Quant investors responded to the market dislocations that have rattled funds this year, including what happens when previously esoteric trades start to get crowded, how the actions of governments impact investors, and some of the solutions managers can use in the future.

The group discussed the pressure for more transparency in vendor relationships, how standardised due diligence documents have changed data vendor evaluations, and their current views on the state of web-scraping in America.

Panellists discussed the rise of the “freemium” alt data model, including their approaches to evaluation these datasets and tips for vendors who are looking to launch freemium offerings.

At Neudata’s Autumn Summit on Tuesday, Man Group’s Hinesh Kalian spoke about the usefulness of using alternative data to both generate and protect alpha across five buckets: quant, discretionary, private markets, execution and risk management.

At this week’s Autumn Online Summit, Neudata’s head of research Daryl Smith explained the key trends his team has noticed over the last six months in the buyer, seller and regulator space.

Asset managers are paying more attention to datasets that can help them suss out the social and governance factors that are materially relevant to their investing processes, citing a shift toward those factors during the COVID-19 era.

As more asset managers explore sustainable investing practices, sourcing and evaluating datasets aligned to environmental, social and governance factors is becoming a larger part of their roles.

Speaking at the TradeTech Europe Virtual Event on Tuesday, US Securities and Exchange Commission outlined its thinking on regulatory moves the agency has made in the past year.

On Thursday, 28 May, Neudata hosted a virtual conference for investors the US and EU to discuss the ways in which the world will change as a result of the coronavirus, and how investors will continue to spot new trends for years to come.

On 19 May, Neudata hosted a virtual conference for investors in Asian markets to discuss the ways in which the world will change as a result of the coronavirus, and how investors will continue to spot new trends for years to come.