Alternative data
As Blockchain Projects Sputter, Capital Markets Firms are Having Second Thoughts
WatersTechnology examines some of the disillusionment permeating the capital markets when it comes to blockchain.
Refinitiv Seeks Expansion of PermID for Alt Data
The tech company is looking at standardization in the alternative data space.
State Street Plans Large-Scale Expansion of ESG Data Offering
The bank sees opportunity in providing more in-depth, quantitative data on a larger universe of ESG factors.
Raising the Standard(s) for Alt Data
With alternative data on every firm’s agenda, Max looks at efforts designed to make it easier to integrate new data sources into investment strategies, and why standards for alternative data represent an important step forward.
Heating Up: An In-Depth Look at How Investment Firms Use Carbon Data
As ESG data becomes more of a commodity, firms are struggling with how best to incorporate carbon data.
Buy Side, FISD Begin Industry Push for Alt Data Standards
Alternative data holds great promise as a leading indicator of alpha. But in response to firms struggling with the data science aspects of integrating the data, various industry participants are pursuing new initiatives to make it more accessible,…
Human Factor Is Crucial to the Alt Data Gold Rush
While tech advancements are being made, buy-side firms still rely on humans to make sense of alt data.
'Next Act: A Profile of Euronext's Alain Courbebaisse
The last decade has seen Euronext chewed up and spun out following a series of mergers & acquisitions. Once again independent, Courbebaisse is writing the exchange’s IT roadmap.
Fund Houses Get Picky Over Where to Use Machine Learning
Buy-siders have limited their usage of deep learning techniques due to haziness over their inner workings.
USAM ‘Slices’ Alt Dataset of Sales Pipeline Benchmarks
The suite of data and tools will allow sales organizations and investors to forecast sales activity, and hence company income.
Nasdaq Names Dillard Head Of Global Information Services
Lauren Dillard was previously at Carlyle Group.
Buy-Side Firms Turn to AI for Efficiency Amid Barriers to Adoption
Assuming that automated artificial intelligence holds the key to unlocking fragmented datasets, the absence of standardized models coupled with regulatory concerns remain barriers to adoption.
Eagle Alpha Swoops on Data Vet Richards
The 35-year industry veteran will advise the vendor on product, strategy and business development.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 161: Gerard Francis of Bloomberg
Bloomberg’s Gerard Francis looks at the challenges that capital markets firms face when trying to incorporate alternative datasets.
M Science Rolls Out Weather Data, Visualization Tools for Portfolio Managers
M Data Viz provides granular data on weather events by state and region to support investment processes.
Google Plans Foray into Asset Management with AI Data Tools
The technology giant is rolling out tools to asset managers who need to use machine learning but have limited in-house experience.
Bloomberg Plans to Exit SSEOMS, KYC Business Lines
Sources say that this will allow the information giant to focus on more valuable business lines.
Thasos Taps Metaxas for Chief Revenue Officer Role
Metaxas has spent more than 20 years in senior sales roles at technology providers.
A Blueprint for Alternative Data in Asset Management
UBS Asset Management’s data chief sets out his recommendations for using alternative data in the investment process.
Fixed Income ESG Data: Materially Different
The ESG space is growing rapidly and gaining more attention, but one area that has been largely ignored by data providers is that of ESG information specific to fixed-income investors.
Lucena-WSH Alliance Broadens Buy-Side Exposure to Quant Event Data Signals
Lucena will provide a pre-packaged signal based on Wall Street Horizon's earnings dates revision data, for buy-side firms without the in-house resources to analyze the raw data themselves.
Crowded Alt Data Market Makes Standing Out Difficult for Providers
As alternative data companies battle for capital and a coveted spot in investment managers’ portfolio strategies, they are turning to bespoke marketing and partnerships to stand out in an industry where firms still struggle with data science resources.
February 2019: Data Migration
Financial firms aren't the only organizations making strategic moves to overcome challenges and increase quality.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 154: Bryan Cross, UBS Asset Management
Bryan Cross, who heads UBS Asset Management's QED group, joins to discuss alternative data and AI.