Finance & Investment

Hong Kong – September 16, 2026 -- Nearly 300 government officials, consuls general and business leaders convened in Hong Kong for a conference positioning the city as the primary financial and innovation gateway linking the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) to global markets, ahead of two major APEC meetings the region will host later this year.

Hong Kong to host APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting in October, Shenzhen to hold Leaders' Meeting in November

Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said in a video address that the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting will be held in Shenzhen in November — a first for the GBA — while Hong Kong separately hosts the APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting in October. Lee said the city's deep, liquid capital markets and professional talent pool have made it Asia's premier hub for fundraising, asset management and risk management.

Chicago – September 16, 2026 -- Ziegler, a specialty investment bank, has appointed Michele Saunders as Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships for its Senior Housing & Care Finance Practice, bringing more than 20 years of healthcare and senior living experience to the firm.

Saunders joins with a track record spanning growth, sales and marketing leadership in senior living and healthcare

Prior to Ziegler, Saunders served as Chief Growth Officer at Go Icon, an engagement software company, and spent nearly 11 years with HealthPRO Heritage, a former Link-age Fund portfolio company. A trained physical therapist, she also has AgeTech experience, most recently with AI startup Meela.

Norwalk, Connecticut – September 15, 2026 -- Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR) reported total crypto, cash and marketable securities holdings of $15.7 billion, with Ethereum holdings reaching 5,929,198 ETH as of September 7, 2026, 2:00 p.m. ET.

Bitmine controls 4.9% of the entire ETH supply, nearing its 5% acquisition target

The company's ETH position equals 4.9% of the 122.0 million total ETH in circulation, putting Bitmine 97% of the way toward its stated 'Alchemy of 5%' goal just 15 months after launching its treasury strategy on June 30, 2025. Bitmine acquired 28,086 ETH in the past week alone, maintaining a streak of weekly purchases since the strategy's inception, a record the company says is unmatched by any publicly traded firm globally.

New York – September 15, 2026 -- ProphetX, America's first federally regulated sports-native prediction market, has partnered with Agg Market to move its full contract catalog onto the Solana blockchain, delivering 100% market coverage through the integration from launch.

ProphetX opens CFTC-regulated contracts to onchain traders via Agg's Solana infrastructure

Every contract listed on ProphetX is now accessible through Agg Market's Solana-based integration, giving onchain traders and builders a direct channel into a federally supervised sports prediction venue. The arrangement does not alter the terms, execution, or settlement framework of ProphetX-listed contracts.

Valley Forge, Pa. – September 15, 2026 -- Vanguard ranked third among 17 retirement plan providers for website experience and fourth for mobile app experience in the JD Power 2026 U.S. Retirement Plan Digital Experience Study, with both channels scoring above industry averages.

Vanguard outperforms industry average across all four measured categories

The firm scored above the industry benchmark in design, system performance, information and content, and tools and capabilities, according to the study, which surveyed more than 6,500 retirement plan participants between May and July 2026. JD Power evaluated the 17 providers on a 1,000-point scale and, for the first time, ranked mobile applications and websites separately.

Newark, N.J. – September 15, 2026 -- HarbourView Equity Partners, a music and entertainment-focused investment firm managing approximately $3.88 billion in regulatory assets, has appointed Patrick Morin as Managing Director of Business Development, tasking him with leading capital formation and investor partnerships.

Morin brings 25 years of institutional investment experience to the role

Morin previously served as Managing Director at Cambridge Associates, where he oversaw Healthcare and Regional Endowments & Foundations Client Solutions. He held prior roles in investment banking, wealth advisory, and alternative investments at Citi, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley.

His background includes managing alternative investments for high-net-worth and family office clients, overseeing commission-based sales and trading operations, and leading investor relations at firms focused on credit, merger arbitrage, and event-driven strategies.

Taiyuan – – September 15, 2026 -- China's STAR Market and ChiNext boards together hosted 2,019 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of RMB36.48 trillion as of August 31, 2026, as Beijing accelerates a registration-based IPO system geared toward technological innovation.

Politburo Signals Deeper Capital-Market Overhaul

At a July 30, 2026 meeting, China's Politburo endorsed further capital-market reforms designed to balance the interests of companies raising funds with those of investors. Deng Zhouyu, head of research at Shanxi Securities, called the moment a systemic shift in which traditional growth engines are receding while new industrial bases gain the capacity to channel funding into the real economy.

Singapore – September 15, 2026 -- Mega Matrix Inc. (NYSE American: MPU) will consolidate its Class A ordinary shares on a 1-for-20 basis effective 4:05 p.m. New York time on September 15, 2026, cutting its outstanding Class A share count from 62,492,148 to approximately 3,124,608.

Reverse split aims to lift trading price above NYSE American thresholds

The company said the consolidation is primarily intended to increase its per-share trading price to maintain its listing on NYSE American. Shares will begin trading on a post-consolidation adjusted basis when the market opens September 16, 2026, continuing under the ticker "MPU" with a new CUSIP number, G6005C116.

Coral Gables, Fla. – September 15, 2026 -- NatGold Digital Ltd. has launched its first major regional marketing activation in Europe for the NatGold Token (NATG), engaging Germany-based bull markets media GmbH to lead the campaign under the direction of 78X Marketing Group.

78X Marketing Group taps bull markets media to spearhead European rollout

78X Marketing Group, which oversees NatGold Digital's global marketing operations, selected bull markets media GmbH to run the Company's educational and market-awareness program across Europe. Bull markets media brings a financial-media network, digital marketing infrastructure and investor communities with experience in both commodity and cryptocurrency markets.

Norwalk, Connecticut – September 15, 2026 -- Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR) reported total crypto, cash and moonshot holdings of $15.7 billion as of September 7, 2026, driven by 5,929,198 ETH tokens valued at $2,495 apiece.

Bitmine holds 4.9% of Ethereum's total supply, nearing its 5% accumulation target

The company's ETH position represents 4.9% of Ethereum's 122 million token supply, putting Bitmine 97% of the way toward what Chairman Thomas Lee calls the '5% Alchemy' goal, reached in 15 months since the treasury strategy launched on June 30, 2025. The portfolio also includes 211 bitcoin, a $180 million stake in Beast Industries, a $91 million stake in Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS), and $593 million in cash and marketable securities.