Guideline

Onit's Commercial Portfolio Debuts 2023 Customer Stewardship Report Highlighting Increased Product and Services Investment, Strong Customer Impact

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

HOUSTON, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Onit, the leading provider of legal workflow solutions, today announced its 2023 Customer Stewardship Report, detailing significant milestones that its commercial portfolio, which includes SimpleLegal for Enterprise Legal Management (ELM) and ContractWorks for Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), has achieved over the past year. Highlights from 2023 include 103 product releases, a deeper investment in customer experience initiatives by delivering additional service options, and improved results and time savings for customers through artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Key Points: 
  • "We're excited about the progress we've made over the past year," said Melanie Shafer, Senior Vice President, Customer Experience.
  • Onit's commercial business, focused on servicing the mid-market segment, continuously invests in growing its product capabilities and services.
  • The commercial portfolio is well known for its ease of use, scalability, and success in delivering value quickly - just 95 days to value for customers after purchase.
  • "In 2024, Onit's commercial customers can look forward to additional investments," stated Mark Weidick, President, Onit Commercial Business.

"Silver" Economy: A rosy future for the elderly

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

During the lesson, the elderly students were so focused and adorable when they followed the melodies in the warm-ups.

Key Points: 
  • During the lesson, the elderly students were so focused and adorable when they followed the melodies in the warm-ups.
  • The lives of the elderly have become even more colorful, transforming the stereotype that old age means "feeble" and "droopy".
  • Though by name it's called the "silver economy," achieving economic growth via the elderly demographic is not the only purpose.
  • Moreover, the Guideline looks beyond the basic needs of the elderly and focuses more on their demand for personal development.

OSFI releases final Integrity and Security Guideline

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 31, 2024 /CNW/ - Today, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) is releasing its final Integrity and Security Guideline .

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 31, 2024 /CNW/ - Today, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) is releasing its final Integrity and Security Guideline .
  • Contained within our integrity and security guideline are specific, practical measures that we expect financial institutions to implement for their protection.
  • Though much work remains, this guideline serves as an important, initial step towards enhancing integrity and security in the financial system."
  • The Integrity and Security Guideline is complemented by OSFI's existing guidance and tools, including draft Guideline E–21 ( Operational Resilience and Operational Risk Management ), Guideline B–10 ( Third-Party Risk Management ), Guideline B-13 ( Technology and Cyber Risk Management ), Guideline E-17 ( Background Checks on Directors and Senior Management of FREs ), the Technology and Cyber Security Incident Reporting Advisory and the Cyber Security Self-Assessment tool, among others.

EBA issues guidance to crypto-asset service providers to effectively manage their exposure to ML/TF risks

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Saturday, February 3, 2024

EBA issues guidance to crypto-asset service providers to effectively manage their exposure to ML/TF risks

Key Points: 
  • EBA issues guidance to crypto-asset service providers to effectively manage their exposure to ML/TF risks
    The European Banking Authority (EBA) today extended its Guidelines on money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) risk factors to crypto-asset service providers (CASPs).
  • The risks of this happening can be increased, for example because of the speed of crypto-asset transfers or because some products contain features that hide the user’s identity.
  • Therefore, it is important that CASPs know about these risks and put in place measures that effectively mitigate them.
  • This ensures that the AML/CTF regulatory and supervisory framework is aligned with international recommendations and that the ML/TF risks associated with this sector are addressed and effectively managed.

The EBA consults on Guidelines on the management of ESG risks

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Saturday, February 3, 2024

The EBA consults on Guidelines on the management of ESG risks

Key Points: 
  • The EBA consults on Guidelines on the management of ESG risks
    The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched a public consultation on draft Guidelines on the management of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risks.
  • The draft Guidelines set out requirements for institutions for the identification, measurement, management and monitoring of ESG risks, including through plans aimed at addressing the risks arising from the transition towards an EU climate-neutral economy.
  • The risk profile and business model of institutions may be affected by ESG risks, in particular environmental risks through transition and physical risk drivers.
  • To ensure the safety and soundness of institutions in the short, medium and long term, the Guidelines set requirements for the internal processes and ESG risks management arrangements that institutions should have in place.

Wine Opinions and Colangelo & Partners Release Results Of Consumer Survey on U.S. Wine Market Trends and Challenges

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Colangelo & Partners and Wine Opinions conducted their second annual wine survey, this year focusing on U.S. wine drinker attitudes, behaviors, and trends related to beverage alcohol consumption and health. "There are several challenges for the wine industry heading into 2024," said Gino Colangelo, president of Colangelo & Partners. "Personally, I think the biggest threat is the growing Neo-Prohibitionist movement and its potential to affect the U.S.D.A. Dietary Guidelines for adult consumption of beverage alcohol, which are due to be reviewed in 2025." There's speculation that the current guidelines — 2 drinks per day for men and 1 drink per day for women — may be revised to 2 drinks per week for all adults, following the recent change in Canada. "Related consumption trends such as 'Dry January' and 'Sober October' also impact consumer behavior," continued Colangelo. "The research with Wine Opinions provides our clients and the wine industry with data-driven insights that will help adapt business strategies during this pivotal time."

Key Points: 
  • "There are several challenges for the wine industry heading into 2024," said Gino Colangelo, president of Colangelo & Partners.
  • "Related consumption trends such as 'Dry January' and 'Sober October' also impact consumer behavior," continued Colangelo.
  • The study was conducted in December 2023 and surveyed 2,013 U.S. adults from the Colangelo & Partners and Wine Opinions consumer databases, who drink wine on average 2 to 3 times per month or more often.
  • The survey set out to measure, among other things, current wine consumer trends and the attitudes and behaviors among U.S. wine drinkers regarding alcohol consumption and health.

AUA, SUO Release Amendment to Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Guideline

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

BALTIMORE, Jan. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the American Urological Association (AUA), in partnership with the Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO), released the 2024 clinical practice guideline amendment for the diagnosis and treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

Key Points: 
  • BALTIMORE, Jan. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the American Urological Association (AUA), in partnership with the Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO), released the 2024 clinical practice guideline amendment for the diagnosis and treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.
  • Bladder cancer continues to be a significant health issue in the United States, with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) accounting for approximately 75% of the estimated 82,000 new cases diagnosed in 2023.
  • “One of the fastest growing spaces in Urologic Oncology is in the treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer,” said Dr. Jeffrey M. Holzbeierlein, SUO president and chair for the guideline amendment.
  • Diagnosis and treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: AUA/SUO guideline: 2024 amendment.

Instem Enables Clients to Leverage ICH S1B Weight of Evidence Guideline

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

Instem, a leading provider of IT solutions and services to the global life sciences market, announced today that its latest in silico solution offering known as Advance™ is providing clients with a technology-enabled approach for assessing carcinogenicity based on the ICH S1B Weight of Evidence (WoE) Addendum .

Key Points: 
  • Instem, a leading provider of IT solutions and services to the global life sciences market, announced today that its latest in silico solution offering known as Advance™ is providing clients with a technology-enabled approach for assessing carcinogenicity based on the ICH S1B Weight of Evidence (WoE) Addendum .
  • The ICH S1B guideline has introduced a WoE approach to assess human carcinogenic potential of small molecule pharmaceuticals and determine whether a 2-year rat carcinogenicity study would add value.
  • Application of this integrated analysis supports the 3Rs principles, while promoting safe and ethical development of new small molecule pharmaceuticals.
  • Since that time, Instem’s team of in silico experts have been instrumental in driving forward a solution to support the S1B guideline.

NMG Acquires Mason Resources’ Lac Guéret Graphite Deposit/Uatnan Mining Project – One of the World’s Largest Graphite Projects in Development

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Monday, January 22, 2024

The estimate of Mineral Resources may be materially affected by environmental, permitting, legal, title, market or other relevant issues.

Key Points: 
  • The estimate of Mineral Resources may be materially affected by environmental, permitting, legal, title, market or other relevant issues.
  • There is no certainty that any part of a Mineral Resource will ever be converted into Mineral Reserves.
  • The Mineral Resources presented here were estimated with a block size of 3mE x 3mN x 3mZ.
  • NMG is projected to become the largest natural graphite producer in North America, fully integrated from ore to anode material, and with demonstrated sustainability performance.

ChromaCode Announces Publication of New Study Demonstrating the Superior Performance of its HDPCR NSCLC Assay Compared to NGS with Low Sample Input

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Friday, January 26, 2024

ChromaCode's HDPCR technology helps to address low sample input, which is a common issue with core biopsy specimens used in the diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and other tumor types.

Key Points: 
  • ChromaCode's HDPCR technology helps to address low sample input, which is a common issue with core biopsy specimens used in the diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and other tumor types.
  • The HDPCR NSCLC Panel is an ideal test for National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guideline directed clinically relevant variants.
  • "We have leveraged our HDPCR technology to build a rapid and cost-effective first line assay in NSCLC, covering 99.6% of prevalent NCCN variants.
  • The findings suggest that HDPCR emerges as a precise and efficient approach for identifying clinically relevant NSCLC mutations, even with low nucleotide input and quality.