Miami-based Sabadell Bank & Trust reported improved results for 2012, despite a weak fourth quarter.

For the quarter ended Dec. 31, profits fell to $5.8 million, from about $6.6 million for the same period of 2011. Still, for the year, net income climbed 50 percent, from $20 million in 2011 to $30 million in 2012, according to a release from the bank.