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APRIL 22, 2024

Salesforce’s negotiations to acquire enterprise data management software provider Informatica have fallen through as both couldn’t agree on the terms of the deal. That the talks about the deal had come to a close was reported by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and Reuters , citing an anonymous source. The disagreement about the terms of the deal is more likely to be around the price of each share of Informatica, WSJ reported, adding that Salesforce was negotiating a mid-30s price per share with th

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Smart Data Collective

APRIL 22, 2024

AI technology has created a number of new opportunities for the education sector, which is creating new career opportunities as well.

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CIO

APRIL 22, 2024

When tech giant Broadcom acquired virtualization market leader VMware last October, it restructured licensing terms, laid off thousands of employees, and terminated partner agreements with resellers and service providers. VMware customers were understandably concerned. Broadcom has made a series of acquisitions under CEO Hock Tan’s leadership, including CA Technologies and Symantec’s enterprise security division, and Tan has often cut marketing expenses and dumped parts of the acquired company t

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Smart Data Collective

APRIL 22, 2024

Smart factories offer a number of new solutions for manufacturing companies trying to bolster their bottom lines.

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APRIL 22, 2024

There has been a public challenge to the fact that AT&T is retiring its copper landlines in the state of California. This issue, however, is much bigger than the state of California and AT&T. It is not only national but global as well. In the US alone, there are estimates from 35 million to 100 million landlines still in operation (depending on how you count them), about 14 million of which are business lines.

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CIO

APRIL 22, 2024

La cybersecurity toglie il sonno ai CIO? Sicuramente la grande maggioranza dei Chief Information Officer definisce “priorità numero uno” la sicurezza dei sistemi IT aziendali. Questa attenzione massima rispecchia la consapevolezza che le cyber-minacce sono sempre più numerose e preoccupanti. L’ultimo Rapporto Clusit ha contato 2.779 incidenti gravi a livello globale nel 2023 (+12% rispetto al 2022), di cui 310 in Italia, ovvero l’11% del totale mondiale e un incremento addirittura del 65% in un

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Dataversity

APRIL 22, 2024

You wouldn’t build a house without a concrete foundation. So why are many technology leaders attempting to adopt GenAI technologies before ensuring their data quality can be trusted? Reliable and consistent data is the bedrock of a successful AI strategy. Incomplete or inconsistent data prompts GenAI models to propose equally unreliable outputs, calling the basic […] The post Good Data Quality Is the Secret to Successful GenAI Implementation appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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CIO

APRIL 22, 2024

At 75 years old, accounting and advisory firm Marcum LLP is far from a digital native. Yet Peter J. Scavuzzo, partner and chief information and digital officer, ensures it acts like one, with his technology team identifying and seizing on opportunities that drive company growth. “We’re introducing technology that reinvents how we do business, and in a lot of cases, it has led us to generate revenue,” Scavuzzo explains.

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Splash BI

APRIL 22, 2024

Upcoming Webinar Beyond Basic Reporting: Elevating Financial Insights with SplashBI Wednesday, May 15, 2024 11: 00 AM BST REGISTER NOW Why you should attend? Are you making the most of your financial data, or are you stuck in a cycle of basic reporting? Discover how SplashBI transforms your approach to financial analysis, integrating seamlessly with your Oracle ERP system from day one.

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Wink Intel

APRIL 22, 2024

Revol One Financial has officially entered the annuity market, and launched their products! They are offering a MYGA, a MYGIA (think a MYGA with an indexed twist), and an indexed annuity. For all the deets, check them out on Wink, Inc. ‘s AnnuitySpecs tool. We’ve got you covered! -sjm The post Revol One has officially entered the annuity market appeared first on Wink, Inc.

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Data Hut

APRIL 22, 2024

Online retail is constantly changing and requires adaptation. Customers quickly move between social media, brand websites, and online markets. Providing a consistent brand experience is critical. Establishing solid relationships with distributors to connect your brand to a broad audience is essential for success in this rapidly growing marketplace. One of the most effective strategies for ensuring mutual success and loyalty with your distributors is implementing Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) p

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Wink Intel

APRIL 22, 2024

With the Department of Labor’s latest fiduciary rule on a path to be finalized by the end of the month, 11 broker-dealer, annuities and insurance trade groups made one last effort today to get the agency to delay finalizing the rule and continue the public input process. In a letter sent today to the White House, DOL Acting Secretary Julie Su and Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young, the 11 industry associations, including the Financial Services Institute (FSI) and Insured Re

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SCIP

APRIL 22, 2024

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Wink Intel

APRIL 22, 2024

The rough draft is in, and I am proofing! -sjm The post Rough draft is in! appeared first on Wink, Inc.

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SCIP

APRIL 22, 2024

We are looking forward to seeing you! Tomorrow is the day! We're excited to finally kick off SCIP IntelliCon Nashville 2024 with you with a series of full-day and half-day workshops following the registration. Full-day and Half-day workshops are only available to those with the All-Access Pass. If you would like to add a workshop to your conference-only ticket, stop by the registration to purchase a pass.

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Wink Intel

APRIL 22, 2024

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Hexure, a provider of sales and regulatory automation solutions for the life and annuity industry, announced that Protective Life Insurance Company (Protective), a subsidiary of Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. (Dai-ichi, TSE:8750), has selected FireLight to support digital sales and submission processes for its new advisory variable universal life (VUL) product, Protective Investors Benefit Advisory VUL.

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Wink Intel

APRIL 22, 2024

Washington, D.C. (April 11, 2024) – NAILBA, a Finseca community, and the leading insurance industry organization that advocates for consumer choice in the insurance and financial services marketplace through independent brokerage distribution, has released a new professional certification for Licensing and Contracting. The new certification program explores the role of contracting, licensing, appointments, and commissions in the sale and processing of life insurance policies, building on the suc

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Wink Intel

APRIL 22, 2024

Paul Tyler sees agents and advisors as navigators who help retirement savers steer past a complicated, irreversible obstacle: the Social Security claiming date. Tyler is the chief marketing officer at Nassau Financial, a life and annuity issuer that recently released a product designed to fit with a client’s claiming strategy. Click HERE to read the full story via Think Advisor The post Can This Annuity Ease Social Security Claiming Pressure?

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Wink Intel

APRIL 22, 2024

MILWAUKEE , April 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Northwestern Mutual’s wealth management business continues to be recognized as one of the country’s premier independent broker-dealers, being awarded another industry honor this month. Financial Advisor magazine, a leading publication covering the financial services industry, ranked Northwestern Mutual sixth overall in their annual list of the top IBDs based on gross revenue.

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Wink Intel

APRIL 22, 2024

Guardian’s 2023 financial performance furthers legacy of strength and resilience NEW YORK , April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America ® ( Guardian ) released “ The 2023 Guardian Annual: A whole different perspective ,” which highlights the company’s commitment to supporting customers through all life stages and inspiring holistic well-being— mind, body, and wallet ® — while delivering strong financial results.

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Wink Intel

APRIL 22, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS–( BUSINESS WIRE )–American investors in committed relationships overwhelmingly trust their spouses or partners on money matters (95%) and share similar goals for retirement (93%), but some haven’t reached consensus on emotionally-charged decisions such as how much they need to save or what will happen to their money after they pass away, according to new research released today by Ameriprise Financial (NYSE: AMP).

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Wink Intel

APRIL 22, 2024

Women remain at risk of having insufficient retirement income due to additional pressures that they often face compared to men. Click HERE to read the full story via InvestmentNews The post Women’s retirement outlook improving but headwinds persist: GSAM appeared first on Wink, Inc.

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Wink Intel

APRIL 22, 2024

A lawsuit in New York state could affect how advisors there explain life insurance premium financing arrangements. Ester and Ben Aronson and their trusts have sued Braver Strategies, a financial consulting firm, in a Rockland County, New York, state court over the performance of financing arrangements used to pay for $150 million in life insurance coverage.

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Wink Intel

APRIL 22, 2024

If financial disasters pull too hard on the banks, that could choke the life insurers, and asset sales at life insurers could then tighten the rope around the banks’ necks even more. Three economists touch on possible financial knots of doom in a new working paper about ways that problems at “non-bank financial intermediaries” — including mutual funds, pension plans and broker-dealers, as well as life insurers — could make struggling banks die faster.

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Wink Intel

APRIL 22, 2024

After a rollercoaster ride of pandemic impacts and regulatory changes, the individual life insurance market is poised to return to a more normal growth pattern over the next few years. Attendees at the Life and Annuity Conference, sponsored by LIMRA, LOMA, SOA and ACLI, heard some insights on what the next few years should bring after life sales were hit with the effects of COVID-19 and changes in the life insurance marketplace.

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Wink Intel

APRIL 22, 2024

Transamerica has picked Robert Carney, a longtime Crump Life veteran, to oversee its retail life, annuity and mutual fund distribution operations. Carney will be chief distribution officer for Transamerica’s individual solutions division. Click HERE to read the full story via Think Advisor The post Transamerica Hires Former Crump Life CEO appeared first on Wink, Inc.

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Wink Intel

APRIL 22, 2024

A premium financing deal gone bad in New York State is generating a new round of criticism from those say the practice is often misused with troubling results. Filed in New York State Supreme Court, Ester Aronson and Baruch Aronson are suing Brave Strategies, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co., MassMutual Life Insurance Co. and New York Life Insurance Co.

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Wink Intel

APRIL 22, 2024

Fallout from a 2020 Florida law banning life insurers from using genetic information is a classic good-news, bad-news situation for the industry. The good: no additional states adopted similar laws in the years since. The bad news is that Florida passed a bad bill that mischaracterizes how life insurers use genetic information, said Curt Leonard, regional vice president, state relations, for the American Council of Life Insurers.

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