Month: June 2017

Notes from Italy: Economic Recovery and NPL Progress Improving Confidence

We recently traveled to Milan and met with representatives from Italy’s three largest banks. These banks have combined assets of ~€1,800 bln, loans of ~€960 bln, and market caps of ~€85 bln. We also recently traveled to the U.K. and had the opportunity to meet with the 4th and 5th largest Italian banks while there. Despite a challenging 2016 in terms of market returns, the stock…

Hamilton Capital Announces HBG, HFY June 2017 Distributions

TORONTO, June 21, 2017 /CNW/ – Hamilton Capital Partners Inc. (“Hamilton Capital”) is pleased to announce the distribution for its ETFs, the Hamilton Capital Global Bank ETF (ticker “HBG”) and  the Hamilton Capital Global Financials Yield ETF (ticker “HFY”), both of which trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange, for the period ended June 30, 2017. The ex-dividend date for the distribution is anticipated to be June…

Notes from the Field: Everything’s Peachy in Atlanta

A recent trip to Atlanta gave us a chance to meet with executives from several publicly traded banks headquartered in Georgia, as well as some of their commercial customers and a local land broker. Seven months after the election of an administration with ambitions of pro-growth policies and reforms that renewed investor interest in U.S. bank stocks, the trip presented a good opportunity to check in…

Notes from the Field: At Home with the Challengers of U.K. Banking

During a recent trip to London, we had the opportunity to sit down with executives from six UK-based banks, including teams from two High Street banks and four from what are commonly referred to as “Challenger banks”.  In this note, we review our stance on U.K. banks, provide a brief breakdown of the market, and discuss our key takeaways from the trip.

Notes from the Field: U.S. Mid-Cap Bank Meetings in New York

We recently attended a U.S. financial services conference in New York City and had the opportunity to meet with executives from seven mid-cap banks. These meetings were of particular importance to us, as the Hamilton Capital Global Bank ETF (HBG) has ~46% of NAV invested in the U.S., with the majority of that in banks with less than US$50 bln in assets. Given the relatively low…

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