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Betting On The MetMarshall Hargrave • Sun, Apr 28 -
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MetLife Earnings: Where Do We Go From Here?David Dyer • Tue, Feb 19 -
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MetLife's Leverage Creates Both Opportunity And RisksTim Travis • Mon, Dec 17, 2012 -
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MetLife Is Worth More Than You Think Due To Asian GrowthTrefis • Mon, Dec 10, 2012 -
MetLife Remains Focused On Big International GrowthTrefis • Mon, Nov 5, 2012
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A Look At The Indian Life Insurance MarketTrefis • Thu, Mar 21
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MetLife, Inc. - Analyst/Investor DayTue, May 21
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MetLife's CEO Hosts Year-End 2012 Investor Conference (Transcript)Thu, Dec 13, 2012
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MetLife Management Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Nov 1, 2012 • 1 Comment
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MetLife, Inc. - Analyst/Investor DayWed, Sep 12, 2012
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MetLife Management Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptFri, Aug 3, 2012 • 1 Comment
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MetLife's CEO Hosts 2012 Investor Day (Transcript)Wed, May 23, 2012
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MetLife's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptFri, Apr 27, 2012
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MetLife's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptWed, Feb 15, 2012 • 1 Comment
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MetLife's CEO Discusses Q3 2011 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptFri, Oct 28, 2011 • 1 Comment
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MetLife, Inc. - Special CallFri, Oct 28, 2011
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MetLife's CEO Discusses Q2 2011 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptFri, Jul 29, 2011
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MetLife's CEO Discusses Q1 2011 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptThu, May 5, 2011
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MetLife's CEO Discusses Q4 2010 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Feb 10, 2011
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MetLife CEO Discusses Q3 2010 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptFri, Oct 29, 2010
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MetLife Q2 2010 Earnings Call TranscriptFri, Jul 30, 2010
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MetLife Inc. Q1 2010 Earnings Call TranscriptFri, Apr 30, 2010
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With a more than 140-year history, we have grown to become a leading, global provider of insurance, employee benefits and financial services with more than 70 million customers and operations throughout the United States and the regions of Latin America, Asia Pacific and Europe, Middle East and... More
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- Wednesday, March 13, 9:06 AM MetLife (MET) originated $9.6B in commercial mortgages in 2012, brining its commercial mortgages notes outstanding to $43.1B. Not just a creditor, the company added $1.7B in property equity investments last year, bringing its portfolio up to $12B. (PR) Comment! [Financials]
- Friday, March 8, 11:15 AM Insurers put in a strong day as rising interest rates (the 10-year back to 2.05%) should help profits. PRU +2.3%, HIG +4%, LNC]] +3%. MetLife (MET +3.6%) - which failed last year's stress tests - was not included this year as it's offloaded its banking operations (it remains a SIFI). The firm continues to cut costs, planning to move 2.6K workers out of CA, MA, and NJ, and into NC. 1 Comment [Financials, On the Move]
- Thursday, March 7, 4:37 PM Fed Stress Tests: Ally Financial is the only bank not meeting the Fed standards. All of the other 18 holding companies showed a Tier 1 Common Ratio higher than 5% under the central bank's severe loss scenario. 24 Comments [Financials, Breaking News, Top Stories]
- Thursday, March 7, 11:01 AM The big U.S. banks are considering defying the Fed and announcing capital return plans shortly after stress tests are released this afternoon, reports Bloomberg. The Fed wants the lenders to wait another week, but bank lawyers worry the plans will leak out. It's under discussion, JPM CFO Lake told an investor conference (transcript) Tuesday. XLF +0.6%. 34 Comments [Financials]
- Wednesday, February 20, 10:09 AM MetLife (MET) is reportedly shopping its U.K. annuities business and has hired Citigroup to assist in the sale. The business' value, say insiders, is said to be "significantly below" the $1.5B suggested by some analysts. Comment! [Financials]
- Thursday, February 14, 2:58 PM "Regulatory uncertainty" has MetLife (MET -1.7%) assuming zero share repurchases in 2013, and has CEO Steve Kandarian no longer confident (CC transcript) of previous guidance of $8B in buybacks through 2016. The insurer is out of the banking business, but still faces the chance of being named a nonbank SIFI and remaining under the thumb of regulators with regards to capital returns. Comment! [Financials]
- Wednesday, February 13, 5:08 PM More on MetLife (MET) Q4 earnings: Operating earnings in Americas +21%, cut by $0.06/share due to Sandy. Latin America operating earnings +20%. Asia operating earnings -24% to $198M, thanks to annual review of actuarial assumptions cutting income by $62M. EMEA operating earnings +26%. Book value/share of $46.73 up from $46.69 a year ago. Shares +0.8% AH. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Financials]
- Wednesday, February 13, 4:59 PM MetLife (MET): Q4 EPS of $1.25 beats by $0.07. Revenue of $18.36B beats by $1.1B. Earnings call at 8 AM ET tomorrow. Shares +1.1% AH. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Financials]
- Wednesday, February 13, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Wednesday’s close: AEM, AMAT, ANGI, CAR, CJES, CLD, CSCO, CTL, CXW, ENOC, EOG, EQIX, IO, IPI, ITRI, KGC, MDLZ, MET, NPSP, NTAP, NVDA, OII, PSE, PXD, ROVI, SKX, SMSI, TAL, TNGO, TRGT, TRIP, VCLK, WFM, WRE, WTW, Z Comment! [Earnings]
- Tuesday, February 12, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Wednesday’s close: AEM, AMAT, ANGI, CAR, CJES, CLD, CSCO, CTL, CXW, ENOC, EOG, EQIX, IO, IPI, ITRI, KGC, MDLZ, MET, NPSP, NTAP, NVDA, OII, PSE, PXD, ROVI, SKX, SMSI, TAL, TNGO, TRGT, TRIP, VCLK, WFM, WRE, WTW, Z 2 Comments [Earnings]
- Friday, February 1, 11:12 AM More on MetLife's (MET +2.2%) acquisition of Chile's Provida: The all-cash deal will boost the share of Met's operating earnings from emerging markets to 17% from 14%, and lift overall operating earnings by $0.05/share in 2013 and $0.15 in 2014. As previously mentioned, the move means investors need to ratchet down expectations for capital returns. (PR) 2 Comments [Financials, M&A]
- Friday, February 1, 2:47 AM MetLife (MET) has agreed to acquire Chilean pension fund administrator AFP Provida for $2B in a deal that is part of the U.S. company's strategy of expanding in emerging markets. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) will sell its 64.3% stake in Provida to MetLife, which will carry out a tender offer for the other shares. (previous) (PR) 1 Comment [Financials, M&A, Top Stories]
- Wednesday, January 30, 3:46 PM MetLife's (MET -1.3%) interest in purchasing Provida - Chile's largest pension fund administrator - may be sound, says Sterne, Agee, but it could be a signal to investors that the feds aren't about to green light additional capital returns. The reality is the insurer may not get that permission and has little choice but to pursue mergers with its excess capital. Comment! [Financials, On the Move]
- Monday, January 14, 7:27 AM MetLife (MET) closes the sale of MetLife bank to GE Capital. The sale is a key one for Met which wants to get out from under the Fed's regulatory oversight (i.e., be able to boost capital returns) by shedding anything sniffing of banking from its business. (PR) 1 Comment [Financials, M&A]
- Tuesday, January 8, 7:12 AM MetLife (MET) gets about a 6-month extension to June 30 on the deadline for submitting its capital plan to the Federal Reserve. The insurer is busily trying to rid itself of any operation that might be described as banking so as to remove the regulatory thumb of the Fed. Comment! [Financials]
- Monday, January 7, 11:14 AM Ten banks agree to pay more than $8.5B to settle foreclosure abuses, with $3.3B going to those who have already been foreclosed upon and $5.2B going to homeowners in danger of losing their homes. Compensation will range from hundreds of dollars up to $125K. Those involved include: BAC, C, JPM, MET, WFC, STI, PNC, USB. 6 Comments [Financials, Breaking News]
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