Business Situation
A global asset management firm faced significant bottlenecks during their peak earnings season. Its analysts were manually reviewing hundreds of regulatory filings (10-Ks, 10-Qs) and earnings call transcripts across their coverage universe. They were not able to use AI tools available in the market due to the risk of data security, as most documents were sourced from private companies with a proper NDA signed. Additionally, the firm was looking for a solution to reduce the turnaround time in preparing detailed research reports, providing a holistic view of the company from an equity and fixed income investment perspective.
The firm partnered with SG Analytics to:
- Automate the ingestion and summarization of unstructured financial data
- Reduce the turnaround time for detailed research reports
- Standardize outputs to maintain quality and consistency
- Ensure complete data security within a private environment to prevent leakage
Manual review cycles and reporting delays were limiting both analyst productivity and time-sensitive investment decisions.
SGA Approach
ShastraX, SG Analytics’ secure, modular AI platform, was deployed to transform the client’s research workflow – from ingestion to insight.
- AI-driven Investment Research Automation
– Deployed specialized AI agents, pre-trained on financial domain data, to interpret filings and transcripts within minutes of publication
– Leveraged bespoke research templates to auto-populate reports with key metrics, sentiment analysis, and forward-looking guidance
– Delivered consistent, high-quality research drafts ready for analyst review - Analyst-in-the-Loop (AITL) Control
– Introduced an Interactive Document Chat feature that allowed analysts to query reports in natural language (e.g., “What is the updated CAPEX guidance?”)
– Enabled analysts to validate AI-generated summaries and refine drafts, shifting their focus from data gathering to strategic insight generation - Secure and Compliant Deployment
– Implemented the full ShastraX framework within the client’s private cloud environment
– The ‘zero-data-leakage architecture’ ensured that no proprietary data left the client’s control, fully meeting internal governance and compliance mandates
Key Takeaways
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80% reduction in review and report preparation time, compressing workflows from days to hours
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2x expansion in analyst coverage without increasing headcount
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Faster time-to-insight through standardized, verified research outputs delivered within hours
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Zero data-leakage risk, ensuring complete data security and regulatory assurance
With ShastraX, SG Analytics enabled the asset manager to modernize its research operations. Analysts now operate in a faster, smarter, and fully secure workflow, transforming data-heavy research into a streamlined, insight-driven process.
