Finance, Banking & Insurance

Beijing – November 05, 2026 -- Net profit at Shanghai- and Shenzhen-listed companies reached RMB 5.1 trillion in the first three quarters of 2026, up 8.5% year on year, the fastest growth since 2022. Yan Xiang, chief economist at Founder Securities, says the figure supports a favorable long-term outlook for China's A-share market despite recent volatility.

Technology boards account for nearly 80% of new listings since 2024

The STAR Market, ChiNext and Beijing Stock Exchange have drawn more technology companies to the A-share market since capital market reforms began. Together they account for nearly 80% of new listings since 2024. The TMT (technology, media and telecommunications) sector now makes up more than one-quarter of total A-share market capitalization, well above the combined weight of banks, non-bank financials and real estate. Electronics has overtaken banking as the largest sector by market cap.

Vancouver – November 05, 2026 -- Gold Royalty Corp. (NYSE American: GROY) reported record third-quarter revenue of $10.2 million, up about 147% from the same period of 2025, as Gold Equivalent Ounces (GEOs) rose roughly 103% to 2,689.

Adjusted EBITDA rises 256% to $9.0 million

Adjusted EBITDA reached $9.0 million, about 256% above the prior-year quarter, with net income of $3.8 million. Total Revenue, Land Agreement Proceeds and Interest, a non-IFRS measure, totaled $11.5 million, up about 151%.

The company says it has achieved 76% of the midpoint of its 2026 guidance of 7,500-9,300 GEOs as of September 30 and remains on track to meet the range.

Berlin – November 05, 2026 -- Invoicing platform easybill and receivables management provider Debtist have connected their systems, allowing overdue invoices to move straight into automated, AI-driven dunning as German businesses wait more than 40 days to be paid.

Payment terms in Germany reach their longest since 2019

The average payment term in Germany stood at 32 days in the first half of 2026, the highest level since 2019, according to Creditreform's payment indicator. Payment arrived an average of 8 days late on top of that. The indicator draws on roughly four million invoices.

Combined, businesses wait more than 40 days for money that is already earned.

New York – November 04, 2026 -- Canton Strategic Holdings (NASDAQ: CNTN) has executed the first trades of issuer-sponsored tokenized U.S. equity under the SEC's September 17 Innovation Exemption, with DRW Cumberland buying shares from Five North on the Canton Network on November 4.

Three counterparties executed the first trades on TSV's permissioned pool

The trades ran through a permissioned pool on Tradecraft, the automated market maker protocol that powers TSV LLC, the venue for tokenized NMS stocks on Canton. Five North, an existing shareholder, was the seller. DRW Cumberland made the first purchases. Flowdesk Liquidity Solutions provided the liquidity. Settlement was atomic on the Canton Network. The announcement did not disclose trade size or price.

The trades follow Canton Strategic Holdings' October 29 agreement to make its common stock available on TSV.

Chicago – November 04, 2026 -- OppFi Inc. (NYSE: OPFI) will put management in front of investors at three conferences across New York and Nashville between Nov. 11 and Nov. 18, 2026. The Chicago-based digital finance platform works with banks to provide financial products to consumers in the United States.

OppFi schedules two New York appearances before a Nashville fireside chat

Management will attend the KBW Fintech Ecosystem Conference in New York on Nov. 11-12. It will then join the Citizens Financial Services Conference, also in New York, on Nov. 17.

The final stop is the Stephens Annual Investment Conference in Nashville on Nov. 18, where OppFi will hold a fireside chat at 12:30 PM CT.

CHICAGO – November 04, 2026 -- Cboe Global Markets' proprietary index options set a monthly average daily volume (ADV) record of 6.9 million contracts in October 2026, led by record activity in S&P 500 Index (SPX) options and mini-SPX (XSP) options.

SPX and XSP options post record monthly volumes

SPX options reached a monthly ADV record of 5.5 million contracts. XSP options set their own monthly ADV record of 303 thousand contracts.

Two record trading days fall in the same month

October produced the two most-active trading days on record for Cboe's proprietary index options. Volume reached 10.4 million contracts on October 16 and 10.2 million on October 30.

XSP options also set a daily record of 515 thousand contracts on October 30, eclipsing the previous record set on July 16, 2019.

PITTSBURGH – November 04, 2026 -- The Braff Group, a mergers and acquisitions advisory firm that represents only sellers in health care services, has completed its 400th transaction.

Braff Group has advised exclusively on the sell side since 1998

Founded in 1998, the Pittsburgh-based firm focuses solely on helping owners of health care services businesses sell their companies. Over nearly three decades, it has advised clients across a range of health care sectors.

The firm lists behavioral health, home health, home care and hospice, outsourced pharma services, home medical equipment, health care staffing, and home infusion and specialty pharmacy among its covered sectors.

NEW YORK – November 04, 2026 -- Financial institutions should concentrate investment on a smaller core portfolio and extract more value from technology they already own, according to speakers at Finastra's third Innovating Finance Together Summit in New York.

Speakers say adoption has lagged behind innovation

The event gathered North American financial industry leaders to discuss lending, trade and payments. Participants said adoption has not kept pace with innovation as institutions deal with AI, security, geopolitical volatility and changing payments infrastructure.

Existing instant payments infrastructure remains underutilized, speakers noted. They called for modern API-based architecture and accessible data to support growth, and for modernized platforms with better interoperability.

Finastra CEO Chris Walters said, "The conversation is shifting from what's possible to what actually delivers value for customers."

NEW YORK – November 04, 2026 -- Broadridge (NYSE: BR) is among the New York Stock Exchange's newest transfer agent partners, supporting Issuer Sponsored Tokenized Securities on a new NYSE-affiliated venue for trading tokenized securities.

Broadridge to supply onchain governance and digital transfer agency services

In a statement, Broadridge said it will bring onchain governance and digital transfer agency services to the platform. Executive Danielle Gurrieri will join NYSE Live to detail the company's tokenization efforts and its latest earnings.

Nooks launches Node as an AI assistant for sales teams

Nooks says Node is the first AI personal assistant for sales. The solution learns sales processes and works deals in the background. It is purpose-built to understand how customers win deals and hit their quotas.

Nooks' CEO will join NYSE Live to discuss the company's Revenue Agent Platform.

Stamford – November 04, 2026 -- Aircastle Limited will file a Form 15 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on or about November 18, 2026, ending the voluntary SEC reporting it has maintained since going private in 2020.

Bond repayment removed the last reporting obligation

Aircastle became privately held on March 27, 2020, when its merger with affiliates of Marubeni Corporation and Mizuho Leasing Company, Limited closed. It kept filing voluntary reports with the SEC, in part to meet reporting requirements in certain bond indentures.

The remaining bonds carrying those requirements were repaid on May 13, 2026. The voluntary filing obligation ceased to apply at that point.

Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 31 will be the last periodic filing

The lessor expects its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 31, 2026 to be its final periodic report filed with the SEC.