Bloomberg Compresses Delivery Times for Alternative Data

Bloomberg has launched Data Entitlements within the alternatives-focused ALTD function on its Terminal, integrating analytics from providers such as Placer.ai and Similarweb into the existing investment research platform.

The service reduces the delivery lag of key performance indicator estimates to between three and five days, Bloomberg said.

Richard Lai, global head of alternative data at Bloomberg, said the launch provides clients with “a multi-dimensional view of company performance and the ability to nowcast KPIs at a lower lag”.

Users can now access granular metrics, including web traffic and foot traffic data, alongside traditional financial reports and news. Alternative data consists of non-traditional information sets used by investors to evaluate company performance outside of standard filings and price feeds.

Fitch Solutions Offers Clients Credit Data via Snowflake

Fitch Solutions has launched a range of credit intelligence datasets on the Snowflake Marketplace, enabling market participants to access credit ratings and loan-level performance data directly within the Snowflake AI Data Cloud.

Initial offerings include US automotive and consumer unsecured debt metrics, with plans to add ESG data in the future.

Credit intelligence platforms provide quantitative and qualitative analysis to help financial institutions manage risk and identify investment opportunities.
“We’re making sure our most valuable datasets are available when and where our clients need them,” said Rachel Lojko, president of Fitch Solutions. “This evolution in our delivery model reflects clear client demand for seamless, cloud-native access as firms accelerate their analytics and AI strategies.”

The delivery model uses standardised formats to remove the requirement for custom data ingestion pipelines and manual integration.

Arcesium Buys Swedish Asset Management Tools Firm Limina

Arcesium has acquired Stockholm-based portfolio and order management systems provider Limina to create a platform for asset managers and hedge funds.

The transaction integrates Limina’s front-office systems with the financial technology firm’s existing middle- and back-office solutions.

“With the addition of Limina’s front-office solutions, Arcesium will expand its global client relationships, providing investment firms with the integrated technology they need to scale their strategies amid increasing market complexity,” said Arcesium chief executive Gaurav Suri.

The entire Limina team will join Arcesium, with the founder reporting to the president of product and technology.

Canoe Joins Confluence to Enhance Portfolio Management Data Offering

Alternative investment data specialist Canoe Intelligence has formed a partnership that integrates its Canoe Connect system with with Confluence Technologies’ Portfolio Analytics and Reporting Information System to automate data workflows for asset allocators.

The agreement combines artificial intelligence-driven document collection with advanced analytics to streamline reporting for private-market portfolios, enabling institutional investors to monitor asset performance and manage regulatory compliance through automated data processing.

“We are building this integration to serve institutional investors, including many mutual clients,” said Christopher Jones, chief revenue officer at Canoe. “Not only are we simplifying complexity, but we’re also offering flexibility in how they access our technologies so these investment professionals can focus on what matters — performance and results.”

Confluence also plans to release a version of this solution accessible directly through its existing interface.

Alteryx Integrates With BigQuery as it Widens Google Cloud Tie-Up

Alteryx has expanded a partnership with Google Cloud to integrate its services with the BigQuery data platform.

The collaboration introduces Live Query for BigQuery, a feature that allows users to build and execute analytics workflows directly within the data warehouse without moving information. This in-place approach aims to bridge the gap between where data resides and how business teams prepare it for governed operational use.

Ben Canning, chief product officer at Alteryx, said: “Through this collaboration and by leveraging Google Cloud, Alteryx is able to embed governed, repeatable logic directly into BigQuery, enabling the people who know the business best to create and maintain it.

“Alteryx helps ensure AI outcomes stay aligned with how the business operates, even as it evolves.”

The agreement also includes the launch of Alteryx One: Google Edition, which will provide native connectivity to Google Sheets and Google Drive through the cloud marketplace.

GenAI Yet to Dominate Quant Teams, Bloomberg Survey Finds

Generative artificial intelligence is yet to take a firm hold within investment research workflows, with more than half of quant-team professionals interviewed in a Bloomberg survey saying that had yet to implement the technology.

The study of 150 quant leaders found that machine learning is well established but 54 per cent hadn’t yet adopted GenAI. The authors said this was probably because of a lack of data readiness rather than a low appetite for the technology.

Notably, a large majority – 71 per cent – are focusing their AI capabilities on acquiring sector and industry-specific data, such as company key performance indicators. The report said this aligns with findings in the survey that quant teams are most commonly using AI for stock selection, content précis and thematic analysis.

Angana Jacob, Global Head of Research Data, Bloomberg Enterprise Data, said: “The survey points to a pivotal shift in investment research: progress with AI is increasingly shaped by data readiness rather than experimentation alone.

“Firms are prioritising sector-specific datasets for deeper company and industry context, alongside tick data and measures of investor expectations that capture how markets behave. Together, this reflects a move toward more context-rich inputs for alpha generation.”

Xceptor Accepted into Microsoft Agentic Launchpad Programme

Xceptor has joined the Microsoft Agentic Launchpad to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence systems.

The programme, created in collaboration with NVIDIA and WeTransact, provides resources and infrastructure to deploy autonomous agents at scale.

The provider of data automation for capital markets was one of 13 innovators selected from a pool of more than 500 applicants to receive technical enablement and market support.

Dan Reid, chief technology officer and founder, said that joining the launchpad helps the firm to fast-track plans for agentic AI while maintaining its commitment to security and governance.

Integration of these agents will focus on automating document extraction and addressing settlement failures within the existing software-as-a-service platform.

Rimes Adds Analytics, Order Book Functionality with Partnerships

Rimes has forged partnerships with PANTA, BMLL and Ortec Finance, integrating specialised analytics and historical order book data into the enterprise data management provider’s platform.

The collaboration aims to provide clients with index blending capabilities, market-microstructure analysis and performance attribution.

Vijay Mayadas said the company is providing deeper analytics and interoperable data to help clients understand drivers of risk and return.

The partnerships establish two-way data connectivity and access to tick-level datasets to support consolidated portfolio views. Enterprise data management solutions are used by institutional investors to process information and support investment decisions.

SimCorp Offers Iteration of Axioma Analytics Suite for Frequent Rebalancing

SimCorp has created its Axioma Worldwide Equity Factor Risk Model: Trading Horizon, which enables forecasts risk over a twenty-day period and provides daily updates on factor exposures for strategies requiring frequent rebalancing.

The new iteration of the finance technology giant’s analytics suite incorporates style factors such as short interest and opinion divergence to track liquidity and volatility across global markets.

SimCorp said the model’s release comes at a “critical time” after AI-related trades exaggerated momentum and liquidity risks and as trade spats are distorting currency movements.

“Markets are moving faster than ever, and traditional risk models often fail to capture short-term dynamics,” Ian Lumb, head of analytics product management, said at the launch.

Investors use the model as a leading indicator for rebalancing decisions and for understanding risk sources during volatile periods, Lumb added.

The software allows users to quantify exchange-rate sensitivity and monitor momentum to manage effects from tariff disputes or sector rotations. Equity factor risk models are mathematical tools used by financial institutions to identify and quantify the drivers of return and risk within stock portfolios.

Arcesium Expands Asia Presence with Hong Kong Office Opening

Arcesium has opened a new office in Hong Kong as the investment lifecycle and data management technology provider seeks to expand into the Asia Pacific market.

This expansion establishes a physical presence in the region to provide data infrastructure and operational technology to local financial institutions.
The office supports a client base of asset managers, hedge funds and banks while assisting with new fund launches and regional expansions.

“Hong Kong is acknowledged as a leading financial centre in Asia, home to a uniquely dynamic intersection of global capital, regional innovation and regulatory sophistication,” said chief executive Gaurav Suri. “Opening an office in Hong Kong is part of our strategic commitment to supporting clients at the centre of Asia’s financial ecosystem.”

Arcesium, which supports more than US$5.3 trillion in assets under management, adds Hong Kong to its list of offices in New York, Hyderabad, London and Lisbon.