The Basis Point Blind Spot: How Data Failures Quietly Undermine Performance, Growth, and AI Ambitions

Weak data foundations are one of the least visible but most consequential drags on buy-side performance. As firms push for growth, speed, and AI-driven modernization, the cost is showing up in delayed revenue, increased risk, and slower progress across the business. This report examines how that value leakage is affecting product launches, private markets expansion, AI deployment, cost, and control.

Contents:

• Methodology & Demographics
• Chapter One -  Growth Depends on Speed to Market
• Chapter Two -  The Hidden Cost of Weak Data Foundations: Measurable Value Leakage
• Chapter Three -  Why Value is Leaking: Data Foundations Under Pressure
• Chapter Four -  Product Launches and Ongoing Governance
• Chapter Five -  Private Markets and the Total Portfolio View
• Chapter Six -  AI Confidence Hinges on Trusted data
• Chapter Seven -  The Cost of Data Complexity
• Conclusion -  From Hidden Cost to Clear Opportunity