AI Is Arriving at Different Speeds Across the Industry
Summary
AI is reshaping the investment industry, but every segment advances at its own pace. Hedge funds push ahead, private markets emphasize accuracy, asset managers move deliberately, and banks scale slowly. Their data environments and risk profiles determine how quickly they reach the next wave of agentic, front-office workflows.
Alex Dobson
Alex Dobson currently holds the position of Senior Vice President at Arcesium, where he is responsible for overseeing the product team in the US. Before taking on this role, Alex served as SVP and services relationship manager in the Financial Operations group, where he successfully managed multiple large client engagements.
Sources:
[i] AIMA, 2024. https://www.aima.org/article/press-release-getting-in-pole-position-how-hedge-funds-are-leveraging-gen-ai-to-get-ahead.html
[ii] S&P Global, 2025. https://www.spglobal.com/market-intelligence/en/news-insights/research/2025/07/ai-in-private-credit-surfacing-deeper-data-insights
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[iv] EY, 2025. https://www.ey.com/en_us/insights/banking-capital-markets/ai-in-banking-ey-parthenon-genai-survey-insights
