The sell side’s alternative data
Bloomberg
Quantitative investors are knocking on the doors of investment banks for access to their usage data. Read More
Quant quake: 2007 and 2017
AQR
Cliff Asness, co-founder of AQR Capital Management, reflects on the 10-year anniversary of the “quant quake”. Read More
Goldman’s quant unit rebuilt
Bloomberg
More quant-quake reflection. A decade after the meltdown, quant funds continue their ascension, but the potential of overcrowding looms. Read More
Neudata releases version two of Scout
International Business Times
Data broker Neudata releases an updated version of ‘Scout’, their digital data intelligence platform. Read More
Alt data provider Thasos on the mobile
Institutional Investor
Thasos, a new alternative data platform out of MIT’s Media Lab, is betting that mobile geolocation data will be the next big source of alpha. Read More »
Blockchain, big data and the value of global trade
International Business Times
Data experts discuss the hidden value of blockchain, the distributed ledger technology that is set to bring transparency to the world’s data. Read More
3Q 2017 fintech analyst note
ValueWalk
ValueWalk highlights current trends in fintech for asset management, bringing alternative data to the forefront. Read More
Going once, going twice:
Quandl
The world’s largest industrial auctioneer, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, surprises investors with a 7% post-earnings run-up. Quandl’s alt dataset explains why. Read More »