We summarise a 2021 research report that surveyed investment organisations and their alternative data usage. The paper discusses developments in alternative data adoption since 2019, and the changes in the market for 2022.

We summarise an economic study that constructs coincident employment indices with high-frequency data to identify trends in US labour market during the pandemic. Given the significant lags in traditional employment statistics, the paper finds value in using alternative data sources to gain critical information on changing labour market dynamics in real-time.

We summarise a 2021 white paper that explores developments within alternative data and compliance. The paper also recommends several vendor vetting processes and factors to consider when assessing third-party alternative datasets.

We highlight key findings from an academic paper that compared the predicting power of different news-based Economic Policy Uncertainty Indices for gauging 1) the stock price behavior of Chinese public firms and 2) economic trends in China.

We summarise a study that explores a strategy of dynamically hedging long-term exposure to climate risk by hedging news about climate change over the short term.

We summarise a 2021 research that interviewed data leaders and practitioners in the financial services on their in-house AI/ML adoption and development.

We summarise a 2021 whitepaper from the systematic active equity team of a global investment manager, which discusses the lessons that their team has learned using alternative data. The paper also highlights the three “edges” they believe alternative data offers in active equity investing.

We summarise a study that analyses whether ESG ratings and non-consensus between ratings agencies can be used to predict future ESG news sentiment and the associated stock market reaction.

We summarize a study that investigated the impact of ESG screening on fixed income asset pricing, and also explored whether ESG data offers investors an information advantage.

The rate of workforce resignations has steadily increased since the 2007/08 financial crisis. Predicting attrition has never been more critical - excessive turnover can harm business performance as it impedes productivity, increases operational costs and reduces company morale. In this report, we summarise a study that identifies the key drivers of attrition using alternative data sources.