Nasdaq Launches New AI-ready Data Infrastructure Aimed at Buy-side

Nasdaq eVestment has launched a set of AI-ready data infrastructure, to enhance institutional intelligence and allow institutional asset managers to activate agentic workflows directly within their own environments.  The offering, which includes Nasdaq eVestment’s AI-ready datasets and its Next Best Action for Institutional Capital solution, is expected to remove the need for manual data manipulation and address fragmentation, to allow firms to make more informed market-speed decisions. According to a story in The TRADE, Daniel Brickhouse, vice president and head of product at Nasdaq Analytics, said: “Institutional teams are sitting on a wealth of data, but too often it’s locked behind manual processes and fragmented systems.  “With AI-ready datasets and embedded decision support, we’re helping asset managers surface the right opportunities faster, whether that’s identifying under-allocated investors, spotting mandate risk, or prioritising outreach. It’s about giving distribution teams the intelligence they need, when and where they need it.” The launch also aligns with increasing pressure faced by firms and asset managers to respond to institutional mandates with speed and precision, as well as an increased interest in automation and AI integration into workflows across the industry, with nine in ten investment advisors planning to implement AI workflows in 2026, according to Nasdaq.