In this episode I speak to Sean Austin and Gerwin Schalk, the CEO and Chief Science Officer of Helios Life, a company on the cutting edge of alternative data types. Helios takes natural language processing a step further by analysing not just the words spoken in, for example, earnings calls, but actually delving into the tone and cadence of the speaker. This technology attempts to reveal what the speaker is actually feeling about what they’re saying, allowing an analyst to expose potential mismatches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I speak to Aron Cooper, Head of MidFrequency Alpha at Maven Securities. In our conversation, Aron and I discuss what drove him out of NASA and into quantitative finance, the quant quake, how much alternative datasets are worth and whether data reliability is the key issue, and what he means by ‘market-leading’.On a more topical note, wishing all my listeners a very happy and prosperous new year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Season's Greetings!In this episode I speak to Masashi Tsujinaka, CEO at Nowcast, the pre-eminent alternative data provider in Japan.In our conversation, Masashi and I explore the alternative data scene in Japan: the types of data that are available, the types of customers looking to get hold of it, and value that can be extracted from it.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I speak to Vera Shulgina of SigTech, a software platform for quantitative investors. Vera has recently joined SigTech having previously enjoyed a successful career on the operations side of hedge funds including Two Sigma and Citadel.In our conversation, Vera and I talk about the recent trend of buysiders moving across into product companies, SigTech’s offering, and some of the challenges Vera faces in creating a new US office.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I speak to Joe Hung, an analyst who has enjoyed an active career in alternative data at funds including Point 72.In our conversation, Joe and I talk about the way alternative data usage has gone below the top line and is increasingly enabling a deeper analysis of a company’s past, present and future.In other news, join us on zoom this Wednesday at 3pm London time for an interactive conversation about all things alternative data, with a focus on Synthetic Data, led by Jason Hills formerly of Facteus and Fabiana Clemente of YData. Join the LinkedIn group for more details: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9059921/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I speak to Vivek Viswanathan of Rayliant Global Advisors, a US quantitative fund that focuses on the Chinese markets.In our conversation, Vivek and I explore the shape of the Chinese investment scene, and discuss the relative penetration of alternative data and its likely future in China.In other news, join me and other guests this Wednesday 8th December at the delayed Leading Point event where we will be discussing “Is Alternative Data Still Alternative?”. London in-person and virtual tickets are available here - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-data-kitchen-tm-is-alternative-data-still-alternative-tickets-203242171807 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I speak to Jason Hills, former Chief Revenue Officer of Facteus, an alternative data provider that sells synthetic data.In our conversation Jason and I explore his journey into synthetic data, and his next plans. In other news, join me and other guests on Wednesday 8th December at the delayed Leading Point event where we will be discussing “Is Alternative Data Still Alternative?”. London in-person and virtual tickets are available here - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-data-kitchen-tm-is-alternative-data-still-alternative-tickets-203242171807 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I speak to Fabiana Clemente, Founder and Chief Data Officer of YData https://ydata.ai/ - the first data platform with synthetic data generation.In our conversation, Fabiana and I talk through a full introduction to synthetic data.In other news, join me and other guests on Wednesday 8th December at the delayed Leading Point event where we will be discussing “Is Alternative Data Still Alternative?”. London in-person and virtual tickets are available here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-data-kitchen-tm-is-alternative-data-still-alternative-tickets-203242171807 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I speak to Seth Leonard, winner of the hackathon at the most recent Eagle Alpha conference. In our conversation Seth and I talk through exactly how he won, combining multiple alternative datasets to forecast the next inflation figure. As a mild warning, this is more technical than other episodes.In other news, I will be speaking at the HFM European Quant Summit on Wednesday 17th November alongside Rani Piputri of NNIP, where we’ll be discussing ‘Acquiring and Combining Alternative Datasets’: https://www.hfmeuquantsummit.com/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I speak to Bradley Saacks, Hedge Fund Reporter at Business Insider.In our conversation, Bradley and I talk about the effect the GameStop story had on the hedge fund industry, the past present and future of alternative data, and how it feels to be a buyer at an alt data conference.Separately, I will be speaking at the HFM European Quant Summit on Wednesday 17th November alongside Rani Piputri of NNIP, where we’ll be discussing ‘Acquiring and Combining Alternative Datasets’: https://www.hfmeuquantsummit.com/agendaThe link to Bradley’s favourite piece: https://www.businessinsider.com/hedge-fund-data-buyers-at-alternative-data-conference-battlefin-2019-6 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.