Traders have long way to go in use of AI and alt data
Pensions & Investments
The industry is still largely focused on “good, clean market data” but needs to adapt to the rapidly evolving data economy. Read More
Deloitte report: Alternative data for investment decisions
Deloitte
Deloitte put together a comprehensive report on alternative data for investment management, with an aim to help early adopters evaluate and mitigate risk. Read Summary » Read Report »
Two Sigma rises rapidly to top of quant hedge fund world
Financial Times
Two Sigma jumped past the $50bn AUM mark earlier this month, putting it on par with Renaissance. Read More
Tech giants pay huge salaries for scarce AI talent
The New York Times
It’s simple supply and demand: Fewer than 10,000 people in the world have the skills necessary to tackle serious artificial intelligence research. Read More
Satellite data shows promise for oil
Bloomberg
Satellite data suggests that the energy and financial markets may be underestimating China’s demand for oil. Read More
Location data needs more than GPS
Co.Design
Tall buildings, vertical location and surroundings are some of the challenges Foursquare is tackling with machine learning. Read More
How universities are failing finance students
Institutional Investor
Finance programs still focused on the capital asset pricing model are ignoring alternative data and putting their students at a disadvantage. Read More
Alt data trends: ESG, unstructured and non-US data
MarketBrains
Neudata Founder and CEO Rado Lipuš offers some valuable insights on alternative data for the buy-side. Read More
Computer finds missile sites with satellite data
SpaceNews
Interested in applications of satellite imagery and deep machine learning outside of finance? Here’s a piece on how US defense and intelligence agencies are using the technology. Read More