Alternative data
Lazard Asset Management Revamps Data Model to Reflect Covid-19 Reality
The firm developed a short-term data strategy to avoid the use of unreliable data and better understand the effects of the pandemic on the market as it evolves.
Advan Research Adds GPS-Based Business Closure, Road Traffic Data
The new datasets will provide investors with insight into which companies are opening locations and generating revenues, and which locations are receiving freight shipments.
Firms Hone Use of New Alt Datasets to Pick Covid-19’s Winners
Investment managers are starting to use alternative data to assess the pandemic’s effect on individual stocks.
CLS Looks for Value in Discarded Data
The FX settlement specialist's information services arm is harvesting years of abandoned data for new projects.
Liquidnet Pilots New Analytics Platforms After Acquisitions
The company's Investment Analytics unit is the combination of OTAS, Prattle, and RSRCHXchange deals.
Wavelength Podcast Ep. 200: The Reunion Special
Previous hosts of the podcast, Dan DeFrancesco and James Rundle join Wei-Shen and Tony this week to celebrate the occasion.
Fador Taps Fintech Experts for Advisory Board
Fador has enlisted a cadre of partners who will bring their expertise to his consulting business.
Quants Use Nowcasting As Covid Crystal Ball
Experts from UBS, Unigestion, MIT and QuantConnect discuss the need for nowcasting, and what the alt data boom has made possible in trying to navigate today’s crisis.
FactSet Taps Ex-S&P Exec Reeve to Replace Alt Data Marketplace Head Newman
Following Newman's retirement, Reeve will take on his content products and solutions, including its Open:Factset Marketplace.
Nowcasting Provides Macro Insights, say Active Managers
Using alternative data to understand macroeconomic conditions in almost real time can give investment teams an edge.
Space Exploration: How Will Banks Handle Unwanted, Costly Real Estate, Post-Covid?
Financial firms spend a lot of money on office space, but what happens to that space if more employees are working from home? Perhaps something of a WeWork for fintechs is the answer.
S&P Global Market Intelligence Debuts Marketplace
The data provider has made its new data 'storefront' available after revealing plans to do so earlier this year.
Exploring the Critical Role of Alternative Data Under Covid‑19
This webinar explores the critical role of alternative data during these unprecedented times, evaluates how alternative data is contributing to improved decision-making across capital markets, highlights real-life examples and discusses how firms are…
Don't Cut Alt Data Spend, HSBC Data Manager Warns
Slashing budgets will lead to inaccuracies as banks turn to alt data for fraud detection and to monitor customer behavior during the coronavirus crisis.
Wavelength Podcast Ep. 196: Bloomberg’s Gerard Francis, Part 3
Bloomberg’s Gerard Francis is back on the podcast to discuss cloud computing and accessibility of data.
AltHub, Alqami Ally to Grow Alt Data Offerings
The data distribution partnership will allow each company to reach a broader base of buy-side clients, while giving those firms access to more datasets.
BT Radianz to Add Chinese Alt Datafeeds
Initially, BT Radianz is looking for datasets that could help forecast consumer demand, such as sentiment, consumption, and transactional data.
ESG Disclosures Will be a Data Sourcing Headache for the Buy Side
The draft technical standards for the EU's updated disclosures regulation will impact most market participants, analysts say.
UBS Evidence Lab Uses Machine Learning for Maritime Datasets
Financial services firms have been looking to maritime data for economic insight during the coronavirus pandemic.
IHS Markit Rolls Out New Buy-Side Derivatives Risk Modeling Platform
The product combines emerging technologies to offer speed, scale, and new perspectives on credit spreads and portfolio performance by overlaying financial data with alt data.
BlackRock’s Head of Sustainable Research: Covid-19 Could Bring Green Recovery
The ESG space is gaining attention as asset managers try to navigate today's volatile markets. Andre Bertolotti believes this to be more than fad.
Start-up Fund Manager Hunts for ‘Joy’ During Pandemic
Infusive Asset Management is blending traditional and alternative datasets to find companies and services that bring “joy” to consumers.
FISD Advances Alt Data Standards, Taps Pritchard to Boost Engagement
Explosive interest in the alternative data sector is driving FISD membership growth as demand to participate in its alternative data group soars.
Four Asset Managers Explain How They Incorporate ESG Data
Execs From UBS AM, Lazard AM, DWS, and East Capital look at incorporating ESG data into their investment practices for more holistic views of risk and opportunity.