Buy-side research budgets flatline as AI spending rises 40%
9th October, 2026
Zak Jakubowski
Global buy-side investment research budgets remained broadly flat in the first half of 2026, increasing by just 0.4% in monetary terms as spending on artificial intelligence tools accelerated, according to research from Substantive Research.
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