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Two-thirds of UK financial services companies are now using alternative data to improve decision making, according to research by online data specialist Oxylabs, which reports non-traditional information is most commonly obtained via “web scraping” new sources of information such as social media and website traffic.

The options exchange operator hopes to make it easier for participants to translate data into context and insight, and to broaden participation from new market

As the oil and gas industries say they're “greening” operations, vendors are offering ESG data and metrics to help investment professionals understand future

Socially responsible investors are putting their money where their mouth is—in ever-increasing amounts. With insatiable demand for new datasets and analytics to

Two Sigma's chief tech officer said the top data hire is the first of many as it plans to multiply its roughly 100-person team over the next few years.

Fifth major open source project initiated by Databricks launches with broad support from data providers and analytical software vendors SAN FRANCISCO, May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Update: On May 17, 2021, the agencies extended the deadline for comments from June 1, 2021, to July 1, 2021. The text of this post has been updated accordingly. The federal financial institutions regulatory agencies collectively issued a Request for Information and Comment (RFI) on March 31, 2021, to better understand how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are used in the financial services industry and identify ar...

WatersTechnology.com Waters Wrap: Buzzwords and the hype machine (And editorial judgment) Anthony previews some of the major trend topics that WatersTechnology will look to cover over the next eight months. Print this page   As I write this, I’m sitting on a train coming back from Raleigh, North Carolina. Once I publish this column, I’ll officially start the second leg of a two-week vacation. To say that I’m disconnected from the world of fintech would be an...

WatersTechnology.com BNP Paribas AM turns to machine learning for carbon emissions The asset manager is using machine learning to estimate carbon footprints for companies that do not report emissions. Print this page   BNP Paribas Asset Management is using machine learning to estimate carbon emissions for companies that do not report their carbon footprint. Raul Leote de Carvalho, deputy head of the quant research group at BNP Paribas Asset Management, says its modeling of carbon e...

Alternative Data Key For Decision Making In Financial Services, Bright Data Research Reveals Nearly one in four financial services professionals use insights from alternative data every day Bright Data (formerly Luminati Networks), a leading online data collection platform, has today released new research findings that highlight the importance of alternative data in financial services. The insights, gathered in cooperation with the leading market research experts Vanson Bourne, demonstrate ...