Asset Management

New York – September 30, 2026 -- Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) will release third-quarter 2026 financial results on Thursday, October 29, 2026, before the New York Stock Exchange opens for trading.

Ares schedules investor call for 11:00 a.m. Eastern on results day

The alternative asset manager will host a webcast and conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on October 29 to discuss the quarter ending September 30, 2026. Domestic participants can dial +1 (800) 267-6316, while international callers should use +1 (203) 518-9783, referencing conference ID ARESQ326. Ares has asked all callers to dial in 10-15 minutes ahead of the session for identification purposes.

Glastonbury, Conn. – September 29, 2026 -- Symmetry Partners has launched the Symmetry Panoramic International Country Momentum ETF (Ticker: ICMO), a rules-based fund that rotates capital toward international countries and regions showing the strongest relative momentum within the MSCI ACWI ex-US universe.

Top-performing countries have averaged nearly 27% annual returns over 15 years

According to Morningstar Direct data through August 25, 2026, the 13 best-performing countries over the trailing 15-year period generated average annual returns of almost 27%, based on MSCI indices. Symmetry cites this dispersion as the rationale for a momentum-driven allocation model targeting shifting country leadership rather than static regional weights.

New York – – September 28, 2026 -- Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC has increased monthly distributions across four exchange-traded funds, with its newest fund, the Nasdaq Option Income ETF (QVOL), raising its payout by $0.05 to $1.09 per share.

QVOL lifts monthly distribution to $1.09 per share, an annualized $13.08

The increase moves QVOL's per-share payout from $1.04 to $1.09, translating to $13.08 on an annualized basis. The fund targets an annualized distribution rate of between 12% and 15%, generated through call-option premiums and dividends from its equity holdings tied to the Nasdaq. Infrastructure Capital cautioned that the target range does not equate to a guaranteed yield or total return, and that distributions may include a portion classified as return of capital.

Philadelphia – September 25, 2026 -- The abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund (NYSE: ASGI) will pay its next shareholder distribution on October 30, 2026, to investors of record as of October 6, 2026, with the ex-dividend date also set for October 6, 2026.

Fund confirms managed distribution policy tied to SEC exemptive order

ASGI operates under a distribution policy designed to deliver stable payouts sourced from current income, supplemented as needed by realized capital gains and return of capital, under an exemptive order granted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The structure allows the closed-end fund to distribute long-term capital gains more frequently than standard limits set under Section 19(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rule 19b-1.

Doha – – September 21, 2026 -- Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build a USD 20 billion strategic partnership spanning public and private markets in equities and credit.

QIA Allocates $15 Billion To Customized Global Equity Mandates

The larger of the two tracks is a USD 15 billion public equities mandate under which JPMAM will manage bespoke global equity portfolios for QIA, drawing on the firm's active equity capabilities, global investment platform and research infrastructure.

$5 Billion Private Credit Push Targets U.S. Middle-Market Firms

A second USD 5 billion initiative will see QIA and JPMAM jointly provide senior financing to established middle-market companies in the United States, with sector focus on industrials, services, healthcare and technology.

New York – September 21, 2026 -- Infrastructure Capital Advisors has expanded its SPYC exchange-traded fund into Europe, securing listings on the London Stock Exchange, Deutsche Börse Xetra and Borsa Italiana while registering the product across 11 European markets.

SPYC pairs S&P 500 equities with a covered-call overlay to generate monthly income

The fund combines actively selected S&P 500 stocks with a flexible covered-call options strategy, aiming to produce monthly income distributions while preserving upside potential for capital growth. Infrastructure Capital designed the structure to monetize elevated volatility across S&P 500-listed companies through active options management.

Purchase, N.Y. – September 20, 2026 -- Alpine Saxon Woods, a Purchase, NY-based investment firm managing over $890 million in assets, has been named to the PSN Top Guns List for Q2 2026, earning 4-, 5-, and 6-Star ratings in the All-Cap Value Universe for its Dividend strategy.

PSN awards Top Guns status across six performance-based star categories in over 75 universes

The Alpine Saxon Woods Dividend strategy qualified for the 4-, 5-, and 6-Star categories after posting an r-squared of 0.80 or greater against PSN's style benchmark over the trailing five-year period and exceeding that benchmark across the three latest three-year rolling periods. The strategy also ranked among the top ten returns in its PSN peer group for the latest three-year period.

Washington – September 18, 2026 -- The Institute for Portfolio Alternatives (IPA) has named 21 leaders as recipients of its 2026 IPA Awards, recognizing executives from firms including Fidelity Investments, Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Blackstone for their contributions to the alternative investments sector.

IPA honors 21 executives across five award categories at Atlanta conference

The awards were presented during IPAVision in Atlanta before more than 550 professionals representing asset management, wealth management and the broader alternatives ecosystem. Honorees were selected across five categories: Outstanding Service, Policy Leadership, Rising Voice, Emerging Champion and Lifetime Achievement.

New York – September 17, 2026 -- Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC, which manages more than $4 billion in assets as of September 8, 2026, has made its lineup of six income-focused ETFs available to advisors through the SMArtX Advisory Solutions platform.

Six ETFs join a multi-custodian TAMP used by RIAs and broker-dealers

The strategies now accessible on SMArtX include the Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF (NYSE Arca: PFFA), InfraCap REIT Preferred ETF (NYSE Arca: PFFR), InfraCap MLP ETF (NYSE Arca: AMZA), Infrastructure Capital Equity Income ETF (NYSE Arca: ICAP), Infrastructure Capital Small Cap Income ETF (NYSE Arca: SCAP), and Infrastructure Capital Bond Income ETF (NYSE Arca: BNDS). SMArtX operates as a managed account technology and turnkey asset management platform serving RIAs, broker-dealers, asset managers, custodians and fintech firms.

Baltimore -- T. Rowe Price, which manages $1.87 trillion in client assets as of July 31, 2026, is rolling out Anthropic's Claude across its investment organization, giving portfolio managers, analysts and developers direct access to the AI system for research and tool-building.

Portfolio managers and analysts gain Claude Cowork for research synthesis

Investment professionals will use Claude Cowork to process large volumes of information and support multistep, knowledge-intensive workflows. The firm frames this as increasing capacity for research, analysis and debate rather than replacing analyst judgment.

Developers adopt Claude Code to build proprietary investment tools

T. Rowe Price's technology teams are deploying Claude Code to build and improve tools intended to enhance productivity across investment and operating workflows firmwide.