Analyst
UBS
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Michael Ward is recorded as Analyst at UBS. Michael Ward has spoken on 4 earnings calls and 1 other investor event across 3 companies, most recently for Principal Financial Group Inc on April 24, 2026. Those appearances were for Equitable Holdings, Inc. (EQH), Principal Financial Group Inc (PFG) and Voya Financial, Inc. (VOYA). The companies whose calls Michael Ward spoke on are classified in the Financial Services sector.
“I was wondering on the specialty benefits, did the M&A that you did in the quarter, like, did that contribute at all to new business growth? And then are there other targets out there that you guys could look to transact on?”
“We have Heather Lavallee and Mike Katz, CEO and CFO, and we're very excited to be here today. So we'll get right to it. I figured, Heather and Mike, we could start with some key messages after the 4Q and into 26.”
“So just another one on Ryla's. So I'm curious, how do you see this level of sales? Are you comfortable with this level of sales growth given the market is more mature?”
“And then on capital deployment, I'm just kind of curious, recognizing there's uncertainty out there, but is there anything that you would say or I guess kind of like a timeline of column markets that could get you off the sidelines to be more aggressive on the buyback?”
“Just wondering if that's a segment that you might ever consider as an investment area inorganically, like a bolt-on, just to turbocharge that growth and take some share of the decumulation across the industry.”
UBS
Analyst
Source not stated
Asset Management · Financial Services
Asset Management · Financial Services
VOYA
Financial Conglomerates · Financial Services
