AI adoption surges among investment managers in 2026
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Haxell, J. (2026, June 5). AI adoption surges among investment managers in 2026. FinTech Global. https://fintech.global/2026/06/05/ai-adoption-surges-among-investment-managers-in-2026/
Seven in ten investment managers are now actively deploying artificial intelligence in their front offices, according to SimCorp's 2026 InvestOps Report.
This figure represents a sharp increase from the prior year's survey, in which only about one in ten respondents were actively using AI tools.
The report compiled responses from 200 senior executives at asset managers, pension funds, and insurance companies worldwide, each overseeing a minimum of $10bn in assets under management.
Vendor consolidation (58%) and modernising technology architecture and data infrastructure (54%) emerged as the foremost technology initiatives among buy-side firms.
Vendor stability was ranked the most important criterion for assessing third-party AI solutions by 57% of respondents, ahead of feature sets.
Innovation overtook operational efficiency as the primary driver of technology investment decisions for the first time in three years, cited by 55% of respondents.
Optimism around private markets and alternative investments rose to 51% in 2026, up 24 percentage points from 27% in 2025.
