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Well I declare! Reporting to market data exchanges & vendors can be hassle-free

Ask market data professionals at any financial firm what keeps them awake at night and declaring their data usage to stock exchanges and other vendors is probably high on the list.

The task is time-consuming and growing in complexity. Getting it wrong can add to managers’ data costs and lead to unwelcome audits.

Understand Natural User Netting - Save up to 8% on Market Data Spend

Post Covid-19, firms are now looking to shift their focus to more strategic goals. As a direct consequence of the pandemic, there are plans in place to review MiFID II to free up resources and encourage further investment. MiFID II had raised the profile of natural user netting by decreeing that every exchange must now offer some form of natural user netting program, where reasonably possible as of 2018. 

3 Challenges of Market Data Invoicing & Licensing

Information & data managers at financial institutions are being asked to administer an endlessly growing list of information sources, greatly adding to the burden of managing the already-challenging relationships with vendors.

Firms’ appetite for cloud-delivered services and the trend towards working from home are also testing existing data licensing norms. The sheer volume and variety of licensing agreements means firms’ data teams are increasingly stretched.

Checklist: 5 best practices for Contractual Rights Management

Contractual Rights Management, also know as Digital Rights Management (DRM), has emerged as a hot issue in financial information and market data circles.

How can your Firm Benefit from Shifting to Managed Services?

Is your firm feeling stretched by the sheer volume and variety of licensing agreements? Has the pandemic tested your existing data licensing norms? If yes, then maybe it’s time to explore the benefits of Managed Services.

An overhaul on work flow for Subscriptions Data Invoicing & Inventory Managed Services

Data managers at financial institutions are being asked to administer an endlessly growing list of information sources. At the same time, data licensing agreements and invoices are becoming more complicated, as are the associated usage declarations required by many such agreements. And the propensity for working from home due to the Covid-19 pandemic has added to the challenge.