Alternative data
Ex-Hedge Fund Data Exec Sets Up Alt Data Advisory Firm
Petrescu is already working with a handful of new and established data providers on product development and strategy for financial markets.
Data ‘Disconnect’: New ML Tools Stuck Solving Old Data Problems
Experts advise using machine learning to solve data quality challenges before applying it to alpha-generating strategies.
The BS Detector
In order to find a real trend, people must first dig through a load of crap.
Alt Data Lends a Different Light to Coronavirus Impact
Smog, traffic data—even movie rentals—help analysts track economic effects of the virus.
IHS Markit Builds Out Alt Data Library for Research Signals
The data service provider is widening its coverage of alt datasets for signals in cyber risk and controversy data.
'Data Mining is Bullsh*t' — An Examination
With the growth of alternative data in the capital markets, firms are struggling to find value, and are disillusioned by the loss of time, human capital, and money. Goldman Sachs’ Matthew Rothman believes this has created a situation where vendors and…
Thinknum Seeks to Grow Alt Data ‘Community’
The vendor has created a group with about 1,000 members. Its next live meeting will be March 10.
Game On: Can the Video Game Industry Teach Banks Something About Visualization?
Capital markets firms are continually looking for new ways to package and visualize a rising tide of information. It turns out there’s another industry looking to handle the same challenge—the video game industry.
Knoema Pushes Into Alt Data With Adaptive Management Buy
The pairing presents an opportunity for alt data vendors to garner more exposure.
Fuzzy Data Stalls ESG Alpha Hunt
Quants searching for ESG signals have reached very different conclusions. Mostly they blame the data.
Hedge Funds Use Shopping Center Cameras in Hunt for Alpha
Buy-side firms in search of alternative insights to drive returns are turning to sentiment analysis to fine-tune their strategies.
Man and Machine Need Each Other – Systematica CEO
“The errors made by humans and robots are different,” says Leda Braga
Xceptor Lasers in on ML and NLP
The vendor is also considering including deep learning capabilities to the platform.
S&P to Unveil New Data Platform, New Data Capabilities
S&P Global Market Intelligence will offer clients new alt datasets from in-house and third parties to be used in conjunction with increased analytics offerings.
Wavelength Podcast Ep. 180: FactSet's Sara Dillon
Sara Dillion joins the podcast to discuss the private markets and how firms are incorporating information around this space.
ARM Insight Preps Revenue Data Predictor for the Buy Side
The vendor believes its planned dashboard of synthetic consumer spend data will help a wider audience on the buy side exploit predictive company revenue data.
Biofuels Broker SCB Eyes More Data Partnerships in 2020
After setting up a dedicated market data function last year, the broker plans to enlist more vendors to increase distribution of its data,
5G & IoT: Are You Ready for the Data Deluge?
The combination of these two revolutions will see data volumes skyrocket. As a result, Anthony Malakian says data providers will be able to find new datasets to package for clients, while investment firms can create unique investment insights.
For the App Interoperability Movement, 2020 will be a Big Year
While progress was made in the desktop application interoperability space in the last year, Anthony Malakian says 2020 is likely to see some major developments that will help to push this movement forward.
Systematic or Discretionary: Point72’s Granade Says Lines Are Blurring
At Waters USA, the chief market intelligence officer of hedge fund Point72 discussed how tech and data are disrupting traditional ideas about investing.
The Miseducation of Alternative Data
Wei-Shen Wong wonders whether asset managers really understand what they mean when they talk about alternative data.
BST Awards 2019: Best Buy-Side Data Analytics Tool—FactSet
To gain advantage from the growing data deluge, analytics—integrated with a firm's data workflow—are becoming ever-more crucial to buy-side investors.
