Investment management
New LLMs are proving to be surprisingly good quants
Strides in AI’s ability to do maths mean models can plausibly help with research.
How an asset manager employs analytics to evaluate performance
Channing Capital, an institutional investment firm managing nearly $5 billion in assets, uses Aapryl to analyze its performance.
Man Group sees alpha-generating strategies from agentic AI
The firm is seeing actionable use cases from AI agents, said CTO Gary Collier, speaking at a conference in London hosted by Bloomberg.
Expero sharpens focus on financial clients
After 20 years of delivering software, AI tools and digital UXs across industries, Expero is leaving its jack-of-all-trades strategy, aiming to become a master of one.
Chief investment officers persist with GenAI tools despite ‘blind spots’
Trading heads from JP Morgan, UBS, and M&G Investments explained why their firms were bullish on GenAI, even as “replicability and reproducibility” challenges persist.
Quants use AI to shush noisy order-book data
Signals from clusters of seemingly informed trading perform better, researchers say.
M&G Investments braves cost headwinds in pursuit of AI
The UK asset manager’s AI ambitions started with the creation of a data lake to ensure high-quality data is being fed into models.
Cloud offers promise for execs struggling with legacy tech
Tech execs from the buy side and vendor world are still grappling with how to handle legacy technology and where the cloud should step in.
As agentic AI comes into play, buy side weighs outsourced options
Asset managers wanting to use sophisticated forms of AI must square their interest in the tool with mounting cost pressures.
Aussie super fund overhauls investment platform with BlackRock Aladdin
Aware Super’s Project Odin includes implementations of BlackRock Aladdin, eFront and GoldenSource EDM
As costs rise, buy-side CIOs urge caution on AI
Conference attendees encouraged asset managers to tread carefully when looking to deploy AI-driven solutions, citing high cost pressures.
US sovereign wealth fund project highlights the private assets problem
Firms have a growing appetite for private markets, as shown by President Trump’s proposed creation of a US SWF. GoldenSource’s James Corrigan writes that to ensure success, core technology must be built on strong data foundations.
Orchestrade resists SaaS model in favor of customer flexibility
Firms like Orchestrade are minimizing funds and banks’ risks with different approaches to risk management.
FactSet lays out trading roadmap post LiquidityBook deal
The software and data provider announced it was buying LiquidityBook this month, filling a gap in its front-office suite of solutions.
To modernize loan markets, making data more accessible is key
Wilmington Trust is using AccessFintech’s Synergy platform to ditch faxes and emails in the increasingly popular asset class.
What does it really mean to be a mid-tier OMS?
With Clearwater Analytics’ proposed $1.5 billion buy of Enfusion earlier this month, the market for order management systems appears to be evolving.
Asset manager Saratoga uses AI to accelerate Ridgeline rollout
The tech provider’s AI assistant helps clients summarize research, client interactions, report generation, as well as interact with the Ridgeline platform.
From no chance to no brainer: Inside outsourced trading’s buy-side charm offensive
Previously regarded with hesitancy and suspicion by the buy side, four asset managers explain their reasons for embracing outsourced trading.
SimCorp back to its winning ways
SimCorp’s Ibor and its foundational role in the creation of the firm’s investment management platform, SimCorp One.
Industry not sold on FIGI mandate for US reg reporting
Banks’ and asset managers’ tortured relationship with Cusip numbers remains tortured, as they tell regulators to keep the taxonomy in play.
Who’s afraid of the big, bad AI computer?
The last two years of GenAI’s hype cycle have re-energized the conversation around what AI technology can offer. It’s also brought fears, concerns, and post-apocalyptic narratives. Nyela thinks much of it is unwarranted.