Managing Director

Elan Gore

TMI Data Science

TMI Data Science utilizes Natural Language Processing to build custom leading indicators using unstructured data sourced from the global financial, trade & traditional media.  Our proprietary software, TMI Machine, is a text-mining platform designed with the buy-side & capital markets professional in mind, text-mining the global media to discern and quantify nuanced qualitative shifts in press coverage as they apply to macroeconomics, equity indexes/ETFs, commodities, currencies, fixed income & individual equities.  TMI provides custom leading indicators and systematic trading strategies, operating at the nexus of linguistics & statistics drawing on vast experience in investment banking and hedge fund settings in senior quantitative and fundamental roles.  

TMI Data Science was founded by Elan Gore, an award-winning Senior Global Basic Materials Equity Analyst & China Economist with 15 years of experience in North American hedge funds & institutional managers; and Alessandro Porrino, Ph.D., an Algorithmic Trading Analyst and Programmer with 10 years of front-office experience ranging from complex FX option pricing to auto-hedging strategies at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Standard Chartered.  Mr. Gore holds an MBA in Finance from New York University Stern School of Business, and Mr. Porrino holds a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from Brunel University London.

Macroeconomics

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<li>In <a href="https://www.clevelandfed.org/en/newsroom-and-events/publications/cfed-district-data-briefs/cfddb-20210205-did-the-covid-19-pandemic-cause-an-urban-exodus.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Cause an Urban Exodus?"</a> Stephen Whitaker of the Cleveland Fed recently examined granular US urban migration data for 2020, concluding that the rate of decline in urban inward migration has been a much more significant driver of net urban population flow than active "urban flight"</li>
<li>Average monthly relocations into urban centers were down -18K/month on average or -7.6% from March-December 2020 relative to the previous 3 years, whereas average monthly relocations out of urban centers were up just +10K/month on average or +3.8%</li>
<li>The data potentially implies greater-than-expected pent-up demand for urban housing per "unit" of increased post-pandemic confidence</li>
<li>Our text-mining saw media coverage of the De-urbanization/Urban Flight theme reach peak momentum in Q3 2020; recently, an Urban Recovery/Return to Cities theme is starting to trend higher as normalized post-pandemic urban life finally appears within reach, along with an incipient "return to the office" theme</li>
<li>Early signs of recovery are showing in recent urban housing data from Redfin, RealPage, the National Multifamily Housing Council and Douglas Elliman</li>
<li>A perceived structural overhang on urban life is the notion of permanent WFH; but the outlook for office work appears less dire as post-pandemic confidence improves on the margin</li>
<li>The trajectory of urban migration post-pandemic will have far-reaching implications for a range of themes, from commercial property &amp; REIT recovery to multifamily construction, retail, dining, municipal finances and CPI</li>
</ul><div class="content-highlight">TMI Data Science utilizes Natural Language Processing to build leading indicators using unstructured data sourced from the global financial, trade &amp; traditional media. Our proprietary tools text-mine the global media to discern and quantify nuanced qualitative shifts in press coverage as they apply to macro, equity indexes/ETFs, commodities, currencies, fixed income &amp; equities. </div>


In "Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Cause an Urban Exodus?" Stephen Whitaker of the Cleveland Fed recently examined granular US urban migration data for 2020, concluding that the rate of decline in urban inward migration has been a much more significant driver of net urban population flow than active "urban flight"
Average monthly relocations into urban centers were down -18K/month on average or -7.6% from March-December 2020 relative to the previous 3 years, whereas average monthly relocations out of urban centers were up just +10K/month on average or +3.8%
The data potentially implies greater-than-expected pent-up demand for urban housing per "unit" of increased post-pandemic confidence
Our text-mining saw media coverage of the De-urbanization/Urban Flight theme reach peak momentum in Q3 2020; recently, an Urban Recovery/Return to Cities theme is starting to trend higher as normalized post-pandemic urban life finally appears within reach, along with an incipient "return to the office" theme
Early signs of recovery are showing in recent urban housing data from Redfin, RealPage, the National Multifamily Housing Council and Douglas Elliman
A perceived structural overhang on urban life is the notion of permanent WFH; but the outlook for office work appears less dire as post-pandemic confidence improves on the margin
The trajectory of urban migration post-pandemic will have far-reaching implications for a range of themes, from commercial property &amp; REIT recovery to multifamily construction, retail, dining, municipal finances and CPI
TMI Data Science utilizes Natural Language Processing to build leading indicators using unstructured data sourced from the global financial, trade &amp; traditional media. Our proprietary tools text-mine the global media to discern and quantify nuanced qualitative shifts in press coverage as they apply to macro, equity indexes/ETFs, commodities, currencies, fixed income &amp; equities. 

TMI Snapshot:  De-Urbanization or Urban Recovery?

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning, Copley Fund Research

Steven Holden

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning

Copley Fund Research

Copley Fund Research provide research and data on asset allocation among Global and Emerging Market equity funds.  The analysis details absolute and relative positioning across countries, sectors and industries together with highly granular data on single stock and single fund allocations.  The data is updated monthly with time series going back to January 2011.

Global Research - Analysis of 165 prominent Global equity funds, combined AUM $335bn
GEM Research - Analysis of 127 prominent global EM equity funds, combined AUM $250bn

Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

Cross Asset Strategy

In this report, we analyse the staggering inflows into US passive equity funds over the past 6 years, identify the key players and how these inflows translate to the holdings in the underlying companies.  We compare this picture with $1tr in actively managed funds in the US and find a stark difference in fortunes.  We propose that the switch from passive to active has affected the ability of active managers to consistently outperform and highlight some of the stocks riding on the wave of the passive inflows, yet roundly ignored by the active investor community.

In this report, we analyse the staggering inflows into US passive equity funds over the past 6 years, identify the key players and how these inflows translate to the holdings in the underlying companies.  We compare this picture with $1tr in actively managed funds in the US and find a stark difference in fortunes.  We propose that the switch from passive to active has affected the ability of active managers to consistently outperform and highlight some of the stocks riding on the wave of the passive inflows, yet roundly ignored by the active investor community.  

Passive Vs Active:  ETF Flows Dominate, Stock Prices Distorted, Active Managers on the Ropes

Amareos

Ryan Shea

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Summary: Housing has several characteristics that mean it is almost perfectly designed to be prone to bubble-like behaviour. By definition a bubble occurs when the price of an asset is significantly overvalued making it increasingly difficult to justify based on underlying fundamentals. In such situations it is the overriding optimism of the crowd, with unrealistically high expectations, that acts as the propellant for further gains. Ten years on from the bursting of the US housing market…

Summary: Housing has several characteristics that mean it is almost perfectly designed to be prone to bubble-like behaviour. By definition a bubble occurs when the price of an asset is significantly overvalued making it increasingly difficult to justify based on underlying fundamentals. In such situations it is the overriding optimism of the crowd, with unrealistically high expectations, that acts as the propellant for further gains. Ten years on from the bursting of the US housing market…

The Market Sentimentalist: Global Real Estate – Where Are The Risks Residing?

Founder-CEO & Chief Analyst, Real Estate Foresight

Robert Ciemniak

Founder-CEO & Chief Analyst

Real Estate Foresight

Since 2012, REF has been helping investors with market research, project due diligence, and strategy development. This has ranged from detailed assessments and estimates on distressed developers' project portfolios to market due diligence on specific projects to macro-level questions linked to demand for commodities. The unique combination of the housing markets and developer data from data partner China Index Academy in Beijing, primary research, and technology-powered alternative data collection from public sources result in a valuable content set used in REF analytics and reports.

Predictive Analytics for China Property

Three quick takeaways from the annual 2016 data on commercial property sales transactions - income producing assets in office, retail, industrial, apartment and hotel sectors, excluding the development sites. Select data/charts courtesy of our data partner <a href="http://www.rcanalytics.com" target="_blank">Real Capital Analytics</a>:1. GLOBAL DOLLAR VOLUMES DOWNFor the first time since 2009, the global volumes declined overall and across the major regions. Low interest rates had clearly given a boost to volumes over the past 7 years, with the rich…

Three quick takeaways from the annual 2016 data on commercial property sales transactions - income producing assets in office, retail, industrial, apartment and hotel sectors, excluding the development sites. Select data/charts courtesy of our data partner Real Capital Analytics:1. GLOBAL DOLLAR VOLUMES DOWNFor the first time since 2009, the global volumes declined overall and across the major regions. Low interest rates had clearly given a boost to volumes over the past 7 years, with the rich…

Global Capital Trends In Real Estate In 2016

Founder and Strategist, Entext Economics & Strategy

Sean Maher

Founder and Strategist

Entext Economics & Strategy

Entext provides institutional investors with distinctive, actionable asset allocation and thematic research, which typically challenges the market consensus. Our clients range from credit, equity and multi-asset hedge and pension funds to family offices and sovereign funds. 
 
We focus on identifying key inflection points in macro data and relative asset performance amid the 'groupthink'  and confirmation bias that characterizes most investment bank analysis.

Macro Driven Investment Insight

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<li>Both the surge in industrial commodity imports and excavator sales in February confirm the rebound in Chinese fixed investment led by infrastructure, but with housing also now picking up.</li>
<li>Sales of excavators reached a 15-year high - Komatsu reported real-time utilization rates on its machines in China soaring 85% y/y last month</li>
<li>Housing sales by value rose 22.7% y/y for Jan/Feb and investment in real-estate development rose 8.9% in the first two months, versus 6.9% over last year.</li>
<li>Prices seem to be…</li>
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Both the surge in industrial commodity imports and excavator sales in February confirm the rebound in Chinese fixed investment led by infrastructure, but with housing also now picking up.
Sales of excavators reached a 15-year high - Komatsu reported real-time utilization rates on its machines in China soaring 85% y/y last month
Housing sales by value rose 22.7% y/y for Jan/Feb and investment in real-estate development rose 8.9% in the first two months, versus 6.9% over last year.
Prices seem to be…


As China Digs for Growth, Can Korea Break Chaebol Dominance?

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Equity Residential is a real estate investment trust. The trust acquires, develops, and manages apartment complexes in the United States.

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TMI Snapshot: De-Urbanization or Urban Recovery?

Recent research from the Cleveland Fed suggests greater pent-up demand for urban housing post-COVID. A recovery is already underway, suggesting...

Elan Gore

Passive Vs Active: ETF Flows Dominate, Stock Prices Distorted, Active Managers on the Ropes

In this report, we analyse the staggering inflows into US passive equity funds over the past 6 years, identify the key players and how these...

Steven Holden

The Market Sentimentalist: Global Real Estate – Where Are The Risks Residing?

Summary: Housing has several characteristics that mean it is almost perfectly designed to be prone to bubble-like behaviour. By definition a bubble...

Amareos

Global Capital Trends In Real Estate In 2016

Three quick takeaways from the annual 2016 data on commercial property sales transactions - income producing assets in office, retail, industrial,...

Robert Ciemniak

As China Digs for Growth, Can Korea Break Chaebol Dominance?

Both the surge in industrial commodity imports and excavator sales in February confirm the rebound in Chinese fixed investment led by...

Sean Maher

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