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Alternative sources of labour market data

Global labour markets have been facing increasing pressure. Skills shortages and imbalances in the demand-supply of labour have been driving inflationary pressures. More recently, recessionary conditions have increased concerns of mass layoffs.

Intelligence 7 Sep 2022
Events data: Beyond the traditional

When considering real-time events, we tend to focus on data sources that transcribe and report on breaking news. However, a wide array of sources exist that offer alternative ways of obtaining information beyond an RSS feed. This report summarises methodologies and vendors that can provide insights (and therefore alpha) into events as they happen. We also explore how real-time data can lead to incorrect conclusions, and how to mitigate against this possibility.

Intelligence 1 Sep 2022
What does the American Data Privacy and Protection Act mean for alternative data?

The American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) is the first federal privacy bill to pass committee markup. In this intelligence piece, we look at the proposed bill’s provisions and consider its potential impact on different types of alternative data.

Intelligence 24 Aug 2022
App data revisited

Nearly one year since we discussed the fallout from App Annie’s SEC settlement, we return to the app data landscape. We analyse the current state of the market, how the leaders distinguish themselves and consider what the future may hold.

Intelligence 17 Aug 2022
Japanese NLP: breaking the language barrier

Why does it seem that few Japanese alternative data providers adopt natural language processing technology? When a Japanese provider claims to adopt AI-driven NLP for sentiment analysis, we often find it comprises little more than user ratings and supervised text classification. In this report, we will explain the challenges in Japanese language text mining and highlight a few vanguard providers tackling such obstacles in Japan.

Intelligence 10 Aug 2022
Data biz in China: State advancing with cross-border transfer regulation

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) recently published three new data-related regulations, including “Measures on the Security Assessment of Cross-Border Data Transfer”. In this intelligence report, we summarise the latest developments in the Chinese data-related regulatory framework and moves by key industry stakeholders.

Intelligence 3 Aug 2022
Natural language processing – a newer paradigm

We reflect on an area of alternative data that has seen substantial growth and evolvement in the past few years. This report examines some newer applications of natural language processing (NLP) we've begun to see emerge within the alternative data space.

Intelligence 27 Jul 2022
Beyond location data: Mobility, population and demographics

After increased media attention and some discontinuations in the location data market, this intelligence piece looks at some alternative data sources to location data. Use cases for this type of data have typically been associated with tracking short-term mobility patterns. We also explore the data sources that can facilitate an understanding of longer-term human mobility and population dynamics.

Intelligence 21 Jul 2022
Past, present and future of retail order flow data

Recent remarks by the SEC’s chairman regarding a potential ban on payment-for-order flows have unsettled diverse stakeholders in the US equity markets. We examine the impact of such a market reform on market data products.

Intelligence 13 Jul 2022
Carbon markets – trends, insights and data sources

Carbon markets provide investors with an opportunity to decarbonise their portfolios and the economy. Soaring carbon prices in recent years also offer non-ESG investors benefits from appreciating prices. In this report, we summarise the current trends in carbon markets, outline their benefits to investors, and highlight the datasets that offer insights into the future dynamics of carbon pricing.

Intelligence 6 Jul 2022

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