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Business Upturn
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Upturn
Acuity Knowledge Partners Launches RFP Pulse to Help Asset Managers Win New Mandates
Acuity Knowledge Partners' RFP Pulse, a managed digital solution is designed to transform how asset and wealth managers respond to RFPs (Requests for Proposals) and DDQs (Due Diligence Questionnaires). Already live with multiple clients, RFP Pulse is delivering measurable results, including 25-30% efficiency gains, reduced manual effort, and improved response quality. Business Wire India Acuity Knowledge Partners' RFP Pulse, a managed digital solution is designed to transform how asset and wealth managers respond to RFPs (Requests for Proposals) and DDQs (Due Diligence Questionnaires). Already live with multiple clients, RFP Pulse is delivering measurable results, including 25-30% efficiency gains, reduced manual effort, and improved response quality. Built specifically for financial services workflows, RFP Pulse combines generative AI, semantic search, and a structured content repository with Acuity's deep domain expertise and service layer. This format-agnostic solution automates and accelerates document ingestion, content retrieval, draft generation, and formatting across Word, Excel, and digital DDQ tools – dramatically reducing time and effort for client teams. 'We are extremely pleased with the developments achieved through RFP Pulse, an innovative tool that integrates Generative AI with human expertise to enhance productivity and collaboration,' said Sailaja Devireddy, Global Head of Financial Marketing Services at Acuity Knowledge Partners. 'We have drawn on Acuity's extensive experience supporting over 70 financial institutions and 250+ RFP specialists, whose insights have been crucial in developing the transformative capabilities offered by RFP Pulse.' 'RFP Pulse is the result of our strong delivery capabilities and domain expertise in asset management,' said Chanakya Dissanayake, Head of Delivery Strategic Initiatives (Asset Management) at Acuity Knowledge Partners. 'By automating every stage of the RFP and DDQ process, we're helping firms enhance productivity and maintain top-tier quality.' RFP Pulse has already demonstrated significant impact in live client deployments, including a 70% reduction in time to retrieve responses and over 80-85% accuracy in initial drafts. Clients are experiencing measurable efficiency gains and bandwidth savings, making it a trusted solution for top-tier global asset managers. 'With RFP Pulse, we're redefining what efficiency and quality look like for asset and wealth managers,' said Jon O'Donnell, Chief Operating Officer of Acuity Knowledge Partners. 'It's a key step forward in our mission to deliver scalable, intelligent solutions that help financial services firms work smarter and stay ahead of the curve.' To learn more about RFP Pulse, visit Disclaimer: The above press release comes to you under an arrangement with Business Wire India. Business Upturn take no editorial responsibility for the same. Ahmedabad Plane Crash
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Acuity Knowledge Partners Launches RFP Pulse to Help Asset Managers Win New Mandates
RFP Pulse delivers faster, smarter RFP and DDQ responses with AI-powered automation built for asset managers NEW YORK, July 10, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acuity Knowledge Partners' RFP Pulse, a managed digital solution, is designed to transform how asset and wealth managers respond to RFPs (Requests for Proposals) and DDQs (Due Diligence Questionnaires). Already live with multiple clients, RFP Pulse is delivering measurable results, including 25-30% efficiency gains, reduced manual effort, and improved response quality. Built specifically for financial services workflows, RFP Pulse combines generative AI, semantic search, and a structured content repository with Acuity's deep domain expertise and service layer. This format-agnostic solution automates and accelerates document ingestion, content retrieval, draft generation, and formatting across Word, Excel, and digital DDQ tools - dramatically reducing time and effort for client teams. "We are extremely pleased with the developments achieved through RFP Pulse, an innovative tool that integrates Generative AI with human expertise to enhance productivity and collaboration," said Sailaja Devireddy, Global Head of Financial Marketing Services at Acuity Knowledge Partners. "We have drawn on Acuity's extensive experience supporting over 70 financial institutions and 250+ RFP specialists, whose insights have been crucial in developing the transformative capabilities offered by RFP Pulse." "RFP Pulse is the result of our strong delivery capabilities and domain expertise in asset management," said Chanakya Dissanayake, Head of Delivery Strategic Initiatives (Asset Management) at Acuity Knowledge Partners. "By automating every stage of the RFP and DDQ process, we're helping firms enhance productivity and maintain top-tier quality." RFP Pulse has already demonstrated significant impact in live client deployments, including a 70% reduction in time to retrieve responses and over 80-85% accuracy in initial drafts. Clients are experiencing measurable efficiency gains and bandwidth savings, making it a trusted solution for top-tier global asset managers. "With RFP Pulse, we're redefining what efficiency and quality look like for asset and wealth managers," said Jon O'Donnell, Chief Operating Officer of Acuity Knowledge Partners. "It's a key step forward in our mission to deliver scalable, intelligent solutions that help financial services firms work smarter and stay ahead of the curve." To learn more about RFP Pulse, visit About Acuity Knowledge Partners Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity) is a leading provider of bespoke research, data management, analytics, talent, and technology solutions to the financial services industry, including asset managers, corporate and investment banks, private equity and venture capital firms, hedge funds and consulting firms. Its global network of over 6,500 analysts and industry experts, combined with proprietary technology, supports more than 650 financial institutions and consulting companies to operate more efficiently and unlock their human capital and transforming operations. Acuity is headquartered in London and operates from 16 locations worldwide. Acuity was established as a separate business from Moody's Corporation in 2019, following its acquisition by Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone). In January 2023, funds advised by global private equity firm Permira acquired a majority stake in the business from Equistone, which remains invested as a minority shareholder. For more information, visit View source version on Contacts Media contact: Stuti DasGlobal Head of Communications and PRAcuity Knowledge Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Wire
3 days ago
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- Business Wire
Acuity Knowledge Partners Launches RFP Pulse to Help Asset Managers Win New Mandates
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Acuity Knowledge Partners ' RFP Pulse, a managed digital solution, is designed to transform how asset and wealth managers respond to RFPs (Requests for Proposals) and DDQs (Due Diligence Questionnaires). Already live with multiple clients, RFP Pulse is delivering measurable results, including 25-30% efficiency gains, reduced manual effort, and improved response quality. Built specifically for financial services workflows, RFP Pulse combines generative AI, semantic search, and a structured content repository with Acuity's deep domain expertise and service layer. This format-agnostic solution automates and accelerates document ingestion, content retrieval, draft generation, and formatting across Word, Excel, and digital DDQ tools - dramatically reducing time and effort for client teams. 'We are extremely pleased with the developments achieved through RFP Pulse, an innovative tool that integrates Generative AI with human expertise to enhance productivity and collaboration,' said Sailaja Devireddy, Global Head of Financial Marketing Services at Acuity Knowledge Partners. 'We have drawn on Acuity's extensive experience supporting over 70 financial institutions and 250+ RFP specialists, whose insights have been crucial in developing the transformative capabilities offered by RFP Pulse.' 'RFP Pulse is the result of our strong delivery capabilities and domain expertise in asset management,' said Chanakya Dissanayake, Head of Delivery Strategic Initiatives (Asset Management) at Acuity Knowledge Partners. 'By automating every stage of the RFP and DDQ process, we're helping firms enhance productivity and maintain top-tier quality.' RFP Pulse has already demonstrated significant impact in live client deployments, including a 70% reduction in time to retrieve responses and over 80-85% accuracy in initial drafts. Clients are experiencing measurable efficiency gains and bandwidth savings, making it a trusted solution for top-tier global asset managers. 'With RFP Pulse, we're redefining what efficiency and quality look like for asset and wealth managers,' said Jon O'Donnell, Chief Operating Officer of Acuity Knowledge Partners. 'It's a key step forward in our mission to deliver scalable, intelligent solutions that help financial services firms work smarter and stay ahead of the curve.' To learn more about RFP Pulse, visit About Acuity Knowledge Partners Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity) is a leading provider of bespoke research, data management, analytics, talent, and technology solutions to the financial services industry, including asset managers, corporate and investment banks, private equity and venture capital firms, hedge funds and consulting firms. Its global network of over 6,500 analysts and industry experts, combined with proprietary technology, supports more than 650 financial institutions and consulting companies to operate more efficiently and unlock their human capital and transforming operations. Acuity is headquartered in London and operates from 16 locations worldwide. Acuity was established as a separate business from Moody's Corporation in 2019, following its acquisition by Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone). In January 2023, funds advised by global private equity firm Permira acquired a majority stake in the business from Equistone, which remains invested as a minority shareholder. For more information, visit
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Acuity rolls out new AI platform for banks and asset managers
Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity) has introduced the Acuity Agent Fleet, a specialised Agentic AI platform designed for the financial services sector, including banks, asset managers, and private equity firms. This platform is built on real-world processes and currently being incorporated into Acuity's digital solutions. The modular and scalable nature of the fleet allows for the deployment of multiple agents tailored to specific client workflows. It features a no-code workflow automation system, which includes an agentic library comprising various agents specifically designed for financial services tasks. These agents can perform functions such as data extraction, quantitative and qualitative analysis, and document publishing within Microsoft Office 365. The platform is governed by expert-defined workflows, ensuring that tasks are executed reliably according to organisational processes. By automating repetitive tasks, the platform allows human resources to concentrate on more strategic activities, thereby aiming to enhance financial outcomes. Its applications include streamlining workflows for profile generation, credit underwriting, and market research. The technology is adaptable, allowing banks in various markets to implement it quickly, thus fostering competition and promoting sustainable returns for early adopters. In asset management, the platform is designed to assist firms in reallocating human resources towards generating alpha. Asset managers can deploy workflows for portfolio valuation analysis, pricing exceptions, and market and sector analysis using the platform's advanced research agents. Additionally, private equity firms can leverage Acuity's AI data mining and automation models to identify new opportunities and refine exit strategies. Initial workflows focus on enhancing front office operations, including deal sourcing, due diligence, and limited partner investment memoranda. Acuity CEO Robert King said: 'Today marks another major step forward for Acuity as a technology-first, digital solutions provider to the world's financial services industry. A new age of change is upon us. We are embracing the AI revolution, and building upon it.' "Acuity rolls out new AI platform for banks and asset managers" was originally created and published by Retail Banker International, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Acuity Knowledge Partners Unveils Acuity Agent Fleet, a deep domain specific Agentic AI platform for Banks, Asset Managers, and Private Equity houses
The Agent Fleet is a scalable Agentic AI platform that fuses Acuity's deep domain expertise with the best in emergent AI technology to transform the services Acuity provides to the world's financial services industry. LONDON, April 28, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity), a leading provider of bespoke technology, analytics, and research to the financial services sector, is excited to announce the launch of a market leading, deep domain specific Agentic AI platform - Agent Fleet for Banks, Asset Managers, and Private Equity houses. Built solely to address the needs of the financial services industry, the Acuity Agent Fleet combines domain-trained Al agents with Acuity's over 20 years of deep sector expertise and robust data infrastructure. This enables firms to scale their businesses, improve decision-making and efficiency-without expanding headcount. It reflects Acuity's commitment to helping clients meet their challenges with smarter, faster, and more cost-effective solutions. "Today marks another major step forward for Acuity as a technology-first, digital solutions provider to the world's financial services industry. A new age of change is upon us. We are embracing the AI revolution, and building upon it," said Robert King, Chief Executive Officer of Acuity Knowledge Partners. "In the weeks and months ahead, Acuity Agent Fleet will impact hundreds of billions of dollars of deals, loans, and management decisions as we roll out our first of a new generation of tools, powered by our proprietary Agentic AI technology platform" he added. Acuity Agent Fleet, an Agentic AI platform, combines AI with no-code workflow automation. It consists of an Agentic Library which has a fleet of agents tailored for the financial services working together to perform tasks like data extraction to quantitative and qualitative analysis and publishing into Microsoft Office 365. Our expert defined workflow governs the agents to perform the tasks reliably according to the process defined by the organisation. Agent Fleet takes the strain of performing repetitive and time-consuming tasks which frees up valuable human capital to focus on higher value additive tasks in the pursuit of greater financial returns. Agent Fleet will power solutions across Banking, Asset Management, and Private Equity houses. Some use cases include: Vastly reducing workflows involved in profile generation, credit underwriting and market research, Acuity's modelling agnostic technology means any bank, in any market, can use it to scale at speed. This levels the playing field between banks and will boost industry-wide competition. It will also drive sustainable returns for first adopters. For example, the company profile generation workflow leverages data sources across web, financial documents and market data sources, performs detailed fact checking and generates Company profiles in custom defined PowerPoint templates, all with human oversight at specific steps. Combining Acuity's deep, domain expertise with Agentic AI to enable Asset Managers to free up valuable human capital to focus on delivering alpha. Asset Managers will be able to use Agent Fleet to launch workflows to perform Portfolio Valuation Analysis, Portfolio Pricing Exceptions as well as Market and Sector analysis using our Deep Research Agents. Harnessing Acuity's proprietary AI data mining and automation workflow models to uncover new opportunities and optimise exit strategies. This will enable private market operators to capture new opportunities and move at pace to realise returns. The first workflows launched are to provide efficiency in front office workflows like Deal Sourcing, Deal Due-diligence and LP Investment Memos. The Acuity Agent fleet of AI agents are trained on real-world processes and are already being integrated into Acuity's digital solutions. The fleet is modular and scalable, with as many agents as necessary able to be deployed according to clients' workflow needs. The agents provide a powerful blend of automation and expert oversight, augmenting domain expertise and providing the best combination of human and artificial intelligence. "The deployment of Agentic AI throughout the financial services industry will be revolutionary. Agentic AI systems with deep human domain expertise when adopted will enable knowledge workers within Financial Services to massively scale up their impact as they leverage fleets of agents – freeing them up for the most value-added interventions," said Jon O'Donnell, Chief Operating Officer of Acuity Knowledge Partners. "Our Agentic AI implementation will deliver a paradigm shift for our clients, leaders and companies that embrace it will replace those that do not." About Acuity Knowledge Partners: Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity) is a leading provider of bespoke research, data management, analytics, talent, and technology solutions to the financial services industry, including asset managers, corporate and investment banks, private equity and venture capital firms, hedge funds and consulting firms. Its global network of over 6,000 analysts and industry experts, combined with proprietary technology, supports more than 650 financial institutions and consulting companies to operate more efficiently and unlock their human capital and transforming operations. Acuity is headquartered in London and operates from 16 locations worldwide. Acuity was established as a separate business from Moody's Corporation in 2019, following its acquisition by Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone). In January 2023, funds advised by global private equity firm Permira acquired a majority stake in the business from Equistone, which remains invested as a minority shareholder. For further information, please visit View source version on Contacts Media contact: Stuti DasGlobal Head of Communications and PRAcuity Knowledge
