Banking and Finance

West Des Moines-based accounting firm LWBJ recently announced that it has joined UHY LLP, the 31st-largest U.S. accounting firm, as part of the Michigan-based firm’s Midwest region. The acquisition of LWBJ adds 65 employees to UHY’s more …

Blake Crow, partner-in-charge of the Des Moines office of regional CPA and business advisory firm Eide Bailly, has been named to the faculty at the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado, one of the premier graduate schools …

The Business Record has named Michael Skokan, who recently retired as executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of Hy-Vee Inc., as the Deloitte CFO of the Year. The award honors an often unsung …

Private Wealth Asset Management, a Cedar Rapids-based independent registered investment advisory firm that launched last fall, announced it has opened an additional office in Midland, Texas. The firm officially launched Sept. 3 with offices in Omaha, …

Apollo and Athene today announced the successful completion of their merger under Apollo Global Management Inc. As a result of the merger, the combined entity, Apollo Global Management Inc., led by CEO Marc Rowan, has two principal …

Serve Credit Union, a financial cooperative based in Urbandale, announced a new partnership with First Community Trust N.A. in Dubuque that will enable Serve Credit Union to offer trust services, investment management and retirement services to its members. …

Athene Holding Ltd., parent company of Athene USA, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Petros PACE Finance LLC, a leading provider of Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (“C-PACE”) financing to owners …