SF Summit: Asian alternative data presents local challenges for investors
At the Neudata SF Summit, investors gathered to discuss the next frontier of alternative data adoption in China and Japan.
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SF Summit: Decoding data for private markets
Private equity and venture capital firms are increasingly turning toward alternative data to augment their investment decision making processes. Speakers at the Neudata San Francisco Summit highlighted several ways that new entrants to the space can get started. -
Earnest unveils new streaming product
Earnest Research, a provider of consumer-focused data, launched a new media streaming product on Thursday. Earnest Streaming—which the firm debuted at Neudata’s San Francisco Summit—uses US consumer transaction data to provide performance metrics ... -
SF Summit: Survey market research tools eat into SMEs, consulting fees from PE firms
Zander Lurie, CEO of SurveyMonkey, sat down with Ben Spero, managing director of Spectrum Equity, on the Neudata San Francisco Summit stage to discuss how the PE firm is employing multiple methods of market research data collection to get a holistic view of a company. -
Geofinancial launches new methane tracking product
Geofinancial Analytics, an ESG-focused satellite data provider, has released a new data product that detects methane emission leaks from oil and gas providers. Launching the product at Neudata’s San Francisco Summit, Geofinancial explained that Me... -
The alpha in E$G – an alternative data story
The lack of industry consensus on whether ESG integration compromises on returns stems from the lack of uniformity across ESG ratings methodologies. In short - different ESG datasets result in differing financial outcomes. In this report, we summarize the academic studies, investment strategies and datasets that have been empirically proven to add alpha from ESG. -
Alpha Quantamental eyes expansion into options strategy
Alpha Quantamental, an equity long/short fund that incorporates data-driven techniques into its stock-picking process, is considering an expansion into options trading at the behest of clients looking for higher risk investments. -
Can mobile app usage help predict stock returns?
Published research suggests that there is a relationship between mobile app usage and the financial performance of publicly traded companies. We summarise the findings of this research and also highlight several Neudata-listed alternative data providers that may be applicable for such use cases. -
Knoema buys alternative data platform Adaptive Management
Knoema, a data management platform, has acquired alternative data aggregator Adaptive Management. -
The Internet of Things and Alt Data (Part I): IoT Search Engines
Datasets derived from the Internet of Things often lie on the fringe of the established alternative data universe. They are rarities or curiosities. In our IoT series, we shed light on the technologies that enable device connectivity, issues of data ownership, and alt data applications of IoT technology. In part one, we take a big picture approach by providing an introduction to IoT search engines.
