As we push deeper into December, small-cap stocks and mid-cap stocks could begin marching higher in line with the January effect, a period during which large cap typically lags as institutional investors use the year's fresh slate to restructure portfolios for greater returns. Although the Rus...

Quick Take Verisk Analytics ( VRSK ) has announced the proposed acquisition of FAST for $193.5 million. FAST has developed a SaaS family of software tools for modernizing insurance company policy administration processes. VRSK is acquiring FAST to assist life insurers in transitioning ...

Quick Take OneConnect ( OCFT ) has filed to raise $468 million in a U.S. IPO of its ADSs, per an amended registration statement . The company provides a suite of financial operations management software tools to financial institutions in China and the greater Asian region. OCFT has a po...