NEW YORK, July 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Today, Investors' Reports announced new research reports
highlighting Ameriprise Financial Inc. (NYSE: AMP), Evercore
Partners Inc. (NYSE: EVR), Aon Corporation (NYSE: AON), Northern
Trust Corporation (NASDAQ: NTRS), and StanCorp Financial Group Inc.
(NYSE: SFG). Today's readers may access these reports free of
charge - including full price targets, industry analysis and
analyst ratings - via the links below.
Ameriprise Financial Inc. Research
Report
On July 24, 2013, Ameriprise
Financial Inc. (Ameriprise) reported its financial results for Q2
2013. Net income was $322 million or
$1.54 per diluted share, an increase
compared to net income of $224
million or $0.99 per diluted
share in Q2 2012. Operating net revenue increased 9% YoY to
$2.7 billion. Commenting on the
results, Jim Cracchiolo, Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, said, "Ameriprise
delivered another quarter of strong financial results. Revenues and
earnings were up nicely; in fact, our operating return on equity
reached an all-time high of 17.9 percent. All of our business
segments performed well, most notably Advice and Wealth Management.
We're experiencing good growth in client acquisition and strong
client net inflows, which are key drivers of advisor productivity
gains." The Full Research Report on Ameriprise Financial Inc. -
including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price
targets - is available to download free of charge at:
[http://www.investorsreports.com/report/2013-07-25/AMP]
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Evercore Partners Inc. Research
Report
On July 24, 2013, Evercore
Partners Inc. (Evercore) reported its financial results for Q2
2013. The Company's U.S. GAAP net revenues were $207.4 million, reflecting an increase of 20.2%
YoY and 36.9% QoQ. The Company's net income was $16.4 million or $0.44 per diluted share, compared to net income
of $7.9 million or $0.25 per diluted share in Q2 2012 and
$6 million or $0.16 per share in Q1 2013. Reflecting on the
quarter's performance, Ralph
Schlosstein, President and Chief Executive Officer, said,
"Our quarterly results reflect the continuing market share gains by
our firm, as our independent advisory model is increasingly
embraced by corporate leaders, private equity firms, Boards of
Directors and large institutional investors. Our net revenues
exceeded $200 million for the second
time in our history, and this was the second strongest quarter in
our history by most important measures." The Full Research Report
on Evercore Partners Inc. - including full detailed breakdown,
analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free
of charge at:
[http://www.investorsreports.com/report/2013-07-25/EVR]
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Aon Corporation Research Report
On July 24, 2013, Aon Benfield, a
global reinsurance intermediary of Aon Corporation, announced that
Impact Forecasting, its catastrophe model development center of
excellence at Aon Benfield, has issued its mid-year natural
disasters analysis which aggregated the key global natural disaster
perils data for H1 2013. As per the data, the total economic losses
during H1 2013 totaled $85 billion,
which is approximately 15% lower compared to the 10-year average of
$100 billion, while insured losses
for the period reached $20 billion,
approximately 20% below the 10-year average of $25 billion. The data also showed that during H1
2013, 24% of global economic losses were covered by insurance, a
figure slightly below the 10-year average of 28%, due to multiple
significant catastrophe events which occurred in areas where
insurance penetration remained low. The Full Research Report on Aon
Corporation - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings
and price targets - is available to download free of charge at:
[http://www.investorsreports.com/report/2013-07-25/AON]
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Northern Trust Corporation Research
Report
On July 23, 2013, Northern Trust
Corporation (Northern Trust) announced that it has named
Michael B. Dowd as the Head of
Insurance Accounting Product and Service for the Americas and has
brought in Anthony S. Eifrid to lead
the investment accounting practice and oversee expansion of middle
office services for Northern Trust's insurance practice. According
to David J. Sullivan, Insurance
Practice Head for Northern Trust in the Americas, "As a full
service provider of customized services to insurance companies, we
rely on a dedicated team of professionals to help our clients
navigate issues from financial pressures and regulatory
requirements to an increased focus on risk governance. The depth of
experience that Mike Dowd and
Tony Eifrid bring, as financial and
operations executives for major insurers and professional services
firms, will further strengthen the consultative approach we take
with our insurance clients." The Full Research Report on Northern
Trust Corporation - including full detailed breakdown, analyst
ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge
at: [http://www.investorsreports.com/report/2013-07-25/NTRS]
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StanCorp Financial Group Inc. Research
Report
On July 23, 2013, StanCorp
Financial Group Inc. (StanCorp) reported its financial results for
Q2 2013. Net income was $57.7 million
or $1.30 per diluted share, compared
to net income of $20 million or
$0.45 per diluted share in Q2 2012.
Also, after-tax net capital losses were $1.6
million for Q2 2013, compared to $2.5
million for the Q2 2012. Commenting on the news,
Greg Ness, Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer, said, "Our second quarter results continue
our strong start to 2013 with solid earnings growth in all of our
businesses. I am pleased with the significant improvement in group
insurance claims experience, the outstanding results in our Asset
Management segment and the reduction in operating expenses as a
result of our expense management actions. We remain firmly
committed to our growth and profitability initiatives in all of our
lines of business." The Full Research Report on StanCorp Financial
Group Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and
price targets - is available to download free of charge at:
[http://www.investorsreports.com/report/2013-07-25/SFG]
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