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Understanding Vable Taxonomies: Subjects and Industries

Learn how the the Subjects and Industries filters are populated within Vable

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Vable’s Subjects and Industries filters make full use of Vable’s integration with a third party natural-language processing (NLP) service for English-language content items. This document outlines examples of keywords related to the concepts we have included in these Vable public taxonomies.

Under the hood: Individual content items are analysed by the NLP solution and relevant keywords extracted. We also pick up keywords provided by publishers directly within their feeds, where available. In addition to using keywords to match articles to taxonomy filters, our team also manually assigns related sources and publishers to them, where applicable, so that all content from these is fed directly into the given filter.

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To avoid repetition, we have included related professional bodies, authorities, organisations, and companies under each set of keywords. Also included for each subject and industry - where applicable - are keywords relating to policies and regulation.

Industry

Aerospace Defence

aerospace, aeronautics, airspace, air force, army, aviation (military only), defence, military, navy, weapons

Agriculture

agriculture, agribusiness, agricultural law, farming, fisheries, forestry, related products and machinery, subsidies, agricultural trade

Asset Management

asset management, alternative asset management, digital asset management, ETF, fund management, hedge funds, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, wealth management

Automotive

automotive, automotive recalls and safety, automotive engineering and electronics, autonomous vehicles, cars, electric vehicles, hydrogen vehicles, automotive imports and exports, related fuels, related technologies, vehicles

Banking Capital Markets

bank accounts, banking, banking authorities and associations, banking fraud, banking reform, banking rights and duties, capital markets, credit, credit default swaps, corporate bonds, cooperative banking, deposit insurance, fintech, investment banking, lending, mortgages, online banking, payments, retail banking

Construction

building, laws and permits, related contractors, construction, green building, land use, planning permissions, urban development and planning

Energy

energy, oil and gas, clean and alternative energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, energy and environment, energy security, natural resources, renewable energy, utilities

Financial Services

blockchain, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, financial, financial crisis, financial institutions, financial industry, financial regulatory reform, financial services

Food Beverage

additives, alcohol, allergies, beverage, dietary supplements, distribution, drinks, food, food assistance, food delivery, food safety, food science, food waste, food prices, nutrition, organic food and beverages, food storage

Healthcare

doctors and other healthcare workers, healthcare, healthcare fraud, healthcare providers, healthcare system, healthcare reform, healthcare supplies, hospitals, medicine and equipment, medical devices, medtech, various healthcare provision programs (Obamacare, NHS, etc), telemedicine

Hospitality Leisure

catering, gaming, gambling, holidays, hospitality, hotels, leisure, national parks, pubs, parks and recreation, tourism, travel, vacations

Insurance

insurance, insurance claims, insurance fraud, insurance law, reinsurance

Life Sciences

biology, biotech, biophysics, botany, disease/disease control, immunology, genetically modified food and crops, genetics, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, neuroscience, toxicology

Media Entertainment

acting, advertising, arts, broadcasting, digital media, entertainment, film, related legislation and tribunals, media, music, social media, television, streaming

Metals Mining

extractive industries, metals, minerals, mining, mine development, mining engineering and operations, mining industry, subsea mining

Private Equity

angel investors, assets under management, equity markets, private equity, private equity firms, venture capital/VC, investors and funds, leveraged buyouts

Real Estate

estate agents, housing, mixed-use buildings, real estate (commercial, residential, luxury, build-for-rent, buy-to let, etc), mortgage, property/real estate law, related investing/funds, related transactions

Retail E-Commerce

e-commerce, electronic commerce, online retail and shopping, retail, shopping, related venues

Sports

agents, coaches, Olympics and other sporting events, sports of various kinds, sports deals, sports law, sport misconduct, sporting injuries, sports technology, sporting venues

Technology

AI, data privacy, computer and internet law, computer misuse, cybercrime, cybersecurity, emerging technology, ethics, IT, information technology, Internet of Things (IoT), nanotechnology, SaaS, technology

Telecommunications

3G/4G/5G, communications services, mobile, telecommunications, organisations related to telecoms broadband services and providers, internet access

Transportation

air transport, aviation (including, more specifically, civil aviation), cargo, carriage of goods, containerisation, emissions, freight, infrastructure, marine transport and shipping, public transport, rail, roads, transportation, transport offences, transportation safety


Subject

Antitrust Competition

abuse of dominant position, anti-competitive practices, antitrust, antitrust/competition law and authorities, block exemptions, cartel, competition, merger control, monopolies, parallel exemptions, price discrimination, price fixing, refusal to license or supply, restraint of trade, state aid, umbrella price

Arbitration

ADR, arbitration (various kinds), arbitration and mediation awards, arbitration law, commercial mediation, related bodies, statutory adjudication

Charity

charitable causes, charitable donation, charitable donations, charitable giving, charitable trusts, charity, charity regulation, gift aid, legacy gifts/giving, non-profit organisations, nonprofit, third sector

Class Action

class action law/cases, class action settlements, class suits, collection actions, group litigation orders, representative actions

Company Commercial

commercial contracts, commercial law, Companies House, company, company law, corporate governance, corporate restructuring, corporate/corporation law, mergers acquisitions

Consumer Protection

authorities/agencies regulating consumer protection, consumer law, consumer privacy, consumer product safety, consumer protection, consumer rights, consumer safety, unfair trading practices

Corporate Finance

angel investors, capital markets, corporate finance, corporate/corporation law, derivatives, finance/financial law, financial markets, joint ventures, stock exchange, venture capital

Education

education, educational institutions (colleges, universities, schools), government departments related to education, online learning, regulators, students/pupils/teachers

Employment

benefits, disciplinary, discrimination related to employment, employment, employment bodies, employment/labor law, executive compensation, gender pay gap, human resources, industrial action, labour, misconduct, pay, personnel management, remuneration and employment law, termination, time off, various types of dismissal

Environmental

climate change, climate crisis, emissions, environment, environmental accidents and disasters, environmental damage, environmental impact assessment, environmental law/regulations/policy, environmental protection, environmental science, environmental services, green finance, pollution, toxic torts, waste management

Family

child abduction, child maintenance, child protection, civil partnerships, cohabitation, divorce and dissolution, family, family court/laws, family leave, fostering, human trafficking, legal custody, marital property, marriage, parental leave, parental responsibility

Government Contracts

government contracts, public contracting, public sector procurement, public-private partnership, tenders

Health Safety

asbestosis, health and safety, health and safety organisations/regulators, industrial diseases, industrial injury/accident, mesothelioma, occupational hazards, occupational/workplace health/safety, road safety, workplace violence prevention

Human Rights

censorship, child labour, civil liberties, forced labour, freedom of expression, human rights, human/child trafficking, organisations related to human rights, surveillance, torture

Immigration

immigration courts, border agents, border patrol, border security, government organisations focussed on immigration, immigration, immigration controls, immigration detention, immigration law, immigration reform, immigration statistics, migrants

Insolvency Restructuring

bankruptcy, debt-collection/consulting, declarations of insolvency/bankruptcy, factoring, insolvency, insolvency law, liquidation, restructuring, various orders relating to insolvency

Intellectual Property

collecting societies, copyright, design right, illicit recordings, industrial design, intellectual property, IP, IP registers, patents, trademarks, various institutions related to intellectual property and regulation/enforcement of it

International Trade

customs administration, exports, imports, international trade, protectionism, trade agreements, trade and credit, trade disputes, trade policy

Litigation

civil litigation, civil procedure, civil proceedings, class action settlements, commercial litigation, litigation, litigation reforms

Pensions

pension funds/schemes, pension regulators/regulation, pensions (state and private)

Privacy

data breach, computer misuse and systems (in relation to privacy laws), data protection, employee privacy, freedom of information, information/data security, internet privacy, privacy, privacy in relation to data storage and digital technology, privacy/data protection orders and notices

Private Client

administration of wills/trusts/estates, disposition of property, estates, high net worth individuals, powers rights and duties (trustees), private client, probate, tax planning and estate tax, trusts, wills

Product Liability

product liability, product recall, product safety

Tax

dealings of tax courts/tribunals or agents, direct and indirect tax, international tax, stamp duty, tax (wide array of types), tax authorities, tax avoidance, tax exemption/relief/concessions, tax legislation or regulation, tax refund, tax relief, VAT

White Collar

bribery, corruption, financial crime, financial fraud, insider trading, insurance fraud, market manipulation, money laundering, price manipulation, tax fraud, white collar defence or crime


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