Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:PPBI), the holding company of Pacific Premier Bank, has completed its acquisition of Heritage Oaks Bancorp (NASDAQ:HEOP).
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Is Columbia Bank of Tacoma’s planned acquisition of Eugene, Ore.-based Pacific Continental Bank part of a larger trend? Jeff Rulis, a Senior Institutional Analyst with D.A. Davidson, said the Great Recession and related changes have made bankers question whether they want to continue operating banks. Rulis discusses his perspective in “A new banking landscape,” written by Ed Russo of The Register-Guard in Eugene.Read the full article here.
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Companies are lining up to bid on the President’s proposed border wall with Mexico, but in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, D.A. Davidson’s construction industry analyst wonders how many will remain interested as details about the project come into focus. Senior Analyst Brent Thielman commented for “Scores of Builders Raise Their Hands to Design Trump Border Wall,” by Wall Street Journal reporters Dan Frosch and Andrew Tangel.Subscribers can read the full a...
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D.A. Davidson & Co. has hired Joe Morgan, an experienced investment banker, to join the firm’s technology banking team as managing director in Costa Mesa, California.
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ACG Utah recently named Albion International, a leading provider of specialty mineral nutrition solutions for the global human and plant nutrition markets, its Dealmaker of the Year for the company’s sale to Balchem Corporation in 2016.
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Investor uncertainty about a proposed health care bill and the rollout of fiscal policies prompted a drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and bond yields this week. Mary Ann Hurley of D.A. Davidson’s Fixed Income trading team weighed in on the decline during an interview with Min Zeng of the Wall Street Journal. In Zeng’s article, “U.S. 10-Year Note Yield Hits Low for the Month,” Hurley explains investor sentiment.Subscribers can read the full article here.
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Although trend watchers have pointed to the increasing dollar amounts invested in passive funds, investments under active management can also help investors reach important goals. Andrew Crowell, Vice Chairman of D.A. Davidson’s Individual Investor Group, writes about the active vs. passive debate in “Why the best portfolios mix active and passive investments,” featured on the Outside-In blog of Investment News.Read the full blog post here.
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D.A. Davidson & Co. has announced that Russell Gunther has joined the firm’s institutional equity research team to provide analysis of the Mid-Atlantic banking sector. Gunther is the fifth analyst offering research on banks, thrifts and specialty finance as the firm continues to strengthen its financial services coverage.
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With what appears to be a continuing bull market, is the former high mark of 20,000 for the Dow Jones Industrial Average set to become a new low? Andrew Crowell, Vice Chairman of D.A. Davidson’s Individual investor Group, details his perspective in his latest blog post for U.S. News & World Report, “Is 20,000 a Floor or Ceiling for the Dow?”Read the full article here.
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D.A. Davidson & Co.’s Equity Capital Markets group today announced continued growth in 2016 and a strong outlook for 2017.
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