The Download 41: 5 New Datasets, 3 Requests for Data, Asset Managers to Increase Alt. Data Spend by 240%

The Download (Newsletter)   |   December 3, 2018

PROVIDERS ADDED TO THE DATABASE Sales and market share data for cannabis retailers: Headset (recently partnered with Kyber Data Science, the alternative data arm of Cowen [Barron’s]) Satellite data covering Chinese agriculture market: TerraQuanta (Integrity...

PROVIDERS ADDED TO THE DATABASE
  • Sales and market share data for cannabis retailers: Headset (recently partnered with Kyber Data Science, the alternative data arm of Cowen [Barron's])
  • Satellite data covering Chinese agriculture market: TerraQuanta (Integrity Research, subscription required)
  • Data tracking campaigns, airings, spend ranking and impression ranking of TV ads for thousands of brands. Email data@alternativedata.org for information.
  • Data on businesses in and around Opportunity Zones (federal zones where funds can invest profits in small businesses and real estate to defer capital gains taxes): SMB Intelligence
  • Sentiment data on earnings calls: VidaMinds
  • Tool for mapping listed products on a retail website to the source company and associated ticker: IPqwery Company Mapping
See public database of 395 data providers.
UPDATES
  • Ravenpack sentiment data added to CloudQuant, a quant investment platform. (businesswire)
  • Alpha Hat, a visualization platform focused on geo-location data, launched TSLA delivery coverage. (Alpha Hat)
  • Advan, a geo-location provider, launched weather dataset to supplement retail foot traffic data.
EVENTS
REQUESTS FOR DATA
  • Data on iRobot (IRBT) market share and sales on Amazon.
  • Consumer transaction data (email receipt, clickstream, app usage, credit card, etc.) for India.
  • Breakdown of US household spending by segment (food, clothing, mortgage, etc.).
  • If you have this data or know who may, email data@alternativedata.org.  See Requests for Data page to see all open requests or to make a new request.
OPENINGS
NEWS & INSIGHTS
  • "The State of Advanced Analytics and Alternative Data Use in the Asset Management Industry" - Report from advisory firm Element22 and UBS Asset Management. (Element22)
  • "Legendary Investor Steve Cohen with Glenn Fuhrman: On Investing, Philanthropy and Art." (Youtube)
  • "The Convergence of Investment Research and Alternative Data." (Integrity Research, subscription required)
  • "Parking Lots Don't Tell the Whole Story: The Trouble With Alternative Data." (Bloomberg)