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  • Chase Tarkenton is the SVP and General Manager of boost.ai, North America. He's focused on partnership growth, helping insurance firms leverage AI technology in personalized customer experiences.

    October 23
  • Nikita Mistry is an associate at the law firm BakerHostetler. She is a member of the team serving as counsel to the court-appointed trustee under the Securities Investor Protection Act for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC.

    October 23
    Nikita Mistry of BakerHostetler
  • Jimmy Fokas is a partner at BakerHostetler. He is an experienced white collar and securities enforcement defense attorney with a broad practice representing public and private companies, regulated entities, audit committees and their officers, directors and employees before the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the New York Office of the Attorney General. He also conducts internal investigations regarding potential FCPA violations and represents court-appointed fiduciaries in the recovery of assets. Prior to joining the firm, he served as senior counsel in the Division of Enforcement in the New York regional office of the SEC, where he conducted investigations and commenced actions concerning accounting and financial reporting fraud, insider trading, offering fraud and various other securities law violations. He currently serves as a co-leader of the Financial Investigations, Restatement and Accounting practice team.

    October 23
    Jimmy Fokas of BakerHostetler
  • The Chicago-based RIA giant is taking majority ownership in NEPC, a firm offering institutional research and new investing opportunities.

    October 22
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  • John Hoben is an ambassador at QR1.

    October 22
  • The industry watchdog continues its recently adopted practice of giving firms monthslong advance warning of its examination priorities before the start of the new year.

    October 22
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  • Pierre du Rostu has been CEO of the AXA Digital Commercial Platform since June 2022. In this role, he leads a team dedicated to delivering innovative global solutions to AXA's B2B customers. AXA Digital Commercial Platform's ambition is to support businesses beyond traditional insurance contracts, using technology to help them better manage a very complex risk environment. 

    Pierre started his career in consulting in 2011 before joining the AXA Group in 2015, where he first held several senior positions in Commercial P&C. He then joined AXA XL as Head of Integration before taking on the role of Chief Operating Officer - International P&C and then Global Head of Innovation & Business Architecture at AXA XL. 

    October 22
    Pierre du Rostu
  • The loose term for collections of planners getting together based on any number of shared characteristics or goals can take many forms and provide a lot of value.

    October 22
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  • A recent survey of 280 financial advisors from the online estate platform Trust & Will found that while almost all believed in encouraging estate plans, many had yet to develop their own.

    October 22
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  • Tax

    The Internal Revenue Service issued its annual inflation adjustments for tax year 2025, including changes in the standard deduction, marginal rates, tax credits and more.

    October 22
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