Product review of AlphaSense (value - help & training; competitors; development; pricing)
16th March 2018

The final part of our product review of AlphaSense, a company search engine for analysts, researchers, and other financial professionals, looks at the value the product provides to its users, as well as the help and training available and its competitors, including Thomson Reuters, Dow Jones, Bloomberg, FactSet, S&P Capital IQ, Acuris, Moody's Bureau van Dijk and Prequin. The company also has plans to improve the product and we take a look at some of the possible developments, pricing is also covered.

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How to refashion information teams into client-serving consultancies
15th March 2018

Information teams are moving away from transactional work to more consultative roles. This requires not just new skills but a change in mindset and information managers need to foster the right culture to support this transition. As part of the Jinfo Research Focus, "The information team with the right stuff", Robin Neidorf, Jinfo's director of research, explains how to refashion information teams to instil a new consultancy mindset, including work plans, staff appraisals, team meetings, mentoring, peer support and networking.

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Product review of AlphaSense (technology - search & user interface; outputs & alerts; administration)
15th March 2018

In the third part of our product review of AlphaSense, a company search engine for analysts, researchers, and other financial professionals, we look at the way users can search and interact with the product. Specifically, its use of search and algorithms to index content, as well as machine learning. With its core focus on information on quoted companies, we look at the range of search filters and results that can be obtained and how users can upload their own content. As well as this, we take a look at the administrative functions.

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Webinar deck - mapping the full use-case to create success with analytics
15th March 2018

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Mapping the full use-case to create success with analytics
17th November 2017

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Market landscape - private equity/venture capital resources
14th March 2018

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Product review of AlphaSense (sources - content & coverage)
14th March 2018

Continuing our product review of AlphaSense, a company search engine for analysts, researchers, and other financial professionals, we look at the range of content available. Coverage is global and users can incorporate premium content, amongst other.

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Product review of AlphaSense (key advantages; introduction; contact details)
13th March 2018

In the first part of our product review of AlphaSense, a company search engine for analysts, researchers, and other financial professionals, we look at the company and product, its key advantages and the many awards it has won. We look at who typically uses the product, including investment managers, global banks, research firms and corporations. We also take a look at some practical use-cases including investment research, corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, investor relations, private equity, investment banking and business research.

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Product review of AlphaSense
13th March 2018

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What will information management look like in 10 years?
8th March 2018

The traditional view of information management as the acquisition, organisation and distribution of information is gradually changing and information managers will increasingly have to deal with unpredictability in their work. This article suggests that information managers will become curators of information and arrangers of knowledge in context and looks at ways they can mitigate the growing complexity.

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