In this report, we summarize the major developments in the alternative data industry in 2020 based on Eagle Alpha’s proprietary data and insights. Many of these trends and themes will have relevance into 2021 and beyond.
In this month’s legal workshop, Ronan Crosson, Director, Data Strategy and Analytics, was joined by Ben Kozinn of Lowenstein Sandler and Marissa Dong of Jun he Law Offices to discuss legal developments in China and how it affects the global alternative data landscape.
In this paper Jianming Sun, Data Sourcing & Partnerships for Eagle Alpha outlines the most popular datasets for China. The datasets that are explored are listed below.
Eagle Alpha rounds up some of the most relevant legal and compliance articles surrounding the alternative data space over the past month.
On Thursday, February 18th, 2021 we held a workshop on Open/Public Data.
This paper pulls together publicly available data with insights from Eagle Alpha’s proprietary articles and webinars. The paper also leans heavily on insight from our legal partners, New York law firm Lowenstein Sandler, who are regular contributors to our content.
On Thursday, February 11th, 2021, we held a strategy workshop with Pluribus Labs.
This publication explores a range of alternative data sources used to monitor the industrial sector.
This article discusses the benefits of tapping external-data sources, illustrated through a variety of examples, and lays out best practices for getting started. These include establishing an external-data strategy team and developing relationships with data brokers and marketplace partners.
Investors are looking for alternative data that can help assess the debt market. Alternative data such as consumer transaction data, B2B invoice data, loan data, and web traffic data could all be applied to credit markets.
Many alternative datasets can be applied to the credit markets as they would be applied to the equity market. For example:
Eagle Alpha rounds up some of the most relevant legal and compliance articles surrounding the alternative data space over the past month.
