In this episode of The Fund AI Pod, host Iain Carey speaks with Edward Bee, Head of APAC at SimCorp. SimCorp provides integrated investment management solutions and services for the global buy-side.

Edward is an experienced FinTech professional who succinctly shares SimCorp’s data strategy, AI journey including multiple buy-side use cases, “barrier-to-effort” concept, insights into APAC regional nuances, AI’s impact to the front office, SimCorp’s next gen UX, and more.

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Edward Bee and SimCorp

03:53 Understanding SimCorp’s role in investment technology

06:23 The importance of a unified data platform

08:51 SimCorp’s AI journey beginnings

11:06 Exploring AI use cases in SimCorp

14:44 Real-time data visualization capabilities

19:31 AI’s impact on job roles and productivity

21:06 Combining structured and unstructured data

23:34 Data permissioning

25:12 Regional differences in APAC and AI adoption

28:32 Client adoption and feedback on AI tools

31:57 SimCorp’s R&D strategy for the future

35:39 AI’s future in the front office

40:00 Final thoughts and podcast recommendations