CIO

MAY 8, 2023

Kettering Buccleuch Academy (KBA) takes pride in offering a fantastic experience for everyone who contributes to school life, from students and parents to teaching staff and management. The mixed all-through school – praised for its amazing staff, motivational lessons, and supportive community – is the first in its county to achieve all eight Gatsby benchmarks for careers provision and has achieved various other accolades through the years.

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FedSavvy

MAY 8, 2023

Thursday, June 29, 2023 @ 12:00PM EDT Learn how FedSavvy Agency Evaluations help you: Strengthen your win strategy Understand trends in scoring Optimize the balance of solution and price-to-win This is a cooperative effort between FedSavvy Strategies and the Peerless Group.

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CIO

MAY 8, 2023

For chemists, finding just the right molecule for a particular application can be like searching for a needle in a haystack. With several million compounds to choose from, chemists often must resort to intuition when trying to solve complex problems around chemical processes. US multinational Dow Chemical was working with a pulp and paper manufacturer to improve inefficiencies in its chemical process with a goal of producing a better, safer pulp yield.

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FedSavvy

MAY 8, 2023

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 @ 12:00PM EST Attend and learn how FedSavvy “Battle Cards” help you: Realize clarity on your core competitors Enhance confidence in your business growth decisions Optimize your business development resources Register Now

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CIO

MAY 8, 2023

The deadline for nominations in this year’s CIO50 Australia has been extended to Friday, May 19. Now in its eight year, the annual CIO50 Awards will be held as part of the CIO50 Symposium & Awards on June 27 at the ICC in Sydney. This flagship awards program from CIO Australia is open to senior technology and digital executives who have overall responsibility and control of the ICT vision and direction for their organisation.

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CIO

MAY 8, 2023

Most New Zealand enterprises are not leveraging offshore tech skills to plug gaps, according to a new report from the University of Auckland’s Centre of Digital Enterprise. Professor Ilan Oshri from the Centre of Digital Enterprise (CODE) which is part of the University of Auckland’s Business School, has launched The Current and Future State of Digital Sourcing in New Zealand report, examining the spending, interest, and attitudes of Kiwi companies on sourcing digital skills in the global market

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Timo Elliot

MAY 8, 2023

There’s been a lot of hype (and some opportunistic grifting) around the notion of Prompt Engineering: “Prompt engineering is a skill of the future! Learn it today, or regret tomorrow. Buy my course to hear 10 multi-use case prompts you can use to get manual work done in minutes!” But I’ve always been skeptical, and we’re now starting to see that becoming the industry-consensus view.

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Dataversity

MAY 8, 2023

Apache Spark is an open-source, distributed computing system that provides a fast and scalable framework for big data processing and analytics. The Spark architecture is designed to handle data processing tasks across large clusters of computers, offering fault tolerance, parallel processing, and in-memory data storage capabilities. Spark supports various programming languages, such as Python (via […] The post Spark vs.

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Timo Elliot

MAY 8, 2023

I recently talked Marcio Magalhaes of Petrobras , one of world’s largest oil and gas producers, as part of the SAP Better Together series of podcasts and best practice videos. In the interview , we discussed how his team used SAP BusinessTechnology to create a simple and very effective mobile application to enable workers to signal potential safety problems, the lessons learned along the way, and how it’s paved the way for many more mobile applications in the future.

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Alpha Sense BI

MAY 8, 2023

As the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) landscape continues to shift and change, its importance to company stakeholders—both consumers and investors—has only continued to grow. Recent studies show that almost 50% of millennial millionaires consider social factors in their purchasing decisions , and nearly 80% of investors consider ESG in their investment decision.

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Netbasequid

MAY 8, 2023

For a long time, opinion leaders have held significant sway over society, particularly in consumer behavior. And the fashion industry is no different. Recently opinion leaders gathered at The Metropolitan Museum of Art to strut their stuff at the Met Gala, and people from around the world tuned in to watch them sashay their way into consumers’ hearts—and solildify their hold over consumer behaviors.

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Dataversity

MAY 8, 2023

Welcome to the Dear Laura blog series! As I’ve been working to challenge the status quo on Data Governance – I get a lot of questions about how it will “really” work. I’ll be sharing these questions and answers via this DATAVERSITY® series. In 2019, I wrote the book “Disrupting Data Governance” because I firmly believe […] The post Dear Laura: How Will AI Impact Data Governance?

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Netbasequid

MAY 8, 2023

The digital revolution has generated numerous apps and platforms for clients to manage financial investments, and the sector must constantly adapt to keep pace. Doing so requires careful trending monitoring, and we have some key shifts to share in our latest report on the Impact of Technology on Financial Services 2023: Investment Banking ! We share a few key takeaways below, but the report highlights so much more, including: Key companies in the sector The strategies each company employs to dri

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Wink Intel

MAY 8, 2023

Many of you are familiar with the fact that my son, AJ Betts, took his own life after being bullied. He was 16, and beautiful, and so full of life! And like Robin Williams and Kate Spade, you wouldn’t have known that he would ever complete suicide. AJ was playing outside with our dogs, doing cartwheels, less than an hour before my youngest daughter found him.

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Netbasequid

MAY 8, 2023

The world of digital banking is shifting, and technology is the culprit – at least in this report! What are the big takeaways? Our I mpact of Technology on Finance Services 2023: Digital Banking report shares all, and we have a snapshot to share below. What are the evolving customer needs in this rapidly changing consumer landscape? New demands dominate the financial services sector, including privacy and security and the meteoric rise of digital banking.

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Wink Intel

MAY 8, 2023

SUMMIT, N.J. , May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Simplicity Group (“Simplicity”) today announced the acquisition of Goheen Companies (“Goheen”), a Texas -based brokerage specializing in premium financed life insurance solutions. With the successful closing of this transaction, Simplicity welcomes Shawn Goheen and Morgan Goheen as partners, both of whom will continue to lead their office and serve their clients while adding Simplicity’s extensive resources to the

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Netbasequid

MAY 8, 2023

The financial services industry is rapidly evolving due to technological advancements and changing consumer preferences. These shifts impact lending and brokerage processes like never before. What’s a brokerage firm to do? Well, our Impact of Technology on Financial Services 2023: Lending and Brokerage report examines the evolving needs shaping the sector.

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Wink Intel

MAY 8, 2023

BALTIMORE , May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Transamerica has appointed Oriana Freidenberg to a new position as Head of Customer Experience and Marketing for the company’s Individual Solutions division, which provides life insurance and annuities to customers throughout the U.S. She will report to Jamie Ohl , President of Individual Solutions.

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Wink Intel

MAY 8, 2023

New FIA is designed to protect legacies and offers access to a proprietary J.P. Morgan Factor Focus SM Index. AUSTIN, Texas , May 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — National Western Life Insurance Company (National Western Life) announced the launch of NWL® Capital Solutions, a 10-year FIA that includes an optional Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit Rider (GMDB), exclusive access to the J.P.

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Wink Intel

MAY 8, 2023

LINCOLN, Neb. , May 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Midwest Holding Inc. (“Midwest”) (NASDAQ: MDWT ) today announced that it will release its financial and operating results for the first quarter 2023 after the close of the financial markets on Monday, May 15, 2023. The Company plans to issue a press release and post the results on the investor relations section of its website at [link].

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Wink Intel

MAY 8, 2023

DES MOINES, Iowa , May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. (NYSE: FG ) (“F&G” or the “Company”) a leading provider of insurance solutions serving retail annuity and life customers and institutional clients, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023. As of January 1, 2023 , F&G has adopted Accounting Standard Update 2018-12, “Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts&

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Wink Intel

MAY 8, 2023

NEW YORK , May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — TIAA has been named one of DiversityInc’s 2023 Top 50 Companies , ranking at number eight. TIAA has now been included on this list for over a decade. DiversityInc has also included TIAA on several other lists, such as Top Companies for Board of Directors, Top Companies for People With Disabilities, Top Companies for Employee Resource Groups, Top Companies for Supplier Diversity, Top Companies for ESG, Top Companies for Talent Acquisition for W

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Wink Intel

MAY 8, 2023

CHARLOTTE, N.C.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (“Brighthouse Financial” or the “company”) (Nasdaq: BHF) announced today its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023. First Quarter 2023 Results The company reported a net loss available to shareholders of $525 million in the first quarter of 2023, or $7.72 per diluted share, compared with net income available to shareholders of $1,558 million in the first quarter of 2022.

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Wink Intel

MAY 8, 2023

OLDWICK, N.J.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a+” (Excellent) of Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. (Lincoln, NE) and Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. of New York (New York, NY). These insurance entities comprise the life/health operations of Ameritas Mutual Holding Company (all companies are collectively referred to as Ameritas).

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Wink Intel

MAY 8, 2023

Research has shown that men outperform women on nearly every financial question — except how long they will live. A study by the insurance company TIAA found that on average, women have significantly better longevity literacy than men, meaning they more accurately estimate their own lifespans. Though this knowledge is not inherently financial in nature, it is crucial to retirement planning, which involves building an income to last the rest of one’s life.

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Wink Intel

MAY 8, 2023

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Horace Mann Educators Corporation (NYSE:HMN) today reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2023: ($ in millions, except per share amounts) Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 % Change Total revenues $ 353.9 $ 346.7 2.1 % Net income 6.6 20.3 -67.5 % Net investment losses, after tax (3.1 ) (12.2 ) N.M.

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Wink Intel

MAY 8, 2023

HAMILTON, Bermuda–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd., (“Fortitude Re”) today announced the signing of a $28 billion reinsurance agreement with The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE: LNC) and its affiliates (“Lincoln”). Upon receipt of regulatory approvals, Lincoln will reinsure a significant portion of its universal life insurance and fixed annuity business to Fortitude Re.

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Wink Intel

MAY 8, 2023

RADNOR, Pa.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Lincoln Financial Group (NYSE: LNC) and Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. (“Fortitude Re”) today announced that they have entered into an agreement under which Lincoln will cede approximately $28 billion of in-force ULSG, MoneyGuard and fixed annuity statutory reserves to Fortitude Re. The reinsured block consists of approximately $9 billion of ULSG statutory reserves, or about 40% of Lincoln’s total in-force ULSG, nearly $12 billion of MoneyGuard

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