Almost three quarters (71 per cent) of asset managers believe that using alternative data gives them an investing edge over competitors, according to a new study by Greenwich Associates commissioned by business information provider IHS Markit. Some 74 per cent of
Acuity Trading is expanding its team with the appointment of Vladislav Novopoltsev as a Product Manager and Gustavo Avalos as a Data Scientist. As a Product Manager Novopoltsev will be based in Acuity’s Spanish office in Barcelona where he will utilise
Quant CTA strategies posted the strongest gains in October according to hedge fund data from HFRI. All hedge funds posted strong gains in October, the firm says, and equity and fixed income strategies boosted returns to provide HFRI with its
By A Paris – Alternative data and data science techniques can help give hedge funds a competitive edge but, it is the symbiotic integration of human and machine which ultimately underpins managers’ success or failure in their use of these techniques. “We
S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&PDJI) is now publishing carbon metrics on the majority of its equity indices, including the S&P Global 1200, S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and environmentally-focused indices including S&P Global 1200 Carbon Efficient Index Family and
Global investment research platform Alphametry has launched a comprehensive research management solution for the buy-side. Alphametry Investor will provide all asset managers, regardless of their size, with the benefits of a powerful, cloud-based solution enabling them to manage all their
As various pharmaceutical companies around the world endeavour to find a workable vaccine against the coronavirus, alternative data could help funds take an investment view on where the value lies in this global race.
The growing computing power witnessed in the past few years has led to data becoming more accessible, often at the touch of a button. Though there are huge benefits to this, the progress also means the danger of information overload
Over-the-counter (OTC) market information specialist ICAP Information is to provide Limina Financial Systems with interest rate derivatives and money markets data generated from ICAP’s deep liquidity pool. Access to high quality pre-constructed interest rate curves and data enhances the risk
Neudata Limited has appointed Julia Asri Meigh (pictured), as a data analyst based in London. Her areas of focus and analysis include Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues. Neudata consults with investment managers to identify alternative datasets that are emerging
