Alternative data is emerging as a key component of buy-side firms’ efforts to seek out new investment opportunities, for many filling the gap left by the unbundling of sell-side research from execution. By tapping into unique, non-traditional data sets, hedge funds and quantitative fund managers hope to exploit unfound opportunities before they hit the mainstream.
But sourcing, evaluating, integrating and using alternative data is a non-trivial exercise. Many providers of alternative data are experts in their field, but inexpert when it comes to data provision. Alternative data sets may be incomplete or unverifiable; they may be unstructured in format and difficult to integrate; they may include data that isn’t permitted for redistribution under new privacy rules. And there may be limited or no archive available for back-testing.
This webinar will discuss the issues around selecting and deploying alternative data, and detail steps investment managers can take to exploit the opportunities presented by the data. It will also identify best practice approaches to using the data and highlight its criticality going forward.
Register for the webinar to find about more about:
-The benefits of using alternative data
-Examples of alternative data and their use cases
-The challenges of selecting and deploying alternative data sets
-Best practices that deliver successful outcomes
