Geospark Analytics hires president for expansion phase
Geospark Analytics, a provider of geopolitical stability indices, has hired Amanda Brownfield as president to execute the company’s upcoming expansion plans.
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Factual merges with Foursquare
Location data provider Factual has merged with Foursquare in an all-stock deal, the companies have announced. -
What can quant funds learn from COVID-19?
As the financial world recovers from the COVID-19 selloff, we summarise a research note that details the lessons quantitative funds can learn from the crisis. We also highlight several Neudata-listed data providers that may be applicable for investors interested in applying these lessons into practice. -
Consumers reluctant to share transactional, email and medical data
Roughly three-fourths of Americans feel uncomfortable with the idea that third-party data providers could gain access to aggregated, anonymised versions of certain types of data, according to a new survey of American consumers by Neudata. -
COVID-19: Alternative datasets for the hospitality sector
From layoffs to discussions of bailouts, it has been a turbulent few weeks for the global hospitality industry as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this Intelligence report, we provide a deep dive into the various alternative datasets that can be used by investors to monitor the state of the industry, specifically the lodging, cruise, and restaurant sectors. -
March Tidbits: Quarantine Edition
While the world goes into lockdown, Neudata Tidbits is bringing you the latest updates on how data is taking centre stage as coronavirus rocks global economies, which data providers are getting acquired and an update on UK open banking regulations... straight to your living room. -
López de Prado questions traditional data analysis techniques
Top machine learning researcher Marcos López de Prado is highlighting the power of machine learning techniques for financial data analysis, noting that — contrary to popular belief — ML techniques offer a better guard against overfitting than classical econometrics. -
Traders use nowcasting to predict COVID-19-related macro market moves
As markets react wildly to the coronavirus pandemic, investors are relying on nowcasting tools like surveys and web-scraping to determine the true size of the macroeconomic fallout. -
COVID-19: Our catalogue of free alternative datasets
To aid our clients in navigating the unprecedented situation that the global economy now faces, we have collated a list of 80 free alternative data sources, over 90% of which are updated at weekly-or-higher frequencies. Highlights include human temperature mapping from smart thermometers, country-level internet pressure tracking, and global foot traffic data sourced from 128 countries. -
German court prohibits negative ESG ratings when data is lacking
European courts are restricting ESG ratings agencies from doling out negative sustainability scores when they can’t find enough data to prove how a company is approaching its ESG practices.