
Bank of Hawai‘i Announces New Vice Chair and Chief Financial Officer Bradley S. Satenberg
Bradley “Brad” S. Satenberg has been promoted to vice chair and chief financial officer at Bank of Hawaiʻi, following the retirement of Chief Financial Officer Dean Shigemura. In his newly expanded role, he will oversee Bank of Hawai‘i’s planning and forecasting,…

American Express Announces 2025 Preliminary Stress Capital Buffer Requirement
American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) announced that the Federal Reserve set the company’s preliminary Stress Capital Buffer (“SCB”) requirement at 2.5 percent, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, based on the results of the 2025 Comprehensive Capital Analysis…

SABA Announces Notification of Sources of Distributions
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II (NYSE: SABA) (the “Fund”), a registered closed-end management investment company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, is notifying shareholders, prospective shareholders, and third parties of the sources of distributions pursuant to Section…

Kim Lupica Joins Academy Securities as Managing Director, Commercial Paper Trading & Origination
Academy Securities, the nation’s first post-9/11 veteran owned and operated investment bank, today announced the addition of Kim Lupica as Managing Director, Commercial Paper Trading & Origination. “I look forward to working with such a dedicated team to drive growth…

CEE Fund Reports Stockholder Meeting Results, Extends Partial Fee Waiver Period
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (NYSE: CEE) (the “Fund”) announced the results of its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 30, 2025. The Class I Director nominated by the Board of Directors, Ms. Hepsen Uzcan, was elected to…

Circle Applies for National Trust Charter
Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL), a global financial technology company and stablecoin market leader, has formally submitted an application to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank, First National Digital Currency…

KBRA Assigns AA Rating to Erie County, NY 2025 Bonds; Affirms Existing GO Ratings
KBRA assigns a long-term rating of AA to the County of Erie, NY General Obligation Public Improvement Serial Bonds, Series 2025A and General Obligation Refunding Serial Bonds, Series 2025B. KBRA additionally affirms the long-term rating of AA for the County’s…

BNY Mellon Municipal Bond Closed-End Funds Declare Distributions
BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. announced today that BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. and BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc. (each, a “Fund”) have declared a monthly distribution for each Fund’s common shares as summarized below. The distributions are…

Sixth Street Specialty Lending to Announce Q2 2025 Results via Earnings Call
Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (NYSE: TSLX) (“TSLX” or “the Company”) announced today that it will release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025 on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, after the market closes. TSLX invites all…

KBRA Rates Apex Star Reciprocal Exchange, Affirms Star Vantage Rating
KBRA assigns a BBB Insurance Financial Strength Rating (IFSR) to Apex Star Reciprocal Exchange (“Apex Star”) and affirms the BBB IFSR for Star Vantage Reciprocal Exchange (“Star Vantage”). The Outlook for both ratings is Stable. Star Vantage is a recently…

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (“EMF”) Announces Notification of Sources of Distributions
The Fund’s estimated sources of the distribution to be paid on June 30, 2025, and for the fiscal year 2025 year-to-date are as follows: Estimated Allocations for June Quarterly Distribution: DistributionPer Share Net InvestmentIncome Net RealizedShort-Term CapitalGains Net RealizedLong-Term CapitalGains…

CoastalSouth Bancshares, Inc. Announces Uplist to New York Stock Exchange
CoastalSouth Bancshares, Inc. (OTCQX: COSO) (“CoastalSouth” or “Company”), a Georgia corporation and the bank holding company for Coastal States Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary and a South Carolina state-chartered commercial bank, announced today that its shares of common stock have been…