While performance remains a traditional driver of growth for investment managers, the operational foundations that support financial results are undergoing rapid transformation. At the heart of this change is a reevaluation of what truly constitutes a core competency and a growing recognition that outsourcing certain functions may be the key to efficiency and scale.

The consultant database landscape is undergoing a quiet but powerful transformation driven by artificial intelligence (AI). These databases have been central to how institutional investors and consultants identify and evaluate asset managers for years. But now, advances in AI are reshaping how searches happen, how matches are made, and, ultimately, who gets shortlisted. 

A quiet revolution is underway—powered by AI—and it's transforming how institutional consultant database searches happen, who gets...

Press Release: BOSTON - May 28, 2025 -- IMSS, a trusted leader in data management and consultant database reporting for investment...