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AI in the City: How the tech revolution is transforming finance

'With AI, we could very well be on the cusp of a paradigm shift'

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The advent of ChatGPT, which burst onto the scene at lightning speed, has pushed artificial intelligence to the front of just about every sector.

That includes the complex world of financial services.

While hedge funds have long used AI alongside star portfolio managers and quantitative analysts, the latest developments are leaps ahead, presenting new opportunities across financial services.

"From algorithmic trading to transaction cost analysis, fixed income trading desks have historically adopted equities innovation. However, with AI, we could very well be on the cusp of a paradigm shift," said VoxSmart's Oliver Blower, who previously worked on Merrill Lynch and Barclays' trading desks.

Some 65% of executives said generative AI will have a big impact on their organisation in the next three to five years, and 77% said it would have a larger impact on society than any other emerging technology during that time, according to audit and consulting firm KPMG.

Financial News is tracking how AI is reshaping the City — from investment banking and hedge funds to asset management and even professional services fields like law. Here are just a few of our top stories so far:

Meet the hedge fund with no portfolio managers

Man Group CTO: ‘AI may build its own successor’ but beware ‘hallucination’

Schroders CEO urges staff to embrace AI to innovate

Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser lays out AI plans

HSBC names Achtner to head up new AI push

Man Group develops ‘ManGPT’ to leverage artificial intelligence

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Deutsche Bank eyes ‘game-changer’ AI in dealmaking unit

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How ChatGPT is upending stock markets

PGIM explores using ChatGPT to automate ‘tedious’ work

Nvidia short-sellers bleed $3.6bn in May as AI boom continues

Goldman Sachs CIO: We could adopt generative AI ‘in months’

Why this investment bank is embracing AI and ChatGPT for its dealmakers

‘Digital robots’ could eventually decide legal cases, says top UK judge

Hedge funds are jumping on the ChatGPT bandwagon — here’s what you need to know

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