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Infrastructure Capital Advisors Expands it Offering With SMArtX Advisory Solutions

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SMArtX is a managed account technology and TAMP platform for multiple RIAs, broker-dealers, asset managers, custodians, and FinTech firms. Learn more at www.smartxadvisory.com

NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC (Infrastructure Capital), a leading provider of investment management solutions designed to meet the needs of income-focused investors, is excited to offer its strategies to SMArtX Advisory Solutions.

“In the current market environment, investors are seeking high income with low volatility,” said Jay Hatfield, CEO and CIO of Infrastructure Capital Advisors. “Our active income strategies are constructed to offer investors the benefits of high yielding diversified baskets of fixed and equity income, with rigorous and active risk management.”  Infrastructure Capital manages over $4 billion in assets as of 09/8/2026 and delivers income-focused investment solutions to its clients.

The Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF (NYSE Arca: PFFA), InfraCap REIT Preferred ETF (NYSE Arca: PFFR), InfraCap MLP ETF (NYSE Arca: AMZA), Infrastructure Capital Equity Income ETF (NYSE Arca: ICAP), Infrastructure Capital Small Cap Income ETF (NYSE Arca: SCAP), and Infrastructure Capital Bond Income ETF (NYSE Arca: BNDS) are strategies that are now available on the SMArtX Advisory Solutions platform.

About Infrastructure Capital Advisors

Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC (ICA) is an SEC-registered investment adviser that manages exchange traded funds (ETFs) and a series of private funds. The firm was formed in 2012 and is based in New York City. ICA seeks total-return opportunities driven by catalysts, largely in key infrastructure sectors. These sectors include energy, real estate, transportation, industrials and utilities. It often identifies opportunities in entities that are not taxed at the entity level, such as master limited partnerships (“MLPs”) and real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). It also looks for opportunities in credit and related securities, such as preferred stocks.

Current income is a primary objective in most, but not all, of ICA’s investing activities. Consequently, the focus is generally on companies that generate and distribute substantial streams of free cash flow. This approach is based on the belief that tangible assets that produce free cash flow have intrinsic values that are unlikely to deteriorate over time. For more information, please visit infracapfunds.com.

Income Investing with Infrastructure Capital

Jay D. Hatfield is the Chief Investment Officer for all of the Infrastructure Capital funds and brings more than 30 years of experience to his work on behalf of clients. As of the date of this release, Infrastructure Capital manages over $4B in total assets. 

BNDS ETF strategy is to target high yield investments across fixed-income securities, predominately focusing on corporate bonds. Infrastructure Capital seeks positive security selection versus the benchmark by using a mix of quantitative and qualitative analysis with an emphasis on fixed-income securities that are believed to be undervalued when considering factors such as term premium, credit premium, liquidity premium, industry, sector, and market capitalization.

SCAP ETF seeks total return through a blended approach of capital appreciation and current income. The Fund focuses primarily on the securities of U.S.-listed small cap companies, which is defined as companies with a market capitalization within the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Index. Investments may take the form of common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, debt instruments, equity-linked notes, or other small cap-focused ETFs.

ICAP ETF will primarily invest in equity securities of companies with a strong track record of paying dividends during normal market conditions. The Fund’s portfolio of equities will generally be a diversified selection of securities, including a broad cross-section of sectors and sub-sectors, such as REITs, Utilities, Industrials, pipelines, and financials.

Infrastructure Capital ETF lineup includes the Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF (NYSE Arca: PFFA), InfraCap REIT Preferred ETF (NYSE Arca: PFFR), InfraCap MLP ETF (NYSE Arca: AMZA), the InfraCap Equity Income Fund ETF (NYSE Arca: ICAP), and the Infrastructure Capital Bond Income ETF (NYSE Arca: BNDS), and Infrastructure Capital Small Cap Income ETF (NYSE Arca: SCAP).

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Opinions represented are subject to change and should not be considered investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future results. This data was prepared using sources of information generally believed to be reliable; however, its accuracy is not guaranteed. The Russell 2000 Index is a small-cap U.S. stock market index that makes up the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 Index. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. The term premium is the extra return that investors demand for holding a long-term bond instead of a series of short-term bonds. A credit premium (often called a credit risk premium or default premium) is the excess return or additional yield an investor requires to hold a debt instrument issued by an entity other than a risk-free government. A liquidity premium is the extra return or higher yield that investors demand for holding an asset that cannot be quickly and easily converted into cash at its fair market value. Preferred stock is a unique class of corporate ownership that combines features of both stocks and bonds, giving investors priority over common stockholders for receiving fixed dividend payments and asset distributions. Convertible securities are hybrid financial instruments—usually bonds or preferred shares—that give investors the right to exchange the security for a predetermined number of shares of the issuing company’s common stock. An Equity-Linked Note (ELN) is a debt instrument where the principal payment or interest payout is tied to the performance of an underlying equity, such as a single stock, a basket of stocks, or a market index (like the S&P 500). REITs, or real estate investment trusts, are companies that own or finance income-producing real estate across a range of property sectors.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses carefully before investing. For a prospectus with this and other information about the ETFs, please click here. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. For more information about the Fund, Fund strategies or InfraCap, please reach out to Craig Starr at 212-763-8336 (Craig.Starr@icmllc.com).

A word about QVOL Risk: Investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Fund is a recently organized investment company with no operating history prior to the date of this Prospectus. As a result, prospective investors have no track record or history on which to base their investment decision. Derivatives may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other investments, including risks relating to leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, high price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty credit, liquidity, valuation and legal restrictions. Options transactions involve special risks that may make it difficult or impossible to close a position when the Fund desires. The prices of securities the Adviser believes are undervalued may not appreciate as anticipated or may go down, the valuations may never improve or returns on value equity securities may be less than returns on other styles of investing or the overall stock market. Leverage is investment exposure which exceeds the initial amount invested. When the Fund borrows money for investment purposes, or when the Fund engages in certain derivative transactions, such as options, the Fund may become leveraged. A high portfolio turnover rate (portfolio turnover in excess of 100% of the average value of the Fund’s portfolio) has the potential to result in the realization and distribution to shareholders of higher capital gains, which may subject you to a higher tax liability.

Please see prospectus for discussion of risks. QVOL fund distributor, Quasar Distributors, LLC.

A word about SCAP risk:  Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. An investment in the Fund may be subject to risks which include, among others, investing in equities securities, dividend paying securities, utilities, small-, mid- and large-capitalization companies, real estate investment trusts, master limited partnerships, foreign investments and emerging, debt securities, depositary receipts, market events, operational, high portfolio turnover, trading issues, active management, fund shares trading, premium/discount risk and liquidity of fund shares, which may make these investments volatile in price. Foreign investments are subject to risks, which include changes in economic and political conditions, foreign currency fluctuations, changes in foreign regulations, and changes in currency exchange rates which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. Small and Medium-capitalization companies, foreign investments and high yielding equity and debt securities may be subject to elevated risks. The Fund is a recently organized investment company with no operating history. Please see prospectus for discussion of risks. Diversification cannot assure a profit or protect against loss in a down market.  SCAP is distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.

A word about ICAP Risk: Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. An investment in the Fund may be subject to risks which include, among others, investing in equities securities, dividend paying securities, utilities, preferred stocks, leverage, short sales, small-, mid- and large-capitalization companies, real estate investment trusts, master limited partnerships, foreign investments and emerging, debt securities, depositary receipts, market events, operational, high portfolio turnover, trading issues, options, active management, fund shares trading, premium/discount risk and liquidity of fund shares, which may make these investments volatile in price. Foreign investments are subject to risks, which include changes in economic and political conditions, foreign currency fluctuations, changes in foreign regulations, and changes in currency exchange rates which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. Small and Medium-capitalization companies, foreign investments, options, leverage, short sales, and high yielding equity and debt securities may be subject to elevated risks. The Fund is a recently organized investment company with no operating history. Please see prospectus for discussion of risks. ICAP fund distributor, Quasar Distributors, LLC.

A word about BNDS risk:  Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. An investment in the Fund may be subject to risks which include, among others, investing in fixed income securities, dividend paying securities, utilities, small-, mid- and large-capitalization companies, real estate investment trusts, master limited partnerships, debt securities, market events, operational, high portfolio turnover, trading issues, active management, fund shares trading, premium/discount risk and liquidity of fund shares, which may make these investments volatile in price.  Small and Medium-capitalization companies, and high yielding equity and debt securities may be subject to elevated risks.  New Fund Risk. The Fund is a recently organized investment company with no operating history prior to the date of this Prospectus. As a result, prospective investors have no track record or history on which to base their investment decision. Debt Securities Risk. Increases in interest rates typically lower the value of debt securities held by the Fund. Investments in debt securities include credit risk. Credit Risk. An issuer of debt securities may not make timely payments of principal and interest and may default entirely in its obligations. A decrease in the issuer’s credit rating may lower the value of debt securities. Interest Rate Risk. Securities could lose value because of interest rate changes. For example, bonds tend to decrease in value if interest rates rise. Derivatives Risk. Derivatives may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other investments, including risks relating to leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, high price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty credit, liquidity, valuation and legal restrictions. Options Risk. Options transactions involve special risks that may make it difficult or impossible to close a position when the Fund desires. A fund that purchases options, which are a type of derivative, is subject to the risk that gains, if any, realized on the position, will be less than the amount paid as premiums to the writer of the option. BNDS fund distributor, Quasar Distributors, LLC.

The Funds are distributed either by Quasar Distributors, LLC or by VP Distributors, LLC, an affiliate of Virtus ETF Advisers, LLC. ICAP, SCAP, and BNDS ETFs are distributed by Quasar Distributors LLC. PFFA, PFFR, and AMZA ETFs are distributed by VP Distributors, LLC an affiliated of Virtus ETF Advisers, LLC.

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Hadrius AI Governance Selected by Ritholtz Wealth Management to Enable Firmwide Claude Deployment

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Agentic compliance infrastructure provider selected by national RIA to modernize communications archiving and deploy AI governance purpose-built for SEC and FINRA oversight

NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Hadrius, the leading agentic compliance infrastructure for financial services firms, today announced that Ritholtz Wealth Management (“Ritholtz”), a national RIA overseeing more than $9.4 billion for individuals, high-net-worth clients and institutions, has selected Hadrius to monitor Claude Enterprise activity and data access as well as archive user interactions with Claude. The oversight provided by Hadrius enables Ritholtz to safely deploy Anthropic’s enterprise Claude chatbot across its entire workforce.

Hadrius’ monitoring tool represents the first AI governance module tailored specifically to financial services. The partnership originated when Ritholtz approached Hadrius needing specialized AI oversight aligned with SEC requirements. While regulators have established that existing supervisory obligations apply to AI, specific monitoring standards remain unwritten. Hadrius leveraged its deep expertise in AI and wealth management compliance to rapidly build and deploy the precise oversight solution required.

“Compliance officers are being asked to roll out technology no one has written the rules for yet,” said Thomas Stewart, Co-Founder & CEO of Hadrius. “This tool lets firms treat AI activity the way they already treat email: logged, reviewable, and ready for an examiner. We’re proud to partner with Ritholtz on innovating the type of oversight that lets advisors leverage AI without compromising regulatory compliance.”

Built around Hadrius’ integration with Claude’s Compliance API, the tool delivers real-time usage metrics to ensure employee LLM activity conforms to data security standards and automatically archives according to SEC and FINRA recordkeeping rules. As part of the firmwide rollout, Ritholtz will also consolidate all non-AI communications archiving onto Hadrius, marking a key step toward a unified compliance ecosystem.

“AI is coming to every wealth management firm whether they have a strategy for it or not,” said Josh Brown, CEO of Ritholtz. “We know our people are going to use these tools, and we want them using the best ones with the right guardrails in place. The question was how do we give everyone access to Claude while giving our compliance team the visibility and controls they need? Hadrius understood that immediately. They built the infrastructure that lets us embrace this technology nimbly and responsibly. That’s how you actually innovate in a regulated industry.”

The proliferation of AI tools has created a new source of employee activity for regulated financial firms to supervise and retain. Hadrius brings that activity into the same compliance infrastructure as other communications channels, helping firms like Ritholtz reduce blind spots while maintaining searchable, audit-ready records.

About Hadrius
Hadrius is agentic compliance infrastructure for financial services firms. Built by compliance professionals and AI experts, Hadrius consolidates every point of compliance risk into an audit-ready system of record, reducing manual compliance review by 70%. Hadrius has raised $27 million in funding and is trusted by more than 500 financial institutions and investment firms.

About Ritholtz Wealth Management
Ritholtz Wealth Management is a Registered Investment Adviser based in New York City, with offices across the country, that offers a full suite of financial planning and asset management services to individuals, high-net-worth households, corporate retirement plans, endowments and charitable foundations. The firm’s core principle is bringing value-added investment and financial planning help to its clients as a fee-only fiduciary advisor. For more information, please visit ritholtzwealth.com, follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn and on YouTube at The Compound.

Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Ritholtz Wealth Management and its representatives are properly licensed or exempt from licensure. No advice may be rendered by Ritholtz Wealth Management unless a client service agreement is in place.

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Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Earns Great Place To Work Certification™

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82% of Team Members Say It’s a Great Place to Work Compared to 57% at Typical U.S. Company

ATLANTA, Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Pye-Barker Fire & Safety — the largest fully integrated and full-service fire protection, life safety and security services provider in the United States — has been Certified as a Great Place To Work® for the second year in a row. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current team members say about their experience working at Pye-Barker. This year, 82% of Pye-Barker employees in a survey said the company is a great place to work– 25 points higher than the average U.S. company, where the typical figure is 57%, according to Great Place To Work research.

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety has been Certified as a Great Place To Work® for the second year in a row.

“We work hard every day to make sure our team members feel Pye-Barker is a great place to work,” said Rebecca True, chief human resources officer, Pye-Barker Fire & Safety. “Together, we’ve built a culture centered on protecting lives, property and businesses while investing in career growth, recognizing strong performance and empowering our local teams to serve their communities with excellence. This certification reflects that commitment, and it belongs to each of our team members who makes it real every day.”

The certification process included surveying a sample of Pye-Barker team members and evaluating more than 60 elements of their on-the-job experience, including trust in leadership, pride in their work and camaraderie with their teams. Highlights from team members’ feedback include:

95% said Pye-Barker is a physically safe place to work94% said people are treated fairly regardless of their race94% said people are treated fairly regardless of their sexual orientation92% said they are able to take time off from work when they think it’s necessary90% said people are treated fairly regardless of their gender

Caring for its people is foundational to Pye-Barker, and the company has made intentional investments that provide both immediate support and long-term opportunity for team members. Continued career growth, from role-specific skills training to leadership development, are central to the company’s commitment to each individual. In 2025, Pye-Barker launched the ALL In employee ownership plan, granting significant awards to every eligible full-time team member at no cost to them. The ALL In (Achieving Lasting Legacy Incentive) award is a future bonus tied to the company’s growth, making Pye-Barker the largest company in the fire and life safety industry powered by employee ownership.

The company established the Pye-Barker Safety Net Fund to provide financial assistance to team members facing unexpected hardship or recovering from natural disasters. This year, it has provided support to more than 80 team members dealing with illness, winter storms and other times of crisis.

Pye-Barker’s commitment extends beyond its own workforce through its “What Matters” giving platform, which supports its people, communities and fellow protectors. The company partnered with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to sponsor a Staff Ride in Charleston, South Carolina, and teamed up with seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson on the Helmet of Heroes tribute at the DAYTONA 500, honoring America’s fallen firefighters and raising funds for firefighter families and advancing firefighter safety.

To learn more about working at Pye-Barker Fire & Safety, visit careers.pyebarkerfs.com.

About Pye-Barker Fire & Safety

As the U.S. leader in fully integrated life safety systems, Pye-Barker Fire & Safety provides complete fire protection and security systems nationwide. With over 250 locations and 8,000 team members, Pye-Barker is a Great Place to Work® Certified™ company that is also listed on the Inc. 5000 and ranks No. 3 on the SDM 100.

Visit pyebarkerfs.com to learn more about our culture of caring.

About Great Place To Work Certification™

Great Place To Work® Certification™ is the most definitive ’employer-of-choice’ recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place To Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to certify with Great Place To Work.

About Great Place To Work®

As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work® brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Their proprietary platform and For All™ Model helps companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified™ or receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces™ List. Learn more at greatplacetowork.com.

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TWELVIO SIGNS GLOBAL GROWTH AGREEMENT WITH RETARGET.GG TO SCALE A NEW MARKETPLACE FOR BLOCKED TRAFFIC

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Retarget.gg transforms blocked customer journeys into revenue, and after reaching 15 million users in three months, it is ready to take the model worldwide

TORONTO, Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Twelvio, a leading social and digital entertainment marketing agency, today announced a collaboration agreement with Retarget.gg, an affiliate marketplace that turns geo-blocked and non-converting traffic into revenue.

In its first three months, Retarget.gg recorded:

More than 15 million user journeys retargetedMore than 12 million relevant offers displayedMore than 1 million clicks generated

Retarget.gg addresses a costly problem: businesses pay to attract visitors, but when an offer is unavailable in a user’s location, that customer journey and its commercial value typically ends.

Through a simple integration, Retarget.gg detects where a visitor is coming from, applies geographic rules, and displays relevant offers available in that market. The original business earns from traffic it cannot serve, participating brands reach high-intent potential customers, and the visitor receives a useful alternative instead of a dead end.

Unlike traditional advertising retargeting, Retarget.gg acts when a visitor reaches an unavailable offer, connecting that user with an alternative they can access.

“Businesses continue to invest heavily in acquiring traffic while overlooking the value of visitors already reaching their websites,” said a Twelvio spokesperson. “Retarget.gg turns that missed demand into a new revenue channel. It is more than an affiliate tool. It is a marketplace for customer intent, connecting traffic that one business cannot serve with another business that is ready to convert it. Twelvio will help take that opportunity to new partners, markets, and industries worldwide.”

From North American Gaming to Global Markets

Under the agreement, Twelvio will support Retarget.gg’s growth through affiliate relationships, strategic brand partnerships, performance marketing, market entry, and expansion into new industries.

Retarget.gg is currently deployed across multiple sweepstakes and real-money casino brands in North America. Gaming, with its complex regulatory requirements, has provided a strong proving ground for technology designed to match visitors with offers available in their market.

Beginning in October, immediately following SBC Summit Lisbon, Retarget.gg plans to expand worldwide and beyond gaming.

The model can serve industries where customer access depends on geography, licensing, eligibility, inventory, delivery, or product availability. Retarget.gg’s long-term ambition is to create a global marketplace for customer intent, transforming interrupted digital journeys into valuable commercial connections.

Twelvio and Retarget.gg to Showcase Collaboration at SBC Summit Lisbon

Twelvio and Retarget.gg will jointly showcase their collaboration at SBC Summit 2026, taking place in Lisbon from September 29 to October 1.

Both companies will be represented at the Invicta Entertainment Group stand B551 in Hall 2, where visitors can experience Retarget.gg’s platform in action and meet the teams supporting its partnerships, commercial growth and international expansion.

“Invicta Entertainment Group has spent the past 10 years building, launching, and scaling businesses across the gaming industry. That experience helps us identify ventures with the potential to solve real commercial problems and reshape the market,” said Yuliya Ivanisova, Chief Commercial Officer of Invicta. “Our group invests in the most promising ventures, and Retarget.gg is part of that vision. Together with Twelvio, we are proud to showcase its capabilities at SBC Summit in Lisbon.”

“This collaboration brings together two highly complementary strengths,” said Alex Green, CMO of Retarget.gg. “Retarget.gg provides the technology and a proven monetization model, while Twelvio brings the commercial relationships, performance-marketing expertise, and international reach needed to scale it. Together, we can help more businesses recover revenue from traffic they cannot serve while giving more brands access to high-intent customers worldwide.”

During a live demonstration, visitors will see how Retarget.gg identifies blocked traffic, matches users with available offers, and tracks performance through one analytics dashboard. The Twelvio and Retarget.gg teams will also meet with operators, brands, affiliates, and traffic partners interested in joining the marketplace ahead of its worldwide expansion.

Meet Twelvio and Retarget.gg at SBC Summit Lisbon
Invicta Entertainment Group • Stand B551 • Hall 2
September 29–October 1, 2026

Bring us the traffic you are losing. We will show you how to turn it into your next revenue stream.

About Twelvio

Twelvio is a leading social gaming and digital entertainment marketing agency offering brand strategy, performance marketing, media buying, affiliate and influencer partnerships, SEO and ASO, content, creative production, CRM, analytics and international market expansion.

Twelvio combines industry expertise, technology, and end-to-end execution to help entertainment brands launch, scale, and turn demand into revenue.

For more information, visit www.twelvio.com.

About Retarget.gg

Retarget.gg is an affiliate marketplace that transforms geo-blocked and non-converting traffic into measurable revenue. The platform helps businesses monetize visitors they cannot serve, gives participating brands access to high-intent customers and offers users a relevant alternative instead of a blocked page.

Initially deployed in North American gaming, Retarget.gg is preparing for worldwide and cross-industry expansion.

For more information, visit www.retarget.gg.

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