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FEI's Financial Leadership Summit Tackles Geopolitical and Pandemic Related Topics Redefining Financial Leader Roles

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Wednesday, April 27, 2022

MORRISTOWN, N.J., April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Financial Executives International (FEI), the association of choice for finance leaders, today announced the agenda for its upcoming 2022 Financial Leadership Summit. The event will be held at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown in Cleveland, Ohio on May 15 – 17. Conference attendees are eligible to receive up to 12 CPE credits to meet NASBA Standards requirements. For conference details or to register, visit http://www.financialexecutives.org/summit.

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  • Conference attendees are eligible to receive up to 12 CPE credits to meet NASBA Standards requirements.
  • The Summit is centered around best practices for conducting the finance function.
  • FEI will host top financial thought leaders who will drive conversations around critical issues and trends affecting those functions today.
  • We are excited to bring back one of our most valuable benefits through this year's Financial Leadership Summit the power of live networking.

Casey Quirk Appoints Former Allianz Head of Strategy Thorsten Heymann as New Senior Advisor for Europe

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022

NEW YORK and STAMFORD, Conn., April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Casey Quirk , a leading asset management strategy consultant globally and a Deloitte business, announced today that Thorsten Heymann, formerly the head of global strategy at Allianz, has joined the team as a senior advisor in Europe.

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  • NEW YORK and STAMFORD, Conn., April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Casey Quirk , a leading asset management strategy consultant globally and a Deloitte business, announced today that Thorsten Heymann, formerly the head of global strategy at Allianz, has joined the team as a senior advisor in Europe.
  • "We are delighted to welcome Thorsten as a senior advisor," said Yariv Itah, managing principal of Casey Quirk.
  • "When the Casey Quirk name is mentioned in investment management circles, executives take notice," said Heymann.
  • Casey Quirk, a business of Deloitte Consulting LLP, is a leading management consultancy that focuses solelyon advising asset management firms.

Sycamore Tree Capital Partners Adds Two Institutional Marketing Leads

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Sycamore Tree Capital Partners (Sycamore Tree), a specialist asset manager with private and alternative credit investment expertise, announced today that Amanda Montgomery and Marc Gonyea have joined the firm in leadership marketing roles, as Sycamore continues to grow its relationships with institutional investors and consultants.

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  • Sycamore Tree Capital Partners (Sycamore Tree), a specialist asset manager with private and alternative credit investment expertise, announced today that Amanda Montgomery and Marc Gonyea have joined the firm in leadership marketing roles, as Sycamore continues to grow its relationships with institutional investors and consultants.
  • Gonyea was also a senior marketer at Benefit Street Partners and held similar positions at Och-Ziff Capital, The Blackstone Group, Goldman Sachs, and Bankers Trust.
  • We are delighted to welcome Amanda and Marc, two highly accomplished marketing professionals, to Sycamore Tree, said Jack Yang, President.
  • Sycamore Tree Capital Partners is a value-oriented, durable-alpha investment firm specializing in alternative credit.

Pinpoint Global welcomes Jay Stainsby as Vice President of Sales and Marketing

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

NASHUA, N.H., April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Pinpoint is pleased to welcome Mr. Jay Stainsby, a forty-year Financial Services industry veteran, to their team.

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  • NASHUA, N.H., April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Pinpoint is pleased to welcome Mr. Jay Stainsby, a forty-year Financial Services industry veteran, to their team.
  • Mr. Stainsby comes to Pinpoint from Cetera Investment Services where he served as Vice President of Sales Leadership Development & Recruiting.
  • He has also served Foresters as Regional VP of Sales and First Investors as Director of Training and SVP of Sales.
  • As both an end-user and a decision maker Jay experienced first-hand the efficiencies that Pinpoint Global provides.

Dental Insurance Market Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2022-2027: A US$ 290.5 Billion Market by 2027 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, April 15, 2022

The "Dental Insurance Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2022-2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Dental Insurance Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2022-2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The global dental insurance market reached a value of US$ 173.2 Billion in 2021.
  • Looking forward, the market is forecast to reach US$ 290.5 Billion by 2027, exhibiting a CAGR of 8.60% during 2022-2027.
  • The report provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the global dental insurance market, along with forecasts at the global, regional and country level from 2022-2027.

KPMG helps insurers tackle IFRS 17 with SAS engine and Allianz methodology

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

CARY, N.C., April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The clock is ticking on International Financial Reporting Standard 17 (IFRS 17), the January 1, 2023, compliance deadline drawing ever closer. For insurers around the globe struggling with self-development or "empty box" software solutions, there is a new path forward: KPMG IFRS 17 Express – powered by SAS®. The IFRS 17 solution blends KPMG's deep IFRS experience, SAS' best-of-breed analytics and an IFRS 17 methodology globally tested by Allianz, one of the world's leading insurance groups with customers in more than 70 countries.

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  • KPMG IFRS 17 Express powered by SAS helps insurers confidently accelerate IFRS 17 compliance, building on Allianz's market-tested approach
    CARY, N.C., April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The clock is ticking on International Financial Reporting Standard 17 (IFRS 17), the January 1, 2023, compliance deadline drawing ever closer.
  • The IFRS 17 solution blends KPMG's deep IFRS experience, SAS' best-of-breed analytics and an IFRS 17 methodology globally tested by Allianz, one of the world's leading insurance groups with customers in more than 70 countries.
  • Built on the existing SAS Solution for IFRS 17 , KPMG IFRS 17 Express is intended to deliver a cost-effective approach that can greatly reduce IFRS 17's computational burdens with pre-configured options for automation and integration.
  • "Through our combined financial and risk management experience, SAS' award-winning IFRS 17 technology, and a methodology tested by Allianz, insurers can leapfrog delays and capability gaps and accelerate their IFRS 17 compliance journeys."

BP3 Global Earns Camunda Connectivity Award at Virtual Partner Summit

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- BP3 Global today announced that it has been named Camunda's Connectivity Award Winner. Camunda's inaugural global partner awards were presented during the company's Virtual Partner Summit on March 23.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- BP3 Global today announced that it has been named Camunda's Connectivity Award Winner.
  • Camunda's inaugural global partner awards were presented during the company's Virtual Partner Summit on March 23.
  • The Camunda Connectivity Award is presented to the partner that demonstrated best-in-class global revenue production, demand generation, and customer satisfaction.
  • We love working with BP3, helping more organizations automate any process, anywhere," said Christiana Christenson, Camunda global vice president of partners & channels.

Allianz Trade Global Survey 2022

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Before diving into the results of our Allianz Trade Global Survey, lets take a look at our economic outlook.

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  • Before diving into the results of our Allianz Trade Global Survey, lets take a look at our economic outlook.
  • In such an adverse scenario, global inflation would soar to 7% this year while growth would decline to +2.5% before the global economy enters into a recession 2023 (-0.3%), adds Ana Boata, Global Head of Economic Research at Allianz Trade.
  • Even if Russia and Ukraine are not key final markets for European exporters, the war situation is affecting global trade through indirect effects (supply chains, raw material, energy), weighing on export opportunities for firms, adds Franoise Huang, Senior Economist for Global Trade and APAC at Allianz Trade.
  • We predict trade and credit risk today, so companies can have confidence in tomorrow
    Allianz Trade is the global leader in trade credit insurance and a recognized specialist in the areas of surety, collections, structured trade credit and political risk.

Camunda Platform 8 Launched as Universal Process Orchestrator

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Today, process orchestration software provider Camunda announced the next-generation release of Camunda Platform, now powered by Zeebe, a cloud-native workflow engine designed for true horizontal scalability and resilience.

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  • Today, process orchestration software provider Camunda announced the next-generation release of Camunda Platform, now powered by Zeebe, a cloud-native workflow engine designed for true horizontal scalability and resilience.
  • To solve this problem, Camunda Platform 8 provides organizations with speed, scale, security and resiliency without the overhead of building and maintaining infrastructure.
  • The new open architecture in Camunda Platform 8 also takes advantage of an external task client pattern unlocking universal connectivity.
  • Once deployed within Camunda Platform 8, connectors are accessible in the new web-based process Modeler.

Tricentis Named as a Leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Enterprise Automated Software Quality and Continuous Testing for Digital Execution 2022 Vendor Assessment

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Thursday, April 7, 2022

Tricentis , a leader in test automation for modern cloud and enterprise applications, was positioned as a Leader in the latest IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Enterprise Automated Software Quality and Continuous Testing for Digital Execution 2022 Vendor Assessment (doc #US47097621, March 2022).

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  • Tricentis , a leader in test automation for modern cloud and enterprise applications, was positioned as a Leader in the latest IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Enterprise Automated Software Quality and Continuous Testing for Digital Execution 2022 Vendor Assessment (doc #US47097621, March 2022).
  • Within the report, Tricentis was recognized in the Leaders Category for worldwide enterprise ASQ and continuous testing for digital execution.
  • Tricentis products included Tricentis Tosca, Tricentis qTest, Tricentis LiveCompare, Tricentis NeoLoad, Tricentis Data Integrity, Tricentis Test Automation for ServiceNow, and Tricentis Analytics.
  • Tricentis is a global leader in enterprise continuous testing, widely credited for reinventing software testing for DevOps, cloud, and enterprise applications.