The UK’s largest savings business is negotiating with Blackstone, KKR, and Sixth Street to fund expansion in the competitive pension buyout sector. This move could reshape the £40B+ UK pension transfer landscape.
An exclusive demo of Hebbia’s AI platform reveals how investment banking roles may transform. The startup’s tools are reportedly streamlining tedious financial analysis work that traditionally required extensive manual effort. Industry observers suggest this could fundamentally change how bankers approach their daily tasks.
Artificial intelligence is poised to transform investment banking, according to recent reports, with startups developing tools that could significantly alter how financial professionals work. One such company, Hebbia, recently demonstrated its AI platform to industry observers, providing a glimpse into what investment bankers’ jobs might start to look like in the near future.
KKR is spearheading the international expansion of employee ownership programs in Japan through Ownership Works. The move comes as private equity firms face pressure to soften their image while Japanese workers show some of the lowest engagement scores globally despite lifetime employment patterns.
Global investment firm KKR is reportedly leading the introduction of an employee ownership initiative in Japan as the private equity industry faces mounting pressure to improve its public image amid increased dealmaking activity in the country. According to reports, Japan will become the first international location for Ownership Works, a private equity-backed program founded in the United States in 2022 that aims to provide blue-collar employees with equity stakes in their companies.
