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MAI Capital Management Expands Texas Presence with Addition of Service Academy Capital Management
CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Service Academy Capital Management is a Dallas-based RIA serving ultra-high-net-worth individuals and their families, institutions and family offices.
Consilio Appoints Kevin Smith as Chief Product Officer to Drive Innovation and Growth
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Consilio, a global leader in technology-enabled legal services, today announced the appointment of Kevin Smith as Chief Product Officer. Kevin will lead Consilio’s global product organization, driving product strategy, platform innovation, and go-to-market alignment as a technology-enabled legal governance and workflow platform powered by the Aurora Legal Intelligence Suite. In this role, Kevin will focus on expanding Aurora's AI-enabled capabilities and helping cli
Hightouch Launches Exposure Log Matching for The Trade Desk
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hightouch, the leading Composable CDP and Agentic Marketing Platform, today announced Exposure Log Matching for The Trade Desk. The new Match Booster capability resolves The Trade Desk's Raw Event Data Stream (REDS) logs directly to a brand's own customer and household IDs, landing the data in the customer's warehouse for measurement, reporting, and AI analysis. The Trade Desk gives advertisers a detailed record of every impression, click, and conversion, along w
AI Is Everywhere in Insurance. The Real Race Has Just Begun
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Earnix, the first AI company purpose-built for insurance, has released its fourth annual Insurance Trends Report, The Race to Reinvent. For the first time, AI integration in insurance is near-universal, with 81% of executives reporting that it is embedded across most or some of their workflows. Yet the same data reveals much of this progress is still happening through targeted, function-specific improvements rather than fully connected, enterprise-wide decisioning. That
Agam Capital Appoints Kazuhiro Nakatsuka, Former Japanese Minister of State, as Strategic Advisor to Direct Japan Expansion
NEW JERSEY & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Agam Capital, a global leader in technology-enabled insurance-related asset and liability analytics, today announced the appointment of Kazuhiro Nakatsuka, former Japanese Minister of State for Financial Services, as a Strategic Advisor, effective immediately. Drawing on decades of high-level regulatory, governmental, and financial expertise and experience, Mr. Nakatsuka will support Agam’s strategic direction and its long-term expansion across the Japanese
ICE Introduces Fraud Monitor to Help Mortgage Lenders Identify Fraud Risk and Accelerate Underwriting
ATLANTA & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), one of the world's leading providers of financial market technology and data powering global capital markets, today announced the launch of ICE Fraud Monitor, a robust mortgage fraud and property research solution designed to help lenders reduce risk and expedite underwriting. Integrated directly with Encompass®, ICE’s loan origination system (LOS), Fraud Monitor centralizes fraud risk scoring and property risk da
Sculptor Closes Eclipse 2026-1
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. (“Sculptor” or the “Firm”), a leading global alternative asset manager specializing in opportunistic investing, today announced the closing of Eclipse 2026-1, a $415.5 million aircraft securitization. The transaction marks an ABS offering under a new sponsor–servicer relationship between Sculptor and SMBC Aviation Capital, combining SMBC Aviation Capital’s established global servicing platform with Sculptor’s asset management expertis
Hudson Insurance Group Appoints Beth Diamond as Chief Claims Officer
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hudson Insurance Group (Hudson) today announced the appointment of Beth Diamond as senior vice president and chief claims officer. Diamond has more than two decades of specialty claims experience and most recently served as group chief claims and litigation officer at Beazley. During her tenure, she led high-performing, industry-renowned teams across multiple lines of business and held global leadership positions across complex claims and cyber & technology. “I am
TCIM Sends Letter to Voya Financial’s Board of Directors Calling on Them to Urgently Initiate a Formal Strategic Review and Engage with All Interested Parties
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TOMS Capital Investment Management (“TCIM”), one of the largest shareholders of Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA) (“Voya” or the “Company”), today sent the below letter to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) regarding its failure to oversee management and address the Company's persistent underperformance. The letter also urges the Board to open a formal review of all strategic alternatives, including a sale of the Company. June 1, 2026 Voya Financial, Inc.
ZipRecruiter Launches New AI Feature to Automate Recruiter Outreach
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZipRecruiter® (NYSE: ZIP), a leading online employment marketplace, today added automated candidate outreach to its Resume Database. The new feature, called Smart Outreach, uses AI to turn a job description into a personalized message series sent to candidates. With a click, hiring teams can start conversations with candidates without manual follow-up or time wasted. More than 80% of job seekers say they would be more interested in a role if an employer re
IRA Financial Launches Upgraded Crypto Platform for Self-Directed Retirement Investors
MIAMI & SIOUX FALLS, S.D.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IRA Financial, a leader in self-directed retirement solutions, today announced the launch of a newly rebuilt version of its crypto investing platform. The upgraded capabilities further reinforces IRA Financial’s position as the best solution for investing in crypto for retirement and the only self-directed retirement custodian to combine full alternative and traditional asset access with real-time crypto trading across nearly 100 tradable tokens, with
OneAmerica Financial® Selects FINEOS AdminSuite to Modernize and Enhance Employee Benefits Customer Experience
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #digitaltransformation--OneAmerica Financial® and FINEOS Corporation (ASX:FCL) today announced a new collaboration, with OneAmerica Financial selecting the market-leading, purpose-built FINEOS AdminSuite “Quote-to-Claim” Platform to transform its Employee Benefits group insurance operations and create a more seamless experience for customers. “For nearly 150 years, we’ve built our business on trust, delivering products that meet market needs, backed by strong service and lasting relationships
BlackRock Future Builders Launches $25 Million National RFP to Expand America’s Skilled Trades Workforce
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackRock today launched a $25 million nationwide Request for Proposals (RFP) as the next phase of BlackRock Future Builders, its $100 million philanthropic effort to build and strengthen America’s skilled trades workforce, reaching 50,000 American workers over the next five years. Through the RFP, over two funding cycles, The BlackRock Foundation will award two-year grants ranging from $500,000 to $1 million per award. As recipients of these grants, local, regional,
Fairbridge Asset Management Achieves Strong Origination Momentum in Q1 2026
DARIEN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fairbridge Asset Management (“Fairbridge”), a private credit firm specializing in short-term, high-yield mortgage financing for real estate investors and developers across the U.S., today announced it delivered strong origination momentum and sustained borrower demand during the first quarter of 2026. The firm’s recent performance underscores a continued demand for private real estate credit solutions as the market enters a more balanced phase defined by limited
Significance Capital Expands Investment Team with Addition of Dillon Hoover, CFA®, as Co-Portfolio Manager
MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Significance Capital Management LLC (“Significance Capital”), an investment firm powered by its proprietary Enhanced Alpha investment framework, today announced that Dillon Hoover, CFA®, has joined the firm as Co-Portfolio Manager. Hoover’s addition marks a step in Significance Capital’s continued growth. The hire comes at a pivotal moment for both the firm and the broader active management landscape. Significance Capital has positioned itself around a core convictio
Regions Bank Provides Free Resources for First-Time Homebuyers During National Homeownership Month
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regions Bank is recognizing June as National Homeownership Month by highlighting no-cost homeownership resources, financial education, and mortgage guidance – all designed to help people, including first-time homebuyers, navigate the homebuying process. This is not just routine financial advice. Regions Bank specializes in one-on-one, custom-tailored guidance from bankers who take the time to truly understand a customer’s goals, opportunities, challenges, and
Lincoln Financial Announces Executive Leadership Transitions
RADNOR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lincoln Financial (NYSE: LNC) today announced the promotion of three senior leaders to its Senior Management Committee (SMC): Darrel Tedrow as Executive Vice President, President of Life Insurance and Retail Shared Services; Curtis Chesney as Executive Vice President, President of Annuities; and Paul Spurr as Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer and Chief Actuary. All three report directly to Ellen Cooper, Chairman, President and CEO. These appointments are
AXS Names East West Bank as Its First Official Business Banking Partner
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AXS Names East West Bank as Its First Official Business Banking Partner
Armanino Appoints Anthony Sciarra as Partner-in-Charge of Its National Tax Practice
SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Armanino named Anthony Sciarra Partner-in-Charge of Tax and expanded its tax leadership team to support continued growth nationwide.
Natixis Investment Managers and Loomis Sayles Collaborate on Launch of Credit Income Opportunities Interval Fund
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Loomis, Sayles & Company with nearly $418 billion in assets under management*, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, today announced the launch of the Loomis Sayles Credit Income Opportunities Fund (the “fund”). The fund is an interval fund designed to seek high total investment return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation by investing across a diversified, multi-sector credit opportunity set spanning public and private credit marke
