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Standard Bank

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/ 3 June 2010

Burnout at Bushfire

SA’s corporates pour a lot of funding into the arts, but this can become a double-edged sword, as was the case with Swaziland’s Bushfire Festival.

By Lloyd Gedye
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/ 2 June 2010

Banks welcome more competition

Banks on Tuesday welcomed Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s decision to make the banking sector more competitive through transparency.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 27 May 2010

How to trade platinum warrants

New commodity warrant allows you to trade your views on platinum and the rand, but it is not for faint-hearted

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 18 May 2010

Standard Bank clients get anti-phishing software

With more than 500 000 unique phishing sites identified, Standard Bank is providng free software to protect its customers.

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 9 April 2010

IT whizz takes on big guns

Businessman claims that Standard Bank and MTN infringed the patent on his firm’s transaction authorisation system.

By Lloyd Gedye
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/ 9 April 2010

MTN, Standard Bank face $136m claim

MTN and Standard Bank face a claim of close to R1-billion for infringement of technology patents in their MTN Banking joint venture, it was reported.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 4 March 2010

Standard Bank 2009 profit down as impairments rise

Standard Bank sees key markets stabilising and forecast a recovery in earnings after posting lower 2009 profit due to rising impairments.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 February 2010

Standard Bank sees lower full-year profit

Standard Bank expects to report about a 20% decline in full-year normalised headline earnings per share, it said on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 1 October 2009

Quick turnaround in housing market ‘improbable’

A quick turnaround in the housing market was ”improbable”, Standard Bank said on Thursday as it released its latest Residential Property Gauge.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 11 September 2009

Standard Bank signs $1bn loan deal with Chinese banks

Standard Bank, Africa’s top bank by assets, has signed a -billion loan facility with four major Chinese banks in Macau, it said on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 10 September 2009

Standard Bank sees China profits doubling in 2010

Standard Bank Group expects its profit in China to double next year, benefiting from the growing economic ties between Africa and China.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 6 March 2009

Standard Bank buys 33% of Russia’s Troika

Standard Bank bought a third of Russia’s number two investment bank, Troika Diago, in an asset swap and cash deal on Thursday.

By Oksana Kobzeva
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/ 5 March 2009

Standard Bank’s profits dip on bad loans

Standard Bank reported a 1,9% dip in annual headline earnings per share in line with its own forecast and declined to give a firm 2009 outlook.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 28 January 2009

Russian bank in sale talks with Standard, says report

Troika Dialog is in talks to sell a 30% stake in itself to South Africa’s Standard Bank through a new share issue, a media report said on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 20 January 2009

SA housing market at 12-year low

South African residential property put in its worst performance in 12 years, the Standard Bank said on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 9 December 2008

‘Virtually impossible’ to slash SA unemployment

All the odds seem to be heavily stacked against South Africa’s goal of halving unemployment by 2014, industry players said late on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 3 December 2008

China scouting for bargain mining deals

Chinese mining firms are gearing up to take advantage of the global downturn and seek M&A mining deals at bargain prices next year.

By Eric Onstad
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/ 3 December 2008

Standard Bank named African Bank of the Year

Standard Bank has been recognised for its key role in emerging markets by winning 10 awards, including the prestigious African Bank of the Year title.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 30 October 2008

Fallout need not mean disaster

Banking Crisis: Maya Fisher-French looks at how the global meltdown affects your pocket.

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 29 September 2008

Simpler, better, plaster

The Financial Sector Charter is turning banks into developers, writes Maya Fisher-French.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 24 September 2008

Wizzit strategy works

Mobile banking has not yet transformed the unbanked but successes are notching up with the right strategies in place, writes Maya Fisher-French

By Staff Reporter
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/ 1 September 2008

SA house prices fall 1,8% in August

An index tracking median house prices in SA fell 1,8% in August from a year earlier as tough financial conditions continued to weigh on the sector.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 13 August 2008

Standard Bank releases ‘satisfactory’ results

Standard Bank achieved what it called ”satisfactory” results in the first half of 2008, it said on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 4 August 2008

Freestanding machines an easy target for gangs

For four months now Sihle Mavimbela has had to spend R14 on taxi fare each time he needs to draw cash from an automated teller machine.

By Thembelihle Tshabalala
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/ 1 August 2008

‘Residential property market unlikely to exit its quagmire’

The residential property market was unlikely to escape its difficulties in the near term, essentially due to the state of household finances.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 15 July 2008

Massacre on Maude Street

The all-share index has been buoyed by resources, but there is no hiding the carnage.

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 13 July 2008

SA firms tough it out in Zimbabwe

South African firms are resisting the urge to pull out of Zimbabwe despite an increasingly hostile business climate.

By Sibongile Khumalo
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/ 9 July 2008

Banks not yet deterred by costly ATM blasts

SA banks have not been discouraged by the ongoing spate of bombings of ATMs and will continue to provide financial services in remote areas.

By Imke Van Hoorn
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/ 28 June 2008

Bank penalties reduced

The Competition Commission looks to streamline debit order systems, writes Maya Fisher-French.

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 28 June 2008

Tracking the T-man

Founder of the Joy of Jazz festival Peter Tladi tells
Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya how it all began

By Fikile Ntsikelelo Moya
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/ 25 June 2008

SA bank charges may be too high, says commission

South African banking charges were higher than they would be at competitive levels, according to a Competition Commission enquiry report.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 June 2008

Banks will pay card refunds

Banks confirmed last week that they will refund customers who bought tickets for flights on Nationwide Airlines or concerts by singer Josh Groban using either a debit or credit card.

By Maya Fisher French
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