CIO

AUGUST 30, 2023

In my previous column in May, when I wrote about generative AI uses and the cybersecurity risks they could pose , CISOs noted that their organizations hadn’t deployed many (if any) generative AI-based solutions at scale. What a difference a few months makes. Now, generative AI use has infiltrated the enterprise with tools and platforms like OpenAI’s ChatGPT / DALL-E, Anthropic’s Claude.ai, Stable Diffusion, and others in ways both expected and unexpected.

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Aqute Intelligence

AUGUST 30, 2023

Imagine a mine filled with precious intel on your competitors. Now, imagine not having to go very far at all to find it – because it’s right there, within your business. Where? Your sales team. Unleashing the power of sales as CI agents When it comes to competitor analysis and market research, we often overlook the closest source of first-hand competitor insights – our own sales teams.

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CIO

AUGUST 30, 2023

Corporate projects are classically evaluated on standard matrices such as return on investment (ROI), break-even period, and capital invested. But as organizations look to quickly leverage the power of emerging digital technologies for business growth, such an approach is falling short on expectations. “Digital initiatives are innovative and although it’s fair to have an anticipation of ROI, having an iron-clad approach to specific monetary returns from each IT project won’t let some of the big

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mention

AUGUST 30, 2023

Did you know that Instagram has over 1 billion active users each month? The platform has been taking the world by storm lately and has become a preferred choice for youngsters around the globe. The youth, especially Gen Zers, use the application for entertainment purposes and as a search platform to discover best-suited solutions. And there can be a number of reasons for it.

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Domo

AUGUST 30, 2023

Toxic positivity? That seems a bit harsh when talking about data, especially given that most modern businesses aspire to be data-driven in both strategy and execution. Indeed, over the last decade or two, data has become almost universally regarded as a key corporate asset and an essential input to quality decision-making. That said, the rising importance of data as an asset has resulted in significant overheads being required in its protection.

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Alpha Sense BI

AUGUST 30, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) in asset management has steadily grown over the past several years as even formerly slow adopters are seeing the value and necessity in using it. Today, financial ser vice s prof ession als, historically notori ou s for resisting AI in their work, are finally r ea lizing that AI tools don’t replace human intelligence—they enhance it.

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Owler

AUGUST 30, 2023

As the Demand Gen Team Lead at VanillaSoft, Ollie Whitfield strategizes creative ways to reach B2B companies. During our interview, he shared his takes on creating engaging content and more. How Did Your Career Journey Unfold? During his school years, Ollie Whitfield stumbled upon a social media apprenticeship role that intrigued him. Despite having limited knowledge about it, he decided to go for it.

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Vable

AUGUST 30, 2023

Client satisfaction is a priority for Team Vable and we are proud when our clients recognise our efforts - after all, you as library and information people are also striving for excellence.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Friday to uphold the Massachusetts fiduciary rule and allow Secretary of State William Galvin’s administrative case against Robinhood to move forward. In April, Galvin, Massachusetts’ top securities regulator, appealed a Superior Court judge’s decision issued last March that struck down the state’s fiduciary rule.

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CIO

AUGUST 30, 2023

When Mats Hultin, pictured, took over as group CIO at Ericsson four years ago, the company decided to review its large outsourcing contract. At the same time, the cloud team, led by cloud service VP Johan Sporre Lennberg, stressed for modernization and a clear cloud strategy going forward. “We chose to combine the selection of new partners and a transition to the cloud, and put a lot of effort into how a modern collaboration structure should look,” says Hultin.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 30, 2023

After the Department of Labor’s 2016 fiduciary rule and best interest contract exemption were vacated, the standard reverted back to the “old” five-part test that has historically been used to determine investment advice fiduciary status. Now, it is widely expected that the DOL will release a newly revised fiduciary test before the end of the summer.

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Smart Data Collective

AUGUST 30, 2023

Cloud technology has been instrumental in the software development sector. This is one of the many examples of how cloud technology has benefited enterprises. Steven Gage wrote a great article in Dice.com a few years ago on the benefits of cloud computing for software development. Some of the biggest benefits include ease of deplorability and scalability.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 30, 2023

BERWYN, Pa. , Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Fiduciary Exchange LLC (FIDx) is celebrating a significant milestone: financial advisors have utilized FIDx’s platform, which includes tools and integrated technology solutions for managing annuities, for more than $1 billion in new annuity contracts since the platform’s full market launch in September 2021. “Our mission at FIDx is simple—equip every financial advisor nationwide with innovative tools and integrations that pr

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 30, 2023

Modern go-to-market teams have the tools, data, and tactics that would make their predecessors wildly jealous. But if their timing isn’t right, all of those advantages can quickly go out the window. Prospects who love your product may not be ready to buy. Buyers who are in the market today probably haven’t asked for a meeting. And those somewhere in the middle could be swayed — if you can reach them.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 30, 2023

PLEASANT HILL, Calif. , Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — A proposed new California law would allow life insurance agents to mislead their consumer customers by saying they have no conflicts of interest with the consumer even if the agent stands to gain many thousands of dollars if the consumer accepts the agent’s recommendation. The same law allows agents to tell their consumer customers that they are obligated to act only in the consumer’s best interest, but in reality the age

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 30, 2023

August 23, 2023— The California Department of Insurance (Department) has received several complaints regarding misleading marketing and communications by some long-term care insurers and agents in connection with the work of the California Long-Term Care Insurance Task Force (Task Force). These communications falsely assert that a new payroll tax will be imposed in the near future, and that consumers should rush to buy long-term care insurance before the end of 2023.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 30, 2023

Although 76% of sponsors were extremely satisfied with their current plan advisor, 22% reported they were actively looking to switch. Click HERE to read the full story via InvestmentNews The post Retirement plan confusion creating advisor opportunities appeared first on Wink.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 30, 2023

Advisor Perspectives welcomes guest contributions. The views presented here do not necessarily represent those of Advisor Perspectives. So-called “finfluencers” are preying on naïve investors, promising unrealistic returns while generating excessive commissions for themselves. Their bait is an indexed-universal life (IUL) policy. Read this to avoid making a costly mistake.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 30, 2023

Venerable Holdings — a reinsurer that has taken responsibility for giant blocks of variable annuities off the shoulders of companies like Voya, Equitable and John Hancock — wants to provide the investment funds inside the annuities. The West Chester, Pennsylvania-based company announced Tuesday that it’s setting up its own RIA and its own variable insurance trust to help insurers use Venerable funds when they’re separating from unwanted variable annuity blocks.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 30, 2023

You need to do your due diligence on hybrid indexes, which are used on indexed life insurance and indexed annuities. The index provider may limit gains on the index through a monthly cap on performance. In these instances, there is no cap on downward index performance. And- this is IN ADDITION TO the limit on indexed performance, achieved through a participation rate, cap rate, or spread rate.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 30, 2023

The National Association for Fixed Annuities and Investor Choice Advocates Network have filed amicus curiae briefs in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on behalf of the advisor who was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission in March with defrauding clients as part of an annuity replacement scheme. The SEC declined to comment Friday on the arguments made in the two amicus curiae briefs.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 30, 2023

Annuities are primarily known for their living benefits , but in many cases, they can offer a death benefit to the contract holder’s beneficiaries. If your client has an annuity or is considering investing in one, it’s important to review the contract’s death benefit options with them. Not all annuities have a death benefit. What Is an Annuity Death Benefit?

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