CompaniesChanticleerChanticleerInvestment banking’s an AI play now, too. Just ask Bank of AmericaThe booming artificial intelligence trade is powering Bank of America’s growth in Asia. But here, the firm has followed a different strategy to become the largest foreign bank.Jin Su, Bank of America’s president of Asia Pacific, has a stunning statistic on how the centre of gravity of global financial markets is shifting. In the first half of the year, $US53 trillion ($73 trillion) of equities were traded in North America. Across Asia, trading volumes hit $US52 trillion.The reason? Artificial intelligence.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Latest In Financial servicesFetching latest articles