SOURCING Client Example #2

Sourcing of Data

CLIENT:

Large Quantitative Hedge Fund building a new black box strategy.
Seeking consistent unadjusted data feeds with a 15 year history

RESULTS:

Vendor sales team unaware of developments of new platform.
RA brought new product to all parties’ attention & facilitated exact data requirements.

Vendor Summary

COMPANY
RECOMMENDATION / STATUS

Compustat
  • Most robust data - 40 plus years
  • Recommended - Discuss

Capital IQ
  • Best Alternative based on delivery if 10 years history acceptable
  • Good - Discuss

Thomson/Reuters
  • Delivery mechanism not applicable
  • Extensive Consulting Required, 30 years of data
  • Not Applicable

Ford

  • No unadjusted data available- 25 years
  • Not Applicable