In February 2013, we entered into a merger agreement with Stifel Financial. Our combined strengths will allow us to continue to grow and fortify our company, leveraging Stifel's robust global wealth management capabilities and contributing the strength of KBW's market brand as the specialized financial services platform of choice.

Our analysts cover more than 500 financial services companies globally — more than any other firm. The quality and depth of our analysts' research has garnered recognition from institutions such as The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Financial Times, Forbes, and Institutional Investor, among others.

Our Capital Raising and Depositories Banking teams completed the $158.3 million Initial Public Offering for National Bank Holdings Corporation, acting as joint book-running manager.

We are pleased to announce our Mortgage Finance Conference will be held on Tuesday, June 04, 2013 and our Asset Management Conference will be held on Wednesday, June 05, 2013 in New York City.

Our expertise is sought by major news outlets, including Bloomberg, CNBC, FOX, MSNBC, and PBS.

Expanding ways to invest and hedge financials.