An ICS Event Report

Intelligent Investment 2026

Data, AI and the operating models of investment firms: what was presented, demonstrated and debated at our exclusive forum.


Co-hosted with
Deloitte
FactSet
ICS Intelligent Investment 2026 report cover

Inside the report

Three sessions from the day

Session One
Deloitte

From experimentation to enterprise value

Deloitte set out the shift from isolated AI pilots to programmes that hold up at enterprise scale, and what separates the two in practice.

Session Two
ICS & FactSet

Connecting trusted investment data to enterprise AI

ICS and FactSet examined how governed, single-tenant data foundations let firms put AI to work on investment data without compromising control or auditability.

Session Three
The Evidence

What the room actually uses AI for

A live poll of the room set out where investment managers are genuinely applying AI today, against where the industry narrative says they should be.