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MetLife Completes Sale Of Banking Business
After a significant delay due to regulatory hurdles, MetLife (NYSE:MET) has completed the sale of its deposit taking business to General Electric’s (NYSE:GE) GE Capital Finance Inc. unit. The deal will involve the transfer of $6.4 billion in bank...
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MetLife 2012 Review: Bank Sale Delay and Asian Expansion
MetLife (NYSE:MET) has had an eventful year in 2012, highlighted by the prolonged delay regarding regulatory approval for the sale of the company’s deposit-taking business to General Electric’s (NYSE:GE) GE Capital Finance Inc. The deal meant tha...
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MetLife Is Worth More Than You Think Due To Asian Growth
MetLife’s (NYSE:MET) stock has slumped since the company’s earnings for the third quarter of 2012 when management reported a net loss $984 million. The market price has dropped nearly 10% since the earnings call on 1 st November 2012. Since most ...
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MetLife Remains Focused On Big International Growth
MetLife (NYSE:MET) showed a strong performance in the third quarter of 2012 as operating earnings were up by 47% over the prior year. Expansion in developing Asian markets and a deviation from capital intensive and interest rate sensitive product...
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A Look At Manulife’s Asian Strategy – ASEAN, India And Korea
Manulife (NYSE:MFC) has built strong foundations for sustainable growth in some of the fastest growing markets in Asia. The company has established operations in Japan, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore and Philip...
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MetLife Q3 Preview: International Growth And Shift In US Focus
MetLife (NYSE:MET) will look to build on the 18% year-on-year growth in operating profit it reported for the second quarter when it reports earnings for the third fiscal quarter of 2012 on Thursday, November 1. One-time gains from derivatives tie...
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MetLife Broadens Its Demographic Target By Selling Insurance At Wal-Mart
MetLife (NYSE:MET) is one of the largest sellers of life insurance in the U.S. and has started offering prepaid life policies through Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) stores. Around 200 retail stores in South Carolina and Georgia have started selling MetLife’...
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100 Cheap Stock Picks From Investment Gurus
Submitted by Dividend Yield as part of our contributors program . Stocks With Recent Engagements By Investment Professionals Researched By Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment . Investment gurus are asset or fund managers with big amoun...
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U.S. Annuities First Half 2012 Update: AIG And Prudential Gain While MetLife Backs Off
The first half of 2012 saw a 10% decline in total retirement solutions sales in the U.S. Variable annuities sales, which had increased remarkably in 2011, dropped 9% in 2012. This drop was expected as several companies including last year’s top s...
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14 Of The Hottest Dividend Stocks Within The S&P 500
Submitted by Dividend Yield as part of our contributors program . Attractive Dividend Stocks From The S&P 500 Researched By Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment . The S&P 500 is a major index and of huge importance for inv...
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MetLife Reaches $35 Riding EM Growth
MetLife (NYSE:MET) delivered a strong performance in the second quarter of 2012 as operating profit jumped 18% year-on-year to $1.4 billion. The company reported net income of $2.26 billion, more than double the amount reported for the same perio...
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Metlife Earnings Will Highlight Annuities And Global Growth
While MetLife’s (NYSE:MET) is reporting its second quarter earnings on Wednesday, August 1st, we expect a lot of attention to be paid to the pending sale of the insurer’s banking assets to General Electric’s (NYSE:GE) GE Capital Finance. MetLife ...
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Prudential’s GM Pension Deal Could Drive More Interest In Retirement Solutions
Prudential Financial’s (NYSE:PRU) $29 billion deal for the acquisition of automaker General Motors ‘ (NYSE:GM) pension obligations has opened a new window of opportunities for other retirement solutions providers such as MetLife (NYSE:MET),...
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12 Of The Cheapest S&P 500 Dividend Stocks
Submitted by Dividend Yield as part of our contributors program . Stocks Cheap Price Ratios From The S&P 500 Researched By Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment . The S&P 500 has over USD 5.58 trillion benchmarked, with ind...
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MetLife Gets Three More Months To Clean Its Operations
MetLife (NYSE:MET) can breathe a sigh of relief as the Federal Reserve moved the submission deadline for its capital plan from June 12 to September 30. The insurance company had earlier failed the Federal Reserve’s Comprehensive Capital Analysis ...
