CIO

JANUARY 23, 2023

OpenAI has landed billions of dollars more funding from Microsoft to continue its development of generative artificial intelligence tools such as Dall-E 2 and ChatGPT. A move that is likely to unlock similar investments from competitors — Google in particular — and open the way for new or improved software tools for enterprises large and small. Microsoft stands to benefit from its investment in three ways.

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Crayon

JANUARY 23, 2023

When your win/loss data is disconnected from your competitive intelligence tool, trying to understand your differentiators is like trying to appreciate the Mona Lisa from a mere 6 inches away — you kind of get it, but it’s nowhere close to the experience of seeing the full picture (or painting in this case).

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CIO

JANUARY 23, 2023

The pandemic has led many organizations in the Middle East to shift towards a digital-first strategy. According to IDC’s group vice president and regional managing director for the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa, Jyoti Lalchandani: “This means choosing digitalization options over non-digital options as a rule while implementing or enhancing new products, services, channels, customer/employee experiences, or operational processes.

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Aqute Intelligence

JANUARY 23, 2023

It has been too long since we updated our list of competitive intelligence companies. These are companies, mainly in the US and Europe, for whom competitive intelligence is their main or only focus. So, not companies like McKinsey that undoubtedly analyze competitors but not as their main activity. The companies below are our peers (our own competitors, gasp!

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JANUARY 23, 2023

The tech industry has long been known for its lack of diversity and, as a result, there’s been a big push for companies to take DEI strategies seriously. Diversity not only helps organizations perform better but fostering equity and inclusion can also strengthen recruiting and retention rates, as well as overall employee satisfaction. In fact, diverse companies have been shown to have a 2.5 times higher cash flow per employee and three in four job seekers and workers prefer diverse companies, ac

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CIO

JANUARY 23, 2023

Murat Ozkan, Chief Information and Digital Officer at Anadolu Efes, the Turkey-based international beverages company, talks about how a data management strategy comprising AI and analytics will sustain further growth.

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Intelligence Node

JANUARY 23, 2023

Lyle Walker, VP of Strategy at Intelligence Node, is a distinguished retail leader with 30+ years of experience across global retailers, brands, and tech providers. Drawn to the company culture, The post Industry Veteran & Strategy VP Lyle Walker on Intelligence Node’s Superior Technology & Processes appeared first on Blog.

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CIO

JANUARY 23, 2023

With a career path that wound through R&D, product development, advanced supply chain, and technology, Praveen Jonnala is well positioned to lead a global IT organization as well as take the reins of operations and other core business functions. Jonnala stepped in as CIO at network infrastructure provider CommScope two years ago after more than a dozen years spent at the company in various roles leading business and technology transformation.

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Dataversity

JANUARY 23, 2023

Federated learning is a machine learning technique that allows multiple parties to train a model without sharing their data. It is being used across several industries, from mobile device keyboards to health care to autonomous vehicles to oil rigs. It is particularly useful in situations where data sharing is limited by regulation, or is sensitive or proprietary, […] The post How Federated Learning Is Helping to Overcome Obstacles in Machine Learning appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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Wink Intel

JANUARY 23, 2023

No strangers already, NAIFA and WIFS recently announced the two organizations have signed an expanded partnership agreement and are launching an inaugural women’s financial security fly-in set for March. The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors and Women in Insurance & Financial Services have agreed to continue to work closely together and support their mutual goals in the areas of professional development; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and political advocacy.

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Dataversity

JANUARY 23, 2023

All enterprise data ends up on storage systems, but if an enterprise storage solution does not have the cyber storage resilience to combat a cyberattack, the C-suite and the IT team are leaving the organization severely exposed. This realization is the trigger for what I see as the number one trend in data storage in 2023: making […] The post Cyber Storage Resilience: How to Impact and Safeguard Data in 2023 appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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Wink Intel

JANUARY 23, 2023

Not only does the early bird get the worm, he gets a higher annuity payout as well. That’s the finding of a new study that the National Bureau of Economic Research began circulating earlier this month. Entitled “Target Retirement Fund: A Variant on Target Date Funds That Uses Deferred Life Annuities Rather than Bonds to Reduce Risk in Retirement,” the study was conducted by John Shoven, an economics professor at Stanford University, and Daniel Walton, a data scientist at Uber Technologies.

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IBI

JANUARY 23, 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutes Companies today are grappling with a wealth of unstructured data from multiple sources—email and other digital messaging communications, social media channels, documents and PDFs, IoT sensors and server logs, and image and audio files, just to name just a few. And while this may seem like a scattering of unrelated information, unstructured data can actually offer some significant advantages—if organizations can ensure its quality.

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Wink Intel

JANUARY 23, 2023

KANSAS CITY, Mo. , Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Board of Directors of Kansas City Life Insurance Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.14 per share on Jan. 23, 2023. The dividend will be payable on Feb. 8, 2023 , to stockholders of record on Feb. 2, 2023. Kansas City Life Insurance Company (OTCQX: KCLI ) was established in 1895 and is based in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Netbasequid

JANUARY 23, 2023

Marketers don’t have enough time and typically rely on multiple tricks and tactics to make better use of the little time they have. However, new evidence suggests that they might not be doing enough. To enable screen reader support, press ⌘+Option+Z To learn about keyboard shortcuts, press ⌘slash A HubSpot researcher conducted a survey to understand how much time marketers spend on routine tasks such as email management, social media engagement, and consumer research.

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Wink Intel

JANUARY 23, 2023

SUMMIT, N.J. , Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Simplicity Group (“Simplicity”) today announced the acquisition of IMS Associates (IMS), a brokerage general agency based in Orange County, CA that offers annuity, long-term care, disability, and all types of life insurance. With this transaction – Simplicity’s 50 th – the Company welcomes IMS’ leader Sean Giroux as the Group’s newest Partner. “Sean and the entire IMS team will make a great addition to S

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Wink Intel

JANUARY 23, 2023

HORSHAM, Pa. , Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company (Penn Mutual), a Fortune 1000 company, is proud to continue the company’s storied foundation of financial strength. In 2022, five of the world’s top rating agencies affirmed strong ratings, including recent ratings of AA (Very High Quality) from Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) and AA- (Very Strong) from Fitch Ratings in November and an A+ (Strong) rating from S&P Global Ratings in December.

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Wink Intel

JANUARY 23, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS , Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The 32 nominees for the National Football League’s (NFL’s) Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award presented by Nationwide are recognized not only for athletic excellence, but also because they make a positive impact off the field in their respective communities, representing the best of the NFL’s commitment to philanthropy.

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Wink Intel

JANUARY 23, 2023

PHILADELPHIA–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company and Matrix Absence Management have rebranded as Reliance Matrix, a technology-driven absence and employee benefits company that provides financial protection and supplemental health plans for employees, while helping employers maximize productivity by managing time away from work.

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Wink Intel

JANUARY 23, 2023

NEW YORK–( BUSINESS WIRE )–While Americans continue to experience the challenges presented by inflation and a potential recession, New York Life’s latest Wealth Watch survey found that 66% of American adults are confident in their ability to reach their financial goals, and 1-in-3 feel hopeful about their finances at the end of 2022 going into 2023, reflecting similar levels of confidence reported this time last year.

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Wink Intel

JANUARY 23, 2023

The exceptional capital market performance experienced between 2016 and 2021 translated to significantly higher average 401(k) account balances, which in turn drove a groundswell of rollovers into individual retirement accounts. This is one of the headline findings of the newly published Cerulli Report, “U.S. Retirement Markets 2022: The Role of Workplace Retirement Plans in the War for Talent.

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Wink Intel

JANUARY 23, 2023

Speaking on a recent webinar hosted by Carson Group, Jamie Hopkins, the firm’s managing director of wealth solutions, suggested the new extension of the required minimum distribution age to 73 is a key conversation starter for advisors and their clients in 2023. Hopkins was joined on the webinar by Christine Benz, Morningstar’s director of personal finance and retirement planning.

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Wink Intel

JANUARY 23, 2023

Kuvare Holdings has broken through the thick new sheets of dealmaking ice. Higher interest rates and economic uncertainty have frozen announcements of mergers, acquisitions and other major deals in many sectors, but some companies in the life and annuity market have managed to start or close transactions anyway. Click HERE to read the full story via ThinkAdvisor Wink’s Note: If you will recall, Kuvare Holdings owns Lincoln Benefit Life , Guaranty Income Life Insurance Company , and Un

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Wink Intel

JANUARY 23, 2023

Anew paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research investigates retirees’ optimal purchases of fixed and variable longevity income annuities using their defined contribution plan assets and given their expected Social Security benefits. The underlying analysis was put together by a trio of authors including Vanya Horneff and Raimond Maurer of the Goethe University Frankfurt, and Olivia Mitchell of the University of Pennsylvania.

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Wink Intel

JANUARY 23, 2023

A New York state legislator wants high-income, high-net-worth state residents to pay more taxes on capital gains. Sen. Gustavo Rivera, D-N.Y., introduced S. 2162 Thursday. The bill that would impose an additional state income tax ranging from 7.5% to 15% on the long-term capital gains of taxpayers with New York state taxable income over a minimum level.

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Wink Intel

JANUARY 23, 2023

As financial advisors sort through the aftermath of the pandemic, they will find that life insurance has been completely transformed. At the beginning of 2020, distributing life insurance was an arduous task — requiring multiple, often in-person meetings, awkward conversations on gory details of medical history, followed by time-consuming medical exams and paper applications.

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JANUARY 23, 2023

Visiting YouTube can give you a taste of what clients are hearing about annuities in online ads and online personal finance shows. We’ve put together a list of the 10 YouTube videos related to the U.S. annuity market in 2022, based on the number of views received. Annuity video viewership is low when compared with viewership for some other types of financial services videos.

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Wink Intel

JANUARY 23, 2023

AmeriLife Group has named separate managers for its wealth and health distribution teams — and pointed out that it now has $7.2 billion in assets under management. AmeriLife is a Clearwater, Florida-based financial distribution company that has used private equity firm backing to grow rapidly. The company has closed on 65 acquisitions since 2020 and added 350,000 insurance agent and financial advisor relationships.

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