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Selling data to investment managers – What you need to know

Are you looking to sell your alternative data to hedge funds, private equity firms, venture capital firms, investment managers and corporations? There are many ways to monetise your data and there are many factors that you should consider when exp...

Blog 27 Jul 2022
90% of funds find data evaluation process challenging

Hedge funds are reaffirming the importance of data quality and access to new technology – regardless of investment strategy – according to SigTech’s new Hedge Fund Report.

News 27 Jul 2022
Inflation studies – anticipating official CPI figures with alternative data

With current concerns over rising inflation across major economies, we summarise two studies that anticipate official CPI figures ahead of their release. These studies use high-frequency alternative data sources, which are found to improve the forecast accuracy of inflation models and provide timely insights into global pricing dynamics.

Literature Review 26 Jul 2022
People moves (21 July 2022): data.ai, Bloomberg, ESG Book and more

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News 21 Jul 2022
Beyond location data: Mobility, population and demographics

After increased media attention and some discontinuations in the location data market, this intelligence piece looks at some alternative data sources to location data. Use cases for this type of data have typically been associated with tracking short-term mobility patterns. We also explore the data sources that can facilitate an understanding of longer-term human mobility and population dynamics.

Intelligence 21 Jul 2022
The authoritative guide to data scouting

What is Data Scouting? Data scouting is the process of finding new and interesting data sources that can help companies advance key business objectives, whether that’s gaining an advantage over competitors or generating alpha within their investme...

Blog 18 Jul 2022
People moves (14 July 2022): Crux, Two Sigma, Robeco and more

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News 14 Jul 2022
Past, present and future of retail order flow data

Recent remarks by the SEC’s chairman regarding a potential ban on payment-for-order flows have unsettled diverse stakeholders in the US equity markets. We examine the impact of such a market reform on market data products.

Intelligence 13 Jul 2022
The Signal: Is travel spending making a comeback?

In our July edition, we explore how US travellers are returning to Southeast Asia and discover some leading indicators to track the cruise line industry’s revival. We also dive into US department store performance.

Signal 13 Jul 2022
Summer Tidbits: Why did these vendors perform well at our Summer summit?

In our summer note to clients, we highlight the top vendors at our summer summit and analyse the reasons why they performed so well.

Tidbits 13 Jul 2022

Alternative Data News and Insight

Selling data to investment managers – What you need to know

90% of funds find data evaluation process challenging

Inflation studies – anticipating official CPI figures with alternative data

People moves (21 July 2022): data.ai, Bloomberg, ESG Book and more

Beyond location data: Mobility, population and demographics

The authoritative guide to data scouting

People moves (14 July 2022): Crux, Two Sigma, Robeco and more

Past, present and future of retail order flow data

The Signal: Is travel spending making a comeback?

Summer Tidbits: Why did these vendors perform well at our Summer summit?

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Alternative Data News and Insight

Selling data to investment managers – What you need to know

90% of funds find data evaluation process challenging

Inflation studies – anticipating official CPI figures with alternative data

People moves (21 July 2022): data.ai, Bloomberg, ESG Book and more

Beyond location data: Mobility, population and demographics

The authoritative guide to data scouting

People moves (14 July 2022): Crux, Two Sigma, Robeco and more

Past, present and future of retail order flow data

The Signal: Is travel spending making a comeback?

Summer Tidbits: Why did these vendors perform well at our Summer summit?

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