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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.
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EU regulators tighten short-selling rules during COVID-19 pandemic
As the fallout related to COVID-19 continues to ripple through financial markets, European regulators are taking a strong position against short sellers. -
Traders turn to sentiment analysis to track market volatility
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 files Supreme Court appeal against hiQ Labs
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. -
ESG, transactional data top buyers’ wish lists
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’s head quant to retire
Point72 Asset Management’s head quant is set to retire by the end of this year, according to the firm. -
SF Summit: Data users mull privacy protection regs as CCPA enforcement looms
Alternative data users are grappling with the effect that new consumer data-focused regulations will have on their ability to make predictions about financial markets. -
February Tidbits: California Dreamin’
Read on for summaries of the SF Summit presentations, as well as the latest on alternative data’s role in the latest global public health crisis, clickstream data’s continuing woes and the launch of a new Neudata service for clients.