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Making good on its promise to bulk up in asset management, City National Bank (CYN) in Los Angeles announced Wednesday that it is buying Rochdale Investment Management in New York and combining it with its asset management subsidiary.
April 25
Shares of City National Corp. (CYN) in Los Angeles rose Friday after it beat its earnings estimates on strong wealth management income.
The $27.4 billion-asset company's stock price was up more than 3%, to $69.44, at midday, after it announced a 9% rise in second-quarter profit, to $59.7 million, Thursday night. Per-share earnings of $1.03 were 7 cents higher than the expectations of analysts polled by Bloomberg.
Noninterest income rose 10%, to $82.2 million, a gain largely due to
Cash management and deposit transaction fees also rose12%, reaching $12.9 million.
Net interest income was $208.4 million, down 6%, as net interest margin fell sharply, to 3.24% from 3.91%.
City National made no provision for credit loss, after making a $1 million provision in the second quarter of 2012. It made $7.5 million in credit recoveries, up from $2.7 million.