Companies

StandardAero Taps GMR Aero Technic for India Engine Support
The engine MRO provider signed a supplier service agreement with India's largest third-party maintenance firm to cover on-wing support for CFM International narrowbody engines.

Sphere Entertainment Taps Disguise for Next-Gen Immersive Tech
Sphere Entertainment enters a multi-year partnership with Disguise to develop immersive entertainment technology ahead of its Abu Dhabi and National Harbor venue expansions.

From Wealth Management to Crime Fiction: Andreas Russenberger’s Second Act
The former head of global wealth management at a major Swiss bank discusses his career pivot to becoming a bestselling crime novelist and president of the Swiss Authors Association.

Garanti Bank Redeems €20M MTN Debt After Two Years
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi A.S. has completed the redemption of a €20 million medium-term note issued under its global MTN program, marking a two-year holding period.

Lexeo secures gene therapy capsid access for Friedreich ataxia program
Lexeo Therapeutics gains rights to Apertura's TfR1 CapX intravenous AAV capsid to target the blood-brain barrier for its LX2006 Friedreich ataxia candidate.

Soluna Holdings Expands AI Data Center Push Amid Bitcoin Hosting Growth
Soluna Holdings is scaling its AI and high-performance computing ambitions alongside Bitcoin hosting, with a 6.3-gigawatt pipeline and management projecting AI revenue to triple current Bitcoin income within 18 to 24 months.

LifeVantage outlines turnaround plan, cites strong margins and dividend
CEO Terrence Moorehead and CFO Carl Aure detailed a three‑point strategy to revive the supplement maker, noting near‑80% gross margin, a $0.18 dividend and a debt‑free balance sheet.

Turn Therapeutics outlines itch-score driven trial design at Stifel forum
Turn Therapeutics (market cap $455 m) detailed its adaptive two‑stage atopic dermatitis trial, interim efficacy data and an enrichment strategy based on baseline itch scores, as its stock rose 288% YTD.

Motability Operations appoints Stuart Ingall‑Tombs as CFO effective 2027
Motability Operations Group plc announced that Stuart Ingall‑Tombs will become chief finance officer on Jan. 1, 2027, succeeding long‑time CFO Matthew Hamilton‑James.

Blueberry Financial Consultation secures UAE CMA Category 5 license, opens Dubai office
Blueberry Financial Consultation obtained a UAE Capital Markets Authority Category 5 license and opened a Dubai office to serve traders across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

GMF, FTAI Aviation expand engine maintenance partnership through 2031
Indonesia-based GMF and FTAI Aviation have formalized an expanded maintenance agreement covering CFM56 engines and auxiliary power units over a five-year term.

Verisk Affirms Growth Target Despite Four Quarters of Sub-6% Revenue
Verisk's CFO said the insurance-data company still expects 6% to 8% organic constant-currency growth annually, driven by pricing gains and new products, though results have lagged recently.

GXO Logistics pilots global labor management system, plans 2027 rollout
GXO Logistics is testing a new labor management platform at sites in the US, UK, Netherlands, Poland and Spain, with a network-wide rollout slated for 2027.

Veeva Systems Adds Another Top 20 Biopharma Client for Vault CRM
Veeva Systems now counts 14 of the 20 largest biopharma firms among its Vault CRM customers as it pushes agentic commercial tools into life sciences sales teams.

Seer Inc.'s Proteograph Suite Chosen for Singapore PRECISE Study
Seer Inc. announced its Proteograph Product Suite will analyze blood plasma from 10,000 participants in the PRECISE-SG100K study, part of a larger >100,000‑person health program in Singapore.

Cognizant Says AI Platform Cut Modernization Costs 37%
A seven-person team used Devin, Cognition's AI software engineer, to rebuild a cloud transportation platform for Odyssey Logistics, delivering major cost and time savings.

UBS Pays €5 Million Fine in Netherlands Over Tax-Concealment Practices
Dutch prosecutors settled with the Swiss bank over Credit Suisse's role in helping clients hide savings from tax authorities between 2005 and 2015.

Surf Air Mobility Names Ex-Palantir VP Barrett Brown as SurfOS President
Surf Air Mobility appointed Barrett Brown president of its Palantir-powered SurfOS division, effective Sept. 30, as the company expands its AI-enabled aviation software.

Mosaic Announces Executive Leadership Changes
The company confirmed a reshuffle in its top executive ranks, per a recent announcement.

Swiss Chocolate Industry Shows Signs of Recovery After Two Difficult Years
Cocoa prices have fallen sharply from 2024 peaks and volumes are ticking up again at Barry Callebaut, but Vontobel warns El Niño remains a risk for West African harvests.

Swiss Senate adopts stricter capital rules for UBS foreign subsidiaries
The Ständerat voted 33‑10 to require systemically important banks' overseas holdings be 90% funded with Common Equity Tier 1, a move aimed at UBS that could raise its CET1 needs by $20‑22 billion.

F&G Shifts Focus to Fee Earnings, $75B AUM Growth at KBW Insurance Conference
CEO Conor Murphy outlines a pivot from spread-margin to spread-maintenance model as F&G targets 25% fee-based earnings by 2028 while trading at half book value.
KI-gestützte Mobilitätsplattform hvv mia auf InnoTrans 2026 vorgestellt
Akkodis und der Hamburger Verkehrsverbund präsentieren eine KI-basierte Reiseassistentenlösung, die Reiseinformationen, Routenplanung und Ticketing in einer zentralen, natürsprachlichen Anwendung vereint.

WPP CFO Joanne Wilson to Leave for Diageo Role
Joanne Wilson, who served as WPP's chief financial officer for three years, will depart to become CFO of Diageo after serving a 12‑month notice period. WPP confirmed its 2026 guidance remains unchanged and cited the Elevate28 strategy in the announcement.

