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A Wall Street Journal article in August 2020 called “Savvy Investors Look to Job Postings to Predict a Company’s Performance” featured a discussion of a research paper co-authored by Expert Hub contributor Professor Ben Lourie titled: “Are Online Job Postings Informative to Investors.”
This case study deck looks at alternative data use cases that can be applied to software stocks.
Consumer transaction data is one of the most popular and widely deployed types of alternative data by investment managers. The data is also used extensively by corporates with exposure to the retail segment of the economy.
Back in January of this year a letter from US lawmakers called for an investigation by the FTC into Yodlee and its parent Envestnet “to determine whether the company’s sale of sensitive financial transaction data from tens of millions of Americans violates the FTC Act”.
In this workshop, the Lowenstein Sandler team discuss two recent topics that have arisen for investors - the moves that have been occurring in Washington around Federal Privacy Legislation and the potential implications, and the Weather Channel case with the City of Los Angeles.
Placer.ai provides instant access to location analytics derived from the foot traffic of millions of consumers, delivering visibility into human mobility and offline shopping trends.
The rules and regulations around the collection and dissemination of data in China are lengthy and complex. Particularly when it comes to data that leaves the country. The collection and use of data can fall under Anti-Monopoly Law, Anti-Unfair Competition Law and cybersecurity law.
One of our Expert Hub contributors, Jonathan Neitzell of Anduril Partners and previously CDO at Goldman Sachs, discusses what he believes is best practice in establishing an investment process.
On Thursday, September 17th, 2020 we held a workshop on Consumer Transaction data.
The US election is rapidly approaching, and investors are trying to position themselves by using alternative data. Some people argue that it is futile to try and position your portfolio based on the potential outcome of an election.
The following is a synopsis of a panel discussion from Eagle Alpha’s September virtual conference.
Polling data in the UK came under scrutiny after the Brexit and Scottish independence referenda. Articles in the British press and Bloomberg highlighted the controversy around hedge funds using polling data to trade the markets.
