Since the termination of Jumpshot early this year, the clickstream data landscape has become increasingly fragmented. We recount the events impacting the landscape and outline the options for data consumers today who wish to gain investment insights from web browser activity.

Following increased client interest, we highlight relevant datasets that can be used to monitor the telecommunications sector. The report will specifically draw attention to datasets that can help gauge consumer churn, market penetration of devices and carriers, and high-level consumer behaviour trends. We also discuss the significant limitations associated with these datasets.

While environmental concerns have dominated the agenda in recent years, the coronavirus has renewed focus on social and governance issues. In this report, we highlight the critical impacts of COVID-19 on the ESG industry and outline the alternative datasets that provide sustainability insights in these challenging times.

In this Intelligence report, we unpack the nuances of social media-derived datasets. We discuss the current empirical research available on the relationship between social media and equities as well as highlight relevant social media datasets. Finally, we summarise the limitations of using social media datasets as part of a wider investment strategy.

Tests used to determine COVID-19 infection have and will continue to play a key role in managing the spread of the virus. As nations race to acquire test kits on a massive scale, a subset of companies in the pharma, biotech, and medical device industries stand to profit from this unprecedented demand. To identify these companies, investors may wish to utilise sources of alternative data that capture the COVID-19 testing market.

Following increased client interest, we highlight relevant datasets that can be used to measure the economic recovery of global markets. The Intelligence report places a focus on tracking the recovery of the US, EU, China, as well as countries that have yet to plateau in COVID-19 cases, such as India and Mexico.

With just over three months to go before the 2020 US Presidential Election, Neudata has collated various data sources that can help an investor prepare for the short and long-term implications of the world’s most closely watched political event.

Following a spike in investor interest, we discuss the alternative data segment that is connected vehicle data. The report defines what connected vehicle data is, the outputs that the vehicles can provide, key investment use cases, and how the data can be accessed by the buy-side. We also discuss notable challenges regarding this category of alternative data.

Following a spike in interest from our clients in light of COVID-19, we discuss the first line of alternative data available for investors interested in the commercial real estate industry. The report has consolidated the key datasets – ranging from sales, to rents, mortgages/loans, and supply – for investors hoping to investigate the state, and recovery, of the CRE industry.

ESG integration doesn’t have to be expensive. In this report, we outline how to find and use free ESG datasets.