Author Sanford Bragg
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Redburn May Be Downsizing A Bit
05/21/2018
Three research analysts and a salesperson have recently left London-based Redburn, one of the largest independent research firms, according to the FCA Register, suggesting that the firm may be paring ...
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Barclays Joins the Alternative Data Crowd
05/18/2018
The success of UBS Evidence Labs is prompting other bulge bracket banks to invest in alternative data to enhance their research offerings. Barclays is the latest, having recruited Buzzfeed’s lead ...
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Euromoney Expects Strategic Actions for Troubled BCA Research
05/18/2018
Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, parent of BCA Research and Ned Davis Research (NDR), reported that revenues for its business unit which includes the two economic research firms were down nearly ...
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New Alternative Data Standard-Setting Body Publishes Privacy Best Practices
05/17/2018
The Investment Data Standards Organization (IDSO), a non-profit comprised of producers, distributors and users of alternative data, has publicly released a set of best practices for datasets which include personally ...
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Alternative Data Firm M Science Wins Benzinga FinTech Award
05/16/2018
M Science, the alternative data research provider first launched as Majestic Research, bested nine competitors in the ‘Finding Alpha Through Alternative Data’ category at the 2018 Benzinga Global Fintech Awards. ...
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Big Data ESG Firm TruValue Labs Raises $13.6 Million
05/16/2018
TruValue Labs, which uses artificial intelligence techniques to collect environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data, closed $13.6m in Series A funding. The round was led by Katalyst Ventures, with participation ...
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Research Aggregator Street Contxt Launches Exchange
05/15/2018
Research distributor Street Contxt launched an all-you-can-eat research distribution platform targeted to small asset managers, primarily in the US. The firm also launched a directory of research providers and rebranded ...
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Rise of the Super Bulge: Growing Concentration in Equity Franchises
05/15/2018
Over the last five years, the top five equities franchises have gained share from the five next largest equities businesses as more market power has become concentrated into fewer firms. ...
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Recent Research Hiring and Firing
05/14/2018
We pulled together recent recruiting and layoff news to see if we could divine any patterns. We’ve been cutting back on our coverage of people moves partly because there are ...
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Alternative Data Purveyor 7Park Data Embraces Geolocation Data
05/11/2018
As geolocation data becomes one of the hottest segments of alternative data, vendor 7Park Data added Cuebiq data to its platform. CEO Brian Lichtenberger views the new offering as symptomatic ...