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Alternative Data Landscape in China

Investors started noticing gaps and inconsistencies in the official figures since the Central Committee for Disciplinary Inspection (CCDI) started investigating the National Bureau of Statistics 8 months ago. The uncertainty about the official figures has created demand for “proxy” indicators.

By Dallán Ryan

• 8 years ago

Strategic Insights Members

Citadel hires Microsoft's COO

Citadel's new hire and former Microsoft COO, Kevin Turner, will be in charge of the company's securities business, a market-maker that often processes more than a billion equity shares per day.

By Dallán Ryan

• 8 years ago

Strategic Insights Members

Orbital Insight, a Geospatial Big Data Company, Raises $20M

Orbital Insight announced its $15M Series B funding round led by Alphabet Inc.’s GV (formerly Google Ventures) with CME Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Lux Capital, and Bloomberg Beta participating. The agreement and investment from In-Q-Tel (IQT) brought the total to $20M.

By Dallán Ryan

• 8 years ago

Strategic Insights Members

Asset Managers Incorporating Big Data into their Skill Sets

As programmers and computers are substituting traditional portfolio managers, investment professionals need to ask themselves the following question: "Does your career have a vision for big data?"

By Dallán Ryan

• 8 years ago

Strategic Insights Members

Data Capital Management Uses Big Data to Analyze the Outcome of Brexit Vote

Michael Beal, Data Capital Management CEO, discussed how his hedge fund uses big data, machine learning and artificial intelligence to trade the market - video below.

By Dallán Ryan

• 8 years ago

Strategic Insights Members

Increasing Adoption of Alternative Datasets Highlighted at the Future of Fintech Conference

Most investment managers don’t have the architecture to consume data like Point72. Therefore, alternative data vendors need to provide good UX to access data. There is still a lot of work to be done in terms of interpretation and analysis when alternative data becomes widespread.

By Dallán Ryan

• 8 years ago

Strategic Insights Members

How to Know if a Hedge Fund Manager has Big Data in their DNA

Braxton Mckee, CEO of Ufora - a data consulting and technology company - explained what signs indicate that a hedge fund is taking Big Data seriously.

By Dallán Ryan

• 8 years ago

Use Cases Members

Baidu Is Using Its Own Data to Measure China's Economy

Baidu Inc. started using its own data in order to gauge China's economy. The goal is to construct better indicators compared to the ones using the official government figures.

By Dallán Ryan

• 8 years ago

Strategic Insights Members

Interview with Gene Ekster, Alternative Data Expert

Gene Ekster, CFA is Eagle Alpha’s advisory board member who works with asset management firms and data providers in a consulting capacity to help integrate alternative data into the investment process.

By Dallán Ryan

• 8 years ago

Use Cases Members

Macro Search Based Indices

Eagle Alpha has spent over 2 years perfecting proprietary indices using a Principal Component Analysis (PCA) approach.

By Dallán Ryan

• 8 years ago

Strategic Insights Members

Active Equity Managers Turn to Big Data

Jeff Shen, co-chief investment officer of BlackRock’s Scientific highlighted the importance of unusual sources such as satellite imagery, Q&A transcripts, online search and social media.

By Dallán Ryan

• 8 years ago

Legal & Compliance Members

Crawling for Data: Interview with Tonia Klausner, the Legal Expert

Tonia Ouellette Klausner, a partner with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, and a member of their Internet Law and Strategy Group, explained how buyside firms are using web crawling software and how legal risks could be mitigated.

By Dallán Ryan

• 8 years ago

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