REPORT
APAC Buy-Side Firms Embrace AI, Automation To Optimize Business Processes
The “wait and see” era for AI on the buy side is over. In this new survey of 50 buy-side firms across Asia-Pacific, Bloomberg and WatersTechnology reveal an industry that has moved decisively past experimentation and into live, production-grade adoption of AI and automation. From research desks leveraging AI at scale to API-driven dashboards consolidating portfolio, risk, and market data into a single view, firms are retooling their operations to compete in a market that rewards speed, accuracy, and efficiency. The report also charts a growing appetite for private markets exposure — particularly private credit — and the technology and workflow demands that come with it.
Whether you’re benchmarking your firm’s AI maturity, evaluating how peers are deploying APIs across the investment life cycle, or building the case for workflow automation in the front office, this report offers important data-backed regional insights.
What you’ll learn:
- 72% of firms already use AI moderately, with research and market analysis leading implementation.
- 84% of firms use APIs across the investment life cycle, and 66% are prioritizing workflow automation for portfolio management and trading teams.
- 62% of firms plan to grow their private markets exposure, led by private credit, intensifying the need for integrated analytics and reporting platforms.
Find out how your firm’s technology and operational priorities compare to 50 peers across Singapore, Australia and the wider APAC region, and where the industry is heading next.
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