LSEG and Microsoft Corp. have taken the next step in their multiyear strategic partnership, unveiling new capabilities to transform access to LSEG-licensed financial data and enable agentic AI deployment through an LSEG-managed MCP server. This integration allows AI agents built in Microsoft Copilot Studio and deployed via Microsoft 365 Copilot to leverage LSEG data securely and efficiently.
By linking LSEG’s trusted financial content with advanced AI tools, organizations in the financial services sector can enhance decision-making, improve productivity, and accelerate innovation while maintaining responsible and secure AI usage.
This development builds on LSEG’s AI strategy, LSEG Everywhere, which delivers licensed data at scale to support AI initiatives across the financial industry. LSEG’s AI Ready Content and taxonomies offer unparalleled depth, spanning decades of datasets totaling more than 33 petabytes. Using these insights helps Microsoft 365 Copilot users make quick, confident, data-driven decisions.
Enabling AI Agent Creation and Workflow Integration
Through the new MCP server, LSEG customers can access licensed data from products such as Workspace and Financial Analytics to create AI agents in Copilot Studio. Copilot Studio is a secure, low-code platform. It helps you build, customize, and deploy advanced AI agents. You can add these agents right into workflows with Microsoft 365 Copilot and other apps.
The platform allows users to create advanced agents using cutting-edge AI models. It operates within a completely managed SaaS environment. Plus, it provides enterprise-grade connectors and strong governance controls. This integration with Microsoft 365 Copilot offers secure and scalable AI customization. It also ensures compliance.
With Copilot Studio, users can add LSEG financial data and analytics to their daily tasks. They can build AI agents that mix company policies, prompts, and tools with LLM reasoning. This integration merges human expertise with LSEG’s rich data in a secure, governed, low-code environment. LSEG and Microsoft are actively collaborating with customers to deploy their first AI agents powered by LSEG data.
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MCP Server Enhances Connectivity and Interoperability
The MCP server delivers seamless connectivity and a unified data and AI ecosystem for LSEG customers. It enables integration of LSEG APIs with Copilot Studio and supports interoperability with customers’ own AI systems and third-party applications.
By standardizing data transfer, MCP reduces the time and cost of integrating multiple technologies, streamlining delivery of secure, governed, and scalable AI solutions. The rollout of MCP-enabled access will begin with LSEG Financial Analytics, providing industry professionals with simplified, faster AI-enabled workflows.
Combining Microsoft’s AI and cloud capabilities with LSEG’s authoritative financial data empowers professionals with deeper insights and more timely decision-making in a dynamic market environment.
David Schwimmer, Group Chief Executive Officer, LSEG: “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.”
Nick Parker, Microsoft Chief Business Officer and President, Worldwide Sales & Solutions: “Our continued partnership with LSEG underscores a shared commitment to redefining the future of financial services through secure, AI-driven innovation. 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.”