Capital flows constitute yet another aspect of the global economy that has experienced extreme disruption throughout the COVID-19 crisis. In this intelligence report, we provide an overview of around thirty public and private data sources for monitoring country-level capital flows, fund flows, allocations and positioning data, as well as retail investor activity.

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.

10Ks, 10Qs, 8Ks, 13Fs, and 13Ds – these are some of the most well-known company filings in the investment management community. While providing a vast amount of information on equities, their performance, and their future, there are a number of filings that offer similar signals but are not paid as much attention to by the buy-side. We draw attention to five such filings.