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Bank Director 1st Quarter 2009 John R. Engen |
The Market for M&A in 2009: What Happens Next? With billions in government-spawned capital poised to funnel through the financial industry pipelines, many deal watchers are wondering whether such financing will pop the cork on a flood of deals -- or stall potential transactions until the outlook is clearer.  |
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2009 Deborah Scally |
Outlook for M&A: 2009 Interestingly, for some banks, M&A will be a viable -- even attractive -- strategic option.  |
Bank Director 1st Quarter 2011 John Engen |
Eat or Be Eaten Banks that have strong balance sheets, excellent credit quality and first-rate regulatory compliance skills will thrive in today's challenging operating environment. Banks that lack those characteristics may be forced to sell out.  |
U.S. Banker May 2004 |
One If by Land, Two If by Sidhu Fifteen years of hard work and deal-making have brought Jay Sidhu to an intriguing crossroad. His Philadelphia-based Sovereign Bancorp is a frequent subject of takeover talk.  |
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2011 Jack Milligan |
Cautious Optimism: Returns to Bank M&A A gradual improvement in asset quality industry wide, along with unprecedented pressure from regulators, is helping to revive the bank M&A market after three lean years -- although prices might never return to their lofty highs of past cycles.  |
Bank Director 1st Quarter 2010 John R. Engen |
M&A in 2010: The Year of the No-frill Deal There are pockets of opportunity everywhere this year, as most analysts and dealmakers agree. But you won't find anyone more risk averse than bankers these days.  |
U.S. Banker October 2008 John Engen |
Got Deposits? The implications of the present shakeout won't be fully understood for years, but it seems clear that the competition for deposits will be more intense in the years ahead.  |
U.S. Banker July 2009 John Engen |
Match Game If the investments in companies like BankUnited result in stronger franchises, it will confirm that perhaps there is a greater role for private equity in the banking industry.  |
The Motley Fool October 16, 2006 Rich Duprey |
Sovereign Deposes Its Sovereign The bank's president resigns in the face of a board ouster, but takes a king's ransom with him. By all accounts, Jay Sidhu ruled as any emperor would: with impunity and disregard for the lowly shareholder.  |
U.S. Banker April 2011 Robert Barba |
More Deals, But No Deluge Just Yet If 2010 was the year buyers came back to the table, 2011 may be the year they ll have earnest sellers sitting across from them.  |
Bank Director 1st Quarter 2011 Charles Keenan |
Who Says Banks Can't Grow Revenues? Banks looking to generate revenues must recognize that things are now different than before the recession.  |
U.S. Banker January 2006 |
Shareholder Activism: Despite NYSE Setback, RI Presses Sovereign Fight As the press-release attacks continue between Sovereign Bancorp and Relational Investors, the institutional investor is refusing to abandon its quest to get two directors on the bank's board at the annual meeting this spring.  |
U.S. Banker March 2008 Thomas Killian |
Surviving the 2007 Financial Crisis A four-point plan for bank managements and boards of directors to successfully weather these challenging financial times.  |
U.S. Banker November 2010 Rob Garver |
Fat Around the Middle So much for the barbell theory. Once thought to be on the verge of extinction, midsize banks are poised for rapid growth in a post-Dodd-Frank world.  |
The Motley Fool April 21, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
Rumblings in Sovereign's Kingdom Can shareholder agitation improve results at this poorly run bank? There's certainly ample room for improvement in both the bank's operations and valuation.  |
Bank Director 3rd Quarter 2009 Charles Keenan |
The Leadership Conundrum There are few things that are more important for a bank's board to do well than to ensure it has the right executive leadership in place.  |
The Motley Fool July 26, 2007 Emil Lee |
6 Keys to Bottom-Fishing for Banks A tip sheet for buying banks on the cheap: 1. Low price-to-book multiple... 2. Small deposit premiums/high deposit quality... etc.  |
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2010 Jack Millligan |
A Short Leash on Risk Bankers all across the country are beginning to tighten up their lending practices as a response to the regulatory pressure they are under to keep lending plain, conservative, and firmly under control.  |
BusinessWeek May 24, 2004 Palmeri & Hovanesian |
Before You Sell Your Bank Stocks... Many financial institutions are now insulated against higher interest rates  |
Bank Systems & Technology October 30, 2008 Orla O'Sullivan |
Credit Crisis Reshapes Banking Landscape Clearly no one will remain unaffected by the credit crisis. How banks fare, and how their technology budgets will be shaped, depend partly on the new competitive landscape.  |
The Motley Fool January 8, 2007 Emil Lee |
Understanding a Bank's Liabilities When investing with a bank, always make sure to take a glance at the sources of funds footnote. A bank's financing sources are key to its success.  |
U.S. Banker December 2001 Davis & Rosenbloom |
Now Could Be the Time to Sell The right moves taken today can help banks get the best deal for themselves, their equity holders and their employees...  |
The Motley Fool December 18, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer |
Should You Be Buying Bank Stocks? The banking industry has taken a shellacking in recent years. But does that mean investors should be shunning the sector?  |
The Motley Fool April 17, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
Not Quite Wacky for Wachovia Wachovia is a well-run and growing financial institution. It's just not the cheapest option out there for investors.  |
U.S. Banker March 2009 Eisen & Gage |
Community Bank Capital an Investor's Sanctuary Nearly all publicly traded financial services companies have seen their stocks pummeled in the last year, but a case could be made that many community banks are being unfairly punished.  |
BusinessWeek February 20, 2006 Mara Der Hovanesian |
Attack Of The Hungry Hedge Funds To hike stock prices, aggressive hedge fund managers are banding together to force changes on companies.  |
Bank Systems & Technology March 7, 2005 Cynthia Ramsaran |
Easing Lenders' Growing Pains While many banks are searching for innovative vendor solutions to update internal systems, others are staying ahead of the rapid growth in lending by teaming with service providers.  |
Finance & Development June 2010 Mohamed A. El-Erian |
Sovereign Wealth Funds in the New Normal As the global financial crisis recedes, state-owned investment companies are well placed to seize a new set of opportunities and navigate changing risks.  |
BusinessWeek November 10, 2003 David Henry |
M&A Deals: Show Me Aware that many mergers haven't paid off in the past, investors don't have the enthusiasm they once did.  |
The Motley Fool September 3, 2010 Jordan DiPietro |
This Is Still the Best Bank to Own Despite the fact that the sovereign debt crisis in Europe has faded slightly from the headlines, the risk is still out there. Let's evaluating European banks using several metrics.  |
The Motley Fool August 6, 2010 Jordan DiPietro |
This Is One Bank You Want to Own Today Banco Santander has more than 192 million customers and is the largest euro-denominated bank. Although it has seen a nice rebound in the past few months, its shares are down 17% so far this year. But this is one bank you want to own -- today, if possible.  |
Finance & Development September 2011 Celine Allard |
More Europe, Not Less The euro area is learning from its debt crisis that it needs a more centralized approach to fiscal and financial policies.  |
BusinessWeek July 1, 2010 Charles Penty |
Banco Santander Goes on a Shopping Spree Amid the Spanish debt crisis, it shows its muscle with bids for SEB, Royal Bank of Scotland branches, and others.  |
U.S. Banker January 2003 Matthew DePaula |
How Long Will Women Have to Wait? Women dominate the front lines of the financial industry, making up a majority of the employees. And yes, there are a lot of sharp women execs out there. But it's far more lonely at the top. Glass ceiling or slow going?  |
U.S. Banker March 2010 Rob Garver |
Cold Turkey on Hot Money An FDIC crackdown on brokered deposits has some banks seeking funding alternatives. But is the cure worse than the disease?  |
The Motley Fool August 9, 2010 Jordan DiPietro |
5 Dirt-Cheap Bank Stocks Beaten-down bank stocks are trading at attractive price-to-book valuations.  |
FDIC FYI June 3, 2002 |
Favorable Interest-Rate Environment Drives Record First-Quarter Bank Earnings Commercial banks earned a record $21.7 billion in the first quarter of 2002, besting the previous quarterly earnings record set in the first quarter of 2001 by 9.6 percent.  |
The Motley Fool August 22, 2006 Will Frankenhoff |
An Old World Bank With New World Opportunities Europe's second-largest bank offers investors a potent blend of emerging-market growth and developed-world stability.  |
Finance & Development December 2010 Arezki et al. |
Bad News Spreads When government debt is downgraded, the ill effects can be felt across countries and financial markets.  |
The Motley Fool May 2, 2011 Zeeshan Siddique |
Banco Santander Rocks in Brazil, Misses Target in Europe Banco Santander's net profit declines as the Spanish giant struggles in continental Europe  |
The Motley Fool February 4, 2010 George Magnus |
The Bungee-Jump Recovery ... and the deadweight of sovereign debt.  |
HBS Working Knowledge July 11, 2012 Julia Hanna |
The Future of Boards In "The Future of Boards: Meeting the Governance Challenges of the Twenty-First Century," Professor Jay Lorsch brings together experts to examine the state of boards today, what lies ahead, and what needs to change.  |
The Motley Fool April 8, 2009 Alyce Lomax |
Corporate Boards Need to Wake Up One of investors' biggest problems -- whether they know it or not -- has been a tendency toward ineffective, entrenched boards of directors that don't do their primary job, which is to look out for shareholder interests.  |