Mid-Year Signals: AI Product Innovation in Investment Management

As part of our Distinctive Insights mid-year review of AI trends in investment management, we’ve looked at some interesting recent product innovations.

Our aim in publishing this content is to help finance professionals further understand how artificial intelligence and data analytics are being applied to support key business processes within financial institutions.

Mid-Year Signals | AI Product Innovation in Investment Management

From credit research to ESG scoring — 2025 has already seen a steady output of AI-powered product launches across investment platforms.

Some clear themes are emerging:

✅ Embedded AI — solutions like Broadridge’s OpsGPT and Allvue’s Nexius are integrating GenAI directly into well-established market solutions.

✅ Workflow Automation — tools from FactSet, Assette, and S&P aim to accelerate labour-intensive processes like pitch creation, DDQs, and private market data ingestion.

✅ Domain-Specific AI Agents — ESG (Clarity AI, Auquan), credit (Octus), and compliance (Ridgeline) are all seeing tailored AI modules built for sector-specific tasks.

✅ Productisation of AI Research — AlphaSense and Ai For Alpha are packaging research techniques into scalable, AI-driven utilities.

✅ Private Markets Focus — vendors like Octus, Allvue, and Ai For Alpha are applying AI to traditionally opaque areas like private credit and PE replication.

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