Alternative Data Podcasts

A catalog of alternative data podcasts to provide you with leading industry insights

A Review of Alternative Data Legal and Compliance Key Themes in 2023

A Review of Alternative Data Legal and Compliance Key Themes in 2023

In this episode, Peter Greene and Ben Kozinn of Schulte Roth & Zabel review the most prominent legal themes from 2023 and provide some thoughts on what to expect in 2024. In 2023, we saw the regulatory demand placed on consumers of alternative data increase as rapidly as the technology itself, as the SEC continued its scrutiny on the risk of alternative data containing material non-public information and stressed the need for firms to adopt and consistently apply robust due diligence policies and procedures.

A Review of Alternative Data Legal and Compliance Key Themes in 2023

Profiting From Data with Max Warren, Team Director, Financial Institutions Sales at Sensor Tower

In this episode, Brendan Furlong, Head of Data Sourcing and Advisory speaks with Max Warren, Team Director, Financial Institutions Sales. Max discusses why it is important to understand the quality of Sensor Tower’s panel and what is different from peers. As App data can be large Max highlights how their analyst team can help clients understand the nuances of using app data. Max also gives some examples of how the data can be used and discusses how the Pathmatics data can be a differentiator.

A Review of Alternative Data Legal and Compliance Key Themes in 2023

Profiting From Data with Garrett DeSimone, Head of Quant Research at OptionMetrics

On this episode of Eagle Alpha’s Profiting From Data Podcast, host Brendan Furlong, Head of Data Sourcing and Strategy at Eagle Alpha, sits down with Garrett DeSimone, PhD and Head of Quant Research at OptionMetrics. We hear from Garrett on his background and transition from academia to OptionMetrics which is a leading data vendor covering the options market with end of day pricing and volumes back to 1996. The company also provides analytics on option market “greeks” and “option surfaces” that institutional investors can use to gain alpha opportunities or to hedge positions.

A Review of Alternative Data Legal and Compliance Key Themes in 2023

Profiting From Data: Location, Location, Location (Data) – A Compliance Discussion with Gravy Analytics, Unacast and Schulte, Roth & Zabel

In this episode, Dallán Ryan, Content & Advisory Lead, Data Strategy was joined by Ben Kozinn from Schulte Roth & Zabel, Kjartan Slette from Unacast, and Jason Sarfati from Gravy Analytics to discuss recent geolocation data collection and sharing developments. The panel discussed data collection best practices and data processing vendors are undertaking, sensitive locations, the FTC case with Kochava, and the likelihood of a US federal privacy law coming into effect any time soon.

A Review of Alternative Data Legal and Compliance Key Themes in 2023

Profiting From Data with CLS and the Largest Single Source of FX Executed Data Available to the Market

This episode features an interview with Femi Opeodu, Head of Data Product and Distribution at CLS Group. Femi began his data journey while at Bloomberg, focusing on growing the commodity side of the business across the globe. His time at Bloomberg helped him realize that if the global economy can be likened to the human body, then foreign exchange is the blood in circulation. Having earned his stripes experiencing how effective alternative data can be for commodities, Femi now works with CLS, a data vendor providing unique and relevant alternative data on the FX market since 2002. On this episode, Femi talks about historic events, such as the fall of Herstatt Bank, that acted as a backdrop for the formation of CLS, the focus on capturing flow, volume, and pricing data for the buyer market, and the importance of focusing on executed trades rather than quotes in FX trading data. He also discusses trends and flows in the FX market and what’s coming down the line for CLS including the expansion of available currencies and increasing frequency of data for clients. Please enjoy this dialogue between Femi and your host, Niall Hurley.

A Review of Alternative Data Legal and Compliance Key Themes in 2023

Profiting From Data with Lowenstein Sandler – Q4 Wrap

Once a quarter, Eagle Alpha’s director of data strategy and analytics, Ronan Crosson, is joined by Peter Greene and Ben Kozinn from New York law firm, Lowenstein Sandler. These conversations are part of Eagle Alpha’s client-only monthly legal workshops. In this episode, Peter and Ben discuss this quarter’s most pertinent topic in the alternative data industry surrounding mobile app data provider, App Annie, and the SEC’s decision to charge them with securities fraud. The group addresses the confusion surrounding the use of insider trading law in this securities fraud case, its impact on the decision on the wider market, and provides expert advice for app data buyers following the SEC’s decision. Please enjoy this dialogue between Peter Greene, Ben Kozinn, and your host, Ronan Crosson.