GREENWICH, Conn., Jan. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GAMCO Investors, Inc. (“GAMI”) (OTCQX: GAMI) announced today that assets under management (“AUM”) were $31.7 billion at December 31, 2024 as compared to $31.1 billion at December 31, 2023. The 2023 AUM included $620 million of SICAV AUM that were subsequently reclassified in January 2024 as assets under administration. GAMI expects to report fourth quarter 2024 diluted earnings in the range of $0.65 to $0.71 per share versus $0.66 per share for the fourth quarter of 2023. GAMI expects to report 2024 diluted earnings in the range of $2.59 to $2.65 per share versus $2.38 per share for 2023. GAMI will be issuing further details on its financial results in early February. About GAMCO Investors, Inc. GAMI is known for its research-driven value approach to equity investing (known as...

CHICAGO, Jan. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (the “Trust”) has declared its regular monthly distribution of $0.077 per share of the Trust’s common shares (NYSE: XFLT). The Trust also declared preferred dividends for the quarter of $0.40625 per share of the Trust’s 6.50% Series 2026 Term Preferred Shares (NYSE: XFLTPRA). The following dates apply to each declaration:Share Class Ex-Dividend Date Record Date Payable Date Amount Change from Previous DeclarationXFLT January 16, 2025 January 16, 2025 February 3, 2025 $0.077 No ChangeXFLTPRA January 15, 2025 January 15, 2025 January 31, 2025 $0.40625 No Change1_______________________________1 The Trust’s 6.50% Series 2026 Term Preferred Shares dividend is calculated based on the preferred shares Liquidation Preference...

$95 Million Returned to Policyholders in the Last 5 Years PHOENIX, Jan. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today Mutual Insurance Company of Arizona® (MICA) announced that its Board of Trustees has declared a policyholder dividend of $16 million. The dividend will be allocated among participating policyholders who are current members as of December 31, 2024, the record date. “As a mutual insurer, our member-policyholders are at the heart of everything we do,” said Edward G. Marley, MICA President and CEO. “This dividend is a testament to our financial strength and commitment to offering unique value for our medical professional liability policyholders. We’re proud to share our success directly with our insureds once again.” The dividend represents approximately 18% of a policyholder’s 2024 annual premium for those members insured by MICA...

TORONTO, Dec. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Guardian Capital LP (“Guardian Capital”) announces the confirmed amounts of the annual special year-end distributions (the “Special Distributions”) for the 2024 tax year for the ETF series of the Guardian Capital funds listed below (the “Guardian Capital ETFs”).Guardian Capital ETFs Series ofETF Units TradingSymbol Exchange Confirmed SpecialDistribution Amount(per ETF Unit)GuardBondsTM 1-3 Year Laddered Investment Grade Bond Fund ETF Units GBLF CboeCanada CAD$0.0127Guardian Canadian Bond Fund ETF Units GCBD TSX CAD$0.2452Guardian Canadian Focused Equity Fund ETF Units GCFE TSX CAD$1.0905Guardian i3 International Quality Growth Fund ETF Units GIQI CboeCanada CAD$0.0093Guardian International Equity Select Fund ETF Units GIES TSX CAD$1.0189The...

TORONTO, Dec. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — J. P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM)* today announced the final December 2024 cash distributions for the below listed JPMorgan ETFs. The JPMorgan ETFs trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Unitholders of record on December 31, 2024 will receive cash distributions payable on January 9, 2025. Details of the “per unit” distributions are as follows:JPMorgan ETF name Ticker symbol Distribution per unit ($) Payment frequencyJPMorgan US Equity Premium Income Active ETF JEPI 0.11281 MonthlyJPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income Active ETF JEPQ 0.12894 MonthlyTo learn more about the JPMorgan ETFs, please visit www.jpmorgan.com/ca/advisors For more information, please e-mail: jpmam.canada@jpmorgan.com About J.P. Morgan Asset Management J.P. Morgan Asset Management, with assets under...

TORONTO, Dec. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Purpose Investments Inc. is pleased to announce the 2024 fourth-quarter distributions for Purpose Specialty Lending Trust.  Ticker Symbol Distributionper share/unit Ex Distribution Date Record Date Payable DatePurpose Specialty Lending Trust – Class A Unlisted $ 0.1215 12/31/2024 12/31/2024 01/23/2025Purpose Specialty Lending Trust – Class F Unlisted $ 0.1255 12/31/2024 12/31/2024 01/23/2025Purpose Specialty Lending Trust – Class U Unlisted US$ 0.1620 12/31/2024 12/31/2024 01/23/2025Purpose Specialty Lending Trust – Class A1, Series 2 Unlisted $ 0.1405 12/31/2024 12/31/2024 01/23/2025Purpose Specialty Lending Trust – Class F, Series 3 Unlisted $ 0.1455 12/31/2024 12/31/2024 01/23/2025About Purpose Investments Inc. Purpose Investments Inc. is an asset management company...

TORONTO, Dec. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ninepoint Partners LP (“Ninepoint Partners”) today announced the final December 2024 cash distributions and annual notional capital gains distributions for its ETF Series securities. The record date for the distributions is December 31, 2024 for all the ETF Series securities listed in the table below. All distributions are payable on January 8, 2025. For the annual notional capital gains distributions, these will be reinvested in additional units of the respective ETF Series securities and do not include any cash distribution amounts for December 2024. The additional units will be immediately consolidated so that the number of units outstanding following the distribution will equal the number of units outstanding before the distribution. The actual taxable amounts of distributions for 2024,...

Scilex notified NASDAQ on December 30, 2024 that it has set a new record date of January 28, 2025 (the “Record Date”) for the dividend of Scilex preferred stock to Scilex’s stockholders and certain other securityholders of Scilex. PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Scilex Holding Company (Nasdaq: SCLX, “Scilex” or “Company”), an innovative revenue-generating company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing non-opioid pain management products for the treatment of acute and chronic pain and, following the formation of its proposed joint venture with IPMC Company, neurodegenerative and cardiometabolic disease, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved changing the previously announced record date of November 7, 2024 for its previously announced dividend of Scilex preferred stock (the “Dividend”)...

CHICAGO, Dec. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amplify ETFs announces December income distributions for its income ETFs.ETF Name Ticker Amount per Share Ex-Date Record Date Payable DateAmplify Samsung SOFR ETF SOFR $0.38684 12/27/24 12/27/24 12/31/24Amplify CWP Growth & Income ETF QDVO $0.27810 12/30/24 12/30/24 12/31/24Amplify Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Target High Income ETF TLTP $0.23870 12/30/24 12/30/24 12/31/24Amplify Natural Resources Dividend Income ETF NDIV $0.17200 12/30/24 12/30/24 12/31/24Amplify Cash Flow High Income ETF HCOW $0.17153 12/30/24 12/30/24 12/31/24Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF DIVO $0.16464 12/30/24 12/30/24 12/31/24Amplify CWP International Enhanced Dividend Income ETF IDVO $0.15155 12/30/24 12/30/24 12/31/24Amplify High Income ETF YYY $0.12000 12/30/24 12/30/24 12/31/24About...

TORONTO, Dec. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AGF Investments Inc. (AGF Investments) (TSX:AGF.B) today announced the final December 2024 cash distributions and annual 2024 reinvested capital gains distributions for the AGF Investments ETFs listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange or Cboe Canada Inc. Unitholders of record of an AGF Investments ETF on December 31, 2024 will receive (i) the actual 2024 reinvested capital gains distributions payable in respect of that AGF investments ETF on December 31, 2024; and (ii) the actual December 2024 cash distributions payable in respect of that AGF Investments ETF on January 7, 2025. The actual taxable amounts for 2024, including the tax characteristics, will be reported in early 2025. The annual reinvested capital gains distributions generally represent realized capital gains within the AGF Investments...