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Skience Launches SkienceONE Wealth Management Platform

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Skience, the leader in cloud wealth management and digital enablement solutions and consulting, today announced the launch of SkienceONE, a standalone wealth management operating platform that offers growth-oriented, wealth management firms access to the industry-leading user experience and functionality of the flagship Skience platform.

Like the Skience platform, SkienceONE offers wealth management firms and advisors award-winning digital client onboarding, advisor transitions, data consolidation, account-servicing, document management, compliance surveillance, client portal, and integrations with leading fintech firms. SkienceONE is a cloud-based platform that can be easily configured to meet the needs of a typical wealth management firm, and it can work seamlessly with the full range of CRM applications used by firms today.

Skience COO and President Marc Butler said, “For growth-oriented wealth management firms of all sizes, the ability to have a single operating platform is crucial to enabling true digital transformation. Leading firms would rather leverage an industry-leading platform that extends their value proposition to their advisors and investors, rather than cobbling together disparate solutions or having to commit to building and maintaining a proprietary solution. SkienceONE is the solution they have been looking for – a scalable platform that fits their needs and will grow with them as they expand.”

The platform is an ideal fit for broker-dealers and RIAs of all business models in which advisor and client experience, value proposition, speed, nimbleness, and scalability are desired competitive advantages. SkienceONE enables these firms to step up their capabilities as they grow out of legacy platforms that can provide poor advisor and client experiences.

Mr. Butler concluded, “At Skience, we know the pain points that wealth management firms experience, and we are here to offer them smart, elegant solutions to alleviate the pain and drive their growth. We asked these firms what they needed out of their wealth management platforms, and they told us of the features they could not live without. SkienceONE is the answer. It enables the opportunity to digitally transform while also providing the platform on which to build on top of and integrate additional capabilities as their businesses grow and evolve.”

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United Risk Launches Applied Credit Underwriters to Target Credit and Political Risk Markets

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Newly formed enterprise taps credit and political risk sector veteran, Bernie de Haldevang, as CEO

OMAHA, Neb., March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Looking toward increased market demand for leadership-level resources in the intensifying areas of credit and political risk, United Risk has launched a new division, Applied Credit Underwriters, to be led by sector veteran Bernie de Haldevang as CEO. Applied Credit Underwriters will focus aggressively on a portfolio mix of structured credit, contract frustrations, and political risks worldwide.

Mr. Dan Malloy, CEO of United Risk, called the new division and its newly named CEO a great advantage to the marketplace: “We have attracted these lines of business, especially lately with the world’s great problems in so many affected areas of high-level risk—it has now made great business sense to consolidate powerful resources for serving the top clients in the sector. It is a distinct plus for the new division to be led by Bernie de Haldevang, who brings more than 30 years of relevant, successful experience to the challenges of today’s market. We welcome him.”

Mr. Jamie Sahara, President of Applied Underwriters, whose multibillion-dollar MGA and MGU businesses were consolidated into the United Risk brand last year, points to the group’s overall growth in the London and international markets as a motivating factor, among others: “We have had credit and political risk opportunities seek us out and have thus decided to consolidate the business into a new, aggressive unit that will provide sound solutions for our clients in this sensitive area of risk transfer.”

Mr. Sahara observed that the timing of this consolidation and market entry is ideal: “Worldwide economic and geopolitical instability during 2022 and particularly 2023, set against unparalleled debt increases by the vast majority of the world’s governments during 2020 and 2021, makes 2024 a most appropriate time for entry into the credit and political risk insurance market. Historically, instability enhances awareness of this market and drives interest in its products—the market has weathered past crises well, including the 2008 global financial crisis, where significant but not catastrophic claims proved the reliability and appeal of key non-payment products to banks. Political uncertainty has increased interest in classic political risk products. The economic impact of COVID-19 has increased the demand for these products without the expected increase in claims, all of which challenges and developments commend the choice of Bernie de Haldevang as our seasoned, lead executive for this business.”

Mr. Bernie de Haldevang assumes the top post at Applied Credit Underwriters, having served as Global Head of Specialty at Sompo Canopius where he was responsible for developing the group’s political risk lines and reinvigorating its accident and health and casualty lines. His decades of experience in the insurance industry, namely in credit and political risk, war, terrorism, political violence, and kidnap for ransom areas, include eight years at Aspen, where he was head of financial and professional lines. Mr. de Haldevang sat on Lloyd’s political risk business panel.

Before that, dating from 1983 as a political risk broker at Hogg Robinson Group, his career has included board, senior management, and executive committee positions at Berry Palmer & Lyle, Wellington Underwriting, Atrium Underwriters and at the African Trade Insurance Agency, which he founded for the World Bank as chief executive and head of mission.

Applied Credit Underwriters is headquartered in London.

About United Risk Global (www.unitedrisk.global)

United Risk Global is an international property and casualty insurance underwriting and distribution platform independently owned and operated by its practice partners and affiliated with Applied Underwriters operationally and through its common and powerful brand identity. United Risk’s home office is located at 50 Rockefeller Plaza in New York.

About Applied Underwriters (www.auw.com)

Applied Underwriters® is a global risk services firm that helps businesses and people manage uncertainty through its business services, insurance and reinsurance solutions. As a company, Applied Underwriters has been distinguished by its innovative approaches to client care and by its strong financial strength. Applied Underwriters operates widely throughout the US, UK, EU and Middle East. Its operational headquarters is located in Omaha, Nebraska.

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Dubai-based Cryptocurrency Venture Capital ‘Alpha Token Capital’ Invests in $CVTX

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SEOUL, South Korea, March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Web3 company Carrieverse, which issued CVTX, has successfully attracted new investment in Dubai, the blockchain Mecca. On the 15th, Carrieverse announced that it had entered into a strategic investment partnership with Dubai-based cryptocurrency venture capital firm Alpha Token Capital.

Through this partnership, Alpha Token Capital will make a crypto investment in CVTX and a strategic investment in Carrieverse. In addition to the investment, Carrieverse will receive strategic collaboration in global business development using Alpha Token’s partnerships and network, key opinion leader(KoL) partnerships, exchange listings, marketing, and community.

Alpha Token Capital is a global crypto venture capital firm with networks not only in Dubai but also in India and Singapore. It is known for selecting promising tokens ranked between 100th and 2000th in market capitalization for strategic investments and token ecosystem development, such as Strike(STRK) and Map Protocol(AMP).

The virtual asset CVTX issued by Carrieverse is used as a governance token for its proprietary Web3 gaming platform ‘Cling’. ‘Cling’ will soon expand into the global market with over 30,000 DAUs in the Southeast Asian region, including the Web3 metaverse ‘Carrieverse’ and the card strategy RPG ‘Super Kola Tactics’ scheduled for a global launch in the second quarter.

David Yoon, the CEO of Carrieverse who led the investment, stated, “Carrieverse has been consistently knocking on the doors of Dubai and the MENA market, and now we are seeing the fruits of our labor. Through this investment, we will expand the ecosystem of CVTX and upgrade its value.”

This investment is known to be Alpha Token Capital’s first investment in a Korean token. Carrieverse and CVTX, being the first case, are receiving significant attention in the crypto market.

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J.S. Held Welcomes Technical Expert Christopher Furlough and Releases White Paper on Software and Firmware Reverse Engineering & Testing

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Christopher Furlough oversees software and firmware technical services for Ocean Tomo, a part of J.S. Held.

JERICHO, N.Y., March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Global consulting firm J.S. Held, proudly celebrating 50 transformative years, welcomes software and firmware technical expert Christopher Furlough to Ocean Tomo, a part of J.S. Held. He joins a specialized technical team that combines technical excellence, patent expertise, and business acumen to partner with in-house corporate intellectual property (IP) groups, outside counsel, and financial institutions to dig into complex systems. “Christopher Furlough’s 30+ years’ experience in embedded firmware extraction and analysis, software code analysis, coding/processing firmware extraction and analysis, system and applications software analysis, and enterprise data flow analysis across a variety of programming languages is in high demand by our leading global tech company clients”, shares Chris Wichser, Senior Managing Director who oversees the technical specialty service experts for the firm, speaking from the IPBC Europe 2024 in Munich. 

Christopher Furlough’s experience across software applications, including processor security, operating systems, networking, user interfaces, and device drivers, across a diverse array of products and software has resulted in deep technical understanding. Chris Wichser adds, “His ability to understand and analyze devices and systems requires a system-level approach where hardware analysis (such as circuit analysis or process analysis) complements a system-level analysis, such as functional testing, firmware analysis, and software analysis.” Chris Wichser added, “Christopher understands how hardware and firmware/software work together to perform desired functions or tasks, which is an important enabler to unlock the value of the intellectual property in the systems.”

“Identifying evidence of Use (EoU) for patented technologies can be intricate and potentially costly,” shares Christopher Furlough. “This is particularly true when considering the deeply embedded nature of patented functionalities within products and methodologies. Accessing information regarding these functionalities is often challenging, requiring specialized techniques and tools,” he adds. In his paper, Software and Firmware Analysis, Reverse Engineering & Testing for Establishing Evidence of Use or Non-Use, software/firmware development, and reverse engineering expert Christopher Furlough explores three primary approaches that are commonly employed in the quest for EoU:

  • Analysis of publicly available information
  • Device, system, and applications testing
  • Reverse Engineering

The paper is available to download here: https://oceantomo.com/download-software-firmware-white-paper/.

The journey to uncover EoU for patented technologies begins with assembling the required expertise, including IP, testing, and/or RE, as well as technical expertise in the technology of interest. This multifaceted approach blends analysis of publicly available data, rigorous testing, and sophisticated reverse engineering techniques, contributing to a comprehensive understanding of patented functionalities and their implementation within products and methodologies.

Through the IEEE and IEEE-CS, Christopher’s commitment to supporting the education of the next generation of software & firmware technical experts, supporting enhanced understanding of how hardware and firmware/software work together to perform desired functions or tasks which is an important enabler to unlocking the value of intellectual properties in the systems (including embedded systems) area. Learn more about the dedicated and entrepreneurial experts who help transform J.S. Held, explore our story, and celebrate this momentous milestone, our 50 & Forward celebration, with us at jsheld.com.

About J.S. Held

J.S. Held is a global consulting firm that combines technical, scientific, financial, and strategic expertise to advise clients seeking to realize value and mitigate risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high stakes matters demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, proven experience, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services, products, and data that enable clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations.

J.S. Held, its affiliates and subsidiaries are not certified public accounting firm(s) and do not provide audit, attest, or any other public accounting services. J.S. Held, its affiliates and subsidiaries are not law firms and do not provide legal advice. Securities offered through PM Securities, LLC, d/b/a Phoenix IB, a part of J.S. Held, member FINRA/ SIPC or Ocean Tomo Investment Group, LLC, a part of J.S. Held, member FINRA/ SIPC. All rights reserved.

Contact: 

Kristi L. Stathis
Global Public Relations
J.S. Held
+1 786 833 4864
[email protected]

The combination of J.S. Held and Ocean Tomo uniquely presents experts on complex technical, scientific, and financial matters across all assets and value at risk.

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