99.8%+ Accuracy Rate
Multiple validation layers and cross-referencing.
Financial data services
Financial data services & market intelligence UK
FCA-aware financial data services for hedge funds, asset managers, and investment firms. Market data extraction, alternative data solutions, and compliant financial intelligence to support your investment strategies.
Alternative data & market intelligence
Alternative data & financial market intelligence
In today's competitive investment landscape, gaining an information edge requires access to unique, timely, and accurate data. Our financial data services help investment professionals source alternative data and market intelligence while maintaining regulatory compliance.
We work with hedge funds, asset managers, proprietary trading firms, and financial institutions across the UK and Europe to deliver customised data solutions that support quantitative strategies, fundamental research, and risk management processes.
Regulatory awareness
Our services are designed with regulatory considerations in mind. We only collect publicly available information and do not provide access to material non-public information (MNPI). Clients are responsible for ensuring their use of data complies with applicable regulations including MAR, MiFID II, and FCA rules.
What we source
Alternative data categories
We source and structure alternative data across multiple categories to support diverse investment strategies.
01
Web & Digital Data
Real-time insights from online sources:
- Website traffic and engagement metrics
- App download and usage statistics
- E-commerce pricing and inventory
- Online job postings and hiring trends
- Product reviews and ratings
02
Sentiment & News Data
Market sentiment indicators:
- News article sentiment analysis
- Social media sentiment tracking
- Earnings call transcript analysis
- Regulatory filing monitoring
- ESG news and controversies
03
Company Fundamentals
Corporate information and filings:
- Companies House filings
- Director and shareholder changes
- Corporate structure data
- Credit ratings and financial health
- M&A activity tracking
04
Supply Chain Data
Operational intelligence:
- Shipping and logistics data
- Port activity monitoring
- Supplier relationship mapping
- Inventory level indicators
- Manufacturing activity signals
05
Consumer Insights
Consumer behaviour data:
- Foot traffic and location data
- Consumer spending patterns
- Brand perception tracking
- Product launch monitoring
- Promotional activity data
06
Geospatial Intelligence
Location-based insights:
- Satellite imagery analysis
- Construction activity monitoring
- Retail expansion tracking
- Agricultural yield estimates
- Infrastructure development
Beyond alternative data
Market data services
Beyond alternative data, we provide comprehensive market data extraction services.
01
Securities Data
Equity prices, bond yields, derivatives data from public exchanges and platforms.
02
Index Data
Global index constituents, weightings, and historical compositions.
03
Corporate Actions
Dividends, stock splits, rights issues, and other corporate events.
04
Reference Data
Security identifiers, company classifications, and market structure data.
05
Historical Data
Time series data for backtesting and quantitative research.
Standards
Data quality & accuracy
Financial applications demand the highest data quality standards. Our processes ensure:
Complete Audit Trails
Full data lineage from source to delivery.
Point-in-Time Accuracy
Historical data reflects information available at that time.
Survivorship Bias Free
Delisted securities and historical constituents preserved.
Consistent Formatting
Standardised identifiers and data structures.
Trusted, compliant delivery
Regulatory considerations
Our services are designed with UK and European financial regulations in mind. We help you maintain compliance while accessing valuable market intelligence.
01
MAR Compliance
We only collect publicly available information, ensuring no MNPI concerns.
02
GDPR Adherence
Personal data handling follows strict GDPR principles.
03
Data Provenance
Complete documentation of data sources and collection methods.
04
Audit Support
Detailed records available for regulatory inquiries.
Who we serve
Who we serve
Hedge Funds
Alternative data feeds to support long/short equity, event-driven, and quantitative strategies. Custom data sourcing to create proprietary signals and alpha generation.
Asset Managers
ESG data, fundamental research support, and market intelligence to enhance investment processes and support fiduciary duties.
Investment Banks
Market intelligence, M&A target identification, sector research, and client insight generation for advisory and trading divisions.
Private Equity
Due diligence data, market sizing, competitive analysis, and portfolio company monitoring data.
Corporate Strategy
Competitive intelligence, market entry research, M&A support, and strategic planning data for corporate development teams.
Research Providers
Data sourcing partnerships for sell-side research, independent research providers, and specialist data vendors.
Delivery
Data delivery options
REST API
Real-time programmatic access with comprehensive documentation.
SFTP Delivery
Scheduled batch file delivery in your preferred formats.
Cloud Integration
Direct delivery to AWS S3, Azure Blob, or Google Cloud.
Database Sync
Direct integration with your data warehouse or database.
Custom Formats
JSON, CSV, Parquet, or your proprietary data format.
Process
How a project runs
Most financial data work follows the same six stages. The detail changes with the sources, so here is what each stage involves for this service.
01
Scope the question and the sources
We start with the decision the data has to support, then list the public sources that answer it: regulator registers and publications, company filings, market and rate pages, fund and product listings. For each source we note the fields, how often it changes, and its terms of use, so the scope is agreed before any collection starts.
02
Free sample extract
We pull a few hundred rows from the agreed sources and send them as a CSV with the proposed field names and types. You check the fields against what your analysts or models need. Changes at this stage cost nothing. Changes after the build cost time.
03
Build the collectors
Each source gets its own collector with strict typing on the way in. Dates are parsed to ISO format, currencies carry an explicit code, and decimals are stored as decimals rather than floats. Anything that fails to parse is held back and flagged rather than written as a blank.
04
QA against figures you already trust
Before every delivery we reconcile the output against a known-good figure: a published index level, a rate on the regulator's own page, a total from a filing you have to hand. Each check is recorded with the expected and actual values so you can see what was compared.
05
Delivery
Files arrive on the schedule and in the format agreed. Each delivery is a versioned snapshot, so you can go back and see exactly what a page said on a given day. That matters for point-in-time backtesting and for answering questions from compliance.
06
Ongoing operation
Source sites change their layout without notice, so each collector is monitored for row counts, parse failures and field drift. When a source changes, we fix the collector and record what changed and when in a change log that comes with the next delivery.
Deliverables
What you receive
Every engagement produces the same core set of files, sized to the job.
Data in your format
CSV, JSON, Parquet or Excel, delivered to S3, SFTP or straight into your database. One-off, daily or hourly, as the question requires.
Field dictionary
One line per field: name, type, unit, source page, and how it was derived. Written so a new analyst can pick the dataset up without asking us.
QA report
The checks run on each delivery, the figures they were reconciled against, and any rows held back for review, with the reason.
Versioned snapshots
Every delivery is kept as a dated version. You can pull what a source said on any date we collected it, which supports point-in-time analysis and audit questions.
Documented method
How each source was collected, how often, and under what terms, so you can repeat the process, hand it to another vendor, or show it to a regulator.
Change log
A running record of every source layout change: what broke, what we fixed and when, so a gap in the series is never a mystery.
In practice
Where to see it in practice
To see how these stages play out on real engagements, read the case studies.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Are your financial data services FCA compliant?
Our financial data services are designed with FCA regulations in mind. We understand MAR (Market Abuse Regulation), MiFID II requirements, and other applicable regulations. We help clients ensure their data usage complies with regulatory requirements and provide documentation to support compliance processes.
What types of alternative data do you provide?
We provide various alternative data sources including web traffic and app analytics, sentiment analysis from news and social media, pricing and promotions data, job posting trends, satellite imagery analysis, supply chain indicators, and custom data feeds tailored to specific investment strategies.
Can you provide historical financial data?
Yes, we can extract and compile historical financial data where publicly available. This includes historical pricing data, company filings and announcements, news archives, earnings call transcripts, and market trend data suitable for backtesting quantitative strategies.
How do you ensure data quality for financial applications?
Financial data requires exceptional accuracy. We implement multiple validation layers, cross-reference data sources, maintain audit trails, provide data lineage documentation, and achieve 99.8%+ accuracy rates. All data undergoes quality assurance before delivery.
What delivery methods do you support?
We offer multiple delivery options including REST APIs for real-time access, SFTP for batch delivery, direct database integration, cloud storage (AWS S3, Azure Blob), and custom formats. We can match your existing data infrastructure requirements.
Do you handle sensitive financial data?
We only collect publicly available financial information. We do not access proprietary trading data, client information, or any non-public material information. Our services support research and analysis using legitimate public data sources.
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