What have systematic investors learned from using alternative data?

Julia Asri Meigh, Head of ESG and Macro Research (New York)

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We summarise a 2021 whitepaper from the systematic active equity team of a global investment manager, which discusses the lessons that their team has learned using alternative data. The paper also highlights the three “edges” they believe alternative data offers in active equity investing.

LITERATURE

In this Literature Review, we discuss the April 2021 whitepaper from