

Active Energy Group PLC (AIM:AEG, OTCID:AEUSF) used its full-year results to detail a pivot from a single biomass fuel business into a diversified renewable energy and digital infrastructure company built around four strategic pillars. The centrepiece is a UAE digital infrastructure operation hosting high-performance computing for artificial intelligence and crypto mining, drawing on ultra-low-cost power in the Gulf.

GUELPH, Ontario, June 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hammond Power Solutions Inc. (“HPS” or the “Company”) (TSX: HPS.A) today announced it has completed the previously disclosed acquisition of AEG Power Solutions (“AEGPS”) for approximately CAD $365 million, following receipt of all required regulatory approvals.

Standard Life PLC (LSE:SL.) has received a target price upgrade from JPMorgan, which said investor concerns about capital returns, retail growth and earnings quality may be overdone following the agreed acquisition of Aegon UK.

The £2 billion transaction with Standard Life unlocks significant value, supports deleveraging and buybacks, and further accelerates Aegon's transition toward a simpler, more U.S.-focused business model. The Verening Aegon agreement removes structural complexity, enhances the effectiveness of future buybacks and represents another step toward a corporate structure that is easier for investors to understand and value. Aegon's stakes in a.s.r. and Standard Life account for more than 40% of its market capitalization, while the core business continues to generate approximately €1.2 billion of operating capital generation.

Aegon Ltd. (AEG) Shareholder/Analyst Call Transcript

Schiphol, June 10, 2026 - Aegon Ltd.'s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) today approved all resolutions on the agenda. The meeting approved the final dividend for 2025 of EUR 0.21 per common share, bringing Aegon's total dividend for 2025 to EUR 0.40 per common share. The meeting also approved the extension of Lard Friese's term as Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer until the end of the 2030 AGM, and the appointment of Leni Boeren to the Board of Directors.

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Dutch insurer Aegon said on Thursday it would move its legal seat to Delaware and proposed a new governance framework, including a phased removal of its staggered board structure with annual elections for all directors as of 2030.
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