TSAM London

London, UK — The Summit for Asset Management (TSAM) will return to London with an expanded two-day programme, reflecting the rapid innovation and structural change reshaping the asset management industry.

 Serving the finance community since 1997, TSAM brings together senior leaders across investment operations, technology, data, and regulation to examine the forces shaping the future of asset management. Over nearly three decades the event has become a key forum for the buy side, allowing firms to discuss how to adapt to an increasingly competitive and technologically driven landscape through practical insight and industry benchmarking.

 The global asset management industry is entering a period of structural transition. Firms are navigating fee compression, consolidation, and rising operational costs, while the continued growth of ETFs and private markets is reshaping product strategies and operating models. At the same time, rapid advances in artificial intelligence and data infrastructure are pushing firms to rethink how all aspects of their daily operations are organised.

 These shifts are forcing asset managers to look beyond incremental change. Many firms are using this as an opportunity to reassess; looking not just their outsourcing strategy, but also to modernise through wholesale change of their technology stacks and operating models. The challenge is to scale efficiently while maintaining strong governance and resilience, with the lines between technology, operations and investment strategy becoming increasingly blurred as firms embed new capabilities directly into the core of the investment process.

 The TSAM London 2026 agenda reflects these industry dynamics. The programme focuses on how firms are translating strategic priorities into operational reality, with the conference exploring technology-enabled transformation, data as a strategic capability, and the growing need to balance innovation with control.

 New dedicated streams introduced this year include Private Markets, Competing in the Digital Era, and Strategy & Modernisation, alongside established tracks covering investment operations, data and AI, client experience, and risk and compliance.

 Panellists will examine topics such as the operational implications of scaling private market strategies, the continued expansion of ETFs, the practical implementation of AI, the growing role of outsourcing and strategic partnerships, and how firms are adapting to consolidation and margin pressure across the industry.

 “The 2026 agenda reflects a real shift in the industry,” said Andrew Kerry, CEO of Foxon Media, the producer of TSAM. “The conversations are no longer theoretical. Firms are working out how to operationalise new technologies and redesign operating models so they are ready for the next phase of asset management.”

 The move to a two-day format reflects both the breadth of topics being addressed and the growing number of senior practitioners contributing to the programme.

 “Asset management is evolving across multiple fronts at once,” said Jude Tyrrell Broad, Co-Lead of Production. “Innovation is accelerating across all facets of the industry, with lots of the traditional divisions of topics no longer making sense. Expanding TSAM to two days allows us to give those conversations, and the experts driving them, the space they deserve.”

 Contributors to the programme include Edward Catton (COO, Liontrust), Malcolm Fried (Chief Marketing Officer, Ninety One), and Jill Barber (Chief Distribution Officer, Aviva Investors), alongside other senior leaders from across the buy side.