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Zephyr Releases PSN Top Guns List for Q4 2023, Highlighting Best-In-Class Separate Accounts, Managed Accounts and Managed ETF Strategies

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Growing Expectations for Rate Cuts Propel Global Markets

NEW YORK, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Zephyr, a subsidiary of Informa plc (LSE: INF), and a recognized leader in investment management technology for wealth managers and advisors, has released its highly anticipated PSN Top Guns List for Q4 2023. The list is an important reference for plan sponsors, investors and asset managers, showcasing the best performing separate accounts, managed accounts and managed ETF strategies each quarter.

PSN celebrates 40 years in 2024 as the longest running SMA database in the world. In addition to decades of historical data, subscribers gain access to accurate, detailed and up-to-date information showing asset breakdowns, compliance, key personnel, ownership diversity, ESG, business objectives and strategy, style, fees, GIC sectors, fixed income ranges and full holdings.

PSN’s Annual SMA Poll is now open and can be accessed here. The poll takes the temperature of SMA investing across different firm types over the next 12 months.

“Having the ability to leverage high-quality data gives investment professionals an opportunity to stand out amidst a fiercely competitive market,” says Chris Volpe Director of Wealth Management and Head of Zephyr. “PSN specifically, has an incredibly long and celebrated history for providing high quality, accurate data to its users.”

Zephyr’s Market Strategist Ryan Nauman evaluated this quarter’s PSN Top Gun winners and noted, “Signals from the Federal Reserve that interest rate cuts were upcoming in 2024 boosted investor sentiment during the quarter.”

Nauman reviewed three universes for this quarter’s PSN Top Gun List. Below are some of the strategies that make up the PSN Top Guns Small Cap Growth Universe:

Wasatch Global Investors: Wasatch Small Cap Ultra Growth (+18.8% for the quarter)Franklin Templeton Investments: Franklin U.S. Small Cap Growth Equity (+17.9% for the quarter)Jackson Square Partners, LLC: Small Cap Opportunities (+16.4% for the quarter)

The following strategies made the PSN Top Guns list for the EAFE Universe:

Dundas Global Investors: International Capital & Div Growth (+17.7% return for the quarter)The Ithaka Group, LLC.: Ithaka International Strategy (+16.6% for the quarter)Sierra Investment Partners, Inc.: Franklin EAFE Plus Equity (+16.2% for the quarter)

Below are some of the strategies that make up the PSN Top Guns International Fixed Income Universe:

Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment: CC&L Long Bond (+17.7% for the quarter)State Street Global Advisors: Canadian Long Term Bond Index (+14.8% for the quarter)Ninety One: Ninety One EM Hard Currency Debt (+14.2% for the quarter)

Nauman’s complete Q4 2023 Top Guns Commentary can be viewed on the company’s website. The complete list of PSN Top Guns and an overview of the methodology, can be found here. If you do not have a login, you may register for complimentary access. If you would like to learn more about becoming a part of the PSN database or would like to subscribe to PSN data, visit PSN.

Take the PSN Annual Poll PSN 2024: https://informaconnect.com/zephyr/psn-2024-poll.

About PSN

For four decades, PSN has been a top resource for investment professionals. Asset managers rely on Zephyr’s PSN to effectively reach institutional and retail investors. Over 2,800 firms, 285 universes, and more than 21,000 products comprise the PSN SMA database showing asset breakdowns, compliance, key personnel, ownership diversity, ESG, business objectives and strategy, style, fees, GIC sectors, fixed income ranges and full holdings. Unique to PSN is its robust historical database of nearly 40 Years of Data Including Net and Gross-of-Fee Returns. For more details visit PSN online to learn more.

About Zephyr

Zephyr‘s award-winning financial services software offers portfolio construction, proposal generation, advanced analytics, asset allocation, manager screening, risk analysis, portfolio performance and more, transforming multifaceted data into digestible intel. The award-winning technology empowers investment professionals with financial technology to navigate a bullish or bearish market. To learn more about Zephyr, visit ZephyrFinancialSolutions.com. Zephyr was honored with the 2023 FinTech Breakthrough Award for Best Retail Investment Platform and was recently named a finalist for the 2023 Wealth Management Industry Awards for its Portfolio Analytics technology. Zephyr’s investment management software allows asset managers to communicate their strategies more cost-efficiently by using customized, on demand template technology. 

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First Advantage Releases Q4 2024 India Employment Screening Trends Report

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Manufacturing Sector Shows Discrepancy Trends in Q4-24.

MUMBAI, India, May 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ: FA), a leading provider of global software and data in the HR technology industry, announces the publication of its Q4 2024 India Employment Screening Trends Report. The 33-page document is a compilation of anonymized data and analytics from the Company’s background screenings performed for its customers in the Indian market during the fourth quarter of 2024.

In Q4-24, Industries such as BFSI, BPO, Manufacturing, Retail, Services and Telecom sectors had discrepancies percentages that are much higher than the overall average of 9.83 percent.

In the fourth quarter of 2024, there was a noticeable rise in discrepancies in the employment sectors of BPO, Consulting, Ecommerce & Logistics, IT, Manufacturing and Staffing compared to the previous quarter. Similarly, education discrepancies were higher in the BPO, Engineering & Infra, Healthcare & Pharma, Manufacturing, and Staffing industries. Employment verifications saw a shift, with sectors like BFSI, BPO, Healthcare and Pharma, Manufacturing, and Retail increasingly favoring alternate modes of verification. This trend highlights evolving industry practices and the growing emphasis on thorough background checks.

For a complimentary copy of the ‘First Advantage Employment Screening Trends Report: India‘, and for other queries please contact:

Deepashri Sunder
deepashri.sunder@fadv.com

About First Advantage

First Advantage (NASDAQ: FA) is a leading provider of global software and data in the HR technology industry. Enabled by its proprietary technology and AI, First Advantage’s platforms, data, and APIs power comprehensive employment background screening, digital identity solutions, and verification services. With a strong emphasis on innovation, automation, and customer success, First Advantage empowers 80,000 organizations to hire smarter and onboard faster. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, First Advantage serves customers in over 200 countries and territories, modernizing hiring and onboarding on a global scale. For more information, please visit our website at https://fadv.com/.

 

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Gogoro Inc. Transfers Equity Listing to the Nasdaq Capital Market

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TAIPEI, May 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Gogoro Inc. (“Gogoro,” “the Company” or “We”) (Nasdaq: GGR), a global technology leader in battery swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable mobility solutions for cities, announced that on April 28, 2025 it received approval from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) to transfer the listing of the Company’s ordinary shares (ticker: GGR) (the “Ordinary Shares”) and warrants (ticker: GGROW) (collectively, the “Securities”) from the Nasdaq Global Select Market to the Nasdaq Capital Market. The listing of the Company’s Securities were transferred to the Nasdaq Capital Market at the opening of business on April 30, 2025.

As previously disclosed, on November 1, 2024, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq indicating that the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1), as the closing bid price of the Ordinary Shares had been below US$1.00 per share for the past 30 consecutive business days. The Company was given an initial compliance period of 180 calendar days, or until April 28, 2025, to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement. On April 18, 2025, the Company submitted an application to transfer the listing of its Securities from the Nasdaq Global Select Market to the Nasdaq Capital Market, and was granted approval on April 28, 2025. In conjunction with the approval of transfer to the Nasdaq Capital Market, Nasdaq also granted the Company an additional period of 180 calendar days, or until October 27, 2025, to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement. If at any time before October 27, 2025, the closing bid price of the Ordinary Shares is at least $1.00 per share for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days, Nasdaq will provide written confirmation of compliance for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. If, however, compliance cannot be demonstrated by October 27, 2025, the staff of Nasdaq will provide written notification to the Company that the Securities will be delisted.

Gogoro does not anticipate a material impact on the trading of the Securities as a result of the transfer of listing to the Nasdaq Capital Market.

About Gogoro

Founded in 2011 to rethink urban energy and inspire the world to move through cities in smarter and more sustainable ways, Gogoro leverages the power of innovation to change the way urban energy is distributed and consumed. Recognized by Fortune as a “Change the World 2024” company; Fast Company as “Asia-Pacific’s Most Innovative Company of 2024″; Frost & Sullivan as the “2024 Global Company of the Year for battery swapping for electric two-wheel vehicles”; and, MIT Technology Review as one of “15 Climate Tech Companies to Watch” in 2024, Gogoro’s battery swapping and vehicle platforms offer a smart, proven, and sustainable long-term ecosystem for delivering a new approach to urban mobility. Gogoro has quickly become an innovation leader in vehicle design and electric propulsion, smart battery design, battery swapping, and advanced cloud services that utilize artificial intelligence to manage battery charging and availability. The challenge is massive, but the opportunity to disrupt the status quo, establish new standards, and achieve new levels of sustainable transportation growth in densely populated cities is even greater. For more information, visit www.gogoro.com/news and follow Gogoro on Twitter: @wearegogoro.

Forward-Looking Statements

This communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or Gogoro’s future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “going to,” “could,” “intends,” “target,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern Gogoro’s expectations, strategy, priorities, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements in this communication include, but are not limited to, statements about the transfer of listing of the Securities to the Nasdaq Capital Market and its impact on trading of the Securities and statements about Company’s plan or prospect of regaining compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement.

Gogoro’s expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize, and actual results in future periods are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, including risks related to macroeconomic factors including inflation and consumer confidence, risks related to the Taiwan scooter market, risks related to political tensions, Gogoro’s ability to effectively manage its growth, Gogoro’s ability to launch and ramp up the production of its products and control its manufacturing costs and manage its supply chain issues, Gogoro’s risks related to ability to expand its sales and marketing abilities, Gogoro’s ability to expand effectively into new markets, foreign exchange fluctuations, Gogoro’s ability to develop and maintain relationships with its partners, risks related to probable defects of Gogoro’s products and services and product recalls, regulatory risks and Gogoro’s risks related to strategic collaborations, risks related to the Taiwan market, India market, Philippines market and other international markets, alliances or joint ventures including Gogoro’s ability to enter into and execute its plans related to strategic collaborations, alliances or joint ventures in order for such strategic collaborations, alliances or joint ventures to be successful and generate revenue, the ability of Gogoro to be successful in the B2B market, risks related to Gogoro’s ability to achieve operational efficiencies, Gogoro’s ability to raise additional capital, the risks related to the need for Gogoro to invest more capital in strategic collaborations, alliances or joint ventures, risks relating to the impact of foreign exchange and the risk of Gogoro having to adjust the accounting treatment associated with its joint ventures. The forward-looking statements contained in this communication are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in Gogoro’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including in Gogoro’s Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was filed on March 29, 2024 and in its subsequent filings with the SEC, copies of which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The forward-looking statements in this communication are based on information available to Gogoro as of the date hereof, and Gogoro disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

 

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Distribute Employee Paychecks–Fast, Secure, and Seamless with ezPaycheck + ezACH

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Cost effective ezACH and ezPaycheck are designed with SMBs in mind—affordable with no recurring fees.

REDMOND, Wash., May 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Halfpricesoft.com offers applications ezPaycheck handling payroll, tax deductions, and paycheck generation and ezACH facilitating direct deposits of those paychecks. Together they provide a smooth workflow. We eliminate the need to manually enter data between systems. Other benefits to using the products together include, but are not limited to:

 

Ideal for growing businesses—Clients can start with paper checks and switch to direct deposit as their needs evolve.Handles payroll for multiple employees and different pay schedules effortlessly.Direct deposit via ezACH is more secure than printing and distributing paper checks.Employees appreciate fast and reliable payments straight to their bank accounts.

“We developed ezACH and ezPaycheck in direct response to the needs of SMBs seeking more affordable and efficient payroll solutions. By offering a comprehensive, integrated system accessible through Halfpricesoft.com.” said Founder of Halfpricesoft.com, Dr. Ge

FAQs to better understand navigating ezACH Direct Deposit software

How do I know if ezACH is the right fit for my business needs? Clients searching for a fiscally sound choice should try ezACH and ezPaycheck together to pay employees and collect funds. ezACH generates the ACH file that can be uploaded to your bank account. Learn more about ACH Deposit and ezACH deposit software worksCan I import my data? With ezACH software, you can add a client manually. You can also import data from .csv file, ezCheckPrinting software, ezAccounting and ezPaycheck software. Here are the steps to import data from .csv file:What is the cost to purchase and use ezACH? For only $199.00 with no recurring or hidden fees, clients can upload unlimited deposits for unlimited companies. To use ezACH software, your bank account must support ACH payment feature. Some banks may charge monthly fee or per transaction fee or both. Please check with your bank on these charges. You can make test deposits for up to $4.99 only with the trial version. Also, all data added to the trial versions will remain in the paid version.

Halfpricesoft.com offers a variety of applications listed below that will seamlessly integrate with ezACH software:

ezPaycheck : Affordable payroll software with unlimited check and form printing at one flat rate.ezCheckprinting : Business check writer for vendors , miscellaneous and draft checks .ezAccounting : DIY in-house bookkeeping and payroll solution for one flat rate. 

Simplify the business operations and boost efficiency with the powerful, all-in-one solutions from HalfPriceSoft.com. To save both time and money, get started today for no cost or obligation.

Halfpricesoft.com is a leading provider of US business software, including online and desktop payroll software, online employee attendance tracking software, accounting software, in-house business and personal check printing software, W2 software,1099 software,1095 form software and ezACH direct deposit software. Software from halfpricesoft.com is trusted by thousands of customers for over 20 years and will allow SMB owners to simplify payroll processing and streamline business management.

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