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Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. Announces Financial Position as of September 30, 2025
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Category: Financials
Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund Inc. Announces Financial Position as of September 30, 2025
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Category: Financials
Quill to Support Small Business in a Meaningful Way This Black Friday and Cyber Week
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--B2B office supplies and solutions company Quill is supporting their customer base, small businesses, in a big way to help them make the most of Small Business Saturday and the entire holiday season. It all kicks off on Monday, November 24 with week-long Black Friday Deals designed with small business in mind, followed by even more savings for Cyber Week. The event leads into Small Business Saturday, November 29, with savings running through Sunday. “Small bu
Western Asset Premier Bond Fund Announces Financial Position as of September 30, 2025
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Category: Financials
Cross River Launches Stablecoin Payments With Infrastructure to Power the Future of Onchain Finance
FORT LEE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cross River Bank (“Cross River”), a technology infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions, today announced the launch of its offering to power stablecoin payments*. Integrated directly with Cross River’s real-time core, COS, the offering unifies fiat and stablecoin flows through a single, interoperable system—enabling companies to move value across chains and traditional rails, leveraging bank-grade compliance. While today’s money movement
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. Announces Financial Position as of September 30, 2025
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Category: Financials
Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach Declares Fourth-Quarter Cash Dividend Payment of $28 Per Share; Also Declares Special Christmas Dividend of $15 Per Share
LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach (OTCQX: FMBL) today announced that its board of directors has approved the Bank’s regular quarterly cash dividend of $28 per share on the Bank’s common stock and a special Christmas dividend of $15 per share on the Bank’s common stock. Both the quarterly and special dividend are payable on December 15, 2025 to shareholders of record as of November 28, 2025. The declarations represent F&M’s 534th and 535th divide
Engaged Capital Sends 220 Demand Letter to BlackLine, Inc.
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Engaged Capital, LLC (“Engaged”), an investment firm specializing in enhancing the value of small- and mid-cap North American companies, today announced that it submitted a demand, pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, to BlackLine, Inc. (NASDAQ: BL) (“BlackLine” or the “Company”) to inspect books and records relating to the Company’s Board of Directors’ (the “Board”) handling of multiple acquisition offers, including an actiona
HOPE Global Forums Announces 2025 Annual Meeting - “Future Proofing” Individuals & Communities to Reimagine the Global Economy
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Annual Meeting of the HOPE Global Forums, the world’s largest gathering dedicated to economic inclusion, financial literacy and the empowerment of underserved communities, returns to Atlanta December 1-3, 2025 at the Signia by Hilton in downtown. Now in its 11th year, the 2025 convening will explore the theme “Future Proofing” – a call to equip individuals, families, and communities with the tools, policies and innovations needed to turn rapid advances in technolog
Alight Announces CEO Transition
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alight Announces CEO Transition. Rohit Verma to succeed Dave Guilmette on January 1, 2026
HSBC Q1 2026 Outlook: Resilience in a Transforming World
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--High net worth and ultra high net worth investors should not underestimate the resilience of the US economy, with productivity growth from tech innovation outweighing market concerns that the economic cycle is in its late stage, according to HSBC Private Bank. In its investment outlook for 2026, the bank says it expects the exponential adoption of AI to not only benefit tech and utilities companies but also smart adopters across other sectors. However, HSBC Private Ba
GDOT Stock Alert: Halper Sadeh LLC is Investigating Whether the Sale of Green Dot Corporation is Fair to Shareholders
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating whether the sale of Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT) to Smith Ventures and CommerceOne Financial Corporation for $8.11 in cash and 0.2215 shares of a new publicly traded bank holding company for each share of Green Dot is fair to Green Dot shareholders. Halper Sadeh encourages Green Dot shareholders to click here to learn more about their legal rights and options or contact Daniel Sadeh or Zachary Halpe
Leading Proxy Advisory Firms Glass Lewis and Egan-Jones Recommend Tiptree Shareholders Vote AGAINST the Proposed Sale of Fortegra to DB Insurance
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Veradace Partners L.P. (collectively with its affiliates, “Veradace” or “we”), a significant shareholder of Tiptree Inc. (Nasdaq: TIPT) (“Tiptree” or the “Company”), with beneficial ownership of 5.1% of the outstanding common stock, today announced that Glass, Lewis & Co. (“Glass Lewis”) and Egan-Jones Ratings Company ("Egan-Jones"), recommended that Tiptree shareholders vote AGAINST the Company’s proposed sale of The Fortegra Group, Inc. (“Fortegra”) to DB Insuranc
KUBRA’s 2025 Research Finds 42% of Consumers Now Pay Bills with Digital Wallets
TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Security concerns and low awareness slow digital wallet adoption. Explore KUBRA’s white paper and webinar for key 2025 insights.
Versant Ventures Announces Launch of Dayra Therapeutics With Foundational Biogen Partnership
TORONTO & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Versant Ventures today announced the launch of Dayra Therapeutics, a startup focused on developing oral macrocyclic peptides for a range of serious diseases. The company has secured more than $70 million in committed funding, including a collaboration with Biogen Inc. that will provide $50 million in upfront capital, as well as an equity commitment from Versant. Dayra emerged from Versant’s Frontier Discovery Engine that spans Toronto and Montreal. F
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) Recommend Tiptree Stockholders Vote “FOR” the Merger of Fortegra and DB Insurance
GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tiptree Inc. (NASDAQ: TIPT) today announced that Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”), the leading independent proxy advisory firm, has recommended that Tiptree stockholders vote “FOR” the approval of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Tiptree, The Fortegra Group, Inc. (“Fortegra”) and DB Insurance Co., Ltd. (“DB”), providing for the acquisition by DB of all of the outstanding stock of Fortegra in an all-cash deal
Vehicle Management Solutions Expands Safety Service Patrol Capabilities with the Acquisition of AutoBase
TINLEY PARK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vehicle Management Solutions LLC ("VMS"), a portfolio company of Mill Point Capital LLC ("Mill Point"), announced today the acquisition of AutoBase Inc. ("AutoBase" or the "Company"), a national provider of safety service patrol and traffic incident management services with operations spanning the Midwest, Northeast and Southeast regions. AutoBase partners with state Departments of Transportation ("DOTs") to provide essential highway services, including motor
RAMPSociety™ Welcomes JDL Access as New Corporate Member
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RAMPSociety welcomes JDL Access as Corporate Member.
Green Dot Corp. Announces Strategic Transactions with Smith Ventures and CommerceOne Financial Corp.
PROVO, Utah & BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #BaaS--Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT) today announced it has entered into agreements to be acquired by Smith Ventures and CommerceOne Financial Corporation. Smith Ventures will acquire and privatize Green Dot’s non-bank financial technology business assets and operations, which will continue running as an independent and growth-focused fintech and embedded finance company. Additionally, CommerceOne will acquire Green Dot Bank and its associated asse
Atlan Named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Metadata Management Solutions
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Atlan, the active metadata platform for data and AI governance, today announced that it has been recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Metadata Management Solutions. This recognition follows Atlan’s earlier placement as a Visionary in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data and Analytics Governance Platforms, which we believe underscores its expertise in powering the metadata foundation for enterprise AI. According to Gartner, “Producti
