Ravenpack
Waters Wrap: Dash Financial gets nabbed by Ion (And monetizing data)
Ion Group has acquired Dash Financial. Whether or not this ends up being a good marriage will come down to the people making the tech platforms, Anthony says.
The ABCs of NLP: How Trading Firms Used NLP to Navigate 2020
This year, natural language processing came to the fore in capital markets, helping firms of all kinds parse huge, unstructured datasets.
FX Markets Ripe to Exploit Sentiment Data, Experts Say
Already well established as an alpha-enhancing input to equities trading, sentiment data is now being applied to other asset classes, starting with foreign exchange.
Waters Wrap: Exploring New Ideas in the Alt Data Market (And Some Election Notes)
Anthony takes a look at some new alternative data offerings coming to market, and also explains why there’s so little election coverage on this website.
RavenPack Adopts 'NLP-as-a-Service' Model with Focus on Firms' Internal Data
The news sentiment and analysis specialist wants to help banks tap into the datasets they sit on every day, but don't yet possess the capabilities to use.
Synechron Aims to Normalize ESG Ratings
The company is launching a new workbench in Q4, along with other prototypes and new accelerators.
Quants Use Nowcasting As Covid Crystal Ball
Experts from UBS, Unigestion, MIT and QuantConnect discuss the need for nowcasting, and what the alt data boom has made possible in trying to navigate today’s crisis.
Geopolitical Risk Data Moves from Foreign Intelligence to Fund Management
As nations and markets become increasingly interconnected, geopolitical risk has become top of mind for portfolio managers.
The War for Talent: Emerging Technologies Create New Needs
Financial firms battle it out in a finite pool of talent, for the best and brightest fintech minds.
Dow Jones’ ‘DNA’ Test
The platform will provide analysts and developers with more flexible access to Dow Jones content, officials say.
RavenPack Launches Big Data Analytics Platform, Secures $5m Funding
New ‘self-service’ platform will open up wider audiences to RavenPack’s analytics, while fresh funding will enable the vendor to invest in sales and product development.
RavenPack Integrates The Fly Earnings, Analyst News
The Fly's content will help RavenPack offer better coverage of smaller mid-cap companies.
TIM Group Adds to NY Sales Team
The trade ideas provider is building its presence in North America.
Opening Cross: My Campaign for Data Democracy Will ‘Trump’ Donald and Hillary
With US political conventions in full swing, Max outlines his manifesto for data democracy.
RavenPack Adds Sentiment Analysis on Alliance News as Brexit Raises Focus on UK
Alliance News' content will help RavenPack meet demand for UK-specific news following the "Brexit" vote, officials say.
Opening Cross: Don’t Forget the Fundamentals
As we chase outright speed, we mustn't lose sight of the underlying data about a company that makes that speed so important.
Opening Cross: Eco-system Warriors: It’s All About Access
The proposition of a third-party ecosystem of content and capabilities is simple: What can you offer me in return for what I can offer you?
RavenPack Integrates Benzinga News to Boost US Coverage
The offering will appeal to analysts at trading and investment firms, as well as compliance officers.
WRDS Taps RavenPack for News Analytics
WRDS will offer clients access to RavenPack's historical datasets for academic research and back-testing purposes.
2015 Year in Review: Big Data Becomes Reality in 2015, Inches Closer to AI
More data providers entered the Big Data and social media analytics space in 2015, reflecting growing interest in alternative information sources.