On Friday, CA, Inc. (NASDAQ:CA)’s shares inclined 1.10% to $27.68.
CA Technologies (CA) declared that IceMobile, the leading global loyalty agency and division of Alliance Data, is using CA API Administration to integrate real-time transactional data and customer relationship administration (CRM) and point of sale (POS) systems with the IceMobile Bright Loyalty Platform which delivers instant, personalized mobile offers to the customer’s mobile device. This integration puts the technical infrastructure in place for IceMobile retail customers to connect with the Bright Loyalty platform and put data analytics to use to enhance shopper engagement and customer loyalty.
IceMobile recognized it could improve its customers’ loyalty programs, drive more meaningful consumer engagement and enhance share of wallet by connecting to the rich data siloed in the retailer’s legacy IT systems. The challenge was to make the connection with minimal effort and disruption on the customers’ IT systems and staff; CA API Administration was the answer. IceMobile worked with CA’s local integration partner Enable-U to kick start the first implementation of CA API Administration on a retailer site.
CA, Inc. provides information technology (IT) administration software and solutions that assist organizations plan, develop, manage, and secure applications and IT infrastructure in the United States and internationally.
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (ADR) (NYSE:BBVA)’s shares gained 0.48% to $8.45.
BBVA Compass declared the 19 members of its new community advisory board, which is stacked with leaders who will assist guide the bank’s efforts to better serve low- to moderate-income individuals and neighborhoods and strengthen its community development program.
The BBVA Compass Community Advisory Board’s members are from national organizations and in markets across the bank’s seven-state footprint and bring expertise in a variety of areas — affordable housing, alternative lending and economic development, for instance, in addition to financial education and inclusion. They’re tasked with giving BBVA Compass executives and board members guidance and feedback on the bank’s restructured Community Reinvestment Act program and will provide referrals for business opportunities in mortgage, small business and commercial lending that will assist the bank meet its CRA aims.
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. engages in the retail banking, wholesale banking, asset administration, and private banking businesses primarily in Spain, Eurasia, Mexico, South America, and the United States.
At the end of Friday’s trade, Colony Capital Inc (NYSE:CLNY)‘s shares surged 0.15% to $20.27.
Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust (SWAY) and Colony American Homes (“CAH”) declared recently the signing of a definitive merger agreement (“Agreement”) to combine the two companies in a stock-for-stock transaction. In connection with the transaction, SWAY will internalize the SWAY manager. The combined internally managed company (“the Company”) is predictable to own and manage over 30,000 homes and have an aggregate asset value of $7.7 billion at the closing of the transaction. The merger is predictable to achieve estimated annualized cost synergies of $40 - $50 million.
Under the Agreement, the CAH shareholders will receive an aggregate of 64,869,583 SWAY shares in exchange for all shares of CAH. Upon completion of the transaction, existing SWAY shareholders and the former owner of the SWAY manager will own about 41% of the Company’s shares combined, while former CAH shareholders will own about 59% of the Company’s shares. The share allocation was determined based on each company’s net asset value and is not subject to adjustment. The Company’s shares will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange. The Company is predictable to maintain SWAY’s quarterly dividend of $0.19 per share. The transaction has been approved by the boards of both SWAY and CAH, and the terms of the internalization of the SWAY manager were negotiated and approved by a special committee of the board of trustees of SWAY. The transaction is predictable to close in the first quarter 2016. Among other things, the transaction is subject to approval of SWAY shareholders and customary closing conditions.
Colony Capital, Inc. is a publicly owned real estate investment trust. The firm invests in the real estate markets across the globe. It owns and manages a diversified portfolio of primarily real estate equity and debt-related investments.
Harley-Davidson Inc (NYSE:HOG), ended its Friday’s trading session with 1.62% gain, and closed at $54.95.
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (HOG) will release its third-quarter financial results before market hours Oct. 20, 2015. The public is invited to attend an audio webcast from 8-9 a.m. CDT with Matt Levatich, President and Chief Executive Officer, and John Olin, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Harley-Davidson, Inc. A downloadable slide presentation will also be accessible, 30 minutes before the call, at http://investor.harley-davidson.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=87981&p=irol-calendar as support to the webcast.
Harley-Davidson, Inc. manufactures cruiser and touring motorcycles. The company operates in two segments, Motorcycles & Related Products and Financial Services. The Motorcycles & Related Products segment designs, manufactures, and sells wholesale street-legal Harley-Davidson motorcycles, in addition to a line of motorcycle parts, accessories, general merchandise, and related services.
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