Janus Henderson has announced that it is developing a suite of AI-native tools to transform the way it invests and serves its clients. According to the firm, Percepta, a transformation company backed by General Catalyst, will be responsible for building the infrastructure, while Anthropic’s Claude will serve as the AI model layer.
The firm believes that cutting-edge AI delivers the greatest impact when it enhances human expertise, enabling an even more client-centric approach to both investing and client service. Building on Claude, Janus Henderson is putting this approach into practice in two ways that could shape the future use of artificial intelligence within the asset management industry.
Specifically, it is developing new AI-native tools for its investment and client service teams. On the one hand, the asset manager is working on Prism, a global client intelligence and engagement platform designed for Janus Henderson’s distribution teams. Powered by Claude, it helps sales teams prioritize the right outreach actions, leverage internal and third-party data to better understand what clients have and what they need, and prepare personalized communications. In this way, it provides a single, consistent tool for sales and marketing teams across all regions.
On the other hand, the firm is developing Libros, an AI-native research management tool for Janus Henderson’s investment teams. Also powered by Claude, it synthesizes the firm’s internal research alongside external research and public market data, helping analysts and portfolio managers identify relevant signals more quickly and devote more time to analysis and investment decision-making.
In addition, Janus Henderson is rolling out Claude across the organization. Its engineering teams will use Claude Code, while Cowork will be available to employees in investment, distribution, and corporate functions, further integrating AI into day-to-day work.
Meanwhile, Prism and Libros are being developed in collaboration with the technology teams at Janus Henderson and Percepta. Percepta helps large enterprises transform through AI by embedding specialized engineers, researchers, and product managers directly into organizations and leveraging the Percepta Mosaic platform to rapidly develop agent-based workflows and customized decision-support tools.
At Janus Henderson, Percepta’s teams work alongside the firm’s investment, distribution, and technology professionals to develop Prism and Libros on Claude, and to build the data and knowledge foundation that connects Claude to Janus Henderson’s proprietary research, client, and market data.
According to the asset manager, this integrated model addresses a challenge that has slowed AI adoption in asset management: generic tools rarely fit the way an active manager analyzes markets, manages portfolios, and serves clients. The value comes from connecting cutting-edge AI to proprietary data and rebuilding core workflows around it, which generally requires engineering embedded within the business rather than externally purchased software.
“We believe the AI transformation will fundamentally change the way asset managers serve their clients as it becomes integrated into the core of the business. This collaboration with Anthropic and Percepta, together with Janus Henderson’s partnership with Trian and General Catalyst, reinforces our leadership in AI and tokenization innovation and supports our ambition to be the most technologically sophisticated asset manager in the world. We believe it will improve the way we serve our clients—the 75 million people* around the world who trust us to help build a brighter future together,” said Ali Dibadj, CEO of Janus Henderson.
For his part, Peter Nolan, Head of Asset and Wealth Management at Anthropic, stated: “Asset management is a knowledge-intensive industry where reliable AI can help teams work faster and deliver better client service. Janus Henderson is putting Claude directly into the hands of the teams responsible for managing investments and client relationships—from purpose-built tools such as Prism and Libros to Claude Code and Cowork across the company.”
“Transforming industries with AI requires fundamentally rethinking how work gets done within organizations and designing engineering systems purpose-built for a new way of operating. Our work with Janus Henderson focuses on strengthening research and market intelligence while enhancing client engagement. We are proud to collaborate with Janus Henderson and Anthropic in transforming the asset management industry,” commented Hirsh Jain, CEO of Percepta.
