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	ADVERTISEMENT Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Iceland volcano has minimal impact on Logan The ash cloud from the volcanic eruption in Iceland has had a minimal impact on passengers traveling in and out of Logan International Airport. TA Associates will open Hong Kong office TA Associates, a private equity firm founded in Boston in 1968, said that it will establish operations in the Asia Pacific region with the opening of an office in Hong Kong. Fidelity mobile apps offer more features Fidelity Investments said today that its mobile apps make it the first major online broker to give its customers the ability the scan and deposit checks via the Fidelity app on their iPhone, iPad or Android mobile device. Crimson Hexagon secures $5m in Series B funding Crimson Hexagon said today that it gas secured $5 million in funding from Charles F. Dolan, founder and chairman of Cablevision Systems Corp. Sun Life offering $165k in grants to local nonprofits Sun Life Financial Inc., which has a big presence in Wellesley, said that it is seeking Sun Life Rising Star Award grant applications from nonprofit organizations in the Greater Boston area that advocate for youth from under-served communities. Reynolds: Don't curb incentives on retirement accounts Putnam Investments chief executive Robert L. Reynolds this morning called on the Massachusetts congressional delegation to fight any proposals to curb tax incentives on retirement accounts. Citizens targets small and mid-sized businesses Providence-based Citizens Financial Group Inc. said it is launching a product called accessBUSINESS Manager, a fixed-price package of cash management products developed specifically for small and mid-sized businesses. Radius closes $91m financing Radius Health Inc., a Cambridge company seeking to develop a new generation of drug therapies for osteoporosis, said that it has raised $91 million in its third financing round. April home sales down from a year ago There were 2,821 detached single-family homes sold in Massachusetts in this April, a 20 percent decrease from the 3,527 homes sold the same time last year, the Massachusetts Association of Realtors reported this morning Monday, May 23, 2011 Coakley calls for lower commercial auto insurance rates Attorney General Martha Coakley is calling on the state's insurance commissioner to reduce auto insurance rates charged to companies, citing an analysis by her office that shows insurers overcharged manufacturers, trucking companies, and other businesses that own vehicles by about $1 billion between 2004 and 2010. Nutter announces new leadership William C. Geary III and Deborah J. Manus will lead Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP as co�managing partners, effective July 1, the Boston law firm said today.