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Market and reference data strategies are evolving rapidly across financial services firms. Insights from the real-time and pricing and reference services teams – including reports, blogs, and videos – help organisations think strategically about data and data management.
For front, middle and back offices of financial services firms – and the technology teams that support them – the market and reference data they use is of vital importance.
Refinitiv Real-Time and Pricing and Reference Services support firms through the transformation of their market and reference data ecosystems. Whether a chief data officer is seeking to move data storage and analytics to the cloud, a trader wants to improve the quality of back-testing, or a middle office team needs to tackle large compliance projects like the LIBOR transition, Refinitiv can help.
On this insights page, the Refinitiv Real-Time and Pricing and Reference Services teams bring together thought leadership to help support financial firms as they face the challenges and embrace the opportunities that the fast-changing world of data and data management create.
Reports
Unlocking hidden value in market and reference data across the organisation

Our new survey - Connected data for Financial Services - explores how financial services firms around the world can add business value – including increasing revenues and boosting efficiencies – through the use of market and reference data and supporting data management tools.

Download the latest Refinitiv guide exploring how organisations can take the necessary steps to be ready for the LIBOR transition.
Blogs
Making risk-free rate analytics simple

The LIBOR transition is happening now. What analytics challenges are facing firms as they move towards using the new risk-free rate (RFR) benchmarks for financial contracts, whether for repapering or in new RFR instruments, products, and services?

Infographic
Although buy-side firms are ahead of their sell-side counterparts in the digital transformation journey in several ways, the survey shows that there is still some distance for the buy side to travel. Discover are five key themes that emerged from the Connected Data survey for the buy-side.
Videos
Exploring new dimensions in fixed income data
Fixed income index data is taking on new dimensions, enabling firms to better collaborate across the front, middle and back office. In this video, John Mason, head of pricing and reference services at Refinitiv and Scott Harman, head of fixed income multi-asset indices at FTSE Russell, talk about how data collaboration supports firms’ business goals.


Infographic
Our infographic based on the Refinitiv Connected Data survey explores data culture challenges as well as three themes firms are engaging with to address them.
Expert Talks
Fixed Income Reference Data: The need for quality data and comprehensive coverage

Fixed income data needs present many firms with specific complexities. Fixed income is a highly complex and challenging asset class, comprising myriad categories and subcategories.
Solutions
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