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Taking the pulse of artificial intelligence adoption in the RIA industry is not easy. So, I was happy to get an early look at findings from Caddi Technologies, an AI-native workforce provider for wealth, law and other professional services firms (and not to be confused with CADDi, the physical design and manufacturing platform from CADDi…

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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) may propose changes to the closing auction session (CAS) framework such as an overlapping derivatives trading session, restrictions on late order entry, and settlement based on volume-weighted average price (VWAP) spanning the pre-auction and auction windows, according to a report by HDFC Securities.   In its report…

Benchmarks, Private Markets’ Beast of Burden No Longer “As more individual investors participate, benchmarks will be built more around how they actually invest, said Brad Walker, co-president at CAIS, an alternative investment platform. He said he expects more rules-based, independently calculated benchmarks that sit alongside the traditional institutional data, benchmarks organized by strategy and by…

The applications are primarily efficiency-focused. AI tools are being used to draft valuation memos and materials by 58% of AI users, for quality review by 40%, and for document intake and data extraction by 40%. Replacing professional judgment is not yet on the table – the survey describes the prevailing posture as digital-driven and human-led….

The FOMC will reduce interest rate-setting meetings starting in 2027 to allow more time for policy discussions. The Federal Reserve steered clear of a political October surprise but delivered an unexpected shift in monetary policy strategy. After announcing that the Federal Open Market Committee, or FOMC, decided, as expected, to maintain the federal funds rate…