Asset managers increasing AI investment in risk management

Research from Clearwater Analytics’ “GenAI and the Data Divide” study indicates that asset managers are increasingly integrating artificial intelligence into risk management processes. Approximately 73% of surveyed firms expect the pace of AI integration in risk management to accelerate over the next three years.

While caution is typically higher in risk management functions, 93% of firms surveyed consider AI agent integration important or critical to their operations, and 95% view it as essential to meeting investment management goals. This conviction is reflected in projected budgets, with over 80% of managers expecting AI spending to increase by at least 50% in the next 12 months. Specifically, 62% anticipate increases between 50% and 99%, while 22% expect increases between 100% and 299%.