Our blog highlights the surging interest in ESG, with growing regulatory and investor demand for sustainable and socially responsible investment practices boosting ESG funds’ AUM.
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Alternative Data in Emerging Markets Asia
Our blog notes a surge in demand for alternative data from Emerging Markets Asia, especially China, with both international and local managers keen on regional insights.
Eurozone Inflation to Burn Hotter, but ECB Rates to Stay on Ice
Our blog discusses the rise in 2022 inflation forecasts across Europe due to supply chain issues and higher energy/food prices, impacting Europe Regional bond fund strategies.
Tracking Supply Chain Disruptions with Alternative Data
Our blog highlights how alternative data has provided crucial insights into Covid-19’s impact, especially as supply chain issues affect the holiday season and beyond.
2021 Alternative Data Year in Review
Eagle Alpha’s 2021 report celebrates alternative data growth, emphasizing new partnerships, efficient use, and the journey towards data integration.
Post-Acquisition for Private Equity
This blog highlights the 6 key drivers of alternative data adoption that apply to private equity portfolio companies.
Deal Origination & Due Diligence for Private Equity (CAIA Association Collaboration)
This blog is based on a webcast hosted in partnership with CAIA Association, where Eagle Alpha spoke alongside strategic partners onefourzero about using alternative data for deal origination and due diligence. The Alternative Data Landscape for Private Equity If we...
App Annie and Founder Bertrand Schmitt Charged with Securities Fraud by the SEC
On 14th September 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought a securities fraud ruling against leading mobile app data provider App Annie and its co-founder and former CEO and Chairman Bertrand Schmitt. The SEC found that at this time the company was “engaging in deceptive practices and making material misrepresentations about how App Annie’s alternative data was derived” that violated anti-fraud provisions of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder.
How Mobile App Data Quickly Established Itself As A Leading Alt Data Source
With an increasing number of internet users moving away from traditional internet channels like desktop computers and towards mobile-only use, app usage data can offer hugely valuable insights into consumer behaviour and company performance through a variety of key performance metrics.
Data Privacy and Alternative Data: Apple, Google, GDPR et al.
As a leader in the alternative data space, we make it a priority to stay up to date with legal and compliance issues across the alternative data landscape. A recent ‘Spotlight’ paper we published called Data Privacy and Alternative Data focuses on the data privacy movement and how it has developed over the past several years. In this paper we discuss the restriction around data collection and distribution being implemented both at a state and regional level as well as a company level where “Gatekeepers” are proving to be more influential than ever. This blog provides a run-down of several of the most noteworthy pieces of legal and compliance mentions from the paper.
