LSEG and Microsoft have unveiled a further development for their multi-year strategic partnership, by providing agentic AI with data made accessible through an LSEG managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) server.
David Schwimmer
The offering converges workflow integration inside trading and research operations, by allowing custom AI agents to be built directly into workflows, within the Microsoft Copilot Studio, and deployed in Microsoft 365 Copilot, supported by LSEG data.
Additionally, LSEG clients will be able to connect with data, licensed through LSEG products including Workspace and Financial Analytics to build the AI agents, to combine human expertise and large language model (LLM) reasoning with LSEG’s financial data, content and analytics.
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David Schwimmer, group chief executive at LSEG, said: “LSEG’s partnership with Microsoft is transforming access to data for financial professionals with cutting edge, AI-driven innovation at scale. LSEG customers can build, deploy and scale agentic AI directly into their workflows with secure, seamless connectivity through MCP.”
The collaboration is also expected to address challenges of expensive and lengthy integration of multiple technologies often faced by customers, by providing a simplified and sped up delivery of AI-enabled tools and applications.
The firms will deliver LSEG data through the MCP in phases, beginning with the initial rollout of LSEG Financial Analytics.
Moreover, both LSEG and Microsoft have already started working with customers to support them in building their first AI agents in the Copilot Studio.
“Our continued partnership with LSEG underscores a shared commitment to redefining the future of financial services through secure, AI-driven innovation,” said Nick Parker, Microsoft chief business officer and president, worldwide sales and solutions.
“By combining LSEG’s trusted market data with Microsoft’s cloud and AI capabilities, we’re empowering customers to unlock deeper insights, accelerate decision-making and streamline complex workflows.”
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The offering follows news in September that LSEG Data & Analytics had embedded its execution management system, REDI, directly into LSEG Workspace, as part of an effort to unify front-office workflows, integrated execution, content, and analytics, and promote “smarter trading”.
Additionally, in July the firm launched a Workspace add-in for PowerPoint and Excel to enhance the creation of pitchbooks and charts and fine-tune the search and content-sharing function, marking a further expansion of the multi-year partnership.