An inaugural study into the state of innovation in the asset management industry has shown that 85% of managers are deploying advanced analytics within their firm and a further 55% are working with alternative data, yet only 10% are generating substantial and sustainable value from these programmes.
Matthieu Bleuse, principal at the asset management consultancy Alpha FMC, looks at common challenges for investment firms developing AI and machine learning capabilities.
Funds Europe talks to SGSS’s Sarj Panesar about the importance of distribution data.
Deutsche Bank’s securities services business is confronting the threat of disruption from technology firms with what it describes as a “ground-breaking” data analytics capability.
Software vendors are not convincing many private equity firms that their fund administration tools are worth it, research suggests.
Allianz Global Investors is boasting that an artificial intelligence (AI) fund it launched in March this year has passed €1 billion of assets under management.
Wealthy people worry about their personal financial information being shared under the Common Reporting Standard (CSR), research shows.
The European Fund and Asset Management Association (Efama) says inefficiencies in fund processing remain as “high as ever” and the trade body renewed its call for national initiatives to tackle the problem.
Jeremy Gleeson explains to a Funds Europe webinar audience why he and his team at Axa Investment Managers segment their Digital Economy fund into four themes.
Custodians are changing rapidly as technology opens up new avenues. More value-add and tailored solutions mean the industry looks less like the commodity it once did, finds Nicholas Pratt. Plus, the 2018 custody survey.
