Friday, August 31, 2007
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Standard Chartered's innovative marketing campaign to target SMEs
With the Middle East in an economic boom, specifically the UAE, the marketing concept depicts the growth of SMEs and the support they require through the illustration of two real-life size construction workers supporting a wall, with the slogan 'You want to help your business grow, we'll give you the right support'. The 3D format used to develop the concept was very effective in attracting customers' attention.
The mock-up version of the advertisement was designed by TBWA, Standard Chartered's global advertising agency. The construction workers, dressed in construction apparel are fully kitted out with real tools including hammers, measuring tapes, and safety hats.
'The SME sector is growing at an incredible pace and is currently at a record high, accountable for a good share of businesses in the UAE,' said Sandeep Bose, Regional Head of SME Banking, Middle East & South Asia, Standard Chartered Bank. 'The visual selected communicates the support and backing that Standard Chartered, through its comprehensive suite of products and services, provides to SMEs in this region.'
The Bank is currently working on a strategic plan of where to place the full scale models to ensure its message reaches the right people. 'Eye-catching and innovative - the 3D visual is intended to drive brand traits and emphasise our position as the right partner to SMEs in the region. This campaign goes to show that Standard Chartered believes in innovation at all levels,' added Patricia Bentham, Head of Corporate Affairs, Standard Chartered, UAE.
The mock-up version of the advertisement was designed by TBWA, Standard Chartered's global advertising agency. The construction workers, dressed in construction apparel are fully kitted out with real tools including hammers, measuring tapes, and safety hats.
'The SME sector is growing at an incredible pace and is currently at a record high, accountable for a good share of businesses in the UAE,' said Sandeep Bose, Regional Head of SME Banking, Middle East & South Asia, Standard Chartered Bank. 'The visual selected communicates the support and backing that Standard Chartered, through its comprehensive suite of products and services, provides to SMEs in this region.'
The Bank is currently working on a strategic plan of where to place the full scale models to ensure its message reaches the right people. 'Eye-catching and innovative - the 3D visual is intended to drive brand traits and emphasise our position as the right partner to SMEs in the region. This campaign goes to show that Standard Chartered believes in innovation at all levels,' added Patricia Bentham, Head of Corporate Affairs, Standard Chartered, UAE.
Friday, August 24, 2007
中石油賺818億勝預期
【明報專訊】亞洲市值最大石油企業中石油(0857)昨公布中期業績，實現油價下降而經營成本則上漲，上游勘探與生產利潤減少，在天然氣及化工業務增長帶動下，盈利再創新高，達818億元(人民幣．下同)，按年增長1.4%，略勝市場預期。
中石油董事長蔣潔敏昨表示，公司計劃修建全長8000公里的西氣東輸二線，年輸氣量為300億立方米，氣源來自中亞地區的土庫曼斯坦，天然氣與管道業務將成為中石油新經濟增長點。
「土庫曼斯坦、鳥茲別克等和中國對管道興建都持正面態度，當這條全長1萬公里的管道完成，將成為全球最長、輸氣量最高的天然氣管道，現在前期工作順利。」蔣潔敏昨在業績會上說。
中國為解決華南地區能源匱乏的狀，以及發展燃氣電廠對天然氣的需求，計劃建設第二條西氣東輸管道。管道工程的氣源來自土庫曼斯坦阿姆河右岸氣田，並在中國境外興建2000公里的管道，橫跨烏茲別克斯坦、哈薩克斯坦抵達新疆霍爾果斯，然後在中國境內興建西氣東輸二線，途經烏魯木齊、蘭州、西安、南昌、終點站為廣州。
千億建管道 引中亞天然氣
蔣潔敏說，公司正研究是否向深圳、香港供氣的問題，目前正在進行前期研究。蔣潔敏沒有透露西氣東輸二線的投資預算，但說不包括在A股募集資金用途內，市場估計管道里數較一線高近1倍的西氣東輸二線，單是管道涉及投資額可能高達1000億元。
業績方面，中石油營業額3927億元，升20.3%，每股盈利0.46元，派中期息0.20569元。值得注意，稅前利潤按年下跌4.8%，至1103億元，期內因統一中外稅率及遞延稅項安排，稅項減少21%。
中石油上半年生產原油4.197億桶，微升0.1%；實現油價每桶57.69美元，下降1.8%；天然氣產量升16.5%，至7980億立方英尺。期內，油氣操作成本每桶7.1美元，急升20%。
實現油價跌原油產量僅增0.1%
此外，市場關心的冀東南堡油氣田儲量，中石油管理層向分析員表示，公司正在該項目的中、深油層進行勘探，初步探明儲量已達10億噸，估計最終儲量規模可觀。根據國土資源部評審，冀東南堡油田三級(探明、控制、預測)油氣地質儲量約11.8億噸。
蔣潔敏表示，南堡儲量在經過第三方審計後，可望於今年底入帳成為公司的資產。他預測，未來2至3年或更長的時間，中石油可實現原油替換率大於100%，天然氣替換率大於300%，而下半年原油產量將扭轉少量增長的趨勢。
(明報記者楊盈慧報道)
中石油董事長蔣潔敏昨表示，公司計劃修建全長8000公里的西氣東輸二線，年輸氣量為300億立方米，氣源來自中亞地區的土庫曼斯坦，天然氣與管道業務將成為中石油新經濟增長點。
「土庫曼斯坦、鳥茲別克等和中國對管道興建都持正面態度，當這條全長1萬公里的管道完成，將成為全球最長、輸氣量最高的天然氣管道，現在前期工作順利。」蔣潔敏昨在業績會上說。
中國為解決華南地區能源匱乏的狀，以及發展燃氣電廠對天然氣的需求，計劃建設第二條西氣東輸管道。管道工程的氣源來自土庫曼斯坦阿姆河右岸氣田，並在中國境外興建2000公里的管道，橫跨烏茲別克斯坦、哈薩克斯坦抵達新疆霍爾果斯，然後在中國境內興建西氣東輸二線，途經烏魯木齊、蘭州、西安、南昌、終點站為廣州。
千億建管道 引中亞天然氣
蔣潔敏說，公司正研究是否向深圳、香港供氣的問題，目前正在進行前期研究。蔣潔敏沒有透露西氣東輸二線的投資預算，但說不包括在A股募集資金用途內，市場估計管道里數較一線高近1倍的西氣東輸二線，單是管道涉及投資額可能高達1000億元。
業績方面，中石油營業額3927億元，升20.3%，每股盈利0.46元，派中期息0.20569元。值得注意，稅前利潤按年下跌4.8%，至1103億元，期內因統一中外稅率及遞延稅項安排，稅項減少21%。
中石油上半年生產原油4.197億桶，微升0.1%；實現油價每桶57.69美元，下降1.8%；天然氣產量升16.5%，至7980億立方英尺。期內，油氣操作成本每桶7.1美元，急升20%。
實現油價跌原油產量僅增0.1%
此外，市場關心的冀東南堡油氣田儲量，中石油管理層向分析員表示，公司正在該項目的中、深油層進行勘探，初步探明儲量已達10億噸，估計最終儲量規模可觀。根據國土資源部評審，冀東南堡油田三級(探明、控制、預測)油氣地質儲量約11.8億噸。
蔣潔敏表示，南堡儲量在經過第三方審計後，可望於今年底入帳成為公司的資產。他預測，未來2至3年或更長的時間，中石油可實現原油替換率大於100%，天然氣替換率大於300%，而下半年原油產量將扭轉少量增長的趨勢。
(明報記者楊盈慧報道)
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Temasek Raises Stake in Standard Chartered to 15%
Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Temasek Holdings Pte raised its stake in Standard Chartered Plc, a U.K. bank that makes most of its profit in Asia, as the region's economy expands faster than the U.S. or Europe.
Temasek, a Singapore state-owned investment company that manages the equivalent of $107 billion, increased its interest to 15 percent from 14 percent, Standard Chartered said in a statement yesterday. The stake is valued at about 216.2 million pounds ($428 million), based on the bank's market capitalization as of yesterday's close.
``We have increased our stake in what we have always considered to be a good investment, the reason we went in, in the first place,'' Myrna Thomas, Temasek's spokeswoman, said in an e-mailed statement today.
Temasek's move underscores the increasing appetite of so- called sovereign wealth funds, which control an estimated $2.5 trillion, more than all the world's hedge funds combined. Stephen Jen, London-based global head of currency research at Morgan Stanley, estimates the funds, which invest currency reserves in foreign assets and other investments, may expand to $12 trillion by 2015.
Temasek and state-owned China Development Bank will contribute about $11.2 billion in U.K. lender Barclays Plc's revised bid for ABN Amro Holdings NV in the largest financial- services takeover.
Single-Largest Shareholder
Temasek, which raised its stake in Standard Chartered to 14 percent from 13 percent last month, is the bank's single-largest shareholder. The investment company bought 12 percent of the lender in March 2006 from the estate of late Singapore hotelier Khoo Teck Puat for 2.3 billion pounds.
Standard Chartered said on Aug. 7 that first-half profit rose 26 percent to $1.37 billion on gains in India, China and the Middle East.
The stock has risen 3.3 percent this year, making it the best-performing U.K. bank, ahead of the nine-member FTSE All- Share Banks Index, which has lost 9.8 percent. The lender is also the third-fastest growing bank in the U.K. in the past year, in terms of sales, according to Bloomberg data.
Emerging economies in Asia are estimated to expand as much as 9.6 percent this year, the International Monetary Fund said in July. The U.S. may grow 2 percent and the U.K 2.9 percent.
Standard Chartered shares fell 12 percent from Aug. 14 to Aug. 16, posting their biggest three-day loss since September 2001, on concerns that a global credit crunch stemming from U.S. subprime loans will hurt earnings.
Temasek, run by 54-year-old Chief Executive Officer Ho Ching, said financial services swelled to 38 percent of total assets in the year to March from 35 percent a year earlier. The company owns shares in ICICI Bank Ltd., India's second-biggest lender by assets, and financial-services companies in Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea and Pakistan.
Temasek, a Singapore state-owned investment company that manages the equivalent of $107 billion, increased its interest to 15 percent from 14 percent, Standard Chartered said in a statement yesterday. The stake is valued at about 216.2 million pounds ($428 million), based on the bank's market capitalization as of yesterday's close.
``We have increased our stake in what we have always considered to be a good investment, the reason we went in, in the first place,'' Myrna Thomas, Temasek's spokeswoman, said in an e-mailed statement today.
Temasek's move underscores the increasing appetite of so- called sovereign wealth funds, which control an estimated $2.5 trillion, more than all the world's hedge funds combined. Stephen Jen, London-based global head of currency research at Morgan Stanley, estimates the funds, which invest currency reserves in foreign assets and other investments, may expand to $12 trillion by 2015.
Temasek and state-owned China Development Bank will contribute about $11.2 billion in U.K. lender Barclays Plc's revised bid for ABN Amro Holdings NV in the largest financial- services takeover.
Single-Largest Shareholder
Temasek, which raised its stake in Standard Chartered to 14 percent from 13 percent last month, is the bank's single-largest shareholder. The investment company bought 12 percent of the lender in March 2006 from the estate of late Singapore hotelier Khoo Teck Puat for 2.3 billion pounds.
Standard Chartered said on Aug. 7 that first-half profit rose 26 percent to $1.37 billion on gains in India, China and the Middle East.
The stock has risen 3.3 percent this year, making it the best-performing U.K. bank, ahead of the nine-member FTSE All- Share Banks Index, which has lost 9.8 percent. The lender is also the third-fastest growing bank in the U.K. in the past year, in terms of sales, according to Bloomberg data.
Emerging economies in Asia are estimated to expand as much as 9.6 percent this year, the International Monetary Fund said in July. The U.S. may grow 2 percent and the U.K 2.9 percent.
Standard Chartered shares fell 12 percent from Aug. 14 to Aug. 16, posting their biggest three-day loss since September 2001, on concerns that a global credit crunch stemming from U.S. subprime loans will hurt earnings.
Temasek, run by 54-year-old Chief Executive Officer Ho Ching, said financial services swelled to 38 percent of total assets in the year to March from 35 percent a year earlier. The company owns shares in ICICI Bank Ltd., India's second-biggest lender by assets, and financial-services companies in Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea and Pakistan.
Standard Chartered To Purchase 49% Stake In UTI Securities For About US$36 Mln
8/23/2007 4:39:46 AM Standard Chartered (STAN.L) on Thursday said that it entered into a strategic partnership with Securities Trading Corporation of India Limited, or STCI, to acquire a 49% stake in UTI Securities Limited for about US$36 million cash. Standard Chartered expects the acquisition to close by October 2007, subject to certain conditions, including regulatory approvals.
Standard Chartered noted that as at 31 March 2007, the gross assets that are the subject of the Transaction was US$19 million and UTISEL's total gross assets were US$38 million.
As per the agreement, STCI and Standard Chartered have provided for necessary options to raise Standard Chartered's stake in stages to 100% by 2010, subject to necessary regulatory approvals.
Standard Chartered noted that the entry into securities broking would enable it to widen its product offering in Wealth Management and Private Banking within India, and the non-resident Indian product portfolio in its footprint countries.
Standard Chartered noted that as at 31 March 2007, the gross assets that are the subject of the Transaction was US$19 million and UTISEL's total gross assets were US$38 million.
As per the agreement, STCI and Standard Chartered have provided for necessary options to raise Standard Chartered's stake in stages to 100% by 2010, subject to necessary regulatory approvals.
Standard Chartered noted that the entry into securities broking would enable it to widen its product offering in Wealth Management and Private Banking within India, and the non-resident Indian product portfolio in its footprint countries.
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