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The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision to pare back its long-awaited climate-risk disclosure rules suggest the blowback against the environmental, social and governance (ESG) movement is gathering strength. The reality is ESG reporting demands are only growing. For many investment managers, the obvious answer is to turn to their fund administrator for help … […]

In conversation with The Dark Money Files’ Graham Barrow Are we interceding with artificial intelligence too often and too quickly? asks The Dark Money Files director and anti-money laundering expert Graham Barrow. A week after chip giant Nvidia reported blowout earnings on frenzied customer AI hardware spending and forecast excellent conditions for continued growth, questions […]

How much of a role will artificial intelligence realistically play in the investment management industry? As we discussed in a previous blog, implementing more traditional automation initiatives, to get the foundations right before adding AI complexity and data demands on top, should be firms’ initial priority. But then what? While the potential is seemingly limitless, […]

If ever there was a case of shiny object syndrome today, then artificial intelligence is it. The release of ChatGPT in November 2022 and subsequent “AI boom” has sparked fevered speculation of where AI can be applied and what it could do for the financial services industry. The latest PwC CEO Survey captures the mood. […]

The Financial Times headline is damaging enough by itself: “Iran used Lloyds and Santander accounts to evade sanctions”. This is exactly the sort of high-profile publicity nightmare financial institutions are desperate to avoid. The reputational risk from such revelations – especially when they’re disseminated by a globally-renowned publication like the Financial Times – can have […]

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) aligned funds were, until recently, a one-way bet for the investment industry. The future looks less assured. ESG has turned into a highly sensitised issue, LSEG Global Head of Research Robert Jenkins noted in a recent article. “The term ESG has become near toxic and arguably weaponized in the U.S.” […]