New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- Despite growing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the global asset management industry, only 8 per cent of fund managers have reported measurable improvements in investment returns, according to a joint research report by Morgan Stanley and Oliver Wyman.

The findings highlight a gap between the increasing use of AI by investment firms and its ability to deliver better returns for investors.

The September 2026 BluePaper report, titled Breaking from the Pack: The Race for Above-Market Growth, cited the Mercer 2026 AI in Asset Management Survey, which found that 55 per cent of asset managers had integrated AI into at least one part of their investment process, while another 27 per cent were testing applicati...