An increasing number of financial services (FS) companies are adopting solutions driven by artificial intelligence (AI) to gain operational efficiencies, derive strategic insights, and improve customer engagement. However, the rate of adoption has been low, in part due to the apprehension around...

"This groundbreaking book will be the first to address the alternative data topic in the world of investing and risk management. It will illustrate, also by practical examples and code: How to navigate the thick jungle of generated data as of today, which techniques are the most suitable for...

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- PART 1: Introduction and Theory -- CHAPTER 1: Alternative Data: The Lay of the Land -- 1.1 INTRODUCTION -- 1.2 WHAT IS "ALTERNATIVE DATA"? -- 1.3 SEGMENTATION OF ALTERNATIVE DATA -- 1.4 THE MANY VS OF BIG DATA -- 1.5 WHY ALTERNATIVE...