Which three attributes separate AI winners from losers in asset management—and does your firm have them?
Angelo Calvello, host of Institutional Edge, interviews Ajmal (AJ) Hachim, Vice President and co-lead of Berkshire Global Advisors' Financial Technology practice, about artificial intelligence's transformative impact on asset management. Hachim explains why AI has become table stakes for investment firms and discusses strategic implementation approaches through build, buy, or lease models. The conversation explores competitive advantages gained through proprietary data access, organizational culture requirements for AI success, and potential industry consolidation pressures. Hachim identifies three critical attributes separating future winners from losers while addressing concerns about autonomous decision-making and multi-agentic systems in institutional investing.
In This Episode:
(00:00) Guest Ajmal Hachim, AI's winner-take-all effect
(02:28) AI as table stakes for asset managers across all business functions
(06:11) Build, buy, or lease strategies for AI implementation
(09:23) Competitive advantages and industry consolidation patterns
(12:18) Three key attributes for AI winners in asset management
(17:07) Multi-agentic systems and autonomous decision making challenges
(20:31) Big tech hyperscalers entering asset management space
(22:37) Berkshire Global's internal AI initiatives and workflow optimization
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Dr. Angelo Calvello is a serial innovator and co-founder of multiple investment firms, including Rosetta Analytics and Blue Diamond Asset Management. He leverages his extensive professional network and reputation for authentic thought leadership to curate conversations with genuinely innovative allocators.
As the "Dissident" columnist for Institutional Investor and former "Doctor Is In" columnist for Chief Investment Officer (winner of the 2016 Jesse H. Neal Award), Calvello has become a leading voice challenging conventional investment wisdom.
Beyond his professional pursuits, Calvello serves as Chairman of the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System's Climate Advisory Panel, Chairman of the Board of Outreach with Lacrosse and Schools (OWLS Lacrosse), a nonprofit organization creating opportunities for at-risk youths in Chicago, and trustee for a Chicago-area police pension fund. His career-long focus on leveraging innovation to deliver superior client outcomes makes him the ideal host for cutting-edge institutional investing conversations.
Resources:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajmalhachim/
https://berkshireglobal.com/our-team/aj-hachim/
Chapters
- (00:00:00) - Leveraging AI
- (00:02:28) - Berkshire Hathaway On AI's Impact on Asset Management
- (00:04:59) - Should Asset Managers Build or Lease AI?
- (00:11:50) - What are the key attributes that you envision the winners in our industry
- (00:14:25) - Beyond the AI: The Fit of Companies
- (00:16:47) - Are Asset Management Companies Ready for Agents of Multigenic Systems?
- (00:22:06) - Berkshire Hathaway's AI Strategy
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