to earn higher base salaries in 2012, but are bracing themselves for smaller bonuses, according to a report by HedegFundCompensation.com.
Market Data Q&A: Joel York of Xignite
News  |  1/11/2012  | 
Market Data Q&A: Paul Charie of Fidessa
News  |  1/11/2012  | 
SunGard's Top Ten Historical Data Predictions Call For Ecosystem
Commentary  |  1/10/2012  | 
While banks and asset managers are facing demands for more frequent risk reporting and analytics, big banks and asset managers still run multiple historical data silos.
Despite Global Market Connectivity, Trading in Emerging Markets Remains a Challenge
News  |  1/6/2012  | 
Market data, workflow tools and other trading challenges are particularly painful hurdles in emerging markets.
New Market Data Model Promises to Boost Trading Performance
Commentary  |  1/6/2012  | 
Trading firms can cut costs, boost efficiencies and accelerate speed to market by embracing market data as a service, says Interactive Data president Emmanuel Doe.
Eagle Asset Management Selects SimCorp for Investment Accounting and Reporting
News  |  1/4/2012  | 
Investment manager chooses SimCorp Dimension to replace legacy investment accounting, performance and client reporting systems.
Fragmentation Complicates U.S. Treasuries Trading
Commentary  |  1/4/2012  | 
As new exchanges enter the fray and compete for the same Treasury liquidity, getting filled at the right price and volume becomes increasingly cumbersome.
Eagle Swoops In On SimCorp
News  |  1/4/2012  | 
Hedge Funds Bail On Hobbled Euro
Commentary  |  1/3/2012  | 


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