AI
BNP Paribas rolls out AI portal to cut pitch time for dealmakers
The French lender is also encouraging ‘smart prompts’ for deal opportunities that could save its bankers ‘days’
KPMG launches AI tool to give consultants better data
Big Four firm partners with British AI startup to overhaul data collection
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Wealth managers get to grip with AI: ‘The race is on to find efficiencies’
UBS, Citi Private Bank and HSBC’s wealth arm invest in training and mull use cases for new technology to cut costs and free up diaries
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Deutsche Bank to roll out ‘banking butlers’ for affluent clients
AI enabled agents will be part of a €600m technology spend in the German lender’s wealth business
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Brevan Howard hires Man Group’s Tim Mace as head of AI
Mace leaves Man Group after six years
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Should legal AI expand beyond Big Law?
Catch up on this week’s top legal news
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What AI can learn from real-life wealth managers
Human advisers need to make sure their algorithms don’t go off the rails
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How will AI take over investment banking? ‘It comes down to who has the hungrier, smarter people’
A year ago, top banks were wondering what to do with AI. Now they are predicting it could save them billions or even change their entire business models
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Meet the man putting Microsoft at the heart of financial services
US tech giant sees banks rolling out virtual employees as AI upends the sector
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UBS taps JPMorgan’s Magazzeni to lead AI strategy
The Swiss bank has created the role of chief artificial intelligence officer to make greater use of the technology
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Accenture tells staff: Learn AI or get out
Consultancy spends $615m on job cuts as thousands of staff who can’t upskill are shown the door
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London Stock Exchange strikes AI deal with Databricks
The bourse owner is adding AI agents to its financial information offering as it pushes deeper into analytics
AI can help stop burnout in law, says Simmons & Simmons boss
Long-hours culture has ‘plagued’ the industry, according to Julian Taylor
UBS’s Rob Karofsky on using AI to boost US wealth arm: ‘60% of our efforts are focused on productivity’
Swiss wealth giant is using AI to speed up admin tasks and generate prompts for advisers to have more ‘focused’ conversations with clients
Consultants cash in on AI boom: ‘Demand has gone up dramatically’
Consultancy bosses are targeting AI and cybersecurity as key growth areas to defy a sector slowdown
Banks are bringing in AI ‘Maestros’ to beat their competitors
Trading desks are cautiously embracing generative AI to boost efficiency
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Artificial intelligence and private equity are threatening to transform consulting
Half of entry-level positions may go and firms may switch focus to areas AI can’t upend
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HSBC eyes AI bots to replace back office jobs
The UK lender is interested in using AI agents created by a tech startup
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Accenture backs AI boom with new management structure
Consultancy is trying to position itself for further tech growth
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‘Massive risk’ for law firms not adopting AI, says ex-PwC consultant
Catch up on this week’s top legal news
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