WFIC Early Bird Registration Ends on April 10
Don’t miss out on the best rates for the biggest market data show on earth! The World Financial Information Conference is coming up, October 11-14 in Copenhagen.
AsiaFIC Preliminary Schedule Announced
Join us in Singapore, May 20–22, for a mix of keynotes, panels, and roundtables covering GenAI, tokenization, the future of market data, regional updates, and the Engineering Stream. Register today!
New Podcast Episode: Monetizing Data in an AI-Driven World with Barbara Arnold
In the new episode of SIIA’s Business of Information podcast, Barbara Arnold, Head of Market Data at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, talks about how exchanges are rethinking the value of data in an era defined by abundance, APIs, and artificial intelligence. You can listen to this episode on Apple or Spotify.
Retirement Announcements
We recognize the colleagues who have recently retired or will soon do so, and thank them for their many contributions to the FISD community and the broader financial market data industry:
- Ken Brady, Morgan Stanley
- Ed Flynn, Citadel
- Bill Lee, Interactive Brokers
If you’d like to let us know about your retirement, reach out to Nevena Jovanovic.
Check out the SIIA Policy Team’s Regulatory Update
Don’t Miss the Next FISD DLS Certification Training Course
On April 16, John Lathouwers from TCAM will be hosting an online, interactive Data Licensing Specialist (DLS) course in the European time zone. For commercials and registration, please contact John directly via john.lathouwers@tcamservices.com.
Congratulations to FISD Professional Certification Graduates for March 2026:
Please join us in congratulating our FISD Professional Certification Graduates for the last month. We would also like to thank our member firms for utilizing FISD Professional Certification to invest in their employees’ development. For more information on our Professional Certification portfolio, please reach out to Adam Stanton.
Financial Information Associate (FIA): Nicajobelle Amarrador, LSEG; Gabriel Paul Antonio; Erica Ashurova, MDMS; Pauline Carpio, LSEG; Alex Chiasson, Morgan Stanley; Kristen De Martino, MDMS; Thomas Düllmann, LBBW; Yiyuan Feng, ICE; Cherie Gallini, Bloomberg; Amor Galvez, LSEG; Grace Nathanlee Gigante, LSEG; Niall Hughes, SIG; Roksana Karepin, LSEG; Toni Kovachev, Factset; Yueh Lee, Bloomberg; Arun Melehalli Rajanna, LSEG; Pocholo Ocampo, LSEG; James Kyle Oliquiano, LSEG; Heena Patel, SIX; Joy Penullar, LSEG; Gillianne Mae Querimit, LSEG; Ioana Elena Severin, Factset; Shane Sta Ana, LSEG; Jedaugh Odezza Marie Taccad, LSEG; Léon Torres; Shalini Vannekaala
Financial Information Technologist (FIT): Ling Chi Lee, IPC; Bogdan Bimbilov, Factset; Claudette Aquino, LSEG; Lucky Grace Sampayan, LSEG
Data Licensing Specialist (DLS): Connor McCrea, CME Group; Scott Smith, CME Group; Joseph DeMartino, MDMS; Luke Simpkins, SIX; Kristen De Martino, MDMS
FISD Speakers Bureau
FISD Speakers Bureau is a 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.
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