Waters: Buyside Technology Winners for 2018 Announced

Waters have announced the buyside technology awards for 2018:

Among the winners:

• Best Buyside AI Platform -- Nasdaq
• Best Buyside data provider -- RIMES Technologies
• Best TCA Tool -- TradeWeb Markets
• Best Buyside Technology Provider -- TriOptima

The complete list is available from Waters (subscription required).

https://www.waterstechnology.com/awards-rankings/3954271/buy-side-technology-awards-2018-all-the-winners.

- Kevan Huston

New Thought Leadership and Market Research, November 2018

Each month we list select research, thought leadership and analysis that may be of interest to market data and information management professionals.

Banking on the Cloud, Quinlan Associates, August 2018

Information Industry Outlook, Outsell, October 2018 (purchase required)

Exchange Global Market Share & Segment Sizing, Burton-Taylor Consulting, October, 2018 (purchase required)

RiskTech100 2019, Chartis Research, November, 2018

Week in Review 10/27/2018

M&A

Oracle buys DataFox, a provider of so-called predictive intelligence. Oracle intends to integrate DataFox's company-level data into its existing portfolio of business planning services like ERP, CX, HCM and SCM.

No word on whether the Oracle buy validates the claimed quality of DataFox's private company information - because it doesn't. AI and human-power intelligence-gathering can only take you so far without audited financial data. Beware claims of "more accurate" private company data - such claims cannot be independently verified. Smoke, mirrors, clever marketing and aggressive sales strategies don't make private company data any more reliable than it's ever been. Terms not disclosed. 10/22/2018.

Thomson Reuters to acquire Integration Point, a global trade management provider. With  the completion of Thomson's sale of it's Finance and Risk businesses to Blackstone, the Canadian media conglomerate can turn its attention to building out its legal, tax and regulatory businesses.

Integration Point will compliment Thomson's Onesource product. Terms were not disclosed. 10/23/2018.

Product

DTCC Launches Equity Kinetics for US Equities. The product will provide institutional investors with a comprehensive depth of market view of activity across all U.S. equity trading venues. 10/22/2018.

Nice Actimize launches AI Powered insight platform. X-Sight, an advanced machine-learning based Platform-as-a-Service designed to power the industry's first financial crime risk management marketplace. 10/17/2018.

MarketWatch.com bows first print publication. In a nod to 1998 (or something), MarketWatch has launched a print publication to compliment its flagship website. 10/17/2018.

Partnerships

S&P and Wolters Kluwer partner on CECL product called OneSumX CECL.

Waters: "The OneSumX CECL product integrates Wolter Kluwer’s finance, risk and reporting platform for data governance and management, credit risk models, credit loss calculations, and accounting and disclosures, with S&P’s credit scorecards, analytics, and the accompanying benchmark data to aid with CECL compliance." 10/26/2018.

Analysis

The New Oil Rush: An Examination of the Alternative Data Market. Waters. 10/25/2018.

"Banks are looking to cash in on the alternative data boom, but an in-depth investigation of the alternative data market shows that they may be in for an uphill battle to claim territory."

Startup Central

RumorHound
- Data on M&A rumors delivered in real-time and tagged with credibility scores.

PatSnap
- Data on intellectual property with specialized products in biologicals and chemicals. Founded in 2007; 445 employees.

- Kevan Huston

Week in Review - 10/20/2018

Notable M&A, product releases and people moves for the week ending 10/20/2018:

M&A

Argus, a commodities price reporting agency, bought Integer Research, a provider of market intelligence to the chemicals and fertilizer industry. The acquisition adds to Argus's presence in the fertilizer sector, having purchased FMB Consultants in 2011. Terms were not disclosed. 10/18/2018.

Dodge, the construction market research firm, purchased Integrated Marketing Systems, a provider of data and intelligence on public sector construction opportunities. Terms weren't released. 10/17/2018.

Newsweek Media Group completed its bifurcation into two separate entities, Newsweek and IBT Media. IBT Media will consist of the International Business Times, Player.One, Latin Times, Fashion Times and Medical Daily. Newsweek will consist of the eponymous magazine as well as its overseas editions. 10/10/2018.

Product

Financial Times is moving to gamify news by launching "Knowledge Builder"  This is a product of the FT's partnership with  :CRUX to enhance the personalization experience for FT readers. The product should provide improved content recommendations for users and increase engagement - leading to higher revenues for the FT.

FT's James Webb: "If we can get disengaged users to visit one extra time every 90 days and read just one extra article on a topic they are already engaged on, this could be worth up to £1.5 million a year."

The FT enterprise model is based on the concept of "core" readers, typically defined as a user who views 9 or more articles in a given month over the contract year. The Knowledge Builder recommendation engine will increase usage and thereby increase the number of "core" readers - and thus licensing fees. 10/17/2018.

IHS Markit announced a portal that consolidates data for market participants in the syndicated loan market. The portal offers consolidated data on position reconciliation, asset servicing and loan referencing. It is said to be the first and only service in the loan market to integrate data from multiple agent technology systems to deliver a unified view of positions and servicing activity to lenders. 10/10/2018.

Partnerships & Channels

Refinitiv have announced its data will be integrated with Microsoft applications and services.  Refinitiv's financial and markets data and news will be integrated in Microsoft applications and services, including Microsoft Excel, MSN Money, and Bing. 10/16/2018.