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Investment Research Agentic AI — Capability Matrix
Platform Coverage · Asset Classes · Workflow Automation
Prepared For
Head of Research Technology · Chief Investment Officer · IT Architecture
Document Class
Technical Capability Reference · Restricted Distribution
Coverage
Equity (Beat, Miss, SELL) · Fixed Income · Credit · Macro · Multi-Asset · M&A · Activist
Regulatory
MiFID II · Reg FD · MNPI · Best Execution · Research Unbundling
Performance
3.7s (demo-compressed orchestration · production varies by workflow — two-clock model) pipeline runtime · 99.86% faster than manual · $0.14–$0.90 per case (33k–220k tokens at $4.10/M) per note · 7 parallel agents
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01Asset Class Coverage
Asset ClassStatusScenariosNotes
M&A / Event-DrivenFullQRYN/Nimbus CRM Deal (SC 06)Merger arb, deal premium, regulatory risk, synergy NPV
Activist / Regulatory FilingFullGRDH Meridian 13D (SC 08)13D/13G analysis, activist playbook, proxy probability, NAV discount
Equity — Large CapFullVYRA, SFG, VLTN, CLSP, QRYN, GRDH, SCLS, RXCOEarnings beat & miss, initiations, upgrades, downgrades, SELL initiation, perpetual monitoring
Equity — Earnings MissFullSCLS Q3 Miss (SC 09)Negative surprise workflow: downgrade review, prior rating error-risk compliance, sign-off gate
Equity — Short / SELL InitiationFullRXCO Patent Cliff (SC 10)SELL from scratch, IC committee approval, short position protocol, legal review
Equity — Mid/Small CapFullLive Custom (sc-99)Same pipeline, calibrated thresholds
Fixed Income — HY DistressedFullPHC Credit (SC 03)Covenant breach, distress analysis, IC escalation, recovery modeling
Macro / RatesFullFOMC Surprise +50bps (SC 07)Cross-asset, duration, FX, curve positioning, EM sweep
Multi-Asset / ThematicFullMacro FOMC Sweep (SC 07)Cross-asset overlays, thematic conviction scoring
Derivatives / OptionsPhase 2RoadmapGreeks, skew, vol surface — extensible via agent calibration
Private MarketsPhase 2RoadmapIlliquidity premium, vintage analysis — requires LP data connectors
02Research Workflow Coverage
Workflow TypeStatusDescription
Earnings Flash NotesFullAuto-triggered on earnings release. All 7 agents. Analyst sign-off before distribution.
Coverage InitiationsFullIC Committee gate mandatory. UBO-style ownership/holder analysis. Full initiation memo.
Rating Changes (Up/Down)FullConviction drift triggers upgrade/downgrade. PT revision with DCF/comps support.
PM Ad Hoc RequestsFullSame-day turnaround. Macro headwinds, position sizing, trim/add guidance.
Perpetual MonitoringFullEvent-driven conviction scoring. Score drift >10pts triggers auto-research. Zero analyst input.
Thematic / Strategy NotesFullMulti-asset overlays. Sector rotation. Cross-asset positioning frameworks.
Credit IC MemosFullCovenant analysis, spread vs peers, recovery modeling, position limit checks.
Earnings Miss / Negative SurpriseFullSame pipeline as earnings beat — opposite direction. Downgrade review, prior rating compliance check, sign-off required.
Short Thesis / SELL InitiationFullSELL initiation from scratch. IC committee gate mandatory. Legal review protocol. Short position sizing recommendation.
Consensus TrackingPhase 2Automated estimate revision monitoring vs consensus — roadmap item.
037 Sub-Agents — Role-Adapted Per Scenario
AgentFunctionData Sources
Fundamental Agent
[VEC][API][SQL-DB] · Credit Agent in SC03
Financial statement analysis, earnings quality, covenant analysis, recovery modelingSEC EDGAR, Bloomberg, FactSet, company filings, rating agencies
ValuationDCF, comps (P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/S, P/B), precedent transactions, NAV for creditBloomberg consensus, FactSet, proprietary models
Macro Agent
[VEC][API] · Sector Agent in SC03 · Rates Agent in SC07
Top-down regime assessment, sector rotation, factor exposure, rate sensitivity, yield curve analysisFRED, Bloomberg macro, sector indices, rates curves, Fed data
Sentiment & PositioningSell-side consensus, estimate revision trends, short interest, options positioning, fund flowsBloomberg, Refinitiv, CFTC COT, options chain data
Risk AssessmentBull/base/bear scenario construction, tail risk identification, liquidity risk, concentration riskVaR models, stress test frameworks, liquidity analytics
Portfolio FitActive weight analysis, factor exposure check, liquidity constraint, position sizingPortfolio management system, risk factor models
Compliance ScopeReg FD screen, MiFID II research unbundling, MNPI check, restricted list, best executionCompliance system, restricted list, watchlist
Role Adaptation — 7 Slots, 12 Named Agents

All 7 agent slots run on every pipeline. Two slots adapt their specialist role to the scenario type: Slot 1 = Fundamental (equity) / Credit (HY/SC03) / same slot; Slot 4 = Macro (equity) / Sector (credit/SC03) / Rates (macro/SC07). The other 5 slots — Valuation, Sentiment, Risk, Compliance, Portfolio — are constant across all 13 scenarios (in Scenario 11 all seven slots halt at the restricted-list interdiction — the halt itself is the demonstration). Total distinct named agents across scenario library: 12.

045 Source Tools
ToolNameTechnology & Sources
[VEC] VECTOR-RAGResearch CorpusFirm research archive, regulatory corpus, earnings transcript library · Pinecone + retrieval orchestration
[API] API-CALLSLive Market DataBloomberg, FactSet, Refinitiv, SEC EDGAR, FRED, options chains · Real-time feeds
[SQL-DB] SQL-DBPortfolio Intelligence36-month position history, prior ratings, P&L attribution, factor exposures · Snowflake
[KG] KNOW-GRAPHEntity NetworksCorporate ownership chains, board networks, analyst coverage maps · Neo4j
[MEM] MEMORYResearch IntelligencePrior note style guide, IC committee preferences, risk appetite history · Redis LTM
05Compliance & HITL Gates
GateTypeWhat the Analyst Does
AUTO ClearanceAUTOEarnings flash notes on beats where Reg FD cleared and no rating change. SC01 VYRA is the demo example. No analyst touch required — compliance gate must clear first.
Reg AC Certification + Principal ReleaseREQUIREDThe analyst attests the statutory Reg AC certification (17 C.F.R. §242.501) by name; the Supervisory Analyst then records the principal release. Research is never auto-distributed — 7 of 13 scenarios, including the rated note in the flash lane (the no-rating data flash releases automatically).
IC CommitteeREQUIREDCoverage initiations, credit distress and SELL/short theses require analyst certification plus 3 committee signatures (Research Compliance, Supervisory Analyst, Head of Research) — 3 of 13 scenarios.
Restricted-List Hard BlockSTRUCTURALRestricted names are interdicted at TTL-zero BEFORE any analysis runs (Scenario 11). No override exists in the console — only a wall-crossing request to Research Compliance. Fully ledgered.
Analyst Override (SC12)FullSealed AI candidate overridden by the analyst — substantive rationale required and hash-chained beside the unmodified candidate; Reg AC certification attaches to the human’s published view; override telemetry feeds the evaluation corpus.
Evidence-Conflict Abstention (SC13)FullConflicting primary sources → dual-basis computation preserved, averaging refused as fabrication, no rating and no price target published; conflict quantified, ledgered, and routed to the analyst.
Deterministic Valuation EngineFullIRVAL v1.0 derives upside / downside / recovery / arb-spread and conviction composites at runtime from declared inputs; an independent oracle reimplements every formula and gates each release.
Fingerprinted Policy PackFullIR-2026.07 · SHA-256 fingerprint stamps every ledger row and drives authority lanes; ⚖ Sandbox permits non-persistent what-if while statutory-class controls (restricted-list block) remain locked.
Hash-Chained Ledger + Research BinderFullEvery event, calculation, and human action chained from GENESIS; exportable as a binder containing the policy pack, derivations, and reconstruction procedure.
In-Browser Binder VerifierFull⛊ Verify recomputes every SHA-256 link and independently reproduces every valuation from the exported file alone — client-side, no server involved.
Two-Clock Runtime DisclosureFullMeasured demo runtime and projected production runtime are displayed together on every run; demo speed is never presented as production speed.
Compliance Pre-ClearanceREQUIREDReg FD, MNPI, restricted list clearance. MiFID II research unbundling log filed automatically.
Position Limit OverrideADVISORYIf recommendation exceeds position limits, flag raised. PM decides on override.