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Libor: First Change It, Then Render It Obsolete
Felix Salmon • Sun, Sep 16, 2012 • 4 Comments
Alternative Energy Takes Massive Hits During May Correction
Michael A. Gayed • Mon, May 28, 2012 • 8 Comments
A Horse Called VaR (Value At Risk)
Conrad Vincent • Wed, Feb 29, 2012 • 1 Comment
5 Niche Stocks Targeted For M&A In 2012
Stock Croc • Thu, Feb 16, 2012
ETF Deathwatch For February 2012: Record Count Rises Again
Ron Rowland • Fri, Feb 10, 2012 • 2 Comments
International Financials Having A March 2009 Moment?
Michael A. Gayed • Mon, Feb 6, 2012 • 6 Comments
Global Banking: What Should Be Done?
Elliott R. Morss • Tue, Jan 10, 2012 • 1 Comment
How To Protect Your Portfolio Now
Efficient Alpha • Fri, Dec 16, 2011 • 15 Comments
Financial ETF Roundup: Ex-U.S. Edition
Michael Johnston • Wed, Nov 23, 2011
ETF Deathwatch For November 2011: Count Surges To Record High
Ron Rowland • Tue, Nov 8, 2011 • 1 Comment
Buffett Is Back In Stocks, You Should Be Too
Efficient Alpha • Tue, Nov 8, 2011
How Regular Investors Make Money Shorting Stocks
Efficient Alpha • Fri, Oct 14, 2011 • 8 Comments
Trouble In Financial Land
Bespoke Investment Group • Tue, Oct 4, 2011
The Smaller Banks Continue To Lose Ground
John M. Mason • Mon, Sep 19, 2011 • 2 Comments
Reassessing Risk As Problems Unfold In Europe
Efficient Alpha • Tue, Sep 13, 2011 • 6 Comments
Continuing To Avoid Financials In The Current Environment
Roger Nusbaum • Tue, Sep 13, 2011 • 5 Comments
How To Profit From A Greek Default
Simon Monger • Mon, Sep 12, 2011 • 1 Comment
Continued Weakness In Europe, And How To Position For It
Efficient Alpha • Thu, Sep 1, 2011 • 3 Comments
Diversification: Individual Stocks as a Proxy for Financial Sector ETFs
Roger Nusbaum • Tue, Jul 19, 2011 • 2 Comments
Why Banks Should Be on Your Radar
Efficient Alpha • Fri, Jul 15, 2011 • 53 Comments

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Libor: First Change It, Then Render It Obsolete
Felix Salmon • Sun, Sep 16, 2012 • 4 Comments
Alternative Energy Takes Massive Hits During May Correction
Michael A. Gayed • Mon, May 28, 2012 • 8 Comments
A Horse Called VaR (Value At Risk)
Conrad Vincent • Wed, Feb 29, 2012 • 1 Comment
5 Niche Stocks Targeted For M&A In 2012
Stock Croc • Thu, Feb 16, 2012
ETF Deathwatch For February 2012: Record Count Rises Again
Ron Rowland • Fri, Feb 10, 2012 • 2 Comments
International Financials Having A March 2009 Moment?
Michael A. Gayed • Mon, Feb 6, 2012 • 6 Comments
Global Banking: What Should Be Done?
Elliott R. Morss • Tue, Jan 10, 2012 • 1 Comment
How To Protect Your Portfolio Now
Efficient Alpha • Fri, Dec 16, 2011 • 15 Comments
Financial ETF Roundup: Ex-U.S. Edition
Michael Johnston • Wed, Nov 23, 2011
ETF Deathwatch For November 2011: Count Surges To Record High
Ron Rowland • Tue, Nov 8, 2011 • 1 Comment
Buffett Is Back In Stocks, You Should Be Too
Efficient Alpha • Tue, Nov 8, 2011
How Regular Investors Make Money Shorting Stocks
Efficient Alpha • Fri, Oct 14, 2011 • 8 Comments
Trouble In Financial Land
Bespoke Investment Group • Tue, Oct 4, 2011
The Smaller Banks Continue To Lose Ground
John M. Mason • Mon, Sep 19, 2011 • 2 Comments
Reassessing Risk As Problems Unfold In Europe
Efficient Alpha • Tue, Sep 13, 2011 • 6 Comments
Continuing To Avoid Financials In The Current Environment
Roger Nusbaum • Tue, Sep 13, 2011 • 5 Comments
How To Profit From A Greek Default
Simon Monger • Mon, Sep 12, 2011 • 1 Comment
Continued Weakness In Europe, And How To Position For It
Efficient Alpha • Thu, Sep 1, 2011 • 3 Comments
Diversification: Individual Stocks as a Proxy for Financial Sector ETFs
Roger Nusbaum • Tue, Jul 19, 2011 • 2 Comments
Why Banks Should Be on Your Radar
Efficient Alpha • Fri, Jul 15, 2011 • 53 Comments

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London Markets: London stocks climb, led by miners

at MarketWatch.com (Sep 27, 2011)

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The SPDR® S&P® International Financial Sector ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P Developed Ex-U.S. BMI Financials Sector Index, an index that tracks the financial sector of developed global markets outside the United States. Our approach is designed to provide portfolios with low portfolio turnover, accurate tracking, and lower costs.
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Monday, March 11, 3:45 AM Europe's repo market dropped 11.9% to €5.6T in 2012, a report shows, suggesting that many banks are still relying on cheap loans from central banks rather than on each other and on investors for short-term financing. Report author Richard Comotto says the larger concern is that the repo market is contracting at a time when authorities would like to see the financial sector reduce its reliance on central banks. 1 Comment [Financials, Global & FX]
Monday, January 7, 5:02 AM "New, relaxed (Basel) liquidity rules suggest economies and banks may be weaker than thought," tweets Reuters' James McGeever. "And will new rules spur bank lending? Jury out on that." Markets don't seem to be too worried, though, with Stoxx Europe 600 Banks index +1.5%. (Previously) 1 Comment [Financials, Top Stories]
Monday, January 7, 4:04 AM Credit Agricole (CRARF.PK) leads major European banks higher, rising 4.7% after regulators ease Basel liquidity rules, followed by Deutsche Bank (DB) +4.3%, Unicredit (UNCFY.OB) +4.3% and Barclays (BCS) +3.7%. Also, SocGen (SCGLF.PK) +3.4%, HSBC (HBC) +0.75%, Lloyds (LYG) +1.9%, Santander (SAN) +2%, RBS (RBS) +1.5%, UBS (UBS) +2% and Credit Suisse (CS) +3.4%. Italy's Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMDPY.PK) +15%. Comment! [Financials, On the Move, Top Stories]
Tuesday, January 1, 11:40 AM Financial services ETFs (XLF, IPF, IXG led all sector ETFs in 2012, followed by consumer discretionary (XLY, IPD, RXI), healthcare (XLV, IRY, IXJ) and tech (XLK, IPK IXN). Utilities (XLU, IPU, JXI) and telecom (IST, IXP) underperformed. Comment! [Quick Ideas]
Thursday, May 17, 2012, 7:54 AM Fitch's estimate of $566B in additional capital needs for the world's largest banks is likely to create a tradeoff for the lenders. A better capitalization ratio could lead to lower risk premiums, but more capital means ROE will suffer, maybe by more than 20%, thus reducing the bank's ability to attract investment. 3 Comments [Financials]
Thursday, May 17, 2012, 4:43 AM The world's 29 largest banks will need to raise an extra $566B in new capital by 2018 to meet tougher Basel III standards, according to a Fitch study. The extra capital would be a 23% increase on what banks held at the end of 2011, or roughly equivalent to three times their combined annual earnings. U.S. banks will be hit particularly hard by the relative capital requirements for risky activities. 5 Comments [Top Stories, Financials]
Saturday, September 10, 2011, 8:15 AM Uncomfortable parallels for banks from Floyd Norris: Indexes of financials are down about as much this year as they were at this point in 2008 - right before Lehman Brothers collapsed and the stocks tanked further (chart). 5 Comments [Financials]
Monday, August 1, 2011, 4:49 AM Major European hedge fund Lansdowne Partners has reportedly sold its entire $850M stake in Goldman Sachs (GS), underlining concerns about banking prospects due to regulatory changes. The divestiture has echoes of Lansdowne's exit from the industry in 2008, ahead of the financial crisis. Comment! [Financials, M&A]
Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 6:42 AM The Fed is said to be in favor of a Basel III proposal calling for a maximum capital surcharge of three percentage points on the largest global banks; financial stocks took a beating yesterday on fears the surcharge might run as high as 7%. 3 Comments [Financials, Top Stories]

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$IPF completed a Break Out candlestick pattern on 02/06/2011. Look for an upward price movement on 02/07/2011
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$IPF completed a Break Out candlestick pattern on 02/04/2011. Look for an upward price movement on 02/07/2011
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Daily Form reviews $SPX - tentative progress -$AUDUSD, $GBPUSD -wobbly,$MOO, $IPF and $SLV -- http://bit.ly/cm0vZB -- #mkt #forex #euro
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