Large commercial banks are not necessarily better than small community banks based on various quantitative measures. That is the conclusion of a new research report published by A.M.Best titled “Community Bank Advantages Challenge Historical Assumptions“. The study assumed banks with assets of $5B or more as large banks. The following are some of the key …
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The Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index tracks the performance of the 100 stocks with the highest dividend yields on the Dow Jones U.S. Total Market Index. The components of this index are selected based on: Dividend/Earnings Ratio Trading Volumes Dividend Yields The iShares Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend ETF is domiciled in Germany. There …
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The main stock index in The Netherlands is called the AEX Index(short for Amsterdam Equity Index). It contains the top 25 actively traded equities on the exchange. Long before other countries in Europe, the Dutch engaged in many aspects of Capitalism including speculation. One of the famous example of Dutch Capitalism was the tulip mania …
Asian banks have relatively strong balance sheets. As per a new CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets report, balance sheets of Hong Kong banks are under utilized. Hence it will become increasingly difficult for regulators to prevent banks from pricing mortgages aggressively. Similar situation exists across Asia. In general most Asian banks would prefer to lend more heavily …
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