Banking & Finance

ProfitShock Investment Alliance Led by Ethan Mercer Announces Global Brand Renewal

November 3, 2025 4:45 PM

ProfitShock Investment Alliance, founded and led by Ethan Mercer, has announced its global brand renewal, marking a new stage in the organization's development as an international institution focused on integrity, structure, and responsible growth. The updated identity reflects ProfitShock's commitment to aligning innovation with accountability and strengthening trust across its global network of members, educators, and institutional partners. A...

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Oportun: How to Build an Emergency Fund When It Feels Impossible

November 3, 2025 11:00 AM

Building an emergency fund is a top financial goal because it provides a crucial safety net during unexpected events like medical emergencies or job loss. While saving can feel daunting-especially when money is tight-getting started doesn't require a lot of extra cash. This article shares six practical tips for building an emergency fund, even when it feels out of reach. 1. Start small with smart savings The sooner one starts, the more savings...

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1st Commercial Credit Funds a $10M Sales Ledger Line for a PE-Owned Company, Providing Non-Dilutive Working Capital to Support Growth, Acquisitions, and Liquidity Needs While Bridging the $3M-$20M ABL Gap for Middle-Market and Sponsor-Backed Firms

November 3, 2025 10:00 AM

1st Commercial Credit, LLC, a leading provider of receivables-based financing solutions, is pleased to announce the funding of a $10,000,000 Sales Ledger Line of Credit for a company owned by a Private Equity group. This transaction represents another milestone under 1st Commercial Credit's recently introduced Sales Ledger Line of Credit program, designed to deliver flexible, non-dilutive working capital to middle-market businesses and...

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Affiliate of Pacific Avenue Capital Partners Completes Acquisition of FLSmidth Cement from FLSmidth & Co. A/S

November 3, 2025 10:00 AM

Pacific Avenue Capital Partners ("Pacific Avenue"), a leading global private equity firm focused on corporate carve-outs and other complex situations in the middle market, today announced it has completed the acquisition of FLSmidth Cement A/S ("FLSmidth Cement" or "Company"), from FLSmidth & Co. A/S (CPH:FLS) ("FLSmidth"). With the completion of the transaction, FLSmidth Cement will operate under the new name Fuller Technologies ("Fuller"),...

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Axcap Ventures Confirms Converse Growth Potential With High-Grade Oxide Gold Discovery And Broad Bulk-Tonnage Intersections

November 3, 2025 9:45 AM

Axcap Ventures Inc. (CSE:AXCP) ("Axcap" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on new drill results from its flagship Converse Gold Project ("Converse"), located in Battle Mountain Trend in Nevada, USA. Results from holes CV25-003C and CV25-005C discovered a new zone of shallow, high-grade oxide gold 170 metres from the nearest known mineralization, as well as extensive bulk-tonnage mineralization. These results reinforce the...

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WGA Releases Top 100 US Banks for Q4 2025

November 3, 2025 8:00 AM

Whalen Global Advisors has released the WGA Bank Top 50 for Q4 2025. The top 10 banks are shown below: Rank Name Ticker TotalScore 1 American Express AXP 483 2 SoFi Technology SOFI 481 3 Morgan Stanley MS 462 4 Goldman Sachs GS 444 5 JPMorgan JPM 439 6 Charles Schwab SCHW 438 7 Stifel Financial SF 431 8 Bank America BAC 429 9 Bank of New York BK 427 10 Wells Fargo WFC 426 The WGA Top 50 Banks represents the best performers among more than 100...

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Western Announces New Chief Actuary

November 3, 2025 8:00 AM

The Western Investment Company of Canada Limited (TSXV:WI) ("Western") is pleased to announce the appointment of Keith Lau as Chief Actuary. Mr. Lau is an accomplished actuarial leader with over ten years of experience in the Canadian property and casualty insurance sector. He brings significant expertise in pricing, reserving and reporting and provides a valuable strategic addition to Western's growing decentralized insurance platform. Before...

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FundApps and SteelEye Merge to Create a Unified, End-to-End Global Regulatory Compliance Platform

November 3, 2025 7:00 AM

FundApps, a leading provider of compliance monitoring and regulatory reporting solutions for the global financial services industry, and SteelEye, a leading trade and communications surveillance and data analytics platform, today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge. Existing FundApps investor FTV Capital provided an additional equity investment in order to bring together two of the industry's most innovative RegTech...

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Ares Management Announces Third Quarter 2025 U.S. Direct Lending Origination Activity

November 3, 2025 6:30 AM

Ares Management Corporation (NYSE:ARES) announced today that funds managed by its Credit Group (collectively "Ares") closed approximately $15.2 billion in U.S. direct lending commitments across 88 transactions during the third quarter of 2025 and approximately $49.3 billion in direct lending commitments across 329 transactions in the 12 months ended September 30, 2025. Below is a description of selected transactions that Ares closed during the...

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HDBank posts US$562.4 million profit in nine months, proposes 30% dividend and bonus share plan

November 3, 2025 5:30 AM

Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank, stock code HDB) reported consolidated 9M2025 profit before tax of VND14.8 trillion (US$562.4 million), up 17% YoY. Customers conduct transactions at an HDBank branch in HCM City. Profitability indicators remained among the highest in the banking sector, with Return on Equity (ROE) at 25.2% and Return on Assets (ROA) at 2.1%, underscoring efficient operations and a solid financial...

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Gaw Capital Issues Corrected Information Regarding Recent PERE's Media Coverage titled "Gaw Capital Shutters US, Europe Institutional Businesses"

November 2, 2025 9:45 PM

Gaw Capital Partners, a leading multi-asset investment management firm, is issuing corrected information regarding the media coverage published on 31 October 2025 in PERE, titled "Gaw Capital shutters US, Europe institutional businesses". Correct Information are as follows: Gaw Capital US will continue to invest in the US as an investment manager/operator focusing on its tech centric home markets on the west coast. The recent acquisitions of 2...

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University Bancorp 3Q2025 Net Income $4,371,716 $0.85 Per Share

October 31, 2025 7:50 PM

University Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQB:UNIB) announced that it had an unaudited net income attributable to University Bancorp, Inc. ("UNIB") common stock shareholders in 3Q2024 of $4,371,716 $0.85 per share on average shares outstanding of 5,169,518 for the third quarter, versus an unaudited net income of $2,744,480.07, $0.53 per share on average shares outstanding of 5,169,518 for 3Q2024. For the 9 months ended September 30, 2025, net income was...

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D. Boral Capital Acted as Exclusive Placement Agent to Vivakor, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIVK) in Connection with its $3,500,000 Registered Direct Offering

October 31, 2025 1:05 PM

On October 27, 2025, Vivakor, Inc. ("Vivakor" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:VIVK), an integrated energy infrastructure and environmental services company, announced the closing of its previously announced Registered Direct Offering with a single fundamental institutional investor for the purchase and sale of 10,909,090 shares of its common stock, and 5,000,000 pre-funded warrants, exercisable at $0.001 per share, at a purchase price of US$0.22 per...

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PB Financial Corporation Declares Fourth-Quarter, 2025 Dividend

October 31, 2025 10:57 AM

Ted E. Whitehurst, President and CEO of PB Financial Corporation (OTCQX:PBNC), the holding company for Providence Bank, announced today the Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.60 per share on common stock outstanding to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 12, 2025. The dividend is payable November 28, 2025. This is an increase of 7.14% from the dividend paid during the 4th quarter of 2024. This...

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Sidoti Expands Its Healthcare Industry Research to Include Biotechnology and Related Sectors, while Augmenting its Coverage in the Natural Resources and Energy Industries

October 31, 2025 10:00 AM

We are pleased to announce Sidoti & Company, LLC, has recently expanded its equity research coverage in the healthcare industry to now include biotechnology, medical devices/diagnostics, insurance, digital health and wellness, medical imaging, and specialty pharmaceuticals. Alex Hantman, who recently initiated coverage of biotechnology companies Cibus, Inc. (CBUS), and Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. (PHIO), is teaming with senior medical device and...

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Passport Technology Names Chad Boynak as CEO

October 31, 2025 10:00 AM

Passport Technology ("Passport"), a global leader in innovative payment technology, process automation, and customer engagement for the gaming industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Chad Boynak to the position of Chief Executive Officer. Chad brings over 20 years of deep experience in gaming and management, most recently as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Passport. Since his arrival in early 2023, Chad has...

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Aflac Voices - Jamie Lee: Preventing Burnout and a Call to Action for Employers

October 31, 2025 9:30 AM

Originally published on Aflac Newsroom As a senior leader in HR, I've spent my career focused on one central truth: Our people are our greatest asset. But today, that asset is under strain. According to the 2025-2026 Aflac WorkForces Report, burnout among American workers has reached a seven-year high, with nearly 3 in 4 employees (72%) reporting moderate to very high stress levels. That's not just a statistic - it's a wake-up call. Burnout...

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Climate First Bancorp Completes New $30 Million Subordinated Note Offering to Support National Residential Solar Demand

October 31, 2025 9:00 AM

Climate First Bancorp, the holding company for Climate First Bank and OneEthos, today announced it had completed a $30 million private placement offering of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes. Climate First Bancorp will use the net proceeds from the offering to continue the company's rapid national growth, especially in its residential solar financing business. Piper Sandler & Co. served as sole placement agent for the Notes, which bear a...

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Veteran Wall Street Investment Strategist Brian Belski Launches Humilis Investment Strategies, LLC

October 31, 2025 7:30 AM

Humilis Investment Strategies LLC ("HiS"), a newly established portfolio advisory firm, today announced its official launch. The firm offers separately managed account investment models and independent research for private wealth and institutional clients, encapsulating over 35 years of investment strategy, bottoms-up fundamental analysis, and equity portfolio management experience. Leadership and Vision The firm is led by Brian G. Belski, one...

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Hilbert Group CIO Russell Thompson to Increase Equity Ownership Through Open-Market Purchases

October 31, 2025 4:20 AM

Hilbert Group AB (STO:HILB-B)(FRA:999), a Nasdaq-listed investment firm bridging traditional and digital finance, today announced that its Chief Investment Officer and major shareholder, Russell Thompson, has informed the Board of his intention to significantly increase his ownership in the company through open-market share purchases totalling approximately SEK 25 million between now and December 31, 2025. These purchases will be made in...

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