Alternative Data News and Insight

We recap the ten most-read Intelligence reports of 2020. We also hear directly from Neudata’s analysts to understand why these ten were the breakout reports amongst investors.

A decade ago, few would have asked whether there might be restrictions on the exportation of alternative data from China. Rather, the conversation centered around a wave of new data types that could be collected and monetized. However, in the past five years, China has seen a rapidly evolving regulatory environment. Numerous measures, industry standards and laws concerning cyberspace governance have been newly promulgated. How have China-based alternative data providers responded to uncertainties in the current regulatory framework? In this intelligence report, we attempt to seek an answer.

How much does alternative data cost? In our Getting the Price Right series, we leverage our unique position in the industry and proprietary data on pricing to shed some light on this topic. This 2Q20 update of our original 2Q19 analysis provides fresh insight into the state of alternative data pricing.

To aid our clients in navigating the unprecedented situation that the global economy now faces, we have collated a list of 80 free alternative data sources, over 90% of which are updated at weekly-or-higher frequencies. Highlights include human temperature mapping from smart thermometers, country-level internet pressure tracking, and global foot traffic data sourced from 128 countries.

In response to a spike in investor interest, we summarise various alternative datasets that track corporate advertising spend. We also highlight use cases of ad spend data for institutional investors, and anecdotal evidence of the correlation between advertising expenditure and stock returns.