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TSAM takeaways: The real cost of AI

October 2, 2025 1:17 PM GMT

Virginie O’Shea, founder of Firebrand Research highlights the mounting costs of AI in asset management - from escalating compute requirements to workforce pressures - arguing that while “everyone can be a footballer, not everyone can be in the Premier League”.

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Going the distance for European T+1

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From shadows to signals: AI and transparency in securities lending risks

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The job of an investment operations zookeeper

Dominic Hobson

Transforming compliance into competitive advantage: the new Form PF paradigm

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US treasury market instability is a wake-up call for asset servicers 

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Has CSDR prepared Europe for T+1? 

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The Gulf states – the new frontier in alternatives

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Why everyone keeps talking about collateral management and mobility (again)

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How tokenisation could have prevented previous market failures

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Custodians can’t stand still as competition heats up

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Why we need to do something about the DEI backlash

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Clearing out the notebook: Takeaways from the UK’s T+1 kick-off event

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Chapman’s eye on the market: It’s no laughing matter

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Cryptopia vs cryptophobia: Why a better balance is needed

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The finreg uncertainty principle in the US market