{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f96e67a0ba69a1929848dde/5faa7a26abc1e7728863f446?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What is Alternative Data?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f96e67a0ba69a1929848dde/1605005363556-7005172557ddcc242f56350160daa44d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>2020 has been the year of Alternative Data. </p><p><br></p><p>As Covid-19 caused unprecedented changes to sweep the global economy, investors and analysts have sought new ways to get a real-time picture on the effects the virus was leaving in its wake. Meanwhile, technological advances in big data and machine learning have provided new sources from which to gain a day-to-day understanding of these seismic changes. The fast-growing sector of Alternative Data has been the result.</p><p><br></p><p>In the first episode of The Alternative Data Podcast we introduce the concepts behind Alternative Data and explore the current lay of the land in this emerging sector. </p><p><br></p><p>I am joined by Saeed Amen, the co-author of The Book of Alternative Data - a comprehensive introduction to the sector, which was released earlier this year.</p>","author_name":"Mark Fleming-Williams"}