Exchange Data International Enhances Securities Reference Data Services with Inclusion of GICS®

EDI's Security Reference File Service Now Enhanced with GICS®.

London, December 8th 2014  -  Data reference service specialist Exchange Data International (EDI) today announced it has enhanced its securities reference data offering with the addition of Global Industry Classification Standards (GICS^®).

With a combination of securities reference data and GICS^®, EDI’s clients are now able to classify securities by industry sector so that they can better:

• Design and carry out portfolio strategies.
• Evaluate industries and define regional and global trends.
• Identify high-potential niches.

And above all make informed decisions.

GICS^® was developed jointly between S&P Dow Jones Indices and MSCI.

It is widely accepted among investment researchers, portfolio and asset managers as one of the most commonly used industry classifications in the world.

The methodology behind GICS^® enables sector based investing by providing transparency and efficiency to the investment process.

EDI CEO Jonathan Bloch says: “The combination of securities reference data and GICS^® provides our clients with the universal, reliable and comprehensive information they need to capture and assess the impact of global, regional and local industry portfolio trends. Furthermore our flexible pricing methodology ensures the lowest on-going costs among all data providers.”

GICS^® is comprised of more than 43,000 companies and over 51,000 securities across 127 markets globally. GICS^® are regularly maintained to reflect the current state of industries in global investment markets.

EDI’s clients can receive GICS^® via FTP for a one-time data feed, in XML format. Daily updates follow. GICS^® feeds include security identification information such as Sedol, ISIN and TIDM. Also static data fields including issuer name, security description and country of incorporation.

For more information about direct GICS^® feeds from EDI please visit: http://www.exchange-data.com/reference-data/securities-reference-data.php

About GICS^®
In 1999, S&P Dow Jones Indices and MSCI jointly developed the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) to establish a global standard for categorizing companies into sectors and industries. GICS was developed in response to the global financial community’s need for one complete, consistent set of global sector and industry definitions, thereby enabling asset owners, asset managers and investment research specialists to make seamless company, sector and industry comparisons across countries, regions, and globally.

The GICS classification system currently consists of 10 sectors, 24 industry groups, 67 industries and 156 sub-industries. Over 43,000 active, publicly traded companies globally are currently classified and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices and MSCI according to the GICS methodology.

GICS is the exclusive property of S&P Dow Jones Indices and MSCI. GICS is a trademark of S&P Dow Jones Indices and MSCI. GICS Direct is a service mark of S&P Capital IQ and MSCI.

For more information on GICS, visit www.spdji.com

African Central Bank Data Now Available from AFED

AFED's coverage enhanced with the addition of African Central Bank data .

London, July 21st 2014 - Exchange Data International (EDI), a global provider of specialised financial information to market participants, announces the enhancement of its online African Financial and Economic Data service - AFED. The Service now includes African Central Bank economic data reported directly from source.

As from today subscribers to the service can not only access key African economic and financial information captured from 89 multilateral sources, but also retrieve data from the Central Banks of Egypt, Morocco and Malawi as well as from the Central Bank of West African States and the Bank of Central African States, providing coverage, in total, across 20 African countries.

In the coming months AFED will extend reporting to all African Central Banks, and thereafter move on to the inclusion of data published by National Offices of Statistics and Ministries of Finance, making the service an unparalleled reference source of macroeconomic and financial information for all 54 countries in Africa.

Launched in May this year, AFED provides subscribers with dedicated access to a comprehensive suite of Africa centric economic, macro-economic and financial information. The AFED macroeconomic database is arranged into 13 Topics - National Accounts, Inflation, Prices & Wages, Politics, Money & Banking, Population & Health and so on, covering over 18,000 economic indicators. In turn these extend right across known measures of economic performance (such as GDP per Capita) to a country’s environmental performance index, and on to those relating to civil society - for instance inequality and corruption perception indices. All figures are reported as published by the source leaving clients the choice to adjust if required.

AFED is the only database that enables clients to efficiently compare sources reporting on the same indicator; all data collected is normalised. Subscribers can easily retrieve any and all data relating to their points of interest, whether directly from the online platform or via MS Excel using AFED’s integrated plug-in.

"Our goal is to provide a granular coverage of all African countries. For the past three years, we have been working on sourcing and formatting the data, so our clients can easily compare sources without having to manipulate the data at their end. To ensure data quality we are releasing one set of data at a time; we went first with multilaterals and are now in the process of publishing local sources data starting with the Central Banks." - Jonathan Bloch, CEO at EDI.

In addition to the macroeconomic data, AFED also includes a number of established EDI datasets, rounding out its dedicated subscriber Service by providing a detailed overview of African economies and their financial markets. This Capital Markets Module includes Equity and Listed Bond prices, Fixed Income reference data, Stock Exchange Indices and FX and Interest rates.

For anyone already with, or now seeking, an African footprint, and who understands the need for good information in order to make good decisions, AFED provides direct access to standardised, consolidated, comprehensive, collated and clear data of both depth and accuracy derived only from trusted, named sources.

EDI Launches Its African Economic Data Service - AFED

EDI expands its product suite by offering economic data on all African countries via its new service AFED .

London, May 6th 2014 Exchange Data International (EDI), a provider of global securities data, announced today the launch of its latest service, AFED, an unrivalled reference source of macroeconomic and financial data for all 54 countries in Africa.

For the first time, this new service provides AFED's clients and subscribers - anyone who has an interest in Africa - with direct access to a comprehensive suite of Africa centric economic and financial data. AFED combines EDI's 20 years' experience in data aggregation and delivery with the expertise of analysts specializing in African political and economic sovereign risk.

The macroeconomic database currently covers more than 15,000 key economic and financial data indicators captured from 89 multilateral sources. These include Investment Real GDP by sector, domestic and external debt, grants, Consumer Prices, employment figures and industry related indicators such as gold and car production. AFED reports these figures as published by the source leaving clients the choice to adjust if required.

AFED is the only database that enables clients to efficiently compare sources on the same indicator; all data collected is normalised and classed into thirteen main groups (e.g. National Accounts, Inflation, Prices & Wages, Politics, Government & Society etc...). Subscribers can easily retrieve any and all data points of interest, whether directly from the online platform or via MS Excel using AFED's integrated plug-in.

In addition to the macroeconomic data, EDI has grouped a number of its established datasets under a Capital Market module, providing subscribers with detailed African market data in one dedicated place. This Module comprises Equity and Listed Bond prices, Credit Ratings, Fixed Income reference data, Stock Exchange Indices and FX and Interest rates.

"In recent years, EDI has seen a growing interest in its African coverage of equities and bonds and noticed a gap in the market for a consolidated source of macroeconomic data to support investment decisions. This project required a lot of in-depth research to ensure the final product not only delivers in terms of coverage but also ease of use." - Jonathan Bloch, CEO at EDI.

For those organisations and individuals already with or now seeking an African footprint, and who understand the need for good information in order to make good decisions, AFED provides direct access to standardised, consolidated, comprehensive, collated and clear data of both depth and accuracy derived only from trusted, named sources.

Visit www.africadata.com for more detailed information on the different data sets and request a 2-weeks free trial.

EDI Launches bondΣ, A New Bond Analytics Service, In Partnership With The Beast Apps

EDI has teamed up with New York based The Beast Apps to deliver a new fixed income tool to their customer.

London, March, 17th 2014 - Exchange Data International (EDI), a provider of global security corporate actions, pricing and reference data, in partnership with The Beast Apps announced today the release of its latest data feed, bond^Σ.

The new service provides clients with the necessary data to comply with regulatory requirements, perform risk analysis and test investment strategies. It combines EDI's fixed income and pricing data with algorithm apps from The Beast Apps, a provider of a cloud based Financial App Store offering access to data, analytics, risk and valuation services, to generate an initial set of 11 fixed income derived data fields such as Yield to Maturity, Modified Duration, Effective Duration and Convexity.

bond^Σ currently covers 150,000 debt securities including Government and Corporate, Fixed Rate, Floating, and Convertible issuance, providing clients with an insightful report on the global fixed income market. It also gives clients access to crucial data to value and efficiently manage their portfolio. EDI is currently looking to plug in pricing for a further 50,000 securities in order to cover all traded listed bonds. The feed will be delivered the next day by 8am GMT.

"EDI development strategy is to integrate rich deep content sets within the decision making requirements of global trading and administrative business functions. By partnering with The Beast Apps, EDI is enabling clients to gain a more detailed view of their holdings and accurately calculate the risk of their portfolio.", says Kevin Brady, Executive Director at EDI.

"Clients of the bond^Σ service benefit from The Beast Apps' experience in writing algorithmic formulae and developing financial applications, as well as EDI's in-depth knowledge of market data.", he added.

"The Beast Apps is solving the "Last Mile Problem" for the providers of financial data by delivering apps through the cloud at a "Desktop Speed". By partnering with EDI, through bond^Σ, we provide clients with direct access to critical end of day and analytics pricing for valuing and managing their fixed income portfolios effectively.", says Ashok Mittal, President, The Beast Apps.

In addition to distributing the bond analytics data via the bond^Σ feed, the partners have also agreed on delivering the analytics data via The Beast Apps. The apps enables clients to access the information using Excel through the cloud helping workflow integration challenges without any programming being required. It also allows them to collaborate in real time with colleagues and clients which is more efficient than just using IMs and email.

Barchart integrates EDI's Worldwide Equity Pricing Data

EDI's worldwide corporate actions , pricing and reference data data sets now available via Barchart OnDemand.

Chicago, IL – March 12, 2014 - Exchange Data International (EDI), a provider of global security corporate actions, pricing and reference data, today announced availability of its worldwide equity market data through Barchart OnDemand.

Barchart.com, Inc., a leading provider of market data and information, now delivers end-of-day and historical equity pricing from over 170 exchanges. Combined with Barchart’s global futures, commodity and foreign exchange coverage, Barchart OnDemand has become a single source for pricing on multiple asset classes. Barchart OnDemand is a cloud-based service developed for accessing and delivering market data and information using web services. Barchart OnDemand is built upon the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud infrastructure and features the ability to easily access an extensive amount of market data and information.

"We are working to introduce many additional sets of market data across all asset classes through Barchart OnDemand. We are very happy to work with EDI on integrating such a large piece—global equity pricing," said Barchart President Eero Pikat. "Barchart OnDemand is extremely flexible in both the market data it can integrate and in its delivery of the data," added Pikat.

"We are very pleased to work with Barchart to make our end-of-day equity prices available through their cloud-based services. There is an increasing demand for multi-asset data from one source. With the data in the cloud clients can select exactly what they want and they do not have to support redundant data, as well as different loaders. EDI has specialized in providing end-of-day data from both the developed markets as well as emerging and frontier ones, so clients will have the opportunity of getting data from every exchange in the world no matter how small," said Jonathan Bloch, EDI's CEO.

Barchart OnDemand APIs support both GET and POST requests, as well as SOAP, and data can be delivered in multiple formats like XML, JSON and CSV. And, as a web services solution, Barchart OnDemand is compatible with any operating system, such as Windows, Linux, iOS or Android, and any programming language, such as Java, PHP or ASP.NET.

Barchart OnDemand provides cloud-based market data solutions to financial services, trading and investment firms; software and mobile app developers; digital media; commodity producers and processors; and, corporate investor relations and treasury departments. Barchart OnDemand can be used to supply financial data to front, middle and back-office software applications used for market analysis, trading, and accounting, as well as for integrating financial content into websites and mobile apps. Other applications include powering portfolio management tools, risk management systems and charting applications.

For more information, visit www.barchart.com/ondemand.