PROVIDERS ADDED TO THE DATABASE

• Data on company-level talent risk, i.e. likelihood of gaining or losing top talent based on employee background, education, events, peer activity, and industry trends: ENGAGE Research
• Public data aggregator with specific packages for 15 sectors, focused largely on geo-location and satellite data: Statlas
• Sentiment data and visualization platform, filterable by geography, sector, and company: First to Invest

UPDATES

• Guidepoint launched Qsight, an alternative data offering that covers 500 healthcare manufacturers and distributors using purchasing data from healthcare facilities. (prnewswire)
• Prattle, a sentiment provider, expanded coverage to press releases and corporate websites. (Integrity Research, subscription required)
• TruValue Labs, an ESG provider, added to Open:FactSet Marketplace. (finextra)
• DataYes, a data broker covering China, added to AltHub. (globenewswire)

REQUESTS FOR DATA (RFD)

• Spend or footfall data for Domino’s Pizza France and Domino’s Pizza Germany - tracking consumer trends online, in-store, or in-app.
• Data on revenue and associate growth for multi-level marketing companies (e.g. Herbalife, Usana Health Services, Nu Skin). Update: additional investors seeking this data.

OPENINGS

• Data Lead - Point72 (Stamford, CT)
• See other openings for Investment Research, Data Analyst, Data Engineer, and Data Scientist

EVENTS

• Ai 4 Finance - h2o (August 21, New York)
• Generation AI: The New Data Driven Investor - Ravenpack (Sept. 12, New York)
• See full calendar of upcoming events

NEWS & INSIGHTS

• Analysis of discount store Five Below shows how geo-location, credit/debit card, and email receipt data can be combined and mapped to key company KPIs: growth in comparable sales and new locations. (LinkedIn)
• UBS Asset Management uses the Quantitative Evidence and Data Science team to drive data science and quantitative techniques for the firm’s fundamental investors. (Risk.net, subscription required)
• Google Ventures uses “The Machine”, originally a data-driven due diligence tool, to secure the green light for new investments. (axios)
• Australian government puts out call to alternative data providers (seeking airlines transactions, telecommunications data, and social media sentiment) in hopes to supplement the survey data used to inform its tourism strategy. (itnews)
• Sentieo, a data interface, uses Google Trends and company transcript mentions of “flavored water” to track disruption in the soda industry. (Sentieo)
• Zillow's Zestimate feature, the data-driven house price estimator, shows how the successful implementation of a prediction engine disrupted the real estate industry. (The Real Deal)