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THE BASIS POINT BLIND SPOT

How Weak Data Failures Quietly Undermine Performance, Growth, and AI Ambitions

Weak data foundations are becoming a hidden tax on buy side growth.

The InvestOps 2026 report explores how weak data foundations are delaying launches, increasing complexity, weakening confidence in AI outcomes, and raising the pressure on firms expanding into private markets.

Based on responses from 100 buy-side operations leaders across North America and EMEA, the findings show this is no longer just an issue for technology or operations teams. With 44% of respondents drawn from Portfolio Management and Executive Leadership, the report reflects a broader leadership concern in firms where data directly affects growth, performance, and strategic execution.

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Three findings that are hard to ignore

80%+
report financial losses linked to weak data foundations
48%
say private markets growth is already creating material cost, complexity, and risk
98%
are concerned weak data infrastructure is undermining AI outcomes

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Explore the issues shaping the buy side’s next stage of modernization.

Weak data foundations are no longer just operational friction. They are showing up as measurable financial loss.

Speed to market is now a growth issue, not just an operating issue.

The issue is not just growth in private markets, but whether firms can support it with enough visibility and control.

AI confidence depends on more than clean data. It depends on trusted context.

Fragmentation is not just creating complexity. It is increasing cost and making control harder to sustain.

Explore the full findings, chapter commentary, and perspectives from senior buy-side leaders on where the pressure is most acute and why firms should act on now.

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