# Stifel Financial (Stifel Bank & Trust) vs peers: AI and technology compared

Source: https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/stifel-bank/vs-peers
Last updated: Oct 19, 2026

*Part of the [Stifel Financial (Stifel Bank & Trust) AI strategy profile](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/stifel-bank). Peer group: Raymond James Financial, Morgan Stanley, The Charles Schwab Corporation, UBS (US), Goldman Sachs, Northern Trust.*

## How does Stifel Financial (Stifel Bank & Trust) compare with its peers on AI and technology?

On this site's AI disclosure index Stifel Financial, the parent of Stifel Bank & Trust, scores 6.5 (#104 of 120 US banks), last in a group of seven wealth and investment-banking firms led by Raymond James (84.5), Schwab (80.7), Goldman Sachs (79.9) and Northern Trust (79.7). The gap is in what the peers have named and counted. Raymond James built Rai, a proprietary generative-AI operations agent with 6,500 users and 99.5% satisfaction (July 2026), and spends more than $1.1 billion a year on technology. Morgan Stanley says about 98% of its 80,000 employees have generative-AI access (June 2026), and UBS says nearly 90% of its financial-advisor teams use its flagship AI platform (April 2026). Stifel names no AI tool, no technology budget and no AI officer. What it has disclosed is a stance and a framework. CEO Ron Kruszewski says AI 'only increases the value of judgment, trust, and relationships' and his 2025 letter says agents already gather information and prepare analysis before advisers meet clients. The 2025 10-K describes a centralized inventory of AI technologies, risk-based classification and contractual explainability rights over vendors' AI, and the term 'AI' appears 57 times in it, against none two years earlier. Stifel ranked first in J.D. Power's employee-adviser satisfaction study for a fourth year in July 2026, the same study that found 73% of advisers actively using AI tools. ([MarketBeat (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/raymond-james-financial-q3-earnings-230545601.html), [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/raymond-james-rjf-q2-2026-234354155.html), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/morgan-stanleys-michael-pizzi-is-27-on-the-most-innovative-people-in-finance-ranking), [UBS Group (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1610520/000161052026000053/investorpresotext2026.htm), [TheStreet (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/stifel-earnings-expose-wall-street-030700080.html), [Stifel Financial](https://www.stifel.com/Newsletters/AdGraphics/newsletters/ShareholderLetter2025/2025-AR-Shareholder-Letter.pdf), [Stifel Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720672/000119312526067130/sf-20251231.htm), [Stifel Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720672/000095017024016475/sf-20231231.htm), [Stifel Financial](https://stifel.com/docs/pdf/pressreleases/2026/2026-Stifel-JD-Power-Advisor-Satisfaction-Study.pdf), [J.D. Power (Business Wire via Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/ai-adoption-accelerates-driving-financial-110000407.html))

## Where does Stifel Bank lead its peers on AI?

- **A written AI risk framework with vendor explainability rights.** Stifel's 2025 10-K describes a centralized inventory of AI technologies, risk-based classification and security guardrails before deployment, and says it seeks explainability, validation and incident-notification rights from third-party AI providers. Morgan Stanley's 2025 10-K weaves generative AI through its risk factors but has no standalone AI risk factor, and Raymond James' fiscal 2026 10-Qs do not mention AI. ([Stifel Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720672/000119312526067130/sf-20251231.htm), [Morgan Stanley (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895421/000089542126000086/ms-20251231.htm), [Raymond James Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720005/000072000526000070/rjf-20260630.htm))
- **The top adviser-satisfaction score in the year advisers adopted AI.** Stifel ranked first in J.D. Power's 2026 employee-adviser satisfaction study for a fourth straight year, scoring 812 of 1,000, 180 points above the segment average. The same study found 73% of employee advisers actively using AI tools, up from 44%; Stifel's CEO says technology should adapt to advisers rather than the reverse. ([Stifel Financial](https://stifel.com/docs/pdf/pressreleases/2026/2026-Stifel-JD-Power-Advisor-Satisfaction-Study.pdf), [J.D. Power (Business Wire via Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/ai-adoption-accelerates-driving-financial-110000407.html), [Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-stifel-beats-q2-2026-estimates-as-profit-rises-25-93CH-4806439))
- **Fast-rising AI disclosure in its own filings.** The term 'AI' appears 0 times in Stifel's FY2023 10-K, 26 times in FY2024 and 57 times in FY2025, and its earnings decks have carried an AI slide since July 2025. Raymond James' fiscal 2025 10-K carries one AI risk factor. Stifel ranks 3rd of 7 on own primary disclosures (18 against a median of 14.5). ([Stifel Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720672/000095017024016475/sf-20231231.htm), [Stifel Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720672/000095017025027702/sf-20241231.htm), [Stifel Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720672/000119312526067130/sf-20251231.htm), [Stifel Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720672/000119312525168605/d834924dex993.htm), [Raymond James Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720005/000072000525000093/rjf-20250930.htm))
- **A bank that lends to AI companies as well as using AI.** Stifel Venture Banking provided a $35 million debt facility to Sage, which sells AI-powered fall-detection and safety hardware (July 2026), and Kore.ai named Stifel Bank its banking partner (January 2026). First Citizens' SVB, the largest rival in venture banking, reports $123 billion of client funds and $48 billion of loans (June 2026). ([Sage (PR Newswire)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sage-crosses-100-million-in-2026-funding-with-35-million-debt-facility-from-stifel-bank-302820130.html), [Kore.ai (Business Wire)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260127097719/en/Kore.ai-Secures-Strategic-Growth-Investment-from-AllianceBernstein-to-Scale-the-Next-Phase-of-Agentic-Enterprise-AI), [First Citizens Bank](https://newsroom.firstcitizens.com/image/SVB-Fact-Sheet-2Q26.pdf))

## Where does Stifel Bank trail its peers on AI?

- **No named adviser AI tool or usage count, while Raymond James and Morgan Stanley report theirs.** Stifel says AI agents prepare analysis before adviser meetings but names no tool and gives no usage figure. Raymond James' Rai has 6,500 unique users at 99.5% satisfaction (July 2026); Morgan Stanley says 98% of advisor teams use its AI @ Morgan Stanley Assistant (June 2024). ([Stifel Financial](https://www.stifel.com/Newsletters/AdGraphics/newsletters/ShareholderLetter2025/2025-AR-Shareholder-Letter.pdf), [MarketBeat (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/raymond-james-financial-q3-earnings-230545601.html), [Morgan Stanley](https://www.morganstanley.com/press-releases/ai-at-morgan-stanley-debrief-launch))
- **No AI leader, last of seven on named leaders.** Stifel names no chief AI or data officer; its 10-K says COO David Sliney leads technology with an emphasis on cloud, data and AI, and the proxy credits Brad Raymond with the Institutional Group's AI strategy. Raymond James named Stuart Feld chief AI officer in February 2025, and UBS runs a Chief AI Office. Stifel scores 6 against a group median of 14.5. ([Stifel Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720672/000119312526067130/sf-20251231.htm), [Stifel Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720672/000119312526191643/d939496ddef14a.htm), [Raymond James via Canada NewsWire (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/raymond-james-financial-appoints-chief-212200934.html), [UBS](https://ubs.com/global/en/media/display-page-ndp/en-20251016-ai-strategy.html))
- **No technology budget on the record.** Stifel discloses no technology or AI spend. Raymond James says it spends more than $1.1 billion a year on technology (April 2026), and Goldman Sachs says all 46,000 of its employees have the GS AI Assistant (July 2025). ([Stifel Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720672/000119312526067130/sf-20251231.htm), [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/raymond-james-rjf-q2-2026-234354155.html), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/goldman-sachs-staff-now-write-a-million-gen-ai-prompts-a-month))
- **Half the group's independent coverage.** Stifel scores 10 on independent sources against a group median of 20, last of seven; much of its record is its own decks, letters and research. Goldman Sachs leads with 39, and Morgan Stanley's agent platform for stock-plan clients drew CNBC coverage in June 2026. ([Stifel Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720672/000119312526311288/d137168dex993.htm), [Stifel](https://stifel.com/Newsletters/AdGraphics/InSight/Outlook/2026/Outlook2026_Artificial-Intelligence.pdf), [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/03/ai-agents-morgan-stanley-wealth-management-funnel.html))

## Where does Stifel Bank rank against its peers on AI disclosure?

Scores from the US AI disclosure index of 120 banks (0–100; 45% of the weight on independent coverage). The index measures what each bank has put on the public record and what outside outlets have reported about its AI, not capability or spending; every count is of entries on that bank's profile, each of which cites its sources.

| Bank | Score | Rank | Independent sources | Own disclosures | Use cases in production | Moves, last 12 months | Named AI platform |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Raymond James Financial](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/raymond-james) | [84.5](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #12 of 120 | [19](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/raymond-james#sources) | [23](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/raymond-james#sources) | [14 of 16](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/raymond-james#where) | [21](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/raymond-james#timeline) | Rai, AI Search and the advisor desktop ([Raymond James](https://raymondjames.com/news-and-media/press-releases/2026/01/27/raymond-james-launches-proprietary-digital-ai-agent-to-bolster-operational-excellence), [GlobeNewswire via FT Markets](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=1330-9525266en-2G3EBTACBF0CHV70SD1J7K5BF2), [Raymond James](https://raymondjames.com/athens-branch/about-us/press-releases/2025/05/15/raymond-james-expands-service-focused-technology-investment-with-zoom-ai-companion)) |
| [The Charles Schwab Corporation](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/charles-schwab) | [80.7](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #19 of 120 | [18](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/charles-schwab#sources) | [14](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/charles-schwab#sources) | [15 of 19](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/charles-schwab#where) | [24](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/charles-schwab#timeline) | Charley, Portfolio Insights, Schwab Knowledge Assistant and Schwab Advisor AI in Action ([Charles Schwab](https://pressroom.aboutschwab.com/press-releases/press-release/2026/Meet-Charley-Schwabs-New-AI-Powered-Assistant-Designed-to-Help-Clients-Get-Answers-and-Take-Action/default.aspx), [Charles Schwab](https://pressroom.aboutschwab.com/press-releases/press-release/2026/Charles-Schwab-Launches-AI-Powered-Capability-That-Helps-Investors-Understand-Portfolio-Performance-and-Market-Activity/default.aspx), [Charles Schwab](https://www.aboutschwab.com/mss/story/ai-on-the-other-end-of-the-line), [Charles Schwab](https://pressroom.aboutschwab.com/press-releases/press-release/2026/Schwab-Study-Reveals-RIA-AI-Adoption-More-Than-Doubles---But-Most-Firms-Still-in-Early-Stages/default.aspx), [Banking Dive](https://bankingdive.com/news/charles-schwab-bank-ceo-paul-woolway-retire-tyler-woulfe/811079)) |
| [Goldman Sachs](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/goldman-sachs) | [79.9](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #22 of 120 | [39](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/goldman-sachs#sources) | [15](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/goldman-sachs#sources) | [7 of 13](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/goldman-sachs#where) | [28](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/goldman-sachs#timeline) | GS AI Platform and GS AI Assistant ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/goldman-sachs-staff-now-write-a-million-gen-ai-prompts-a-month), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/goldman-sachs-marco-argenti-is-3-on-the-most-innovative-people-in-finance)) |
| [Northern Trust](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/northern-trust) | [79.7](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #23 of 120 | [12](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/northern-trust#sources) | [32](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/northern-trust#sources) | [11 of 17](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/northern-trust#where) | [22](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/northern-trust#timeline) | Open Semantic Interchange and the data foundation ([Northern Trust](https://www.northerntrust.com/united-states/pr/2026/northern-trust-collaborates-with-industry-peers-to-strengthen-data-and-ai-interoperability), [Northern Trust](https://northerntrust.com/content/dam/northerntrust/pws/nt/documents/earnings/2025/4q-2025-km040886-presentation.pdf), [Northern Trust Asset Management](https://ntam.northerntrust.com/united-states/all-investor/insights/investment-perspective-and-commentary/2026/how-does-natural-language-processing-work), [MarketBeat (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/northern-trust-conference-ntrs-bets-080213324.html), [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/northern-trust-ntrs-q4-2025-153130711.html)) |
| [UBS (US)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ubs-usa) | [75.3](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #31 of 120 | [21](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ubs-usa#sources) | [9](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ubs-usa#sources) | [10 of 14](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ubs-usa#where) | [22](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ubs-usa#timeline) | UBS Claves, the Chief AI Office and the 'Big Rocks' ([UBS](https://www.ubs.com/global/en/our-firm/what-we-do/technology/innovation-and-ai.html), [UBS](https://ubs.com/global/en/media/display-page-ndp/en-20251016-ai-strategy.html), [UBS](https://ubs.com/us/en/wealth-management/financial-advisor-experience/articles/ai-for-financial-advisors.html)) |
| [Morgan Stanley](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/morgan-stanley) | [69.7](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #34 of 120 | [21](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/morgan-stanley#sources) | [9](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/morgan-stanley#sources) | [9 of 14](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/morgan-stanley#where) | [19](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/morgan-stanley#timeline) | AI @ Morgan Stanley (Assistant, Debrief) and AskResearchGPT ([Morgan Stanley](https://www.morganstanley.com/press-releases/ai-at-morgan-stanley-debrief-launch), [Morgan Stanley](https://www.morganstanley.com/press-releases/morgan-stanley-research-announces-askresearchgpt), [Morgan Stanley](https://www.morganstanley.com/press-releases/morgan-stanley-wins-three-2024-technology-awards)) |
| [Stifel Financial (Stifel Bank & Trust) (this page)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/stifel-bank) | [6.5](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #104 of 120 | [10](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/stifel-bank#sources) | [18](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/stifel-bank#sources) | [12 of 13](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/stifel-bank#where) | [22](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/stifel-bank#timeline) | Stifel's advisor-first AI stance and fund-banking-driven balance sheet ([Stifel Financial](https://stifel.com/investor-relations/DownloadEarningsReleaseFile?fiscalYear=2026&id=263), [TheStreet (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/stifel-earnings-expose-wall-street-030700080.html), [Stifel](https://stifel.com/Newsletters/AdGraphics/InSight/Outlook/2026/Outlook2026_Artificial-Intelligence.pdf), [GuruFocus (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stifel-financial-corp-sf-q2-210257050.html), [Stifel Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720672/000119312526067130/sf-20251231.htm)) |

## On which parts of the AI record is Stifel Bank ahead of or behind its peers?

Each row is one input of the index, counted on the profiles of Stifel Bank and the 6 peers that are scored on the same basis. "Place" is Stifel Bank's position in the group of 7 (1st = most).

| Component (weight) | Stifel Bank | Peer median | Most in the group | Place |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Independent sources (45%) | 10 | 20 | [Goldman (39)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/goldman-sachs) | 7th of 7 |
| Use cases in production (10%) | 12 | 10.5 | [Schwab (15)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/charles-schwab) | 3rd of 7 |
| Own primary disclosures (10%) | 18 | 14.5 | [Northern Trust (32)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/northern-trust) | 3rd of 7 |
| Dated moves, last 12 months (10%) | 22 | 22 | [Goldman (28)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/goldman-sachs) | 3rd of 7 |
| Disclosed numbers (5%) | 14 | 15.5 | [Schwab (21)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/charles-schwab) | 5th of 7 |
| Named AI leaders (5%) | 6 | 14.5 | [Northern Trust (20)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/northern-trust) | 7th of 7 |
| Use cases described (5%) | 13 | 15 | [Schwab (19)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/charles-schwab) | 6th of 7 |

## What has each bank in Stifel Bank's peer group disclosed about its AI?

Facts from each bank's profile, cited to the profile's own sources. "Not disclosed" means the bank's public record, as cited on its profile, does not state it.

| Bank | Platform or assistant, as the profile names it | AI leaders named | Headline AI number disclosed | Patents on the record | Open AI roles |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Stifel Financial (Stifel Bank & Trust)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/stifel-bank) | Stifel's advisor-first AI stance and fund-banking-driven balance sheet ([Stifel Financial](https://stifel.com/investor-relations/DownloadEarningsReleaseFile?fiscalYear=2026&id=263), [TheStreet (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/stifel-earnings-expose-wall-street-030700080.html), [Stifel](https://stifel.com/Newsletters/AdGraphics/InSight/Outlook/2026/Outlook2026_Artificial-Intelligence.pdf), [GuruFocus (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stifel-financial-corp-sf-q2-210257050.html), [Stifel Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720672/000119312526067130/sf-20251231.htm)) | [6, incl. Ronald J. Kruszewski (Chairman and CEO, Stifel Financial)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/stifel-bank#people) ([Stifel Financial](https://stifel.com/investor-relations/DownloadEarningsReleaseFile?fiscalYear=2026&id=263), [TheStreet (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/stifel-earnings-expose-wall-street-030700080.html)) | Share-price fall on AI disruption fears: −6% (Feb 10, 2026) ([Investing.com (Yahoo Finance)](https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/schwab-raymond-james-stifel-drop-173410149.html)) | Not disclosed | [2 open AI roles (Sep 24, 2026); most in AI security](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/stifel-bank#roles) |
| [Raymond James Financial](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/raymond-james) | Rai, AI Search and the advisor desktop ([Raymond James](https://raymondjames.com/news-and-media/press-releases/2026/01/27/raymond-james-launches-proprietary-digital-ai-agent-to-bolster-operational-excellence), [GlobeNewswire via FT Markets](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=1330-9525266en-2G3EBTACBF0CHV70SD1J7K5BF2), [Raymond James](https://raymondjames.com/athens-branch/about-us/press-releases/2025/05/15/raymond-james-expands-service-focused-technology-investment-with-zoom-ai-companion)) | [13, incl. Paul Shoukry (Chief Executive Officer)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/raymond-james#people) ([GlobeNewswire via FT Markets](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=1330-9525266en-2G3EBTACBF0CHV70SD1J7K5BF2), [Raymond James](https://raymondjames.com/news-and-media/press-releases/2026/01/27/raymond-james-launches-proprietary-digital-ai-agent-to-bolster-operational-excellence)) | Share move on AI-disruption fears: −8.8% (10 Feb 2026) (Feb 10, 2026) ([Bloomberg](https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-10/wealth-manager-stocks-sink-as-new-ai-tool-sparks-disruption-fear)) | 4 patents listed on the profile, e.g. US 2025/0378492 A1 (Smart contracts for multiple oracle networks) ([Google Patents (USPTO)](https://patents.google.com/patent/US20250378492A1/en)) | [2 open AI roles (Oct 1, 2026); most in ML & data science](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/raymond-james#roles) |
| [Morgan Stanley](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/morgan-stanley) | AI @ Morgan Stanley (Assistant, Debrief) and AskResearchGPT ([Morgan Stanley](https://www.morganstanley.com/press-releases/ai-at-morgan-stanley-debrief-launch), [Morgan Stanley](https://www.morganstanley.com/press-releases/morgan-stanley-research-announces-askresearchgpt), [Morgan Stanley](https://www.morganstanley.com/press-releases/morgan-stanley-wins-three-2024-technology-awards)) | [13, incl. Michael Pizzi (Head of Technology)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/morgan-stanley#people) ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/morgan-stanleys-michael-pizzi-is-27-on-the-most-innovative-people-in-finance-ranking)) | Employees with gen-AI access: ≈ 98% of 80,000 (Jun 1, 2026) ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/morgan-stanleys-michael-pizzi-is-27-on-the-most-innovative-people-in-finance-ranking)) | 3 patents listed on the profile, e.g. US 2026/0051336 A1 (Enhancing audio and video media using generative AI) ([Google Patents (USPTO)](https://patents.google.com/patent/US20260051336A1/en)) | [12+ open AI roles (Oct 1, 2026); most in AI engineering](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/morgan-stanley#roles) |
| [The Charles Schwab Corporation](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/charles-schwab) | Charley, Portfolio Insights, Schwab Knowledge Assistant and Schwab Advisor AI in Action ([Charles Schwab](https://pressroom.aboutschwab.com/press-releases/press-release/2026/Meet-Charley-Schwabs-New-AI-Powered-Assistant-Designed-to-Help-Clients-Get-Answers-and-Take-Action/default.aspx), [Charles Schwab](https://pressroom.aboutschwab.com/press-releases/press-release/2026/Charles-Schwab-Launches-AI-Powered-Capability-That-Helps-Investors-Understand-Portfolio-Performance-and-Market-Activity/default.aspx), [Charles Schwab](https://www.aboutschwab.com/mss/story/ai-on-the-other-end-of-the-line), [Charles Schwab](https://pressroom.aboutschwab.com/press-releases/press-release/2026/Schwab-Study-Reveals-RIA-AI-Adoption-More-Than-Doubles---But-Most-Firms-Still-in-Early-Stages/default.aspx), [Banking Dive](https://bankingdive.com/news/charles-schwab-bank-ceo-paul-woolway-retire-tyler-woulfe/811079)) | [14, incl. Rick Wurster (President and CEO)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/charles-schwab#people) ([Bloomberg](https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-13/schwab-plans-to-use-ai-to-reach-serve-less-affluent-customers), [Bloomberg](https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-11/charles-schwab-ceo-says-ai-is-poised-to-boost-wealth-managers)) | Retail clients wanting AI paired with human expertise: ≈ 70% (of ≈ 1,000 surveyed) (May 5, 2026) ([Charles Schwab](https://pressroom.aboutschwab.com/press-releases/press-release/2026/Charles-Schwab-Launches-AI-Powered-Capability-That-Helps-Investors-Understand-Portfolio-Performance-and-Market-Activity/default.aspx)) | 4 patents listed on the profile, e.g. US 2025/0077917 A1 (Iterative generation and plotting of machine-learning outcomes) ([Google Patents (USPTO)](https://patents.google.com/patent/US20250077917A1/en)) | [12+ open AI roles (Oct 1, 2026); most in AI product & strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/charles-schwab#roles) |
| [UBS (US)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ubs-usa) | UBS Claves, the Chief AI Office and the 'Big Rocks' ([UBS](https://www.ubs.com/global/en/our-firm/what-we-do/technology/innovation-and-ai.html), [UBS](https://ubs.com/global/en/media/display-page-ndp/en-20251016-ai-strategy.html), [UBS](https://ubs.com/us/en/wealth-management/financial-advisor-experience/articles/ai-for-financial-advisors.html)) | [15, incl. Sergio Ermotti (Group Chief Executive Officer)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ubs-usa#people) ([Banking Dive](https://bankingdive.com/news/ubs-deploys-ai-programs-unlock-efficiency-ermotti-magazzeni-credit-suisse/811572)) | Live AI use cases (group): 300+ (Oct 16, 2025) ([UBS](https://ubs.com/global/en/media/display-page-ndp/en-20251016-ai-strategy.html)) | 2 patents listed on the profile, e.g. US 11,429,879 B2 (Identifying dynamic thematic relationships over time with machine-learning models) ([Google Patents (USPTO)](https://patents.google.com/patent/US11429879B2/en)) | [2 open AI roles (Sep 24, 2026); most in AI product & strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ubs-usa#roles) |
| [Goldman Sachs](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/goldman-sachs) | GS AI Platform and GS AI Assistant ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/goldman-sachs-staff-now-write-a-million-gen-ai-prompts-a-month), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/goldman-sachs-marco-argenti-is-3-on-the-most-innovative-people-in-finance)) | [16, incl. Marco Argenti (Chief Information Officer)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/goldman-sachs#people) ([CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/06/anthropic-goldman-sachs-ai-model-accounting.html), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/goldman-sachs-marco-argenti-is-3-on-the-most-innovative-people-in-finance)) | Employees with GS AI Assistant: 46,000 (all) (Jul 25, 2025) ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/goldman-sachs-staff-now-write-a-million-gen-ai-prompts-a-month)) | 5 patents listed on the profile, e.g. US 2026/0072655 A1 (Context injection for AI coding assistants) ([Google Patents (USPTO)](https://patents.google.com/patent/US20260072655A1/en)) | [12+ open AI roles (Oct 1, 2026); most in AI engineering](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/goldman-sachs#roles) |
| [Northern Trust](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/northern-trust) | Open Semantic Interchange and the data foundation ([Northern Trust](https://www.northerntrust.com/united-states/pr/2026/northern-trust-collaborates-with-industry-peers-to-strengthen-data-and-ai-interoperability), [Northern Trust](https://northerntrust.com/content/dam/northerntrust/pws/nt/documents/earnings/2025/4q-2025-km040886-presentation.pdf), [Northern Trust Asset Management](https://ntam.northerntrust.com/united-states/all-investor/insights/investment-perspective-and-commentary/2026/how-does-natural-language-processing-work), [MarketBeat (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/northern-trust-conference-ntrs-bets-080213324.html), [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/northern-trust-ntrs-q4-2025-153130711.html)) | [20, incl. Michael O'Grady (Chairman and CEO)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/northern-trust#people) ([Banking Dive](https://www.bankingdive.com/news/northern-trust-ceo-dismisses-bny-goldman-sachs-takeover-reports-ogrady-warren-vince/753953/), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/northern-trust-joins-banks-lifted-by-ipos-capital-markets)) | AI use cases in production: 150+ (Oct 22, 2025) ([GuruFocus (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/northern-trust-corp-ntrs-q3-190424060.html)) | 3 patents listed on the profile, e.g. US 11,869,015 B1 (Benchmarking that may use a k-nearest-neighbour or other machine-learning algorithm) ([Google Patents (USPTO)](https://patents.google.com/patent/US11869015B1/en)) | [11 open AI roles (Sep 24, 2026); most in AI engineering](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/northern-trust#roles) |

## What are the latest dated moves on the AI record of Stifel Bank and its peers?

The two newest dated entries of each bank since Oct 16, 2025, from the timelines of the profiles (which also log filings, results and deals that bear on the AI record), newest first.

| Date | Bank | Move |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 13, 2026 | [Goldman](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/goldman-sachs) | Q3 2026 call: Solomon sets out AI guardrails and compute-supply risk ([Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-goldman-sachs-tops-q3-2026-estimates-as-revenue-rises-93CH-4947164), [American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/goldmans-solomon-wants-clear-human-accountability-on-ai)) |
| Oct 8, 2026 | [Goldman](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/goldman-sachs) | Sneader: new joiners 'are managing agents' ([Bloomberg](https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-08/young-bankers-to-manage-ai-agents-from-start-goldman-exec-says)) |
| Oct 8, 2026 | [Schwab](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/charles-schwab) | How Charley was built: employee testing, confirmation before any change ([Traders Magazine](https://www.tradersmagazine.com/featured_articles/charles-schwabs-amy-ruegg-ai-can-make-investing-easier-but-human-expertise-remains-key/)) |
| Oct 7, 2026 | [Stifel Bank](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/stifel-bank) | CEO on CNBC: look at companies benefiting from AI, not just those building it ([CNBC](https://cnbc.com/video/2026/10/07/stifel-ceo-ron-kruszewski-we-should-be-looking-at-companies-benefiting-from-ai-not-just-those-building-ai.html)) |
| Sep 30, 2026 | [Schwab](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/charles-schwab) | Charley, a gen-AI assistant for retail clients, unveiled ([Charles Schwab](https://pressroom.aboutschwab.com/press-releases/press-release/2026/Meet-Charley-Schwabs-New-AI-Powered-Assistant-Designed-to-Help-Clients-Get-Answers-and-Take-Action/default.aspx), [Charles Schwab (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/meet-charley-schwab-ai-powered-130000718.html)) |
| Sep 29, 2026 | [Northern Trust](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/northern-trust) | CFO David Fox to retire around March 2027 ([Northern Trust (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/73124/000007312426000057/ntrs-20260928.htm)) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | [UBS](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ubs-usa) | Ermotti at the Bank of America conference ([Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/ubs-at-bank-of-america-financials-conference-growth-meets-capital-pressure-93CH-4910194)) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | [Raymond James](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/raymond-james) | Meta's Muse reignites the AI selloff ([CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/23/metas-muse-ai-causes-schwab-selloff.html)) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | [Raymond James](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/raymond-james) | Expanded AWS collaboration to advance AI-powered advisor insights ([Raymond James](https://www.raymondjames.com/advisor-opportunities/press-releases/2026/09/21/raymond-james-strengthens-data-and-analytics-capabilities-to-advance-ai-powered-advisor-insights)) |
| Sep 15, 2026 | [Northern Trust](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/northern-trust) | Northern Trust survey: every asset manager respondent uses AI ([Northern Trust (Business Wire via Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/northern-trust-survey-asset-managers-080000689.html)) |
| Sep 10, 2026 | [Morgan Stanley](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/morgan-stanley) | Design partner for OpenAI's banker research tool ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/openai-launches-financial-tool-for-wall-street-bankers)) |
| Sep 10, 2026 | [Morgan Stanley](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/morgan-stanley) | OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Financial Services, shaped with Morgan Stanley and Evercore ([OpenAI](https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-financial-services/), [Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/09/10/openai-courts-wall-street-with-chatgpt-for-financial-services-developed-with-morgan-stanley/)) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | [UBS](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ubs-usa) | AI proficiency required of new junior bankers ([Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/76b370ff-b5f6-4e22-aa30-da08b1abb8f8)) |
| Aug 19, 2026 | [Stifel Bank](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/stifel-bank) | American Banker: AI and the cost of adviser recruiting ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/with-deal-costs-up-could-ai-make-recruiting-a-bad-bet)) |

## How do Stifel's AI tools for advisers compare with its peers'?

The adviser-facing AI each firm has named, and the adoption it reports. A blank means nothing is disclosed, not that nothing exists.

| Firm | Adviser AI | Adoption or scale disclosed | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Stifel | AI agents that gather information and prepare analysis before client meetings; copilot tools and LLM seats | About 70 workflows identified (July 2025); no user count | July 2025; April 2026 ([Stifel Financial](https://www.stifel.com/Newsletters/AdGraphics/newsletters/ShareholderLetter2025/2025-AR-Shareholder-Letter.pdf), [Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-stifel-financial-beats-q2-2025-forecasts-as-stock-rises-93CH-4160780)) |
| Raymond James | Rai, a proprietary generative-AI operations agent; AI Academy | 6,500 unique users, 99.5% satisfaction; nearly 20,000 AI Academy completions | July 2026 ([MarketBeat (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/raymond-james-financial-q3-earnings-230545601.html)) |
| Morgan Stanley | AI @ Morgan Stanley Assistant, Debrief and AskResearchGPT | 98% of advisor teams use the Assistant; AskResearchGPT draws on 70,000+ research reports | June and October 2024 ([Morgan Stanley](https://www.morganstanley.com/press-releases/ai-at-morgan-stanley-debrief-launch), [Morgan Stanley](https://www.morganstanley.com/press-releases/morgan-stanley-research-announces-askresearchgpt)) |
| UBS (US) | Flagship AI platform; STAAT Insights; Copilot | Nearly 90% of financial-advisor teams; 20 million+ STAAT insights to US advisers in 2025 | March and April 2026 ([UBS Group (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1610520/000161052026000053/investorpresotext2026.htm), [UBS Group (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1610520/000161052026000023/ubs-20251231.htm)) |
| Charles Schwab | Schwab Knowledge Assistant for service staff; Portfolio Insights for retail clients | Portfolio Insights to all self-directed US clients by end of May 2026 | May 2026 ([Charles Schwab](https://pressroom.aboutschwab.com/press-releases/press-release/2026/Charles-Schwab-Launches-AI-Powered-Capability-That-Helps-Investors-Understand-Portfolio-Performance-and-Market-Activity/default.aspx)) |
| Goldman Sachs | GS AI Assistant | 46,000 employees (all) | July 2025 ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/goldman-sachs-staff-now-write-a-million-gen-ai-prompts-a-month)) |

## Who leads AI at Stifel compared with its peers, and how is it governed?

The executive accountable for AI at each firm and the governance the filings describe.

| Firm | AI leadership | Governance disclosed | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Stifel | No chief AI officer; COO David Sliney leads technology with emphasis on cloud, data and AI; Brad Raymond leads the Institutional Group's AI strategy | Centralized AI inventory, risk-based classification, guardrails before deployment; AI governance inside the Written Information Security Program | February and April 2026 ([Stifel Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720672/000119312526067130/sf-20251231.htm), [Stifel Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720672/000119312526191643/d939496ddef14a.htm)) |
| Raymond James | Chief AI officer Stuart Feld (since February 2025) | Board education sessions on advances in AI | February 2025; January 2026 ([Raymond James via Canada NewsWire (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/raymond-james-financial-appoints-chief-212200934.html), [Raymond James Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720005/000072000526000019/rjf-20260106.htm)) |
| UBS (US) | Chief AI Office at group level | AI brought inside the model-risk framework; nine large-scale transformational AI initiatives | October 2025; March 2026 ([UBS](https://ubs.com/global/en/media/display-page-ndp/en-20251016-ai-strategy.html), [UBS Group (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1610520/000161052026000023/ubs-20251231.htm)) |
| Morgan Stanley | Heads of the firmwide AI platform and of AI strategy and execution named managing directors | FINOS AI Governance Framework used in new vendor onboarding | January and June 2026 ([eFinancialCareers](https://www.efinancialcareers.com/news/morgan-stanley-s-2026-md-list-ai-experts-ex-hedge-fund-traders), [FINOS](https://www.finos.org/press/finos-launches-ai-fund)) |

## How does Stifel's scale and technology spending compare with its peers'?

Client assets, adviser counts and technology budgets as each firm reports them, with the date.

| Firm | Client assets | Advisers or bank balance sheet | Technology spend disclosed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Stifel | $580.1 billion (June 30, 2026) | 2,200+ advisers in 402 branch offices (December 31, 2025); bank loans $24.8 billion | Not disclosed ([Stifel Financial](https://stifel.com/investor-relations/DownloadEarningsReleaseFile?fiscalYear=2026&id=263), [Stifel Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720672/000119312526067130/sf-20251231.htm)) |
| Raymond James | $1.92 trillion (June 30, 2026) | Net bank loans $54.8 billion (record, March 31, 2026) | More than $1.1 billion a year (April 2026) ([GlobeNewswire via FT Markets](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/full?dockey=1330-9766630en-5NLGV91Q1CIFMSON0VQ2F8FEAD), [GlobeNewswire via FT Markets](https://markets-data-api-proxy.ft.com/data/announce/full?dockey=1330-9695288en-27GQRFLST7UJC8KSU1DUH53S8N), [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/raymond-james-rjf-q2-2026-234354155.html)) |
| Morgan Stanley | $9.3 trillion total; $7.35 trillion in wealth (2026) | About 16,000 software developers under the head of technology | Not stated in the cited record ([CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/03/ai-agents-morgan-stanley-wealth-management-funnel.html), [Morgan Stanley via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895421/000114036126012991/ny20058185x3_ars.pdf), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/morgan-stanleys-michael-pizzi-is-27-on-the-most-innovative-people-in-finance-ranking)) |
| Charles Schwab | More than $10 trillion; $517.3 billion of total assets | Bank loans $67.0 billion, up 33% (June 30, 2026) | Not stated in the cited record ([SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/316709/000031670926000027/a2q26exhibit991.htm), [Business Wire via FT Markets](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/full?dockey=600-202607210730BIZWIRE_USPRX____20260721_BW955369-1)) |
| UBS (US) | About 700,000 US households | 5,772 advisers in the Americas (December 31, 2025) | Not stated for the US ([InvestmentNews](https://www.investmentnews.com/wirehouses/ubs-fights-for-us-wealth-turnaround-as-it-secures-national-bank-license/265786), [Financial Planning](https://financial-planning.com/news/ubs-promotes-from-within-to-name-new-advisor-head)) |

## Which banks are Stifel Bank's peers, and why these?

Stifel Financial (Stifel Bank & Trust) is compared here with Raymond James Financial, Morgan Stanley, The Charles Schwab Corporation, UBS (US), Goldman Sachs and Northern Trust: chosen by the editors for this page (see the note below the table). Stifel Financial (Stifel Bank & Trust) is classed as a investment bank, broker or wealth manager in the Midwest.

The computed group mixed Stifel with Midwest community banks, a health-savings bank and Deutsche Bank's US arm; Stifel Bank is the balance sheet of a wealth-management and investment-banking firm, so this group holds the brokerage, wealth and investment-banking groups that own banks, two of which (Raymond James and Northern Trust) sit in Stifel's own 2026 proxy peer group.

## Common questions

### Is Stifel behind Raymond James on AI?

On the record, yes: Raymond James scores 84.5 on this site's disclosure index against Stifel's 6.5. Raymond James names a chief AI officer, reports 6,500 users of its Rai agent at 99.5% satisfaction and spends more than $1.1 billion a year on technology. Stifel describes AI agents in adviser preparation but names no tool or budget. Scores measure disclosure, not capability. ([Raymond James via Canada NewsWire (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/raymond-james-financial-appoints-chief-212200934.html), [MarketBeat (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/raymond-james-financial-q3-earnings-230545601.html), [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/raymond-james-rjf-q2-2026-234354155.html), [Stifel Financial](https://www.stifel.com/Newsletters/AdGraphics/newsletters/ShareholderLetter2025/2025-AR-Shareholder-Letter.pdf))

### What AI does Stifel use for its financial advisers?

Kruszewski's 2025 shareholder letter says AI agents gather information, prepare analysis and present options before advisers meet clients, and that 'we can get 80 hours of work done in 40'. In July 2025 he said copilot tools had been rolled out, seats on more sophisticated large language models bought and about 70 workflows identified for agents. ([Stifel Financial](https://www.stifel.com/Newsletters/AdGraphics/newsletters/ShareholderLetter2025/2025-AR-Shareholder-Letter.pdf), [Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-stifel-financial-beats-q2-2025-forecasts-as-stock-rises-93CH-4160780))

### Does AI threaten Stifel's advice model?

Investors worried so on February 10, 2026, when Stifel fell 6% and Raymond James 8.8% after Altruist launched an AI tax-planning tool for advisers. Stifel's CEO argues the opposite: AI makes information abundant and 'only increases the value of judgment, trust, and relationships', and he called AI an accelerator rather than a replacement for human costs in July 2026. ([Investing.com (Yahoo Finance)](https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/schwab-raymond-james-stifel-drop-173410149.html), [Bloomberg](https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-10/wealth-manager-stocks-sink-as-new-ai-tool-sparks-disruption-fear), [TheStreet (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/stifel-earnings-expose-wall-street-030700080.html), [Stifel Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720672/000119312526311288/d137168dex993.htm))

### How does Stifel govern AI compared with Morgan Stanley?

Stifel's 2025 10-K describes a centralized AI inventory, risk-based classification, guardrails before deployment and explainability rights in vendor contracts, with AI governance built into its information security program. Morgan Stanley weaves generative AI through its 10-K risk factors and uses the FINOS AI Governance Framework when onboarding new vendors. ([Stifel Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720672/000119312526067130/sf-20251231.htm), [Morgan Stanley (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895421/000089542126000086/ms-20251231.htm), [FINOS](https://www.finos.org/press/finos-launches-ai-fund))

### How much does Stifel spend on technology compared with Raymond James?

Stifel does not disclose a technology budget. Raymond James says it spends more than $1.1 billion a year on technology (April 2026) and put fiscal 2025 technology investment including AI at about $1 billion. Raymond James reports $1.92 trillion of client assets against Stifel's $580.1 billion. ([Stifel Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720672/000119312526067130/sf-20251231.htm), [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/raymond-james-rjf-q2-2026-234354155.html), [Raymond James Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720005/000072000525000086/rjf20250930q425earnings.htm), [GlobeNewswire via FT Markets](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/full?dockey=1330-9766630en-5NLGV91Q1CIFMSON0VQ2F8FEAD), [Stifel Financial](https://stifel.com/investor-relations/DownloadEarningsReleaseFile?fiscalYear=2026&id=263))

### Which wealth firm has the most advisers using AI?

Among those that report it, Morgan Stanley says 98% of advisor teams use its AI Assistant and about 98% of its 80,000 employees have generative-AI access; UBS says nearly 90% of its US financial-advisor teams use its flagship AI platform. Industry-wide, J.D. Power found 73% of employee advisers using AI tools in 2026. Stifel gives no figure. ([Morgan Stanley](https://www.morganstanley.com/press-releases/ai-at-morgan-stanley-debrief-launch), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/morgan-stanleys-michael-pizzi-is-27-on-the-most-innovative-people-in-finance-ranking), [UBS Group (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1610520/000161052026000053/investorpresotext2026.htm), [J.D. Power (Business Wire via Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/ai-adoption-accelerates-driving-financial-110000407.html))

### Does Stifel use AI in investment banking and research?

Its CEO said in 2026 that AI lets bankers evaluate more opportunities and research analysts uncover more insights, and the 2026 proxy credits Brad Raymond with the Institutional Group's AI strategy. Morgan Stanley's AskResearchGPT draws on more than 70,000 research reports, and all 46,000 Goldman employees have the GS AI Assistant. ([Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-stifel-beats-q2-2026-estimates-as-profit-rises-25-93CH-4806439), [Stifel Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720672/000119312526191643/d939496ddef14a.htm), [Morgan Stanley](https://www.morganstanley.com/press-releases/morgan-stanley-research-announces-askresearchgpt), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/goldman-sachs-staff-now-write-a-million-gen-ai-prompts-a-month))

### How does Stifel Bank fit into Stifel's AI story?

Stifel Bank & Trust is the firm's balance sheet: $24.8 billion of loans at June 30, 2026, after growing $2.6 billion in the quarter, mostly through fund banking, funded by client cash swept from the brokerage. It also lends to AI companies through Stifel Venture Banking, including a $35 million facility for Sage in July 2026. ([Stifel Financial](https://stifel.com/investor-relations/DownloadEarningsReleaseFile?fiscalYear=2026&id=263), [Stifel Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720672/000119312526067130/sf-20251231.htm), [Sage (PR Newswire)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sage-crosses-100-million-in-2026-funding-with-35-million-debt-facility-from-stifel-bank-302820130.html))

## Peers on this site

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- [Morgan Stanley AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/morgan-stanley) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/morgan-stanley/vs-peers)
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- [UBS (US) AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ubs-usa) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ubs-usa/vs-peers)
- [Goldman Sachs AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/goldman-sachs) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/goldman-sachs/vs-peers)
- [Northern Trust AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/northern-trust) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/northern-trust/vs-peers)

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