Finance, Banking & Insurance

New York – October 13, 2026 -- Canyon Partners, a $30 billion global alternative investment manager, has appointed Chris Hansen as Partner and Chief Information Officer, tasking him with integrating artificial intelligence and alternative data across its investment platform.

Hansen takes charge of technology strategy and infrastructure from New York

Hansen oversees the firm's technology strategy and infrastructure. His remit covers information technology, business technology, engineering, data architecture, and the integration of AI and alternative data.

He will work with Canyon's investment and operating teams to embed technology and data in investment research, underwriting, portfolio management, and firmwide operations.

New York – October 13, 2026 -- Software Experts has named Melio the top accounts payable platform for flexible vendor payments among small businesses, citing a five-tier pricing structure that starts free and reaches $80 per month for unlimited ACH payments.

The review assessed invoice capture, payment approvals, vendor transactions, accounting synchronization and cash flow management. Software Experts said Melio links the main AP stages in one platform, so businesses no longer need separate spreadsheets, banking portals and manual reconciliation.

South Korea – October 12, 2026 -- CrowdStrike Intelligence has linked a late-September to early-October 2026 campaign against South Korean financial organizations, which resulted in exfiltrated data, to attacker servers that exposed Claude Code session histories, ARTEX configuration files and Claude memory files.

The actor used ARTEX, a recently released open-source agentic penetration testing tool developed in China, alongside large language models (LLMs). CrowdStrike assesses with moderate confidence that the actor is a Chinese speaker and financially motivated, based on the tool choice and Chinese-language prompts. The activity has not been attributed to a named adversary.

Toronto – October 12, 2026 -- 3iQ Middle East Ltd, the UAE-based sister company of digital asset manager 3iQ Corp., has secured In-Principal Approval (IPA) for a Category 4 license from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).

The IPA is an interim step, and 3iQ must still complete the licensing process. ADGM's Chief Market Development Officer, Arvind Ramamurthy, said the regulator looks forward to supporting 3iQ as it progresses through that process.

3iQ ties the approval to a plan for licensed presence in all major digital asset hubs

The company said the IPA is part of its aim to be regulated and present in all major digital asset hubs globally. That would make its investment offering accessible to accredited investors worldwide, including the first Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs listed on a major stock exchange.

Tokyo – October 12, 2026 -- NTT DATA has been named a Leader in two ISG Provider Lens® reports, Insurance ITO Services and Insurance Strategic Advisory and Enablement Services, following the launch of its NTT DATA AI for Insurance solution.

The reports assess how providers of insurance consulting and technology outsourcing help global insurers handle AI-led modernization, regulatory complexity and operating model reinvention. NTT DATA also holds a Leader ranking in the ISG Provider Lens® 2025 Insurance GenAI and Agentic AI Services study, supported by its agentic capabilities and its proprietary GIDP and LifeSysTM platforms.

Houston – October 12, 2026 -- MSC Income Fund (NYSE: MSIF) will switch from quarterly to monthly regular dividends in July 2026, with its board declaring $0.11 per share for each of July, August and September, or $0.33 per share for the third quarter.

Board declares three monthly payments totaling $0.33 per share

The Board of Directors approved regular monthly cash dividends of $0.11 per share payable in July, August and September 2026. The change in payment frequency starts with the July payment.

Supplemental $0.03 dividend drawn from undistributed taxable income

The board also declared a supplemental cash dividend of $0.03 per share, payable in September 2026. The Fund will pay it out of undistributed taxable income, defined as taxable income in excess of dividends paid, as of March 31, 2026.

Houston – October 12, 2026 -- MSC Income Fund (NYSE: MSIF) realized an $11.6 million gain on the exit of its equity investment in Centre Technologies Holdings, LLC, delivering a 40.1% annual internal rate of return and an 8.8x money-invested multiple on the equity position.

Majority recapitalization triggers full exit of debt and equity stakes

The Fund exited both its debt and equity investments in Centre after the Houston-based IT services provider completed a majority recapitalization with a new financial sponsor. Centre, founded in 2006, offers managed services, cloud solutions, cyber security, IT consulting and business intelligence services to lower and middle market businesses, often acting as a fully outsourced IT department.

Houston – October 12, 2026 -- MSC Income Fund (NYSE: MSIF) plans to hand the CEO role to Nicholas T. Meserve in the fourth quarter of 2026, while Dwayne L. Hyzak, Chairman and CEO since October 2020, stays on as Executive Chairman.

Hyzak to work alongside Meserve as Executive Chairman

Hyzak will work closely with Meserve in his Executive Chairman capacity. The Fund's board of directors designed the transition as part of its long-term succession plan. The timing is described as presently planned, so it remains subject to change.

Meserve has led private loan strategy since the Fund's inception

Meserve is a Managing Director of MSC Income and group head of its private credit investment team. He has held the Managing Director role since 2020. Earlier, he served on the Fund's Board from 2016 until 2020.

Houston – October 12, 2026 -- MSC Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: MSIF) will release its second quarter 2026 results on Thursday, August 6, 2026, after the financial markets close, and will discuss them on a conference call the next morning.

MSC Income Fund schedules investor call for August 7 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern

The call is set for Friday, August 7, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. It will be broadcast live by phone and over the Internet, so investors can join by phone or through an audio webcast.

The Fund said that nothing on its website or disclosed on the call, including the webcast and archived versions, is incorporated by reference into the press release or its filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Houston – October 12, 2026 -- MSC Income Fund (NYSE: MSIF) will pay regular monthly dividends of $0.11 per share for each of October, November and December 2026, totaling $0.33 per share for the fourth quarter, after its Board of Directors approved the payouts.

Board adds $0.03 supplemental dividend for December payment

The board also declared a supplemental cash dividend of $0.03 per share, payable in December 2026. Combined with the regular monthly payments, the fourth-quarter distribution comes to $0.36 per share.

The supplemental payment will come from the Fund's undistributed taxable income, defined as taxable income in excess of dividends paid, as of June 30, 2026.