TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (“Granite”) (TSX: GRT.UN / NYSE: GRP.U) announced today that its board of trustees has declared a distribution of CAD $0.250 per stapled unit for the month of June 2021. The distribution will be paid by Granite on July 15, 2021 to stapled unitholders of record at the close of trading on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. The stapled units will begin trading on an ex-dividend basis at the opening of trading on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 on the To

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced Julie Caperton as head of Wells Fargo Private Bank, a division of Wealth & Investment Management (WIM). This is in addition to Caperton’s current role as head of the Banking, Lending & Trust Center of Excellence for WIM. Caperton will continue to report to Barry Sommers, head of WIM. As head of The Private Bank, Caperton will be responsible for leading growth in the high net worth and ultra-high net wo

OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #insurance–AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a” (Excellent) from “a-” (Excellent) of Southern Mutual Church Insurance Company (SMCIC) (Columbia, SC). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) has been revised to stable from positive. The ratings reflect SMCIC’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its strong operating performance, limited

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigns a long-term rating of AA with a Stable Outlook to the following City of San Diego, CA obligation: Pure Water San Diego Phase 1 North City Project WIFIA Loan (Subordinate Obligation) (Subsequent Loan – Up to $119,500,000) KBRA additionally affirms the long-term rating of AA with a Stable Outlook for the following obligation of the City: Pure Water San Diego Phase 1 North City Project WIFIA Loan (Subordinate Obligation) (Initial L

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Acies Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: ACAC) (“Acies”) announced today that Acies’ shareholders voted to approve its proposed merger with PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. (“PLAYSTUDIOS” or the “Company”), an award-winning developer of free-to-play casual mobile and social games that offer real-world rewards to loyal players. “We are proud to reach this significant milestone in the merger and would like to thank our shareholders for their support throughout the process,” sai

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #cdfis–Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) announced that Wells Fargo is committing a $25 million grant to its Finance Justice Fund to help tackle systemic barriers to capital in communities around the country. Managed by Opportunity Finance Network, the Finance Justice Fund aims to address the racial wealth gap and persistent poverty by delivering financing through community development financial institutions (CDFIs) to Black, Latinx, Native, rural, and other communities wi

OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B+ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb-” (Good) of Corporate Solutions Life Reinsurance Company (Corporate Solutions) (Wilmington, DE). The outlook of the Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. Concurrently, AM Best has withdrawn the ratings at the request of the company to no longer participate in AM Best’s interactive rating process. The ratings reflect Corporate Solutions’ balance sheet stren

OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #insurance–AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B+ (Good) from B (Fair) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb-” (Good) from “bb+” (Fair) of ELCO Mutual Life and Annuity (ELCO) (Lake Bluff, IL). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) has been revised to stable from positive. The ratings reflect ELCO’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as adequate, as well as its strong operating performance, neutral business profi

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Procyon Builds Out Procyon Benefits with Addition of Employee Benefits Team

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #OnlineOrdering–SpotOn offers restaurant clients new integration with Order with Google enabling online orders from Google Search and Maps, using SpotOn Order.