NEW YORK, Dec. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: MKTX), the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities, and the provider of market data and post-trade services for the global fixed-income markets, today announced monthly trading volume for November 2021 of $653.4 billion consisting of $212.4 billion in credit volume and $440.9 billion in rates volume. November highlights included:Wider credit spreads and higher volatility in the second half of November led to increased trading activity on the platform; estimated U.S. high grade market share of 20.9%, up from 19.6% in October. Record monthly portfolio trading volume in November; quarter-to-date portfolio trading reached $10.3 billion, exceeding the full third quarter of $8.9 billion. U.S. Treasury bond volume of $432.7...

TORONTO, Dec. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AGF Investments Inc. (TSX:AGF.B) (AGFI) today announced the final cash distributions for AGFiQ Global Balanced ETF Portfolio (ticker: QMA) and AGFiQ Global Income ETF Portfolio (ticker: QMY) (each an “AGF ETF” and collectively, the “AGF ETFs”). Unitholders of record of the AGFiQ ETFs on December 13, 2021 will receive cash distributions payable on December 22, 2021. Details regarding the final “per unit” distribution amounts are as follows:Fund Name Fund Ticker Exchange Cash Distribution Per Unit ($)AGFiQ Global Balanced ETF Portfolio QMA Toronto Stock Exchange $0.35AGFiQ Global Income ETF Portfolio QMY Toronto Stock Exchange $0.30As previously announced on October 15, 2021, the AGFiQ ETFs will be terminated effective at the close of business on or about December 15, 2021...

The Hague, December 6, 2021 – The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc (“RDS”) today announced the pounds sterling and euro equivalent dividend payments in respect of the third quarter 2021 interim dividend, which was announced on October 28, 2021 at US$0.24 per A ordinary share (“A Share”) and B ordinary share (“B Share”). Dividends on A Shares will be paid, by default, in euros at the rate of €0.2121per A Share. Holders of A Shares who have validly submitted US dollars or pounds sterling currency elections by November 26, 2021 will be entitled to a dividend of US$0.24 or 18.06p per A Share, respectively. Dividends on B Shares will be paid, by default, in pounds sterling at the rate of 18.06p per B Share. Holders of B Shares who have validly submitted US dollars or euros currency elections by November 26, 2021 will be entitled to a dividend...

TORONTO, Dec. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Guardian Capital LP (“Guardian Capital”) announces the estimated annual special year-end distributions (the “Special Distributions”) for the 2021 tax year for the ETF series of the Guardian Capital funds listed below (the “Guardian Capital ETFs”). Please note that these are estimated amounts as of November 19, 2021 and include certain forward-looking information, which may cause the Special Distributions to change before the Guardian Capital ETFs’ tax year-end on December 15, 2021. These estimated amounts are for the Special Distributions only and do not include the ongoing, regular monthly, quarterly or annual cash distribution amounts which are expected to be announced in a separate press release on or before December 16, 2021.Guardian Capital ETFs Series of...

TORONTO, Dec. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ninepoint Partners LP (“Ninepoint Partners”) today announced the December 2021 cash distributions for its ETF Series securities. The record date for the distributions is December 13, 2021, for Ninepoint Diversified Bond Fund. All distributions are payable on December 20, 2021. The per-unit December distributions are detailed below:Ninepoint ETF Series Ticker Distribution per unit Notional Distribution per unit CUSIPNinepoint Diversified Bond Fund NBND $0.04209 $0.00000 65443H100About Ninepoint Partners Based in Toronto, Ninepoint Partners LP is one of Canada’s leading alternative investment management firms overseeing approximately $8 billion in assets under management and institutional contracts. Committed to helping investors explore innovative investment solutions that have...

ABSECON, N.J., Dec. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Absecon Bancorp (the “Company”) (OTC, trading as ASCN), the bank holding company of First National Bank of Absecon, an Atlantic County New Jersey based community bank, announced today that its Board of Directors authorized a cash dividend in the amount of $2.10 per share. “This dividend represents a 5% increase over last year’s regular cash dividend and is consistent with our long-term capital management policies and our commitment to our stockholders.  We will continue to prudently invest in our business, buyback our stock when it makes economic sense, and distribute the rewards of those investments to our stockholders over time,” said C. Eric Gaupp, President and CEO of Absecon Bancorp. As part of the capital management plan, today’s announcement of an annual cash dividend of $2.10 per...

Not for distribution to United States newswire services or for dissemination in the United States VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Victory Square Technologies Inc. (“Victory Square” or “VST” or “Company”) (CSE:VST) (OTC:VSQTF) (FWB:6F6) is pleased to announce that, further to its news release dated August 12, 2021, the company will issue the second tranche of its previously announced special dividend of common shares in the capital of its portfolio company Fantasy 360 Technologies Inc. (“Immersive”) to shareholders of Victory Square in December 2021. The second tranche will consist of approximately an additional 4,500,000 Immersive Shares which will be eligible to Victory Square shareholders of record as of a date to be determined by Victory Square. Victory Square already Issued a special common share...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Northrim BanCorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NRIM) today announced that the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.38 per share. The dividend will be payable on December 23, 2021, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 16, 2021. “We are committed to providing returns to our shareholders through consistent quarterly cash dividends,” said Joe Schierhorn, President and CEO. At the stock price of $44.30 per share at the close of the market on December 2, 2021, the current dividend equates to a yield of 3.43% on an annualized basis. October 29, 2021, Northrim reported net income of $8.88 million, or $1.42 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2021, compared to $8.35 million, or $1.33 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2021, and...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Diversified Royalty Corp. (TSX: DIV and DIV.DB) (the “Corporation” or “DIV”) is pleased to announce that its board of directors has approved a cash dividend of $0.01833 per common share for the period of December 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021, which is equal to $0.22 per common share on an annualized basis. The dividend will be paid on December 31, 2021 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 15, 2021. About Diversified Royalty Corp. DIV is a multi-royalty corporation, engaged in the business of acquiring top-line royalties from well-managed multi-location businesses and franchisors in North America. DIV’s objective is to acquire predictable, growing royalty streams from a diverse group of multi-location businesses and franchisors. DIV currently...

DALLAS, Dec. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DallasNews Corporation (Nasdaq: DALN) announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share on December 2, 2021. The dividend will be payable on March 4, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 11, 2022. About DallasNews Corporation DallasNews Corporation is the leading local news and information publishing company in Texas. The Company has a growing presence in emerging media and digital marketing, and maintains capabilities related to commercial printing, distribution and direct mail. DallasNews delivers news and information in innovative ways to a broad range of audiences with diverse interests and lifestyles. For additional information, visit dallasnewscorporation.com or email invest@dallasnews.com. Statements...