PLACE buys Ardley, extending platform into retention and servicing

BMLL, the independent provider of harmonised historical market data and analytics for capital markets, has appointed Brad Hunt as Chairman of the Board, the company announced on 29 July 2026. The move is aimed at accelerating global growth following Nordic Capital’s acquisition of the firm in October 2025. Hunt brings 30 years of experience building…

Corn is trading with Thursday morning losses of 3 to 4 cents. Futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts down 18 to 20 ½ cents in through next July, with deferreds up 4 to 11 ½ cents. Open interest was up just 199 contracts. Spillover gains from wheat and increasing Black Sea strikes was supportive….

The sale comes as private equity groups continue to pursue independent wealth management firms. Credit: Piotr Swat/Shutterstock.com Carlyle and Bain Capital are in contention to acquire Wealth Enhancement in a deal that could value the wealth management platform at about $7bn including debt, the Financial Times has reported. Wealth Enhancement oversees nearly $160bn in client…

The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s latest credit modernization moves mean loans originated only with newer credit scores could also show up in the private market, where Standard & Poor’s analysts say they’re ready for both VantageScore 4.0 and FICO 10T. Processing Content S&P found 4.0 and 10T “looked a lot more like each other than…

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Singcore, an AI singing entertainment brand, announces the upcoming launch of its all-in-one AI karaoke system, Singcore S1 Pro, on Kickstarter in October 2026. Going beyond traditional “choose and sing” karaoke, the Singcore S1 Pro brings together powerful hardware and intelligent software, seamlessly integrating singing, recording, creation,…

Family Building Society has relaunched products that were temporarily withdrawn on 4 September. The mutual has brought back its range of fixed rate products across the owner-occupier and buy-to-let (BTL) ranges. Family Building Society said in light of swap rate volatility, the mutual has increased these rates by 60 basis points (bps). Darren Deacon,…