Bloomberg calls man…
Bloomberg
Bloomberg calls man in the man-machine debate: “Models are a great place to begin, but not necessarily a good place to finish. …The analysts, traders and portfolio managers” are still required. Read More
CNBC calls machine…
CNBC
“Stock-picking has fallen out of style, replaced by quantitative strategies that use numbers and computer algorithms to select stocks”. Read More
And Quartz calls man
Quartz
“The buzz around quants is so intense that managers may feel pressured to adopt some sort of algorithmic strategy, or risk raising less money,” and that would be a mistake. Can’t we call a tie here? Read More
Alt data start-up Qineqt said to shut down
Institutional Investor
Early alternative data start-up Qineqt shuts down as the company experiences issues with scaling and pricing. Read More
What 1010data knows about the Amazon-Whole Foods deal
Fortune
There is a substantial overlap in Whole Foods customers and Amazon Prime members — over half of Whole Foods customers. And they spend more than average. Read More
Can small quant shops compete with the big dogs?
eFinancialCareers
Bill Libby and Manoj Narang comment on how small quant funds can compete and note that it is, indeed, possible. Read More
The evolution of analytics over the last decade
Harvard Business Review
Noted author and MIT fellow Thomas Davenport takes us through the evolution of analytics since the arrival of big data in this practical write-up. Read More
China’s private bicycle-sharing companies chart new path
7Park
7Park published research on China’s bike-sharing industry; its rapid growth points to health in the overall economy. (gated content) Read More