AI
As datacenter cooling issues rise, FPGAs could help
IMD Wrap: As temperatures are spiking, so too is demand for capacity related to AI applications. Max says FPGAs could help to ease the burden being forced on datacenters.
LLMs are making alternative datasets ‘fuzzy’
Waters Wrap: While large language models and generative/agentic AI offer an endless amount of opportunity, they are also exposing unforeseen risks and challenges.
Bloomberg expands user access to new AI document search tool
An evolution of previous AI-enabled features, the new capability allows users to search terminal content as well as their firm’s proprietary content by asking natural language questions.
Perceive, reason, act: Agentic AI, graph tech used to assess risk
Industry executive Jay Krish is experimenting with large language models to help PMs monitor for risk.
DTCC defines its AI play
Johnna Powell outlines the DTCC’s AI strategy, how new technologies might impact the various post-trade processes it supports and the best practices firms should adopt when integrating AI governance into their existing risk management functions.
Citi close to launching GenAI investment tools
The new tech will be used to improve investment recommendations and increase cross-selling opportunities.
First Citizens used AI to retain SVB customers
The firm’s retention efforts involved using AI to monitor customer behavior and sentiment—including profanities.
Tech vendors, exchanges see gains from GenAI code assistants
CME Group and others report their experiences using code assist tools to generate code, support tech migrations, and speed up testing, and support functions.
Everything’s a chatbot. Soon, your sales trader might be, too
Morgan Stanley, Citi, and Kepler Cheuvreux are among firms considering making their internal AI assistants available to clients.
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.
Bloomberg’s chatbots streamline external data sharing, OTC trading
The vendor details the expansion of chatbot support outside of a firm’s enterprise, and addresses user reservations about cost and spambots.
ICE’s snowball effect: Intercontinental Exchange keeps leash tight on infrastructure
Voice of the CTO: Stuart Williams talks about why the exchange has been so adamant about “controlling” its infrastructure and technology, and how that helped it manage intense market volatility.
Aussie super fund overhauls investment platform with BlackRock Aladdin
Aware Super’s Project Odin includes implementations of BlackRock Aladdin, eFront and GoldenSource EDM
Evalueserve tames GenAI to boost client’s cyber underwriting
Firm’s insurance client adopts machine learning to interrogate risk posed by hackers
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.
Deutsche Bank delivers AI, client insights with ‘muscle memory’
Voice of the CTO: The German bank is taking finely honed skills and capabilities and deploying them for new and emerging use cases.
Study: RAG-based LLMs less safe than non-RAG
Researchers at Bloomberg have found that retrieval-augmented generation is not as safe as once thought. As a result, they put forward a new taxonomy to help firms mitigate AI risk.
Nasdaq, AWS offer cloud exchange in a box for regional venues
The companies will leverage the experience gained from their relationship to provide an expanded range of services, including cloud and AI capabilities, to other market operators.
OCC’s security chief on generative AI with guardrails
Clearinghouse looks to scale technology across risk and data operations—but safety is still the watchword.
Bank of America reduces, reuses, and recycles tech for markets division
Voice of the CTO: When it comes to the old build, buy, or borrow debate, Ashok Krishnan and his team are increasingly leaning into repurposing tech that is tried and true.
Navigating the tariffs data minefield
The IMD Wrap: In an era of volatility and uncertainty, what datasets can investors employ to understand how potential tariffs could impact them, their suppliers, and their portfolios?