Finance, Banking & Insurance

New York – November 06, 2026 -- AXA XL awarded the $10,000 first prize of the 2026 AXA Art Prize US to Rumi Agarwal of Pratt Institute, chosen from nearly 600 submissions from 132 institutions nationwide.

Cleveland Institute of Art's Ashton Burton wins $5,000 second prize

Agarwal won for "The Night Wears Prussian Blue." Ashton Burton of the Cleveland Institute of Art took second prize for "Threaded Roots."

Three honorable mentions went to Chelsea Harris of Cranbrook Academy of Art ("En Route"), Kelly Micca of the New York Academy of Art ("Death Valley") and Noah Volk of the University of North Carolina Asheville ("Telophase").

Dallas – November 06, 2026 -- PayRewards, a rewards-first accounts payable platform for U.S. businesses, has added British Airways' loyalty currency Avios to its points transfer network at a 1:1 rate, letting companies convert points earned on ACH and card payments into transatlantic flights.

Avios joins Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines as the third transfer partner

One PayRewards point converts to one Avios. The currency also covers Iberia and Aer Lingus, and can be redeemed on oneworld alliance partners including American Airlines. It joins Cathay Pacific Asia Miles and Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer on the platform, and PayRewards expects to announce more airline and hotel transfer partners in December.

San Jose – November 06, 2026 -- Accion Opportunity Fund (AOF) and Ripple won a Bronze Anthem Award for "Unlocking Opportunity Together," a campaign built on a partnership that has supported 1,568 loans and $104.2 million in funding to small businesses. The award falls in the Campaign (Non-Profit) category for Humanitarian Action & Services at the 6th Annual Anthem Awards.

Ripple's $15 million RLUSD donation is the largest from a fintech to a CDFI

The campaign grew out of the AOF-Ripple partnership, which began with Ripple's $15 million contribution to AOF, made in its RLUSD stablecoin. The companies describe it as the largest donation ever from a fintech to a community development financial institution (CDFI).

The partnership reports the following results:

SACRAMENTO – November 06, 2026 -- Golden 1 Credit Union, with more than $22 billion in assets, was the only credit union included in the Banking & Financial Services category of TIME's inaugural America's Best Companies list.

TIME ranks companies on employee satisfaction, financial performance and ESG transparency

TIME evaluated companies on employee satisfaction, financial performance and sustainability transparency. The ranking draws on employee surveys, revenue and growth indicators, and environmental, social and governance-related factors.

Golden 1 serves more than 1.2 million California members with over 2,500 employees

Golden 1 is one of the largest credit unions in the United States. It serves more than 1.2 million members across California and employs more than 2,500 people.

San Francisco – November 06, 2026 -- InsurGrid, a policy data and AI workflow platform for property and casualty agencies, launched Policy Change Monitoring, which re-checks connected client policies every 15 days and alerts agents to cancellations, non-renewals and material changes before renewal.

The tool refreshes declaration pages and policy data automatically. AI-powered extraction converts each updated document into structured data. Policy data collected at intake previously went stale once saved, and agents typically learned of premium changes, limit adjustments or non-renewals only when the client called or the renewal arrived.

NEW YORK – November 06, 2026 -- James Hardie Industries plc (NYSE: JHX) will replace Roku Inc. (NASD: ROKU) in the S&P MidCap 400, effective prior to the opening of trading on Wednesday, November 11, S&P Dow Jones Indices announced.

Fox Corp. completes Roku acquisition, triggering the index change

The swap follows Fox Corp.'s acquisition of Roku. Fox (NASD: FOXA, FOX) is an S&P 500 constituent, and the deal has now closed. The completed transaction removes Roku from the MidCap 400 and opens the slot James Hardie will fill.

James Hardie joins the mid-cap benchmark under a Nov. 11 effective date

The change takes effect before the market opens on November 11. Index-tracking products based on the S&P MidCap 400 will need to reflect the swap by that point, with James Hardie entering and Roku exiting.

Sarasota – November 06, 2026 -- Capitol Securities Management has recruited Joe Malave, CFP, a financial services veteran with more than 30 years of experience, as Vice President, Investments. He brings his Sarasota-based practice, Optimal Wealth Management, to the regional brokerage and investment advisory firm.

Malave brings three decades of wirehouse and insurer-affiliated experience

Malave started in financial services in 1994. He has held advisory positions at Raymond James, UBS and NFP Securities. Early in his career, as a registered principal, he helped oversee four Cigna Financial Advisors offices in Southern California. He later served as regional vice president for Allianz, Pacific Life and Transamerica.

New York – November 06, 2026 -- Orange Group is rolling out AI agents in billing and account support across its B2B and B2C operations in more than 26 countries, using technology from Algolia, according to the New York Stock Exchange's pre-market update for November 6.

Orange will run AI agents in regulated support conversations through Algolia's Agent Studio

Orange will deploy Algolia's Agent Studio to place AI agents into regulated customer support conversations. Algolia CEO Stephen Lynch is scheduled to appear on NYSE Live to explain why governance makes the deployment possible.

American Savings Bank reports double-digit share gains since its September debut

American Savings Bank (NYSE: ASBH) celebrates its NYSE listing at the Opening Bell. Shares have risen by double digits since trading began in September. CEO and President Ann Teranishi will discuss the company's biggest accomplishments since it went public earlier this year.

Pasay City – November 06, 2026 -- SM Investments Corporation has received the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) Five Golden Arrow Award for the third consecutive year, the highest rating in the corporate governance awards program.

SM Prime and Chinabank join the parent at the top rating tier

SM Prime Holdings, Inc. and China Banking Corporation (Chinabank) each received Five Golden Arrows. BDO Unibank, Inc. and Belle Corporation received 4 Golden Arrows.

2025 ASEAN scorecard drives the 2026 ratings

The 2026 recognition is based on the 2025 ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS) assessment. The ACGS covers shareholder rights and equitable treatment, sustainability and resilience, stakeholder relations, transparency through timely disclosure, and the Board's strategic guidance and accountability. Investors use it to compare corporate governance practices.

TAMPA – November 06, 2026 -- Weatherford Capital has invested in the Arnold Palmer Junior Golf Tour (APJGT), which targets nearly 400 tournaments nationwide in 2027 for players ages 8 to 18. The private investment firm joins Bolt Ventures, the family office of David Blitzer, as an investor in the Tour.

Tour merges two regional circuits into a year-round national platform

Bolt Ventures launched the APJGT in partnership with Arnold Palmer Enterprises and the Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation. The Tour combines the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour and the Texas Junior Golf Tour into a single competitive platform for boys and girls.