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Monday, April 11, 2011
Fisher Capital Management, Inc.
Fisher Capital Management, Inc. is located at 2929 N University Dr Ste 210 Pompano Beach, FL 33065. The officers include Jason A Fisher, Mitchell M Fisher. Fisher Capital Management, Inc. was incorporated on Monday, December 29, 2003 in the State of FL and is currently active. Mitchell M Fisher represents Fisher Capital Management, Inc. as their registered agent.
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- There are 10 times more companies trading companies that there are companies. This has led to inflated prices. Ideally you invest in companies that do well and get dividends. However a lack of regulation has led to the only way to make money is to buy stocks at a low price and sell them at a high price. These are like balloons they blow up for a while and then pop. Money managers are the only ones that really make money. Not the investors who's money they use. They get fees every time a transaction is made so it is in their best interest to do well so more people give them money. Inevitably though the market always crashes and the ceo's walk away with millions while our money that we were forced to invest via ira's is disappeared. You should watch the movie "Inside Job"
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- There are 10 times more companies trading companies that there are companies. This has led to inflated prices. Ideally you invest in companies that do well and get dividends. However a lack of regulation has led to the only way to make money is to buy stocks at a low price and sell them at a high price. These are like balloons they blow up for a while and then pop. Money managers are the only ones that really make money. Not the investors who's money they use. They get fees every time a transaction is made so it is in their best interest to do well so more people give them money. Inevitably though the market always crashes and the ceo's walk away with millions while our money that we were forced to invest via ira's is disappeared. You should watch the movie "Inside Job"
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Webster Financial Corp. Reports Operating Results (10-K)
Webster Financial Corp. (WBS) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2010-12-31.
Webster Financial Corp. Waterbury has a market cap of $2.03 billion; its shares were traded at around $23.23 with a P/E ratio of 49.43 and P/S ratio of 2.22. The dividend yield of Webster Financial Corp. Waterbury stocks is 0.17%.
Hedge Fund Gurus that owns WBS: Richard Pzena of Pzena Investment Management LLC, Paul Tudor Jones of The Tudor Group, Bruce Kovner of Caxton Associates, Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC, Steven Cohen of SAC Capital Advisors. Mutual Fund and Other Gurus that owns WBS: Kenneth Fisher of Fisher Asset Management, LLC, HOTCHKIS & WILEY of Hotchkis & Wliey Capital Management LLC, Mario Gabelli of GAMCO Investors.
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Webster has focused its efforts in recent years on enhancing its risk management capabilities. Those efforts were evidenced in 2010 as the Company experienced significant improvement in virtually all credit related metrics and non-performing loans fell by nearly $100 million in the past year from $373.0 million at December 31, 2009 (3.38% of total loans) to $273.6 million at December 31, 2010 (2.48% of total loans). During the same timeframe, past due loans fell from $101.2 million (0.92% of total loans) to $73.6 million (0.67% of total loans). Foreclosed and repossessed assets remained relatively stable at $28.2 million at December 31, 2010 compared to $29.0 million at December 31, 2009. The improving trend in credit metrics favorably impacted the provision for loan losses. The Company recorded $115.0 million in provision for loan losses in 2010 compared to $303.0 million in 2009.
The Company saw success from its efforts to grow the core banking business in 2010. In support of that goal, six experienced commercial lenders and eleven small business development officers were hired. While impacted by the economic environment, the loan portfolio benefitted from this investment as originations in 2010 were $480.2 million and $128.2 million in middle market and business and professional banking portfolios, respectively. The continued move from transaction-based to relationship-based lending was clearly evident in commercial bank results as middle market originations were accompanied by $234 million of net deposit growth.
The Company also significantly improved the quality of its capital position in 2010. On March 3, 2010 and again on October 13, 2010, Webster repurchased $100 million of its Capital Purchase Program preferred shares held by the United States Treasury. On December 27, 2010, Webster completed a public offering of 6.6 million shares of common stock at a price to the public of $18.00 per share and a concurrent sale of 2.1 million shares to Warburg Pincus and one if its affiliates, each an existing stockholder, at the price to the public less applicable underwriting discounts and commissions. On December 29, 2010, Webster used the proceeds together with available funds to redeem the remaining $200 million of Capital Purchase Program preferred shares held by the United States Treasury. These measures, amongst others, served to improve the capital of the Company, as evidenced by the Company’s ratio of Tier 1 Common Equity over risk weighted assets, which rose from 7.83% at December 31, 2009 to 9.87% at December 31, 2010.
The Collins Amendment, included in the Dodd-Frank Act, requires bank holding companies with assets greater than $500 million to be subject to the same capital requirements as insured depository institutions, meaning, for instance, that such bank holding companies will no longer be able to count trust preferred securities as Tier 1 capital. The Collins Amendment also directs the appropriate federal banking supervisors, subject to Council recommendations, to develop capital requirements for all insured depository institutions, depository institution holding companies and systemically important non-bank financial companies to address systemically risky activities. For bank holding companies with assets of $15 billion or greater, such as Webster, the phase out of existing trust preferred and other non-qualifying securities from Tier 1 capital will occur over a 3-year period beginning on January 1, 2013. Trust preferred securities will be entitled to be treated as Tier 2 capital.
FRB regulations require depository institutions to maintain non-interest-earning reserves against their transaction accounts (primarily NOW and regular checking accounts). Required reserves can be in the form of vault cash and, if vault cash does not fully satisfy the required reserves, in the form of a balance maintained. The FRB regulations currently require that reserves be maintained against aggregate transaction accounts except for transaction accounts up to $10.7 million which are exempt. Transaction accounts greater than $10.7 million up to $44.5 million have a reserve requirement of 3% and those greater than $44.5 have a reserve requirement of 10%. The FRB generally makes annual adjustments to the tiered reserves. The Bank is in compliance with these requirements.
The Federal Home Loan Bank System consists of 12 regional Federal Home Loan Banks. The Federal Home Loan Bank System provides a central credit facility for member institutions. The Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (“FHLB”). The Bank is required to purchase and hold shares of capital stock in the FHLB in an amount equal to 0.35% of the aggregate principal amount of its unpaid residential mortgage loans and similar obligations at the beginning of each year up to a maximum of $25 million. The Bank is also required to hold shares of capital stock in the FHLB in amounts that vary between 3.0% to 4.5% of its advances (borrowings), depending on the maturity of the advance. The Bank was in compliance with this requirement with an investment in FHLB stock at December 31, 2010 of $93.2 million. At December 31, 2010, the Bank had approximately $768.0 million in FHLB advances.
Market Overview December 2009: Fisher Capital Management
Market Overview December 2009: Fisher Capital Management - Stocks closed lower in October for the first time in seven months, as investors questioned whether the huge rally off the March lows had exceeded the economy’s ability to generate growth in output and profits.
Indeed, equities capped off a volatile month (the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) experienced triple-digit moves in ten trading sessions!) with a volatile week, as the S&P 500 Index experienced its worst five-day span since early July.
For the month, the DJIA eked out a fractional gain, while all the other major equity market indices suffered losses. Small cap stocks, which had been among the performance leaders of the seven-month rally, experienced the worst hit, with the Russell 2000® Index falling by almost 7%. In another sign that the market may be growing skeptical of the “higher risk, higher reward” strategy, the NASDAQ Composite Index, dominated by technology holdings, declined 3.6% for the month.
Market Overview December 2009: Fisher Capital Management - Yet perhaps emblematic of the struggles experienced in the markets recently, growth stocks outperformed value in October, contradicting the idea that the pursuit of “risk” had become out of favor over the past several weeks. Moreover, the weakness in U.S. markets failed to extend beyond our borders last month, as developed markets (MSCI EAFE) experienced just a fractional loss, while the emerging markets (MSCI EM) managed to rise by up to 1%, adding to their impressive year-to-date (YTD) returns.
From a sector perspective, two of the three leading performers off the March lows (financials and materials) declined by the largest amounts in October, as investors appeared to lock in gains of approximately 150% for the financials sector and 75% for the materials sector. Despite the weakness in the technologyladen NASDAQ Composite last month, the higher-quality and larger-cap tech names comprising the S&P 500 Index’s information technology sector simply dropped fractionally. Rising oil prices pushed the energy sector higher by 3%, and the “defensive trade” was still evident within the consumer staples sector, which held on for a 1% gain.
Market Overview December 2009: Fisher Capital Management - In other asset classes, fixed-income was mixed last month. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note backed up by seven basis points, as traders likely moved funds elsewhere as the Federal Reserve concluded its $300 billion Treasury purchase program. The dollar continued to weaken, hovering near 14-month lows, which helped drive up the prices for oil, gold, and most commodities.
Fisher Capital Management Korea is a leading global financial institution holding extensive relationships with financial institutions, institutional investors and corporations across the world. As a full service company Fisher Capital Management Korea provides a full range of investment banking services including advanced risk management, corporate strategy and structure, plus raising capital through debt and equity markets. With this as our backbone we continue to provide a client service second to none.
Market Overview December 2009: Fisher Capital Management
Market Overview December 2009: Fisher Capital Management - Stocks closed lower in October for the first time in seven months, as investors questioned whether the huge rally off the March lows had exceeded the economy’s ability to generate growth in output and profits.
Indeed, equities capped off a volatile month (the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) experienced triple-digit moves in ten trading sessions!) with a volatile week, as the S&P 500 Index experienced its worst five-day span since early July.
For the month, the DJIA eked out a fractional gain, while all the other major equity market indices suffered losses. Small cap stocks, which had been among the performance leaders of the seven-month rally, experienced the worst hit, with the Russell 2000® Index falling by almost 7%. In another sign that the market may be growing skeptical of the “higher risk, higher reward” strategy, the NASDAQ Composite Index, dominated by technology holdings, declined 3.6% for the month.
Market Overview December 2009: Fisher Capital Management - Yet perhaps emblematic of the struggles experienced in the markets recently, growth stocks outperformed value in October, contradicting the idea that the pursuit of “risk” had become out of favor over the past several weeks. Moreover, the weakness in U.S. markets failed to extend beyond our borders last month, as developed markets (MSCI EAFE) experienced just a fractional loss, while the emerging markets (MSCI EM) managed to rise by up to 1%, adding to their impressive year-to-date (YTD) returns.
From a sector perspective, two of the three leading performers off the March lows (financials and materials) declined by the largest amounts in October, as investors appeared to lock in gains of approximately 150% for the financials sector and 75% for the materials sector. Despite the weakness in the technologyladen NASDAQ Composite last month, the higher-quality and larger-cap tech names comprising the S&P 500 Index’s information technology sector simply dropped fractionally. Rising oil prices pushed the energy sector higher by 3%, and the “defensive trade” was still evident within the consumer staples sector, which held on for a 1% gain.
Market Overview December 2009: Fisher Capital Management - In other asset classes, fixed-income was mixed last month. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note backed up by seven basis points, as traders likely moved funds elsewhere as the Federal Reserve concluded its $300 billion Treasury purchase program. The dollar continued to weaken, hovering near 14-month lows, which helped drive up the prices for oil, gold, and most commodities.
Fisher Capital Management: Market Performance – US Economy
Fisher Capital Management Report, Part 1 - Output growth exceeded what were once considered lofty expectations during the third quarter, as real GDP (inflation adjusted Gross Domestic Product) rose by a 3.5% annual pace from the previous quarter. To be sure, this was the first gain in economic activity after four consecutive quarterly declines in GDP. While technically this indicates an end to the recession, we point out that on a year-over-year (YOY) basis, economic activity has still declined 2.3%, yet it represents an improvement from the -3.8% YOY in the second quarter, the worst annual drop in seven decades. The components of GDP were led by growth in personal consumption, which increased 3.4% as stimulus programs such as “Cash for Clunkers” allowed consumer spending to increase by the largest amount in two years. Home construction surged at an annual rate of 23%, spurred on by the $8,000 tax credit for first-time buyers. Another decline in business inventories also added to output, as did the growth in government spending (2.3%). Though businesses increased spending on equipment and software, fixed investment remained weak.
Market Performance, US Economy: Fisher Capital Management Report - As the positive effects of federal stimuli diminish, we continue to project an economic recovery that is “less spectacular” than in previous experiences. While output growth has improved as government programs spurred consumption relative to housing and autos, our concern rests on the economy¹s ability to sustain these rates of growth as government programs wane. Indeed, personal spending fell 0.5% in September after the “Cash for Clunkers” program concluded in August. Consumer confidence also weakened in October as the unemployment rate approached 10%. Until we experience a sustainable floor in housing and a ceiling on the unemployment rate, we suspect output growth will rely on exports, inventories, and government outlays, areas that we characterize as “cushions” for growth.
Market Performance, US Economy: Fisher Capital Management Report - As the unemployment rate lingers within the range of 10% and Fed policymakers remain committed to keeping interest rates low for an “extended period,” we look for real GDP to expand at an average rate of approximately 2.5% in 2010.
Fisher Capital Management, Korea is a leading global financial institution holding extensive relationships with financial institutions, institutional investors and corporations across the world.
As a full service company Fisher Capital Management, Korea provides a full range of investment banking services including advanced risk management, corporate strategy and structure, plus raising capital through debt and equity markets. With this as our backbone we continue to provide a client service second to none.
China: Market Overview 1st Quarter 2010 Fisher Capital Management Korea
Fisher Capital Management Seoul Korea - April is going to set the tone for the world economy depending on how China is labeled by the US and China’s reaction to it. Our gut feeling is that apart from the rhetoric — which is in the air with respect to the Yuan-dollar rates, China’s current account surplus and internet independence — neither of them will rock the boat.
Already five prominent members of the G20 — South Korea, Canada, France, the US and the UK — have sent a coded warning to China against reneging on economic agreements. Perception of China and the US in international relations is far apart.
According to China, the main issues are Taiwan and the sale of arms to Tibet and
for the US the issues are the Yuan-dollar rate, trade surplus and Internet freedom.
China: Market Overview 1st Quarter 2010 Fisher Capital Management Seoul Korea - Under the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, the U.S. government
is to decide whether to label China a “currency manipulator.” This has not been
done since 1994, but if China is named, it will give the US Congress new ammunition
to press for concrete action. China is asserting itself in international relations.
Beijing has emerged from the global recession with a fresh confidence about its
state-led economy, which has delivered stimulus projects from high-speed railways
to highways and bridges with remarkable efficiency. And it is in no mood to be
lectured by Washington about how to support the world economy or to operate her
own economy.
China’s economic growth will be around 10% in 2010 following strong industrial
output growth in coming months. Inflation may rise to 3.5–4% in 2010. The government’s target of inflation is 3%. But, China has hidden debt risk among Chinese local government investment companies. Official estimates of the total outstanding loan balance for such investment entities exceed Rmb 6,000bn — or roughly 20% of GDP — a figure that may be an underestimate.
China: Market Overview 1st Quarter 2010 Fisher Capital Management Korea - Undervaluation of the Yuan is taken for granted and is estimated to be in the range of 30–40%. The US administration believes that the Yuan’s appreciation will not only solve the trade deficit problem between the US and China but also the US unemployment.
Beijing’s position is that China’s currency policy isn’t the cause of the U.S.’s economic problems, and that China wouldn’t adjust its currency rate under outside pressure. “The Chinese government will only make the decision according to the national condition and the country’s development level,” according the Chinese President Wen. China believes that a surge in the Yuan could destabilize the global economy, hitting developing nations especially hard and even perhaps causing the value of the dollar to plunge.
The World Bank forecasts that China’s current-account surplus, the broadest measure
of its trade position, will rise this year to $304 billion, after dropping to $284.1 billion
in 2009 from a record $426.1 billion in 2008.
Fisher Capital is a leading global financial institution holding extensive relationships with financial institutions, institutional investors and corporations across the world.
As a full service company Fisher Capital provides a full range of investment banking services including advanced risk management, corporate strategy and structure, plus raising capital through debt and equity markets. With this as our backbone we continue to provide a client service second to none.South Korea: Market Overview 2010 Fisher Capital Management Seoul
South Korea: Fisher Capital Management Seoul - The South Korean economy is expected to grow by 4–5% in 2010. The government’s efforts were seriously questioned when it clipped the independence of the central bank when the government sent its observers to the central bank’s policy meetings.
However, the central bank will start raising interest rates in the third quarter to prevent inflation and asset bubbles. For the time being inflation is stable. It fell from 3.1% in January to 2.7% in February, but inflation will accelerate in the second half due to higher oil prices and rising imports. This should see policy interest rates
to go up by 25 basis points in the third quarter and another 25 basis points in December.
South Korea: Market Overview 2010 Fisher Capital Management Seoul - The government appointed Mr. Kim, who has served as a presidential economic secretary and is currently South Korea’s ambassador to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Under the new leadership, the central bank may cooperate even more closely with the government than it has under Governor Lee. The central bank under Mr. Kim may be more willing to risk inflation
in order to ensure that the economic recovery remains on track. The Korean policy
interest rate has been at an all-time low of 2.0% for more than a year now and the bank expects inflation to stay around 2.5% in the near future.
South Korea: Market Overview 2010 Fisher Capital Management Seoul - Fisher Capital is a leading global financial institution holding extensive relationships with financial institutions, institutional investors and corporations across the world.
As a full service company Fisher Capital provides a full range of investment banking services including advanced risk management, corporate strategy and structure, plus raising capital through debt and equity markets. With this as our backbone we continue to provide a client service second to none.
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