ADIA hires López de Prado
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has hired Marcos López de Prado as its global head of quantitative research and development.
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Do ESG commitments affect stock returns? Conflicting evidence emerges.
Below we summarise key empirical findings from an academic work that investigates how ESG components affect stock returns of companies in the Eurostoxx 50 Index over the 2010-2018 period. -
People Moves (3 Sept): Ascential, BigOne Lab, CPPIB, Millennium, Orbital Insight and more
In this week's round up, we report on people moves at Ascential, BigOne Lab, CPPIB, Millennium, Orbital Insight and more. If you'd like to submit your new job or promotion, email us at press@neudata.co. -
Lawsuits hit transactional data collectors
Firms that collect transactional data are increasingly finding themselves the subject of class-action lawsuits by Americans who allege the companies are collecting and sharing data without consent. -
August Tidbits: Permanency Risk
In this month’s edition, we explore how investors are coping with losing access to Robinhood, recap a class-action lawsuit against Envestnet | Yodlee and take a look at upcoming Neudata events. -
Alternative datasets for the telecom industry
Following increased client interest, we highlight relevant datasets that can be used to monitor the telecommunications sector. The report will specifically draw attention to datasets that can help gauge consumer churn, market penetration of devices and carriers, and high-level consumer behaviour trends. We also discuss the significant limitations associated with these datasets. -
People Moves (14 Aug): Reorg, GMO, CausaLens, Critical Mention and more
In this week's round up, we report on people moves at Reorg, GMO, CausaLens, Critical Mention and more. If you'd like to submit your new job or promotion, email us at press@neudata.co. -
New ML tool could facilitate better NLP models for vendors
An updated version of a natural language processing algorithm could help data vendors who are looking to build the next generation of text-analysis datasets. -
The role of earned and owned social media on shareholder value
Neudata summarise key empirical findings from an academic work that investigates the impact that social media has on a firm’s brand awareness, purchase intent, customer satisfaction and, subsequently, shareholder value. -
Using alt data to assess the impact of COVID-19 on ESG
While environmental concerns have dominated the agenda in recent years, the coronavirus has renewed focus on social and governance issues. In this report, we highlight the critical impacts of COVID-19 on the ESG industry and outline the alternative datasets that provide sustainability insights in these challenging times.