Markit, the global, financial information services company, has announced that Nomura has joined Markit Hub to provide its global fixed income research.
The addition of Nomura research further enriches Markit Hubs content set, reinforcing our global and cross asset class capabilities and building on the platforms value to the financial services community,” says Heidi Johnson, Managing Director, Head of Markit Hub at Markit. “We will continue to add major content providers to respond to increasing demand for customised views of multiple data sources.Markit Hub is a web and iPad research platform providing institutional market participants with direct-to-source access to research, commentary, news, data and analytics from global banks and major third-party providers.
Markit Hub has evolved from a leading fixed income institutional research platform called BondHub which Markit acquired in 2009. Markit Hub now spans multiple asset classes including fixed income, equities, commodities and foreign exchange. Open to all content providers, Markit Hub currently includes Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital, BNP Paribas, Citi, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Dow Jones, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Markit, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Canada and UBS.
Markit Hub users entitled to Nomuras global fixed income research may now access Nomuras best-in-class cross market coverage encompassing economics, foreign exchange, quantitative analytics, global rates, securitised products and emerging markets. Nomura specialises in providing in-depth research on thematic topics and bespoke advice on methodologies for investment decisions in fixed income markets.
Nomura is committed to leveraging our strong global footprint and providing thoughtful research and information to financial professionals in real time,” says Michael Guarnieri, Global Head of Fixed Income Research at Nomura. “Partnering with Markit Hub is a natural extension of our strategy to make accessing Nomuras research as easy as possible for our clients.
Markit Hubs single-sign on technology, commingled headlines and advanced navigation and filtering tools provide fast, customised access to a rich content set. The platform has over 250,000 users at more than 14,000 investment firms around the world with customers in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America.
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