Moving banking to solid grounding and higher level of security

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Moving banking to solid grounding and higher level of security

Corporate November 07, 2018 01:00

By   THE NATION

BANKS IN the changing world of financial intermediation is based on data and insights from Panorama, according to McKinsey’s eighth annual review of the global banking industry “New rules for an old game” by McKinsey’s proprietary banking research arm.

Key findings from the 2018 report include that since the crisis, the global banking industry and financial regulators have worked in tandem to move the financial system to a solid grounding with a higher level of safety. Global Tier 1 capital ratio—one measure of banking system safety—increased from 9.8 per cent in 2007 to 13.2 per cent in 2017. Other measures of risk have improved as well; for example, the ratio of tangible equity to tangible assets has increased from 4.6 per cent in 2010 to 6.2 per cent in 2017.

However, growth for the banking industry continues to be muted—industry revenues grew at 2 per cent per year over the last five years, significantly below banking’s historical annual growth of 5 to 6 per cent.

Furthermore, global banking return on equity (ROE) has hovered in a narrow range between 8 and 9 per cent since 2012. We find significant geographical variance. Banks in both the UK and Western Europe increased their ROEs significantly whereas their counterparts in the US and Japan registered declines

Emerging markets are beginning to falter. In 2017, the price-to-book ratio of developed-market banks overtook that of emerging market banks for the first time in 14 years

However, the banking sector’s price-to-book ratio was consistently lower than that of every other major sector over the 2012-17 period—trailing even relatively sluggish industries such as utilities, energy, and materials. This difference persists even when other valuation multiples, such as price-to-earnings ratios, are compared.

At the heart of this report is McKinsey’s new analysis (sizing and mapping) of the global financial intermediation system – the system that stores, transfers, lends, invests, and risk manages roughly $260 trillion in funds. The revenue pool associated with intermediation—the vast majority of which is captured by banks— was roughly $5 trillion in 2017, or approximately 190 basis points (Note as recently as 2011, the average was approximately 230 basis points). The report explores how this revenue pool could evolve over time.

Miklos Dietz, report author and McKinsey senior partner said We believe the lack of investor faith in the future of banking is tied, at least in part, to doubts about whether banks can maintain their historical dominance of the financial intermediation system. The report looks at the two forces – technological (and data) innovation and shifts in the regulatory and broader socio-political environment – that are reshaping the market structure of financial intermediation and the role of banks in this system. These dual forces of are opening great swaths of this financial intermediation system to new entrants, including other large financial institutions, specialist finance providers, and technology firms.

McKinsey sees the current complex and interlocking system of financial intermediation streamlined by the forces of technology and regulation into a simpler system over the coming years, with three layers:

Everyday commerce and transactions (eg deposits, payments, consumer loans). Intermediation here would be virtually invisible and ultimately embedded into the routine digital lives of customers.

The second layer would comprise of products and services in which relationships and insights are the predominant differentiators (eg M&A, derivatives structuring, wealth management, corporate lending). Leaders here will use artificial intelligence to radically enhance, but not entirely replace, human interaction.

The third layer will revolve primarily around business-to-business services where scale will be a key differentiator (eg parts of sales and trading, standardized portions of wealth and asset management)

Institutional intermediation would be heavily automated and provided by efficient technology infrastructures with low costs.

Citibank targets 100% mobile app use in 2 years

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Citibank targets 100% mobile app use in 2 years

Corporate November 07, 2018 01:00

By JIRAPAN BOONNOON
THE NATION

CITIBANK expects 100 per cent of its customers to access its services via mobile application within the next two years.

The firm also announced that it was aiming for 6-per-cent growth by the end of this year.

Pratheep Kamath, senior vice president, digital and decision management at Citi Thailand, said the firm’s Citi mobile application aims to provide convenience to Citi’s credit-card customers in managing their credit cards using the Global Platform system.

The platform is built on a system that meets global security standards and provides a comprehensive range of digital banking services, including Scan and Pay that enables its customers to make payments through their smartphones without having to carry cash or a credit cards with them. They can also take out cash loans on their credit cards, convert their transactions into monthly instalments, temporarily lock their credit card to prevent misuse and unlock it when needed, and also create a new ATM PIN security on their smartphones.

He said the mobile app also provides a new way to redeem reward points through the application of its partners such as Samsung Pay and AirAsia or via Citi Line Connect Citi World Privileges. It has more than 11,000 locations in over 90 countries to provide privileges to its customers.

Warote Nguitragool, head of Citi Rewards, said Citi Thailand was the first bank in Thailand to meet the regulatory sandbox eligibility criteria that provides Scan to Pay to customers, which allows customers to pay for products and services via OR Code, or to use their credit cards without having to carry them to shopping malls and retail shops such as The Mall, Central Online and Major Cineplex. It is also offering Bt120 cash back to customers that use the Scan and Pay service for the first time and spend Bt300 per sales slip.

“Mobile banking is an important strategy for us to allow customers easy access to our services,” said Kamath. “We started providing mobile application in 2016 and this year we have seen a 100-per-cent increase in customers participating with mobile banking. Thailand is among the top three countries in the region where our customers access our services via mobile application,” said Kamath.

He added that the firm would continue future development of its mobile application to support the national digital identification and PromptPay services.

He said the firm has more than 1 million customers and more than 50 per cent of the customers had access to its services via mobile application. It has around 40 per cent active mobile users.

BBL banks on overseas operations to push 5% loan growth in 2019

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BBL banks on overseas operations to push 5% loan growth in 2019

Corporate November 07, 2018 01:00

By The Nation

Despite Thailand’s expected economic slowdown next year, Bangkok Bank (BBL) is targeting a 5-per-cent rise in the overall loan portfolio next year, which could be driven partly by estimated growth in loans from foreign operations.

BBL executive chairman Deja Tulananda estimates a part of the bank’s loan growth next year to come from foreign operations. Currently, its lending from foreign operations account for about 18 per cent of total outstanding loans due to increased demand from foreign operations particularly in Indonesia and Myanmar where new investment projects have been launched. New projects extend from hotel, water management, oil fields to power plants.

This year’s loan growth is targeted to be in the range of 3-5 per cent, he said.

Next year’s loan-loss reserve is expected to rise continuously to strengthen BBL’s operations. The current coverage ratio is 180 per cent, sufficient for the new accounting standard – International Financial Reporting Standards 9 (IFRS9).

Deja expressed his concern over the country’s grass roots economy, which is not on the path of recovery yet.

“It may not be exciting for the economy over the remaining two months of this year. The grass roots purchasing power has not recovered yet and has been quiet. We’re not comfortable with this. It could last until next year. Personally, I expect this year’s economy may not get much better despite the government’s stimulus through projects for job creation. Thai exports also are unlikely to get any better this year as the United States has imposed limits. The European economy is not strong. Britain has been trying to exit the European Union and there are many remaining issues. These could be the risks next year,” he said.

If Thailand’s general election is organised with transparency, the country’s image will improve in the eyes of the world and foreign investors will gain confidence to invest in the country, he said.

Thailand is expected to see a 4.2-per-cent growth next year.

Deja warned that next year’s risk to the banking business could be an estimated rise in non-performing loans (NPLs) particularly from the export and automobile sectors, which could see a slowdown, and lower repayment ability as a result of the US-China trade war.

Thai exports in September contracted by 5 per cent year on year, while the Thai agricultural sector has faced drops in crop prices.

“But we’ve not seen any loan default. The bank’s overall [loan] portfolio is not a concern. This year’s bad debt situation is good and there won’t be any big rise. NPLs next year are expected to rise slightly. We’ve controlled mortgages for a long time,” Deja said.

One area of worry is allowing foreigners, particularly Chinese, to do more business in Thailand. If this is not organised well, it could affect Thai SMEs as foreigners may carry lower costs,” Deja warned.

CPN creates ‘Centre of Life – Centre of Happiness’ theme for festive season

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CPN creates ‘Centre of Life – Centre of Happiness’ theme for festive season

Corporate November 06, 2018 19:36

By The Nation

Central Pattana (CPN) is joining hands with leading business partners to invest Bt400 million in launching “Centre of Life – Centre of Happiness”, a landmark of happiness and grand year-end gift festival plus great campaigns, at its 32 shopping centres nationwide.

Visitors can meet with the iconic global character ‘Smiley’, which will create happiness and smiles across the country for the first time in Thailand, CPN said on Tuesday.

Discover spectacular lighting and a wonderful year-end gift festival highlighting CPN as the leader in world-class shopping-centre operators, CPN added.

Also, visitors can enjoy special promotions: for every Bt1,000 and up spent on shopping, get a chance to win a Northern Lights Hunting Trip in Finland, a Huawei Mate 20 smartphone or a round-trip domestic flight from Bangkok Airways, along with many more prizes.

The festival runs from November 16 to January 7 at the group’s CentralWorld and Central Phuket, and at all CentralPlaza and CentralFestival complexes.

Pakorn Pattanapat, senior executive vice president of operations of CPN, said: “With our vision of the Centre of Life, during New Year’s Eve and the New Year, CPN’s shopping centres nationwide will host ‘Centre of Life – Centre of Happiness’ …

“The highlight for this year will bring the iconic global character ‘Smiley’, who will bring happiness and smiles across the country for the first time in Thailand. We will also present spectacular lighting decoration and hold a year-end gift festival. We aim to provide various types of experience, so the decorations at each shopping centre will be different based on the brand personality and the identity of each branch.”

“At CentralWorld, the world-class fashion and lifestyle leader will present itself under the concept of the ‘World of Happiness’, where you can meet modern-design versions of ‘Smiley’ and a 13-metre-tall Swarovski Christmas merry-go-round.

“Christmas gifts curated by Vogue will also be there – an event that gathers special gifts selected by Vogue, in addition to the switching-on ceremony of the Christmas lights that everyone is waiting for,” Pakorn added.

Grab, SRT partner to install GrabTaxi stands at Chatuchak Weekend Market

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Grab, SRT partner to install GrabTaxi stands at Chatuchak Weekend Market

Corporate November 06, 2018 19:17

By The Nation

Jack Dhepyasuwan, Head of 4 Wheels, Grab Thailand, and Assistant Professor Dr Siripong Preutthipan, deputy governor of the State Railway of Thailand, on Tuesday announced a partnership to place GrabTaxi stands at Chatuchak Weekend Market under the campaign “Visiting Chatuchak – …Better use Grab”.

GrabTaxi stands will be placed at Gate 1 and Gate 3 of the market to offer tourists as well as other visitors convenient access to transportation.

Chatuchak Weekend Market is one of Bangkok’s most popular attractions, welcoming nearly 3 million monthly visitors and one of the busiest metro hubs.

The placement of the GrabTaxi stands will help ease the congestion near its exit areas and ensure passengers can wait in a safe area for their rides.

The partnership is part of Grab’s commitment to solve local transport issues by working with state-owned companies to provide consumers with convenient, safe and reliable transportation options.

The Mall Group invests Bt200 million in Bangkok Shopping Festival 2018

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Voralak Tulaphorn, Chief Marketing Officer, The Mall Group
Voralak Tulaphorn, Chief Marketing Officer, The Mall Group

The Mall Group invests Bt200 million in Bangkok Shopping Festival 2018

Corporate November 06, 2018 18:17

By The Nation

Emporium, EmQuartier, Paragon Department Store and every branch of The Mall shopping-complex chain have joined forces with leading financial institutions to hold the upcoming “Bangkok Shopping Festival 2018”.

The campaign, billed as the grandest shopping experience of the year and backed by a Bt200-million investment, upholds the stores’ collective image as the world-class shopping destination for Thais and tourists, the group announced on Tuesday.

There are many promotions throughout the campaign, which runs from November 11 to December 2.

The 22-day campaign is expected to generate Bt3.6 billion in sales revenue, a 5-per-cent increase compared to last year’s similar sales period.

French Tennis Federation announces partnership with Rolex

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French Tennis Federation announces partnership with Rolex

sports November 06, 2018 18:10

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The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has welcomed Rolex as a Premium Partner and the Official Timekeeper of Roland-Garros.

Within the framework of this new long-term partnership, the Swiss watchmaker also becomes an Official Partner of the FFT.

Having been a loyal partner to the tennis world for the last forty years, Rolex will become a Premium Partner of Roland-Garros in 2019 and the Official Timekeeper for the Roland-Garros tournament in Paris.

A press release said that the bond between Rolex and tennis is built upon a shared passion for excellence,

perfection, precision and elegance.

Already a partner of The Championships, Wimbledon in London since 1978, the Australian Open in Melbourne and the US Open in New York, Rolex now enjoys a close relationship with all four of the major tournaments on the international circuit, which together make up the Grand Slam.

The Geneva-based company is now directly associated with each of the world’s most prestigious tennis tournaments. It also sponsors some of the world’s top players, many of whom have triumphed on the famous clay court in Paris, such as Chris Evert, Björn Borg, Jim Courier, Justin Henin, Ana Ivanović, Li Na and Roger Federer.

As part of this new partnership, Rolex will enjoy extensive visibility inside the Roland-Garros stadium, which has recently undergone an impressive renovation. The company will also have its own hospitality area in the famous “Roland-Garros Village”.

Bernard Giudicelli, President of the French Tennis Federation said, “We are delighted to welcome Rolex, an iconic luxury brand, as a partner of the FFT and of Roland-Garros. Our association with this prestigious company, which is already a partner of the Rolex Paris Masters, will take on a whole new dimension in 2019 by

putting down roots in the heart of our illustrious competition in the Porte d’Auteuil.”

This long-term agreement will not only help develop the Roland-Garros brand worldwide, but will also benefit French tennis.

Arnaud Boetsch, Communication & Image Director, Rolex SA said “By becoming the Official Timekeeper of Roland-Garros, the tennis season’s major clay tournament, Rolex has definitively strengthened its ties with international tennis.

It is an honour and a pleasure for the brand to join forces with this prestigious Grand Slam tournament which, every year, writes another page in the history of tennis. This new association provides us with an additional opportunity to promote the discipline and support it with as much commitment and enthusiasm as we have over the last forty years.

As usual, Rolex has committed over the long term and we are delighted to further develop our collaboration with Roland-Garros and our shared vision.”

BBGI to support govt policy of increasing palm oil proportion in B100 biodiesel

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Pongchai Chaichirawiwat, CEO of BBGI Plc
Pongchai Chaichirawiwat, CEO of BBGI Plc

BBGI to support govt policy of increasing palm oil proportion in B100 biodiesel

Corporate November 06, 2018 18:08

By The Nation

The chief executive of BBGI, a group of biofuel production companies under BCP Corp, said on Tuesday that the present plunge in the price of palm oil had caused the price of biodiesel to be close to that of the wholesale price.

Therefore, an increase in the palm-oil proportion mixed with biodiesel from 7 per cent to 10 per cent or 20 per cent would not affect the price at the pump for consumers, said Pongchai Chaichirawiwat.

The government should rapidly certify the quality of B100 biodiesel to serve the increase in the crude palm-oil proportion, and BBGI had already prepared for the required production-process improvement to meet the changed quality of biodiesel, he added.

However, while the production cost might be increased, it would provide more benefits in the long run by supporting the growth of the country’s biodiesel consumption without causing any detrimental effects to engines or the environment, the CEO said.

Currently, local crude palm-oil volume produced for the market is high when compared with the demand from consumption and the energy sector, while the global crude palm-oil price has plunged.

This has also caused the halt of crude palm-oil exports and led to the rise of crude palm-oil inventory by 30,000 to 40,000 tonnes per month, leading to the country’s palm-oil stocks reaching 400,000 tonnes, compared to the appropriate level of 250,000 tonnes, Pongchai said.

Every 1-per-cent increase in the proportion mixed with biodiesel can absorb surplus crude palm oil to the tune of around 15,000 tonnes per month, he added.

“As we are a company in the private sector and a biodiesel producer, in our opinion, we see the increase of the proportion mixed with the biodiesel as a stimulus of local palm-oil consumption, which can replace exports and benefit long-term crude-oil price stability, as well as help reduce the deficit of the country,” Pongchai said.

GSB announces winner of SMEs start-up contest

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GSB announces winner of SMEs start-up contest

Corporate November 06, 2018 17:17

By The Nation

The Space Walker Team has won Bt1 million from GSB’s SMEs Start-up Contest while the ten finalists will join a study trip to Hokkaido, Japan on November 8-13, Government Savings Bank (GSB)’s president and chief executive officer Chatchai Payuhanaveechai said yesterday.

 He added that the bank is ready to offer supports to these future entrepreneurs through its incubation process, access to loan services, business matching which can lead to business partnership as well as joint ventures through the bank’s venture capital and loan programme. The bank has allocated Bt2 billion for its venture capital budget. The contest is a part of its business strategy to enhance the growth of SMEs and Start- ups.

Tata Steel sales and exports up in the first half of fiscal 2019

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Rajiv Mangal, the president and CEO, Tata Steel (Thailand)
Rajiv Mangal, the president and CEO, Tata Steel (Thailand)

Tata Steel sales and exports up in the first half of fiscal 2019

Breaking News November 06, 2018 17:14

By The Nation

Tata Steel (Thailand) PCL reported a 7-per-cent quarter-on-quarter increase in net sales during the period July to September.

Total sales volume was 288,000 tonnes and net sales were valued at Bt5.82 billion.

The volume of exports to countries in the region, mainly India, Cambodia and Laos, in the first half of the year has shown a continuos rise, the company said.

The company also cited impacts from US trade measures on Thailand’s largest steel manufacturers.

Rajiv Mangal, the president and CEO, said that sales volume in the current quarter of fiscal year 2019 was up by 7,000 tonnes compared to the previous quarter.

Total sales volume in the first half of fiscal year 2019 was 569,000 tonnes, and exports were 74,000 tonnes, up from 48,700 tonnes in the first half of last year, marking a 52-per-cent surge.

The sales volume was mostly in the export sector to India, Cambodia and Laos.

Net sales for the quarter was Bt5.82 billion, 7 per cent higher than net sales of Bt5.44 billion in the previous quarter.

Net sales in first half of fiscal year 2019 amounted to Bt11.26 billion, compared to Bt10.39 billion in the same period last year, up 8 per cent.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation in this quarter amounted to Bt234 million, higher than the Bt216 million in the previous quarter, or up 8 per cent, reflecting improvement in sales volume and selling price. Profit before tax in this quarter was Bt67 million while profit after tax was Bt51 million.