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Michael Biggs Joins Osaic from Equitable Advisors with $245 Million in Client Assets
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #EmpoweringWealth--Michael Biggs, a Clarksville, Tennessee-based financial advisor overseeing approximately $245 million in client assets, has joined Osaic
TCBX Stock Alert: Halper Sadeh LLC is Investigating Whether Third Coast Bancshares, Inc. is Obtaining a Fair Price for its Shareholders
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating the merger of Third Coast Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE: TCBX) and Great Plains Bancshares, Inc. Upon completion of the proposed transaction, Third Coast shareholders are expected to own 78% of the combined company.Halper Sadeh encourages Third Coast shareholders to click here to learn more about their rights and options or contact Daniel Sadeh or Zachary Halper free of charge at (212) 763-0060 or sadeh@halpersad
TeddyHoldings.AI Raises $60 Million in Seed Funding from Leading Investors to Transform Compliance and Client Service in Legal Services, and Announces Over $25 Million in Revenue
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TeddyHoldings.AI (“Teddy AI”), a compliance and client-focused legal services platform incubation, today announced it has raised $60 million in Seed funding from leading investors and passed $25 million in revenue. Teddy AI is a partner-oriented legal services vehicle with the sole mission of providing its clients and constituents with the best possible support across compliance and performance. The company is keeping its specific focus, leadership, and cap table conf
Martin Fraenkel Joins the AEGIS Board of Directors
THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AEGIS Hedging Solutions (“AEGIS” or the “Company”), a leading provider of commodity market intelligence, technology, and market infrastructure, today announced the appointment of Martin Fraenkel to its Board of Directors. Mr. Fraenkel served as President of S&P Global Platts, the commodity price benchmark and market data business, from 2016 until 2021.Mr. Fraenkel has spent more than three decades across the physical and financial commodity markets. He
Unum Group to Release Third Quarter 2026 Results and Host Conference Call
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) will release its third quarter 2026 results on November 3, 2026, at approximately 4:15 p.m. ET. The earnings release and financial supplement will be available in the investors section of the company’s website, which can be directly accessed at https://investors.unum.com. Members of Unum Group’s senior management will host a conference call on November 4, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. ET to discuss third quarter results. Topics may include forwar
CCB Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Coastal Financial Corporation Securities Fraud Lawsuit with SBS Law
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $CCB--CCB Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Coastal Financial Corporation Securities Fraud Lawsuit with SBS Law
Equal Parts Completes Three Acquisitions in Three Consecutive Weeks, Reaches 10-Acquisition Milestone
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Equal Parts completes three acquisitions in three consecutive weeks, reaching 10 total as agency leaders drive expansion across its platform.
Retirement Plans Are Growing, But Most Technology Isn’t Keeping Up, Says 401GO
SANDY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--401GO, a vertically integrated retirement platform, says the industry's technology hasn't kept pace with the growth of retirement plans. More employers are starting plans, and plan designs get more complex as those companies grow. But most retirement technology still runs on a patchwork of outsourced services built for a smaller, simpler market. Retirement plans are growing, especially in states running automatic-IRA mandates. In Colorado, new plans made up 18.4% o
$250 Million Team Joins DayMark Wealth Partners In DeLand, Florida
DELAND, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DayMark Wealth Partners today announced it opened its DeLand, Florida, office on Oct. 2, led by managing partners Sidney Taylor and Jim Huster. The team brings $250 million in client assets to DayMark. Mr. Taylor and Mr. Huster previously worked together at Morgan Stanley, where Mr. Taylor served as a Senior Vice President of Wealth Management and Senior Investment Management Consultant and Mr. Huster worked as a Financial Advisor. Their areas of focus include adv
U.S. Bank expands consumer protection tools with new identity, privacy and credit monitoring service
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As consumers face increasing threats to their identity, privacy and financial information, U.S. Bank today launched Protect 3601, a new service that helps simplify how clients monitor credit activity, identify privacy risks and take action when personal information may be exposed, available in two tiers: Essentials at no additional cost or Premium for a monthly fee. Protect 360 brings together credit monitoring, identity protection, and data privacy features within
Hightouch Names Matthew Lubeck General Manager, EMEA
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hightouch, the leader in data and AI for marketing, has named Matthew Lubeck General Manager, EMEA. Based in London, Lubeck will lead all of Hightouch's go-to-market functions across EMEA as the company helps brands in the region move to agentic marketing. Hightouch already has a strong foundation in Europe, with offices in London and Paris, and native-speaking teams in France, the German-speaking markets, Italy, the Nordics, Benelux, and the Middle East. It supports EU
The Best One Yet Launches Two New Franchises in Partnership With Nasdaq
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Best One Yet (TBOY), the daily pop-business news podcast with over 150 million lifetime downloads, today announced two new franchises launching in partnership with Nasdaq. The TBOY 10: A weekly power ranking of the 10 companies shaping the business world, cultural trends, and society. The ranking will be informed by Nasdaq’s trending tickers, the Nasdaq-listed companies with the largest recent increases in trading activity, among other qualitative and quantitative
A Record 95% of Sponsors With De-Risking Goals Intend to Fully Divest Their Pension Liabilities, MetLife Poll Finds
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #DB--MetLife poll: 95% of DB plan sponsors with de-risking goals aim to fully divest pension liabilities; 88% considering pension risk transfer solutions.
First Trust Expands Its Autocallable Income ETFs with ACYB
WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.P. ("First Trust"), a leading exchange-traded fund ("ETF") provider and asset manager, announced it has launched the FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Buffer & Resilient Income ETF (NYSE Arca: ACYB) (the “fund”). ACYB is an actively managed ETF that seeks to provide investors with distributions while providing reduced downside risk to equity markets. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by entering into swap agreements and/or option cont
DarrowEverett Selects AI Time Intelligence Platform, Laurel, to Free up Lawyers’ Time for Client-Focused Work
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DarrowEverett LLP, a full-service law firm serving clients nationwide, has selected Laurel as its AI time intelligence platform and is rolling it out to every attorney and paralegal across its eight-office footprint. Laurel connects directly to the firm's practice management system, so timekeepers can review AI-drafted time entries and release them straight to billing, creating more time for high-value, client-focused work. DarrowEverett chose Laurel after a rigorous
Morningstar Launches Direct AI, an Agentic Platform Built on Independent Insights
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Morningstar, Inc., a leading provider of independent investment insights, today launched Morningstar Direct AI, a reimagined, agentic software experience for its flagship platform. Live today for global users, Direct AI is designed to allow investment professionals to uncover insights, explore opportunities, and perform analysis that was previously fragmented across tools, dependent on institutional knowledge, or required considerable manual workarounds. "AI and agents
Bento Engine Launches MCP Layer, Giving AI Agents Direct Access to Compliant Advice Content
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AI--Bento Engine's Model Context Protocol (MCP) layer gives AI agents secure, real-time access to Bento’s compliant, multi-format content.
RIAs Plan to Broaden Portfolios Beyond U.S., William Blair Investment Management Survey Finds
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Registered investment advisors (RIAs) increasingly view international and emerging markets exposure as essential to client portfolios and prefer active ETFs to access those markets, according to a new survey commissioned by William Blair Investment Management. While U.S. equities remain a core portfolio allocation, most advisors surveyed expect to add international and emerging markets exposure over the coming year as they look to reduce portfolio concentration and acc
Brevet Capital and Navis Wealth Advisors Announce Partnership to Support EB-5 Investors Beyond the Green Card
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brevet Capital (“Brevet”), a leading alternative credit, specialty finance and asset-backed finance firm, today announced a partnership with Navis Wealth Advisors, LLC (“Navis”), an independent family office wealth management firm based in Rye Brook, New York. The partnership provides Brevet’s EB-5 investors and their families direct access to the Navis American Onboarding Process (“AOP”), a personalized framework designed to help foreign nationals understand and navi
Sports Fans Want Better Experiences on Game Days, Finds Alchemer Fan Experience Report
LOUISVILLE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alchemer, a global leader in customer experience and feedback intelligence, today released its 2026 Fan Experience Report Card for Sports Venues and Teams, revealing that fans remain enthusiastic about live sports but want teams and venues to make the experience surrounding the game more predictable and easier to navigate. The study of 1,064 U.S. fans who attended a professional or college sporting event in the past 12 months examined four critical parts of t
