EDI's comprehensive and complete reference & corporate action datasets now featured on Crux.

London, 16 August 2018 – Exchange Data International (EDI), a provider of global security corporate actions, pricing and reference data, is pleased to announce a partnership with Crux a leading data engineering and information supply chain operator.

Crux is making data delightful, transforming the information supply chain by helping businesses connect with the data they need, when and how they need it. Their cloud-based technology solution connects data suppliers with customers—data users.

Jonathan Bloch, CEO of EDI said: “We see the increasing importance of intermediary platforms which link consumers to manufacturers of data. Crux enables us to reach a market with which we normally do not interact namely buy side users of reference and corporate action data. We see Crux as facilitating a faster growth path for Exchange Data.”

Connect to Crux today or learn more here: www.cruxinformatics.com

About Exchange Data International (EDI)

Exchange Data International (EDI) helps the global financial and investment community make informed decisions through the provision of fast, accurate timely and affordable data reference services. EDI’s extensive content database includes worldwide equity and fixed income corporate actions, dividends, static reference data, closing prices and shares outstanding, delivered via data feeds and the Internet. The firm covers all major markets with special emphasis on emerging and frontier markets that are Africa, Asia, Far East, Latin America and Middle East. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, EDI has staff in Canada, India, Morocco, South Africa and the United States. For more information about EDI visit www.exchange-data.com 

About Crux Informatics

Crux was built to solve the pain of acquiring usable data faster by helping firms find, explore, and transform data with ease. Crux offers a Data Engineering Managed Service on its Informatics Platform to take on the burdensome and non-differentiating aspects of our customers’ information supply chains, so they can focus on what really matters most: driving actionable insights for their businesses. For more information about Crux visit www.crux.com

Woodseer’s Dividend Forecast Data Launches on the Open:FactSet MarketPlace

UK financial technology company Woodseer expands its reach, offering a customised global package of data covering over 8,500 companies across 60+ countries as the first British provider on the new Open:FactSet Marketplace.

London, UK, 18 July 2018 – Woodseer, provider of the world’s most comprehensive global dividend forecast dataset, is the latest company to be selected by FactSet (NYSE:FDS) (NASDAQ:FDS) to launch on their new Open:FactSet Marketplace.

It will offer its dividend forecast data, which is used by asset managers and other financial service companies to increase the value of activities including stock selection, income planning, option pricing and dividend capture.

Woodseer’s dataset provides a global package of 8,500 securities that includes uniquely strong coverage in the Asia-Pacific region: over 1,000 Japan and 1,000 Korea securities are included alongside the full Russell 3000 and over 1,000 UK and other EU securities.

This breadth of coverage is made possible through Woodseer’s disruptive tech-enabled ‘algorithm+analyst’ approach, which provides accurate forecasts of the payment amount, date and dividend type for publicly-traded corporations across the world. The company’s proprietary algorithm applies itself to the global corporate actions data provided by Woodseer’s London-based long-term partner Exchange Data International (EDI).

Launched in early 2018, the Open:FactSet Marketplace is a platform for premier financial data, applications, and workflow solutions for investment professionals.  FactSet, one of the world’s leading providers of integrated financial information, developed the Marketplace to offer datasets that can be easily connected with proprietary investment models, algorithms, and systems. Third-party data providers are carefully selected by FactSet for data quality and integrity.

Ed Dean, CEO of Woodseer said: “We are thrilled to be the first UK company to be selected by FactSet. The company’s focus on consistent data integration and providing a single point of access for multiple data assets makes the Open:FactSet proposition very strong. This is a real win-all: for us, for FactSet and most importantly for the end-user. We are excited by the reaction we’ve already received from clients who are hungry for accurate dividend forecast data.”

“We are excited to expand the Open:FactSet Marketplace with Woodseer’s global dividend forecast data,” said Rich Newman, SVP of Content & Technology Solutions at FactSet. “The industry is increasingly looking for new and integrated datasets that offer multiple viewpoints on the firms in which they invest. Dividend data is in high demand and the addition of Woodseer enhances the value both of our firms deliver to the market.”

About Woodseer

Woodseer is a technology business with teams in London and Vancouver and has been forecasting dividend data since 2011. Learn more at open.factset.com/catalog/products/woodseer-dividend-forecasting/

About FactSet

FactSet (NYSE:FDS) (NASDAQ:FDS) delivers superior analytics, service, content, and technology to help more than 89,000 users see and seize opportunity sooner. We are committed to giving investment professionals the edge to outperform, with fresh perspectives, informed insights, and the industry-leading support of our dedicated specialists. We're proud to have been recognized with multiple awards for our analytical and data-driven solutions and repeatedly ranked as one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For® and a Best Workplace in the United Kingdom and France. Subscribe to our thought leadership blog to get fresh insight delivered daily at insight.factset.com. Learn more at www.factset.com and follow on Twitter: www.twitter.com/factset.