We arranged this interview with Mark Townsend in order to understand the current recruitment trends within the asset management industry.
On the 12th of August, we published a research note on HPQ highlighting changes across four product categories and the company confirmed our findings when it reported its earnings on the 25th of August:
Pokémon Go has been significantly affecting Nintendo Co. Ltd.’s share price with analysts also noticing secondary plays. The game passed the mark of 100 million installs and reached $10 million in daily revenues, however it appears that Pokémon Go’s peak is now behind us.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it would further improve its Complaint Database by giving consumers an option to “rate the company’s handling of his or her complaint on a one-to-five scale and provide a narrative description in support of the rating.”
Descartes Labs, a startup analyzing satellite imagery data, announced that it would make its corn yield forecast available for free and updated every week throughout the 2016 growing season.
On the 13th of October 2015, we published a research note on U.S. auto lenders highlighting customer service issues. Santander Consumer (SC) had the worst consumer complaint and review profile, followed by Ally Financial (ALLY). The two companies had:
Online reviews have become mainstream and consumers are increasingly relying on them when making decisions. This article presents the latest research on the following topics: distribution of negative and positive reviews, sentiment of online reviews and evaluation of the impact on sales.
Gene Ekster, CFA is Eagle Alpha’s advisory panel member who works with asset management firms and data providers in a consulting capacity to help integrate alternative data into the investment process.
Twitter data is used by financial industry professionals in a variety of ways. It has been extensively used for fundamental and consumer analysis since the SEC confirmed that companies could use Twitter to announce key information.
On the 15th of July, we produced a research note on the US toy market highlighting “… pressure on licensed brands [as] a headwind for Hasbro in the US.” We showed that Hasbro had lost share amongst the bestselling boys’ toys in the US.
Eagle Alpha has spent over 2 years perfecting indices based on online search activity. By creating baskets of online search terms related to certain topics, Eagle Alpha can build indices that improve existing models and indicators with clients also being able to create proprietary indices.
