The UK government published a new Data Ethics Framework to set principles for how data should be used in the public sector.
The purpose of this meeting held on June 27th, 2018 was to kick off the project of developing a metadata schema for both data buyers and vendors.
On May 31st 2018, we organized our second Data Showcase event in NYC for asset managers and data vendors. Over 530 1-on-1s took place and our three buyside panels along with our expert panel provided excellent insights into the alternative data space.
The article notes that these investors will leverage alternative data in ways that are materially different than how money managers, whether buy & hold strategies or long/short strategies, are leveraging alternative data.
On May 30th 2018, we organized our first in-person Data Forum conference for buyside firms to discuss important alternative data topics with peers.
With these insights, analysts can benchmark performance against competitors, reveal competitors' online strategies, discover new opportunities, identify emerging trends and understand consumer intent and journey.
On May 15th, 2018, Eagle Alpha organized an online meeting attended by twenty-one asset management firms to discuss the topic of testing alternative datasets for quality.
The vendor tracks every company operating in the U.S. and their locations, accounting for over 95% of U.S. employment.
On May 9th 2018, Eagle Alpha organized a webinar regarding alternative data and macro investing.
This company delivers data and analytics based on purchase behaviour from a panel of 2.5 million+ US shoppers.
Investment Data Standards Organization (IDSO), a non-profit industry-driven organization, released a document outlining best practices when dealing with datasets that include personally identifiable information (PII).
This dataset is generated by the XYME framework using a machine learning model ensemble containing more than 200,000 models (approximately 500 models for each ticker).
