Finance & Investment

Vancouver – September 17, 2026 -- First Mining Gold Corp. (TSX: FF; OTCQX: FFMGF; FRANKFURT: FMG) will join the MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners Index (MVGDXJ), the benchmark tracked by the VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ), effective at the close of trading on September 18, 2026.

Index inclusion follows semi-annual GDXJ rebalancing

The addition comes through the MVGDXJ's scheduled semi-annual review, placing First Mining among the most liquid small-cap gold and silver mining, development and exploration companies tracked globally. The MVGDXJ is a modified market-cap-weighted index restricted to companies generating at least 50% of revenue from gold or silver, or holding at least 50% of mineral resources in those metals.

New York – September 17, 2026 -- Galaxy Digital Inc. (Nasdaq: GLXY) has appointed Taylor Reinhardt as Head of Investor Relations, reporting directly to Chief Financial Officer Tony Paquette.

Reinhardt brings a decade of Wall Street investor communications experience to Galaxy

Reinhardt joins from Perella Weinberg, where she served as Head of Investor Relations, Marketing and Communications since 2021, a role she took on alongside the firm's Nasdaq listing. She previously spent six years in investor relations and corporate communications at Apollo Global Management, and began her career at Teneo Holdings in the same function.

New York – September 16, 2026 -- Active ETFs have moved into the mainstream of adviser portfolios, with 71% of surveyed advisers planning to increase their use over the next two years, according to MSCI Inc.'s (NYSE: MSCI) ETF Intelligence Survey 2026, which polled 450 advisers across the U.S. and Europe.

Already, 87% of respondents hold active ETFs, and the shift is displacing incumbent fund structures rather than simply adding new options. Fifty-eight percent of advisers say a new active ETF allocation from a manager they already use would most likely replace an existing mutual fund or UCITS holding.

Xiamen – September 16, 2026 -- More than 100,000 business participants and over 1,200 registered delegations from 129 countries and regions attended the 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT), held in Xiamen, Fujian, from September 8 to 11, 2026.

Forty-eight of the world's top 50 economies by GDP sent delegations to the fair.

Representatives from 30 international organizations joined government agencies and industrial enterprises for the event, underscoring sustained cross-border interest in Chinese investment channels despite global trade tensions.

Nashville, Tenn. – September 16, 2026 -- XLCS Partners, Inc. served as buyside advisor to CID Capital on its investment in Kaiser Garage Doors & Gates, LLC, a deal that closed on August 14, 2026.

CID Capital completes third platform investment from its latest fund

The Kaiser transaction marks the third platform investment from CID Capital Opportunity Fund IV, L.P. CID Capital, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, is a private equity firm that takes control positions in lower middle market companies, focusing on founder- and family-owned businesses.

Kaiser brings 30-plus years of regional operations across Arizona

Headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, Kaiser installs and services residential and commercial overhead doors and gates across the Phoenix, Tucson, and White Mountains markets. The company has built its footprint over more than three decades, establishing long-standing customer relationships in the region.

Beijing – – September 16, 2026 -- The New Development Bank (NDB), the BRICS-backed lender championed by Chinese President Xi Jinping, has approved 139 projects worth roughly $43 billion by the end of 2025, funding renewable energy, transport infrastructure, affordable housing and clean water access across emerging markets.

Xi Jinping Joins New Delhi Summit as BRICS Marks 20 Years

Xi will attend the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12-13 at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, under the theme 'Building Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation, and Sustainability.' The gathering marks two decades of BRICS cooperation and arrives as Global South economies push for more self-reliant development models.

Dallas – September 16, 2026 -- Toby R. Neugebauer, together with Vicksburg Investments Management LLC and the Melissa A. Neugebauer 2020 Trust, has filed a formal SEC Rule 14a-8 shareholder proposal demanding Fermi Inc. (Nasdaq: FRMI) retain an independent, nationally recognized investment bank to review the full range of extraordinary transactions available to the company, including a full-value sale or majority recapitalization. The Fermi Founder Parties, who hold approximately 22% of shares outstanding, submitted the proposal September 10 ahead of the company's October 30 Annual Meeting, following a letter to the Board on September 9 and a detailed presentation on September 10.

St Cyrus, Scotland – September 16, 2026 -- ECOSSE has moved into its public phase following a September 4 launch, shifting the project from pre-launch activity to live platform operations built around its $ECOS token and a separate whisky-focused real-world-asset (RWA) initiative.

Public phase follows September 4 launch and prior token sale activity

The $ECOS Token Sale was already live ahead of the official launch date. With the public phase now active, participants can track vesting schedules and claim allocations as scheduled portions become available.

$ECOS token underpins digital participation across the ECOSSE platform

ECOSSE says $ECOS supports eligible platform participation, select services, and marketplace functions where available, forming the utility layer of its digital ecosystem separate from any future physical-asset offering.

Singapore – September 16, 2026 -- Alpha Ladder Finance Pte. Ltd. has launched access to Payward's xStocks tokenised equities for institutional and accredited investors through its Alpha Ladder WealthX platform, becoming one of the first licensed wealth management firms in Asia to offer such access.

Alpha Ladder becomes a regional distribution partner for xStocks under a new MOU

The launch follows a Memorandum of Understanding between Alpha Ladder, MetaComp and Payward to advance tokenised capital markets across APAC. Under the arrangement, Alpha Ladder will distribute xStocks to institutional and accredited investors in selected regional markets, subject to eligibility, onboarding and compliance requirements.

Los Angeles – September 16, 2026 -- DJS Law Group has reminded shareholders of a class action lawsuit filed against EquipmentShare.com Inc. (NASDAQ: EQPT), alleging the company violated federal securities law by concealing related-party transactions from investors.

Class Period Covers January 23 to June 23, 2026

The lawsuit, brought under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and SEC Rule 10b-5, covers investors who purchased EquipmentShare stock between January 23, 2026 and June 23, 2026. Shareholders who suffered losses on trades within this window may be eligible to join the litigation.