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Libor: First Change It, Then Render It Obsolete
Felix Salmon • Sun, Sep 16, 2012 • 4 Comments
3 Volatile Financial ETFs To Beware
Zacks Investment Research • Tue, Apr 10, 2012
A Horse Called VaR (Value At Risk)
Conrad Vincent • Wed, Feb 29, 2012 • 1 Comment
Global Banking: What Should Be Done?
Elliott R. Morss • Tue, Jan 10, 2012 • 1 Comment
Financial ETF Roundup: Ex-U.S. Edition
Michael Johnston • Wed, Nov 23, 2011
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
Continuing To Avoid Financials In The Current Environment
Roger Nusbaum • Tue, Sep 13, 2011 • 5 Comments
New ETF Update: Pipeline Continues to Fill
Michael Johnston • Tue, Aug 16, 2011
ETF Deathwatch: Count Increases to 155
Ron Rowland • Mon, Jul 11, 2011
Financials and Industrials Lead the Way Lower
Bespoke Investment Group • Fri, Jun 10, 2011 • 1 Comment
ETF Stats for December 2010: 1,099 and $1 Trillion
Ron Rowland • Fri, Jan 7, 2011
December ETF Roundup: Launches and Filings
Michael Johnston • Mon, Jan 3, 2011
PowerShares Introduces Four KBW Financial ETFs
Ron Rowland • Mon, Dec 6, 2010
Recapping a Wild Week of Launches in the ETF World
Michael Johnston • Mon, Dec 6, 2010
PowerShares Unleashes Four Financial Sector ETFs
Tom Lydon • Fri, Dec 3, 2010
PowerShares Launches Four Financial ETFs
Michael Johnston • Thu, Dec 2, 2010
Four New KBW Financial ETFs on Deck From PowerShares
Kevin Grewal • Wed, Dec 1, 2010 • 1 Comment
September ETF Roundup: Launches, Filings and Closures
Jared Cummans • Fri, Oct 1, 2010
PowerShares Plans Financial and REIT ETF Expansion
Michael Johnston • Mon, Sep 13, 2010 • 1 Comment

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Libor: First Change It, Then Render It Obsolete
Felix Salmon • Sun, Sep 16, 2012 • 4 Comments
3 Volatile Financial ETFs To Beware
Zacks Investment Research • Tue, Apr 10, 2012
A Horse Called VaR (Value At Risk)
Conrad Vincent • Wed, Feb 29, 2012 • 1 Comment
Global Banking: What Should Be Done?
Elliott R. Morss • Tue, Jan 10, 2012 • 1 Comment
Financial ETF Roundup: Ex-U.S. Edition
Michael Johnston • Wed, Nov 23, 2011
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
Continuing To Avoid Financials In The Current Environment
Roger Nusbaum • Tue, Sep 13, 2011 • 5 Comments
New ETF Update: Pipeline Continues to Fill
Michael Johnston • Tue, Aug 16, 2011
ETF Deathwatch: Count Increases to 155
Ron Rowland • Mon, Jul 11, 2011
Financials and Industrials Lead the Way Lower
Bespoke Investment Group • Fri, Jun 10, 2011 • 1 Comment
ETF Stats for December 2010: 1,099 and $1 Trillion
Ron Rowland • Fri, Jan 7, 2011
December ETF Roundup: Launches and Filings
Michael Johnston • Mon, Jan 3, 2011
PowerShares Introduces Four KBW Financial ETFs
Ron Rowland • Mon, Dec 6, 2010
Recapping a Wild Week of Launches in the ETF World
Michael Johnston • Mon, Dec 6, 2010
PowerShares Unleashes Four Financial Sector ETFs
Tom Lydon • Fri, Dec 3, 2010
PowerShares Launches Four Financial ETFs
Michael Johnston • Thu, Dec 2, 2010
Four New KBW Financial ETFs on Deck From PowerShares
Kevin Grewal • Wed, Dec 1, 2010 • 1 Comment
September ETF Roundup: Launches, Filings and Closures
Jared Cummans • Fri, Oct 1, 2010
PowerShares Plans Financial and REIT ETF Expansion
Michael Johnston • Mon, Sep 13, 2010 • 1 Comment

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KBWX Description

The PowerShares KBW International Financial Portfolio (Fund) is based on the KBW Global ex-U.S. Financial Sector Index (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in securities that comprise the Index. The Index is currently comprised primarily of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). The Index is a modified market capitalization weighted index that seeks to reflect the performance of approximately 60 non-U.S. financial companies that are principally engaged in the business of providing financial services and products, including banking, insurance and diversified financial services.
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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]
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]
Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 9:55 AM PowerShares will launch four KBW financial index ETFs Thursday including two funds that focus on yield (KBWY, KBWD), an international financial ETF (KBWX) and a Property & Casualty Insurance fund (KBWP). 3 Comments

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