Speakers announced for AsiaFIC 2025!

FISD’s flagship APAC conference features over 30 of the brightest minds in financial information sharing everything you need to know about 24 hour trading, AI, new data sources and the APAC talent pipeline. Register now to reserve your place.

FISD is in New York on May 22

Don’t miss our Q2 NYC FISD event being held at Citi’s beautiful location in downtown NYC on May 22.  Topics include: data enablement, the impact of private companies on markets and innovation, and enhancing financial insights with grounded AI. Make sure to save your spot and register today! If you’re a consumer, then swing by in the morning to join the consumer workshop. Contact Tristan Dehaan tdehaan@siia.net with questions or to register.

FISD Women’s Group & Allies returns to NYC on June 3

Hear from senior executives at S&P and network with your peers. Register here.

Reserve your spot for FISD London, June 12

Check out our next London event, kindly hosted by Goldman Sachs. The event will feature a presentation on DORA, followed by a panel discussing the latest developments on DRM. Thereafter, enjoy a snappy update on both the EU & UK FI CTP progress and rounding off with a pragmatic fireside chat on optimum data compliance practices. Keep the conversations going afterwards at networking drinks, so register soon to avoid missing out.

Check out the SIIA Policy Team’s Regulatory Update

Congratulations to FISD Professional Certification Graduates for March 2025: 

FIA: Gayle Josrel Esquida, LSEG; Priyanka Yellayi, ICE; Raphael Roua, ICE; Venkatesan Lalith Vamsi, FactSet; Prajapati Manish Kumar, ICE; Ayush Khosla, FactSet; Vijay Vijay, FactSet; Juvvigunta Krishna Chaitanya, FactSet; Davide Frattini, Morningstar; Duen Jye Koh, BT; Vivek Vardhan Reddy Raghupathi, FactSet; Michael Karl, LSEG; Charlotte Asumbrado, LSEG; Ilona Huzar, Deutsche Boerse; Abhinav Abhinav, FactSet; Stefan Filonzi, ICE; Lashlan Jayasuriya, ICE; Ashwin Kumar Kurre, ICE; Lucinda Sewell, Goldman Sachs; Jakub Pater, LSEG; Hope Carr-Oddie, Goldman Sachs; Jane Akyea-Mensah, SIX; Kayo Hirose, ICE; Shaira Mae Ricalde, LSEG; Aloha Mae Villanueva, LSEG; Nicdelys Villalba, MedySIF; Judah Levine BT; Benjamin Lam, FactSet; Pooja Ponia, Bloomberg LP; Cyrene Gangan, LSEG; Sowrabh Bhandary, LSEG; Aleksandra Makinia, LSEG                

FIT: Manisha Samanta, FactSet; Prasanth Kancharla, SIX; Charlene Jones, SIX

DLS: Marina Mukotaka, LSEG; Judith Rethfeld, Deutsche Boerse; Andrea Sotelo, LSEG; Vinay Bhatwadekar, LSEG; Alice Joseph, LSEG

FISD Speakers Bureau

FISD is proud to unveil a new speaker database where our members are invited to submit pitches and their bios for consideration. We are committed to expanding the diversity and expertise of our speakers and this new database is a great way to nominate yourself to be a part of FISD programs. Adding a speaker profile to our database is not a guarantee you’ll speak, but we will be reading each submission. If you need help logging in, please contact us. 

Send FISD your job openings for the FISD job board and member news for inclusion in the newsletter. 

Preliminary Program Announced for AsiaFIC 2025

AsiaFIC, the APAC-regional annual conference, returns to Singapore May 28-30. Attend to hear sessions on data as a service, hot markets and new data sources, regulation, roundtables and much more. Consumers are free, all other FISD members get a free pass. Contact jgerald@siia.net for help with registration, peter@saquishpartners.com for help in the APAC region, or tshumpert@siia.net for assistance in the Americas or EMEA.

Grab one of the few remaining registrations for FISD Madrid on April 2

FISD’s dynamic program includes panel discussions on ‘Data Optimization’, followed by ‘The challenges of Reasonable Cost Basis’ which has been driven by European Regulation.

Come meet the local and Iberian market at our networking event, with drinks on the sun filled terrace. What’s not to like?

FISD Engineering Stream Returns to NYC on April 8

Join us at LSEG to catch up on the latest and greatest in all things market data technology. Register here.  

Check out the SIIA Policy Team’s Regulatory Update

February’s FISD Professional Certification Graduates:

FIA: Srinivas Chittireddy;  Albin Fallas, LSEG;  Elisha Allen Estrella, LSEG;  Clarissa Perocho, LSEG;  Nicole Jancelle  Echague, LSEG;  Jean-Simon Richard, IA Investment Management;  Mary Maybelle Torres, LSEG;  John Paul De Lima, LSEG;  Ira Ann Grace Ong, LSEG; Anhik Miah, SIX;  Zarah Erika Godoy, LSEG;  Jude Howell, HSBC;  Sourav Mukherjee, ICE;  Pavan Tangudu, ICE;  Barry Conroy, Yahoo Inc;  Darshana Sarda, ICE;  Pabbineedi Satya;  Swamy Omkar, ICE;  Johannes Larsson,Nordic Growth Markets; Vasavi Kandukuru, ICE; Cameron Bloom, ICE; Yu Yang Kuan, Bloomberg; Alexa Orton, Market Axess; Dexter Umel, ICE; Grant Wright, ICE; Thomas Pazur, FactSet; Maxime Spony, SIX           

FIT: Thomas Francois Grimaud, Colt Technology;  William Rowe, Deutsche-Boerse;  Christopher Thomas, Scotiabank;  Xing Shao, SIX; Kamal Little, SIX

FISD Speakers Bureau

FISD is proud to unveil a new speaker database where our members are invited to submit pitches and their bios for consideration. We are committed to expanding the diversity and expertise of our speakers and this new database is a great way to nominate yourself to be a part of FISD programs. Adding a speaker profile to our database is not a guarantee you’ll speak, but we will be reading each submission. If you need help logging in, please contact us. 

Send FISD your job openings for the FISD job board and member news for inclusion in the newsletter. 

2025 FISD Executive Committee Election Completed
FISD members voted to elect 12 of the 27 existing FISD Executive Committee seats for a two-year term ending on December 31, 2026. FISD is very pleased to welcome new Executive Committee members HSBC and SIX, as well as all returning members. Krystle Rudzinski has ascended to Chair within the Executive Committee Leadership, Steve Dickey will remain as Vice Chair, and Trip Wadleigh will serve as Secretary through 2026. The full list of FISD members is available on the FISD website.

Back to Boston on March 13
FISD returns to Boston on March 13! Register here today to network at Fidelity and enjoy a panel on current use cases for AI and a fun conversation with some pioneers in the market data industry.

Spring Consumer Workshops
Employees of Financial Institutions: Don’t miss out on our half-day in-person consumer workshops to share and learn from your peers. Join us in London on March 5 at Commerzbank or New York on May 22 at Citi. RSVP to Tristan Dehaan if you wish to attend.

FISD Engineering Stream Returns to NYC on April 8th.
Join us at LSEG to catch up on the latest and greatest in all things market data technology. Register here.

Look out for your FREE Pass to AsiaFIC 2025
Registration is open for AsiaFIC 2025! The annual conference returns to Singapore May 28-30. We’ll begin with an evening opening reception and proceed to a day of panels and networking at the Fairmont followed by FISD’s fan-favorite Engineering Stream, constituency working group meetings and a themed lunch at SGX. Consumer members are free, all other FISD members get discounted admission.

Check out the SIIA Policy Team’s Regulatory Update

January’s FISD Professional Certification Graduates:

FIA: Mitchell Croley, ICE; Nataraj Chittari Macharouthu, Bloomberg; Eva Sodaitis, ICE; Otamurod Khamdamov, Deutsche-Boerse; Vineeth Shetty K, LSEG; Luke Simpkins, SIX; Jada Taylor, LSEG; Philipp Blanz, Deutsche-Boerse; Anne Brockhoff, Deutsche-Boerse; Michael Thorns, Macquarie; Bianca Nelson, ICE; Peter Tierney, Saquish Partners; Xianwen Guan, NAB; Ranna HS, LSEG; Saikantha Guthi, Invesco

FIT: Karen Lenz, Deutsche-Boerse; Simona Zary, Deutsche-Boerse; Jan Gerrit Marks, GMX; Elke Heinlein, Deutsche-Boerse; Luisa Kruse, Deutsche-Boerse; Fabian Siuda, Deutsche-Boerse

DLS: Helen McGregor, LSEG; Adam Jenah, LSEG; Ngoc Tram Dang

Send FISD your job openings for the FISD job board and member news for inclusion in the newsletter. 

 FISD Amsterdam

FISD returns to Amsterdam on February 13 at Euronext! Join us to explore the latest trends and challenges continuously shaping the financial industry. Discover how technology is driving innovation, the latest encounters on DORA and the European Consolidated Tape; and more fun and insight into the unpredictable and exciting world of crypto. Limited remaining spots available so register today. 

FISD India

On March 4, FISD is hosting FISD India in Hyderabad at LSEG’s offices. This is our second time in India and we have a promising program with panels on Market Data Operations, Data-as-a-Service, and Financial Symbology before a networking lunch. Let your colleagues based in India know about this event which is free to employees of FISD members. Register today! 

December’s FISD Professional Certification Graduates:

FIA: Lady Camille Laudato, LSEG; Pranab Jyoti Kalita, LSEG, Ingrid Claire Del Rosario Bogdan Bimbilov, FactSet; Lyuboslav Mihaylov, FactSet; Inês Cabrita, FactSet; Kyla Jones, ICE; Judith Rethfeld, Deutsche-Boerse; Christian Fischer, SIX; Denzel Ibrahim Mutlaq, ICE; Marcel Grossart, Deutsche-Boerse; Asmit Kumar Choudhury, ICE; Daoyue Zhai, FactSet; Niranjana Ganesan, SIX; Elisha Marie Rosal, LSEG; Joel Mohnblatt, ICE; Yasmin Davis, ICE; Maheshsingh Bisht, BT; Ramon Pacheco, SIX

FIT: Russel de Cogan, SIX; Adam Drewniak, LSEG

DLS: Simona Zary, Deutsche-Boerse; Fabian Siuda, Deutsche-Boerse; Jan Gerrit Marks, Deutsche-Boerse; Kristina Semotiuk, LSEG; Jie Wang, LSEG; Tatiana Golubieva, LSEG; Dominic Swann, LSEG; Sofie Larsen, LSEG; Karen Lenz, Deutsche-Boerse