From bottlenecks to breakthroughs: rethinking the buy-side front-office tech stack

Buy-side firms are under pressure to move faster and make better investment decisions – yet many remain held back by fragmented front-office technology. Disconnected systems, manual workflows and poor cross-team collaboration continue to slow execution, increase risk and limit responsiveness to market change.

In this guide, FactSet draws on research from more than 300 global buy-side firms to pinpoint where front-office bottlenecks persist and how they can be addressed. It explores why workflow fragmentation remains widespread, where collaboration and data handoffs most often break down, and how automation, advanced analytics and artificial intelligence-driven tools can help firms streamline processes and improve decision-making.

The guide is essential reading for portfolio managers, traders, heads of research and trading, CIOs, CTOs and front-office technology leaders. Discover where to focus technology investment now – and how to build a more integrated, efficient and future-ready front office.

Download the guide to understand how buy-side firms can turn workflow bottlenecks into breakthrough performance.