As the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 continues to grow, asset managers are seeking out granular healthcare datasets to track the true spread of the disease ahead of officially reported statistics.

PanAgora Asset Management has continued to see strong performance of its quantitative portfolio focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors three years after the strategy was launched.

Neudata presented to clients on the alternative datasets most well-positioned to forecast China’s recovery efforts, highlight the potential implications for the global healthcare, tourism and travel sectors, as well as to model the disease’s future spread.

As the fallout related to COVID-19 continues to ripple through financial markets, European regulators are taking a strong position against short sellers.

As markets tumble around the world, investors are turning to alternative data sources like sentiment analysis to make sense of an escalating global health pandemic and an energy shock that are shaking confidence.

LinkedIn has officially asked the US Supreme Court to review the case it lost against hiQ Labs in the ongoing web-scraping dispute between the two companies.

Data providers specialising in ESG (environmental, social and governance) and transactional data proved most popular among attendees at the Neudata San Francisco Summit in February.

Point72 Asset Management’s head quant is set to retire by the end of this year, according to the firm.

Alpha Quantamental, an equity long/short fund that incorporates data-driven techniques into its stock-picking process, is considering an expansion into options trading at the behest of clients looking for higher risk investments.

Knoema, a data management platform, has acquired alternative data aggregator Adaptive Management.