Ram Ahluwalia, of PeerIQ, has been interviewed for a piece in the Financial Times about peer to peer consumer loans. To read the full article in PDF form, click here.
We are pleased to announce that one of Grail’s portfolio companies, AllClear ID, is in a position to help protect employees of Sony Pictures Entertainment from further breach of privacy in the wake of their recent cyber-attack. Sony is providing all employees with credit protection services from AllClear, which is already leading the market for breach response services with such significant clients as Home Depot, Homeland Security, and UPS.
Grail is proud to be associated with a company that is aiming to be part of the solution during a difficult time for Sony and its employees.
For further details, please see the press release on NewsWire.
(via InvestmentNews.com)
"United Capital announced its biggest acquisition of the year Monday, a $500 million asset firm that was previously affiliated with Ameriprise Financial.
United Capital's latest acquisition, Ellis & Ellis, serves 700 households and is based in The Woodlands, Texas. Byron Ellis, managing director, said the team conducted an extensive search before deciding to join forces with United Capital."
California-based Valley Wealth is firm's third – and largest – acquisition this year
After embarking on a more aggressive, national growth strategy in August, United Capital has acquired a registered investment adviser with $320 million in client assets.
The firm said Thursday it picked up Valley Wealth Inc., a Modesto, Calif.-based RIA founded in 2008, which is United Capital's third and largest acquisition so far this year. Valley Wealth brings United Capital to roughly $10.6 billion in assets under management.
To read the rest of the article by Mason Braswell on InvestmentNews.com, click here.