PROVIDERS ADDED TO THE DATABASE

• TV ad campaigns, impressions, and estimated advertiser spend from 9mm opted-in smart TVs: iSpot
  
• Sentiment data on audio of earning calls transcripts, focused on emotion classification: DeepAffects
  
• Searchable platform of thousands of expert call transcripts: Tegus
  
• Survey and central bank data on global consumer spend: Paynxt360
  
• Data on global events sourced from unstructured text across social media, blogs, and news: Accrue

UPDATES

• Quandl acquired by Nasdaq. (Press Release, Financial Times - subscription required)
  
• 7Park acquired by Vista Equity Partners. (Press Release)

EVENTS

• Discovery Day Miami - BattleFin (January 29 - Miami) 
  
• Quandl Data Conference - Quandl (February 28 - New York)
  
• AI, Machine Learning, & Sentiment Analysis - UNICOM (March 14 - Mumbai)

See full calendar of upcoming events. 

REQUESTS FOR DATA

• Dataset of Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) for the underlying collateral of subprime auto asset backed securities (ABS).

If you have this data or know who may, email data@alternativedata.org. Visit Requests for Data page to see all open requests or to make a new request.

OPENINGS

• Alternative Data Scout - CPP Investment Board (Toronto)
  
• Healthcare Data Scientist - Point72 (New York)
  
• Data Sourcing & Engineering Analyst - Intelligent Digital Solutions, JP Morgan Asset Management (New York)

See other openings for Investment Research, Data Analyst, Data Engineer, and Data Scientist

NEWS & INSIGHTS

• Barron's publishes cover story on alternative data trends (Barron's). Interesting points include:
  • JP Morgan Asset Management is building an Intelligent Digital Solutions team to supplement fundamental investors with data-driven insights.
  • BattleFin attendee composition has shifted from 90% quant to 50% fundamental in the past two years.
    
• UBS Evidence Lab creates client-facing group to sell its data services externally in addition to serving UBS analysts. (Institutional Investor)
  
• Integrity Research discusses why Thasos Group, a geo-location provider, chose to remove iOS users entirely from their mobile panel after Apple updated its terms of service. (Integrity Research, subscription required) 
  
• Dan Furstenberg, head of data strategy of Jefferies, says that alternative data uptake is still in early stages for traditional asset mangers, with only a quarter of managers surveyed by the firm being high-volume data users (using 50+ data sets). (Barron's)
  
• Deloitte predicts that 2019 will see more private equity firms begin to utilize alternative data for finding investment opportunities. (2019 Investment Management Industry Outlook)