CONWAY, Ark., Jan. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Home BancShares, Inc. (NYSE: HOMB), parent company of Centennial Bank, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular $0.165 per share quarterly cash dividend payable March 9, 2022, to shareholders of record February 16, 2022. This cash dividend represents a $0.025 per share, or 17.9%, increase over the $0.14 cash dividend paid during the previous five quarters. “Since the pandemic was new territory for us all, we felt the best course of action was to retain capital until we could see how the situation played out. We are very confident in our capital and the strength of the Company. Our shareholders are deserving of this increase and our Board was pleased to approve this substantial increase of $0.10 per share on an annualized basis,” said John Allison, Chairman. Home...

KYOTO, Japan, Jan. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nidec Corporation (TSE: 6594; OTC US: NJDCY) (the “Company”) today announced upward revision to its year-end dividend projection for the year ending March 31, 2022, previously announced on October 26, 2021. The details are as follows: Dividends per share (yen) for the year ending March 31, 2022  Annual Dividends Per Share  First Quarter-end Second Quarter-end Third Quarter-end Fourth Quarter-end Full YearPrevious projection (as of October 26, 2021) – 30.00 – 30.00 60.00Revised projection – – – 35.00 65.00Divided paid for the year ending March 31, 2022 – 30.00 – – –Dividend paid for the year ended March 31, 2021 – 30.00 – 30.00 60.00Reasons for the revision for dividend projection The Company upholds...

INDIANA, Pa., Jan. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (NYSE: FCF) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2021. Financial Summary(dollars in thousands, For the Three Months Ended   For the Year Endedexcept per share data) December 31,   September 30,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,    2021       2021       2020       2021       2020  Reported Results                  Net income $34,776     $34,092     $25,683     $138,257     $73,447  Diluted earnings per share $0.37     $0.36     $0.27     $1.44     $0.75  Return on average assets   1.45 %     1.42 %     1.12 %     1.47 %     0.82 %Return on average equity   12.36 %     12.14 %     9.48 %     12.55 %     6.82 %                   Operating Results (non-GAAP)(1)                  Core...

DANBURY, CT, Jan. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (“Ethan Allen” or the “Company”) (NYSE: ETD) today announced that María Eugenia (Gina) Casar has been elected to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective January 25, 2022. Appointment of Gina Casar to the Board Gina Casar recently served as Assistant Executive Director for United Nations World Food Programme, based in Rome, Italy. In this position she was responsible for Human Resources management, Wellness, Workplace Culture, Ombudsman and Ethics. Prior roles include Executive Director for AMEXCID Mexican Agency for International Cooperation, various senior leadership positions throughout the United Nations, including Under Secretary General and Associate Administrator from 2014 to 2016 and CFO and Controller between 2011 and 2014 and associations with...

NEWARK, Del., Jan. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Artesian Resources Corporation (NASDAQ: ARTNA) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend on the company’s Class A and Class B Common Stock. The quarterly dividend of $0.2675 is payable February 23, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 9, 2022, providing a $1.07 annualized dividend rate. This is Artesian’s 117th consecutive quarterly dividend paid to shareholders. About Artesian Resources Artesian Resources Corporation operates as a holding company of wholly-owned subsidiaries offering water and wastewater services, and related services, on the Delmarva Peninsula. Artesian Water Company, the principal subsidiary, is the oldest and largest regulated water utility on the Delmarva Peninsula and has been providing...

Mutual Fund and Exchange-Traded Fund Assets and Sales TORONTO, Jan. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC) today announced investment fund net sales and net assets for December 2021. Mutual fund assets totalled $2.077 trillion at the end of December 2021. Assets increased by $42.4 billion or 2.1% compared to November 2021. Mutual funds recorded net sales of $0.9 billion in December 2021. ETF assets totalled $347.4 billion at the end of December 2021. Assets increased by $11.5 billion or 3.4% compared to November 2021. ETFs recorded net sales of $5.6 billion in December 2021. Mutual Fund Net Sales/Net Redemptions ($ Millions)*Asset Class Dec. 2021 Nov. 2021 Dec. 2020 2021  2020Long-term Funds          Balanced 1,537   4,357   2,987   62,975   854Equity 407   2,534   3,371   37,008   6,725Bond (1,381 ) 629   1,659   14,352   15,345Specialty 169   418   338   5,764   5,787Total...

TORONTO and MONTREAL, Jan. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nexus Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: NXR.UN) (“Nexus” or the “REIT”) announced today the declaration of the January and February 2022 distributions. The REIT will make a cash distribution in the amount of $0.05333 per unit, representing $0.64 per unit on an annualized basis, payable February 15, 2022 to unitholders of record as of January 31, 2022. The REIT will also make a cash distribution in the amount of $0.05333 per unit, representing $0.64 per unit on an annualized basis, payable March 15, 2022 to unitholders of record as of February 28, 2022. The REIT’s distribution reinvestment plan (“DRIP”) entitles eligible unitholders to elect to receive all, or a portion of the cash distributions of the REIT reinvested in units of the REIT. Eligible unitholders who so elect...

TORONTO, Jan. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brompton Funds is pleased to announce an increase in monthly distributions for record dates from January to March 2022 for Brompton North American Low Volatility Dividend ETF (“the Fund”):  Ticker   Amount Per UnitBrompton North American Low Volatility Dividend ETF BLOV Cdn$  0.0750Record Dates and Payment Dates are as follows:Record Date Payment DateJanuary 31, 2022 February 14, 2022February 28, 2022 March 14, 2022March 31, 2022 April 14, 2022The new distribution rate for the Fund of $0.90 per annum, or 3.78% based on the TSX closing price of $23.83 on January 21, 2022, represents a 12.5% increase from the previous level. The Fund has paid 20 consecutive monthly distributions since inception on April 30, 2020 for total distributions of $1.33 per unit. The Fund...

TORONTO, Jan. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust (“SmartCentres” or the “Trust”) (TSX:SRU.UN) announced today that the trustees of SmartCentres have declared a distribution for the month of January 2022 of CDN $0.15417 per trust unit, representing CDN $1.85 per unit on an annualized basis. Payment will be made on February 15, 2022 to unitholders of record on January 31, 2022. About SmartCentres SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust is one of Canada’s largest fully integrated REITs, with a best-in-class portfolio featuring 168 strategically located properties in communities across the country. SmartCentres has approximately $10.2 billion in assets and owns 33.9 million square feet of income producing value-oriented retail space with 97.6% occupancy, on 3,500 acres of owned land across Canada. SmartCentres...

TORONTO, Jan. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ninepoint Partners LP (“Ninepoint Partners”) today announced the January 2022 cash distributions for its ETF Series securities. The record date for the distributions is January 31, 2022 for Ninepoint High Interest Savings Fund and February 1, 2022 for Ninepoint Diversified Bond Fund and Ninepoint Alternative Credit Opportunities Fund. All distributions are payable on February 8, 2022. The per-unit January distributions are detailed below:Ninepoint ETF Series Ticker Distribution per unit Notional Distributionper unit CUSIPNinepoint Diversified Bond Fund NBND $0.03121 $0.00000 65443H100Ninepoint High Interest Savings Fund NSAV $0.02886 $0.00000 65443X105Ninepoint Alternative Credit Opportunities Fund NACO $0.06469 $0.00000 65443Q100About Ninepoint Partners Based in Toronto,...