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Bank Dividends: Go Ahead and Drink The Kool Aid

Jeff For Banks

If you are going to project out into the future, say in strategic plan projections, then you should discount back to present day to determine if your strategy is adding or eroding value. So here is my simple definition of what your discount rate should be: The annual capital appreciation rate expected by your investors.

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First Hawaiian Plans $558M IPO

American Banker

First Hawaiian Bank in Honolulu expects to raise up to $558 million in an initial public offering after its parent BNP Paribas Group decided to spin off the unit rather than sell it.

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BNP Paribas to Spin Off First Hawaiian Rather than Sell It

American Banker

First Hawaiian Bank in Honolulu will be spun off rather than sold.