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Bank ETFs: Regionals Or Large-Caps?
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Support Your Local Bank
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Larger Banks Are Changing The Banking Landscape
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Understanding The Trade In Banks
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Bank Failures Have Declined Over The Last 3 Years
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Is A Crisis The Best Time To Invest?
David Hunkar • Sun, Feb 17 • 4 Comments
Bank ETFs: Regionals Or Large-Caps?
Tom Lydon • Mon, Nov 26, 2012
Support Your Local Bank
Dana Blankenhorn • Wed, Apr 18, 2012
19 Banks Stress Tested: What About The Rest?
Sageworks, Inc. • Sun, Apr 8, 2012 • 3 Comments
Larger Banks Are Changing The Banking Landscape
John M. Mason • Wed, Mar 14, 2012 • 2 Comments
Understanding The Trade In Banks
Ploutos • Tue, Feb 28, 2012 • 1 Comment
Bank Failures Have Declined Over The Last 3 Years
Christopher Menkin • Thu, Jan 12, 2012 • 8 Comments
Top 10 Noteworthy ETF Trends Of 2011
Michael Johnston • Tue, Dec 27, 2011
The 18 Most Successful New ETFs Of 2011
Michael Johnston • Sun, Dec 25, 2011 • 1 Comment
November ETF Roundup: Launches, Filings, And Closures
Michael Johnston • Tue, Dec 6, 2011
PowerShares Fills The Void For KBW Indexed ETFs
Ron Rowland • Tue, Nov 22, 2011
PowerShares Rolls Out 4 KBW Niche Financial ETFs Forcing SSgA To Find New Indexes
Michael Johnston • Wed, Nov 2, 2011

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Financial Stocks: Zions off after tweaking outlook; financials weak

at MarketWatch.com (Nov 27, 2012)
Pros: As Bank Stocks Drop, Go With Small Regionals

at CNBC.com (Nov 17, 2011)

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KBWR Description

The PowerShares KBW Regional Banking Portfolio (KBWR) is based on the KBW Regional Banking Index. The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in securities that comprise the Underlying Index. The Index is an equal weighted float-adjusted market capitalization index that seeks to reflect the performance of publicly traded companies that do business as regional banks or thrifts listed on U.S. stock markets. The Index is compiled, maintained and calculated by KBW and is composed of approximately 50 companies.
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Sector: Financial

Country: United States

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In Your Portfolio: Financial Sector ETFs
Asset Class Performance: Sectors

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Friday, May 24, 7:11 AM Remember M&T Bank's (MTB) proposed purchase of Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK)? Regulators have put the merger on ice and it's sending a chill through the executive suites of other regional banks (KRE) who were considering doing deals, but now figure it's not worth the regulatory scrutiny. In the past, conditions such as we're in - slow economy, weak loan growth - have prompted waves of bank mergers (it's happening in community banks). "I am not buying another bank for as long as I can see," sees one unnamed top executive. Comment! [Financials, M&A]
Thursday, March 14, 5:22 PM After hours movers in the regional banks: COF +0.6%, FITB +0.9%, KEY - which just announced an increase in the dividend to $0.055 from $0.05 and $426M in share repurchases - up 1%, PNC +0.4%, RF +1.6%, STI -0.3%, USB +0.2%. BBT - whose plan was rejected - off 2.8%. Comment! [On the Move, Financials]
Tuesday, February 26, 3:57 PM PowerShares has shuttered 13 ETFs, representing less than 1% of the issuer's AUM, as of today's close. Affected funds follow (with competing funds in parentheses): PIC (KIE, IAK, KBWP, KBWI), PYH, PJB (IAT, KBE, KRE, RKH, QABA, KRU, KRS, KBWR), PSTL (SLX), PLK, PWND (FAN), PMA, PKOL (KOL), PKN (NLR, NUCL, URA), PTO, PAO, PCA and CVRT. (pdf) Comment!
Friday, December 14, 2012, 11:01 AM It's a big move for short-term Treasury yields, which drop 3 bps to 0.14% on the apparent ending of the TAG program. A crisis stop-gap, TAG eliminated the $250K cap on FDIC deposit insurance. No longer insured at the bank, those with serious funds are moving the cash into government paper. Will the smaller banks (KBWR, QABA) take a hit? Comment! [Financials, U.S. Economy]
Friday, November 16, 2012, 11:17 AM It's dividends investors want more than buybacks and Regions Financial (RF), SunTrust (STI), and Zions (ZION) (among the regionals) are likely to have the largest hikes next year, says Credit Suisse. For buybacks, the cheaper the valuation the better, and KeyCorp (KEY) and Comerica (CMA) would benefit most. Comment! [Financials, Quick Ideas]
Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 11:20 AM There's litte upside for the regional banks over the coming year, says Credit Suisse as Q3 earnings make clear the continuing trend of slowing loan growth and narrowing net interest margins (Regions Financial today being the latest). It's not like the lenders are cheap either, collectively trading at 10.2X expected 2014 earnings. The KRE +21% Y/Y. Comment! [Financials, Quick Ideas]
Monday, August 27, 2012, 9:49 AM More on the M&T/Hudson City deal: There isn't much action in other regional bank shares as M&T (MTB +4.8%) - by the market's verdict - picks itself up a steal, buying Hudson City (HCBK +16.2%) at about 80% of tangible book value. Hudson City finds itself in this vulnerable position by recent costly balance sheet restructurings and continuing barely-visible net interest margins. 3 Comments [Financials, On the Move, M&A]
Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 7:40 AM More on the expected new debit-card processing rule: Regions Financial (RF) faces the biggest (4%) hit as a percentage of earnings. Other banks seeing revenue losses: JPM, WFC, HBAN, MTB, STI. 3 Comments [Financials]
Thursday, July 5, 2012, 3:02 PM The flow of mortgage putback requests from Frannie to the banks shows no sign of slowing, says Fitch, and it's likely to weigh on lenders' financial results. Previously, claim activity had focused on the TBTFs, but now, says Fitch, it's the regionals at risk (PNC, FHN, and STI have all boosted reserves due to claims recently). 2 Comments [Financials]
Monday, June 18, 2012, 3:24 AM Fed up with new regulations and weak loan demand, a growing number of small community banks are looking to sell themselves to larger rivals. More than 90 bank mergers have already been announced this year. 4 Comments [Financials]
Friday, June 8, 2012, 7:31 AM U.S. regional banks' earnings and share prices are set to fall thanks to record-low interest rates, say Citigroup analysts, adding to look for the bulk of the hit in 2013 and 2014. The call comes as others raise ratings on regionals because of their lack of international exposure. Lack of risky exposure is swell, but it doesn't speak to where profits will come from. Comment! [Financials]
Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 1:45 PM Not only is Keefe, Bruyette & Woods forecasting that the banking industry is set to see more banks jump into the M&A market as buyers as opposed to sellers, analysts with the firm are also naming names. Banks looking to catch a premium bid: ALNC, FDEF, OABC, TCBI, HTBK, and CFNL. Comment! [Financials, Quick Ideas]
Monday, March 12, 2012, 4:24 PM Keefe, Bruyette & Woods sees more banks entering the market as buyers than sellers in 2012, in a good sign for banks looking to find an acquirer willing to pay a premium price. Analysts with Keefe say that after a little over two months into the year, the pace of +$50M deals is more than double than that of last year. Comment! [Financials]
Friday, February 3, 2012, 1:57 AM Banks have been steadily releasing reserves against bad loans, which has boosted their earnings reports. But with loan-loss cushions now heading back to pre-crisis levels, some analysts believe banks will have to slow reserve releases, adding pressure to profits already hit by slower growth and tighter rules. 2 Comments [Earnings, Financials]
Saturday, December 31, 2011, 8:00 AM So you want to be in financials? Banks weren't where to be in 2011 (KBW index down 25%), but in the coming year, you might avoid the too-big-to-fails and look down among the small (but strong) banks, who look cheap and could grow much faster than bigger counterparts - like profitable BMRC, BMTC, and CVBF, or the PowerShares Regional Banking ETF (KBWR) or SPDR Regional Banking ETF (KRE). 3 Comments [Financials, Quick Ideas]
Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 4:58 AM Smaller U.S. banks which have held back on broad cost-cutting are now slashing jobs as they try to adapt to tougher competition, profit-squeezing regulations and poor loan volume. More than 2,500 banks cut their staff in Q3, with the cuts more likely to be part of a "new normal" than a temporary downsizing. 1 Comment [Financials]

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