MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

13.07.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK LIMITED

 

 

Branch Office :

Crescenzo, 7th Floor, C 38/39, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex (East), Mumbai – 400051, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2012

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

01.01.1900

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs. 6757.992 Millions

 

 

FCRN:

F00489

 

 

Legal Form :

It is a Commercialized Bank.

 

 

Line of Business :

Providing Financial Services. 

 

 

No. of Employees :

Information declined by the management

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A (69)

 

RATING

STATUS

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

Fairly Large

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 565700000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a branch of “Standard Chartered Bank, UK”. Standard Chartered Bank, India has been in operation for more than 150 Years and offers a broad range of financial services through more than 95 branches. It is an established bank having fine track record.

 

The bank has seen a better growth in its total income earned through its operations. During FY12 Banks deposit and advances has seen an increase over previous year. Financially the bank seems to be strong and healthy.

 

Banking relations are fair. Business is active. Payment terms are reported as regular and as per commitments.

 

The bank can be considered normal for dealings at usual trade terms and conditions. 

 

NOTES :

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

 

EXTERNAL AGENCY RATING

 

Rating Agency Name

CRISIL

Rating

Bonds issue : AAA

Rating Explanation

Highest degree of safety and lowest credit risk.

Date

December 21, 2012

 

 

Rating Agency Name

CRISIL

Rating

Certificates f deposit programme : A1+

Rating Explanation

Strong degree of safety and lowest credit risk.

Date

December 21, 2012

 

 

RBI DEFAULTERS’ LIST STATUS

 

Subject’s name is not enlisted as a defaulter in the publicly available RBI Defaulters’ list.

 

 

EPF (Employee Provident Fund) DEFAULTERS’ LIST STATUS

 

Subject’s name is not enlisted as a defaulter in the publicly available EPF (Employee Provident Fund) Defaulters’ list as of 31-03-2012.

 

 

INFORMATION DECLINED

 

MANAGEMENT NON-COOPERATIVE [91-22-66014444]

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office/ Global headquarters :

1 Basinghall Avenue, London, EC2V 5DD, United Kingdom

Tel. No.:

44 (0)20 7885 8888

Fax No.:

44 (0)20 7885 9999

E-Mail :

sunil.kaushal@sc.com

Website :

http://www.standardchartered.com

 

 

India Branch Offices :

­      Crescenzo, 7th Floor, C 38/39, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex (East), Mumbai – 400051, Maharashtra, India 

 

­      Centre Point Branch, Junc. Of S.V. Road and Juhu Road, Santacruz (West), Mumbai 400054, Maharashtra, India

 

­      Ghatkopar Branch 170,' Ashok' Derasar Lane, Ghatkopar (East), TPS III, Mumbai 400077, Maharashtra, India

 

­      Mumbai Main 23/25, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Fort, Mumbai 400001, Maharashtra, India

 

­      Chowpatty Branch Shree Pant Bhuban, Sandhurst Bridge, Chowpatty, Mumbai 400001, Maharashtra, India

 

­      Standard Chartered Towers, Western Express Highway, Goregaon (East), Mumbai 400063, Maharashtra, India

 

­      90, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Fort, Mumbai 400001, Maharashtra, India

 

­      87, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Cumballa Hill, Mumbai 400036, Maharashtra, India

 

­      Shivaji Mandir, N C Kelkar Road, Dadar, Mumbai 400028, Maharashtra, India

 

­      65/F, Vithalbhai Patel Road, Santacruz (West), Mumbai 400054, Maharashtra, India

 

­      Unit 101M, DELTA Building, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai – 400076, Maharashtra, India

 

­      B21, Sanghvi Paritosh, V. L. Mehta Road, J V P D Schemevile Parle (West), Mumbai 400049, Maharashtra, India

 

­      Unique Centre, Waterfield Road, Bandra (West), Mumbai 400050, Maharashtra, India

 

­      Lokhandwala Branch, 21 23, Samartha Vaibhav, Shree Swami Samarth Nagar, Off New Link Road, Lokhandwala, Andheri (West), Mumbai 400053, Maharashtra, India

 

­      Ground Floor Of Garden Apartment, Diamond Garden CHS Limited, A. Sores Road, Chembur, Mumbai 400071, Maharashtra, India

 

­      Aditya Apartment, CTS No. 639, Chandavarkar Road, Borivali (West), Mumbai

­      400092, Maharashtra, India

 

­      Ameya House, Rajkumar Corner, J.P. Road, Andheri (West), Mumbai 400058, Maharashtra, India

 

­      Oriental Building, 364, D.N.Road, Mumbai 400001, Maharashtra, India

 

Also located at:

 

­      Hyderabad

­      Kadapa

­      Guwahati

­      Patna

­      Ahmedabad

­      Vadodara

­      Surat

­      Rajkot

­      Gurgaon

­      Chandigarh

­      Bangalore

­      Cochin

­      Bhopal

­      Indore

­      Pune

­      Nagpur

­      Thane

­      Jalgaon

­      New Delhi

­      Bhubaneshwar

­      Amritsar

­      Ludhiana

­      Jalandhar

­      Jaipur

­      Chennai

­      Coimbatore

­      Kanpur

­      Noida

­      Lucknow

­      Allahabad

­      Mathura

­      Saharanpur

­      Dehra Dun

­      Kolkata

­      Howrah

­      Siliguri

 

 

Overseas Offices :

Located at:

 

ASIA

­      Australia

­      Bangladesh

­      Brunei Darussalam

­      Cambodia

­      China

­      Hong Kong

­      Indonesia

­      Japan

­      Laos

­      Macau

­      Malaysia

­      Mongolia

­      Myanmar

­      Nepal

­      Pakistan

­      Philippines

­      Singapore

­      South Korea

­      Sri Lanka

­      Taiwan

­      Thailand

­      Vietnam

 

AFRICA

­      Angola

­      Botswana

­      Cameroon

­      Cote d'Ivoire

­      Egypt

­      Ghana

­      Kenya

­      Mauritius

­      Nigeria

­      Sierra Leone

­      South Africa

­      Tanzania

­      The Gambia

­      Uganda

­      Zambia

­      Zimbabwe

 

 

MIDDLE EAST

­      Bahrain

­      Jordan

­      Lebanon

­      Oman

­      Qatar

­      Saudi Arabia

­      United Arab Emirates

 

EUROPE

­      Austria

­      France

­      Germany

­      Guernsey

­      Ireland

­      Italy

­      Jersey

­      Russia

­      Sweden

­      Switzerland

­      Turkey

­      United Kingdom

 

AMERICA

­      Argentina

­      Brazil

­      Canada

­      Cayman Islands

­      Chile

­      Colombia

­      Falkland Islands

­      Mexico

­      Peru

­      USA

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

AS ON 31.03.2012

 

Name :

Sir John Peace

Designation :

Chairman

Date of Birth/Age :

64 Years

 

 

Name :

Peter Sands

Designation :

Group Chief Executive

Date of Birth/Age :

51 Years

 

 

Name :

Rudy Markham

Designation :

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

Date of Birth/Age :

67 Years

 

 

Name :

Richard Meddings

Designation :

Group Finance Director

Date of Birth/Age :

55 Years

 

 

Name :

Steve Bertamini

Designation :

Group Executive Director

Date of Birth/Age :

48 Years

 

 

Name :

Jaspal Bindra

Designation :

Group Executive Director

Date of Birth/Age :

52 Years

 

 

Name :

Om Bhatt

Designation :

Non-Executive Director

Date of Birth/Age :

62 Years

 

 

Name :

Dr Louis Cheung

Designation :

Non-Executive Director

Date of Birth/Age :

49 Years

 

 

Name :

Richard Delbridge

Designation :

Non-Executive Director

Date of Birth/Age :

70 Years

 

 

Name :

Jamie Dundas

Designation :

Non-Executive Director

Date of Birth/Age :

62 Years

 

 

Name :

Margaret Ewing

Designation :

Non-Executive Director

Date of Birth/Age :

58 Years

 

 

Name :

Dr Han Seung-soo, KBE

Designation :

Non-Executive Director

Date of Birth/Age :

76 Years

 

 

Name :

Val Gooding, CBE

Designation :

Non-Executive Director

Date of Birth/Age :

62 Years

 

 

Name :

Simon Lowth

Designation :

Non-Executive Director

Date of Birth/Age :

51 Years

 

 

Name :

Ruth Markland

Designation :

Non-Executive Director

Date of Birth/Age :

60 Years

 

 

Name :

John Paynter

Designation :

Non-Executive Director

Date of Birth/Age :

58 Years

 

 

Name :

Mike Rees

Designation :

Group Executive Director

Date of Birth/Age :

57 Years

 

 

Name :

V. Shankar

Designation :

Group Executive Director

Date of Birth/Age :

55 Years

 

 

Name :

Paul Skinner

Designation :

Non-Executive Director

Date of Birth/Age :

68 Years

 

 

Name :

Oliver Stocken

Designation :

Non-Executive Director

Date of Birth/Age :

71 Years

 

 

Name :

Dr Lars Thunell

Designation :

Non-Executive Director

Date of Birth/Age :

64 Years

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Annemarie Durbin

Designation :

Group Company Secretary

Date of Birth/Age :

49 Years

 

 

India Management Committee :

Ř       Sunil Kaushal

Regional Chief Executive, India and South Asia

 

Ř       Venkataramanan Anantharaman

MD, Origination and Client Coverage and Regional Co-Head, Wholesale Banking, India and South Asia

 

Ř       Ananth Narayan

MD, Global Markets and Regional Co-Head, Wholesale Banking, India and South Asia

 

Ř       Sanjeeb Chaudhuri

Regional Head, India and South Asia, and Group Chief Marketing Officer, Consumer Banking

 

Ř       Anurag Adlakha

Chief Financial Officer, India and South Asia

 

Ř       Ravi Duvvuru

Regional Head, Compliance, India and South Asia

 

Ř       Madhavi Lall

Regional Head Human Resources, India and South Asia

 

Ř       James Berry

Chief Information Officer, India

 

Ř       Pradeep Rana

Country Chief Risk Officer, India

 

Ř       Srinivasan Iyengar

Managing Director, India Strategy

 

Ř       Sushen Jhingan

Resident Director, Public Affairs

 

Ř       Sumeet Singla

Regional Head, Corporate Affairs, India and South Asia

 

 

Senior Management :

Ř       Tracy Clarke

Ř       Tim Miller

Ř       Richard Goulding

Ř       Jan Verplancke

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Providing Financial Services. 

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

Information declined by the management

 

 

Bankers :

Reserve Bank of India

 

 

Facilities :

 

Secured Loans

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

 

 

(Rs. In Millions)

Borrowings in India from

 

 

1.       Reserve Bank of India

31800.000

23000.000

2.       Other banks

0.000

0.000

3.       Other institutions and agencies

40976.838

20989.250

Borrowings outside India

 

 

1.       Subordinated Debt

25437.500

22297.500

2.       Others

27967.733

42149.854

Total

126182.071

108436.604

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Deloitte Daskins and Sells

Chartered Accountants

Address :

‘Heritage’ 3rd Floor, Near Gujarat Vidhyapith, Off Ashram Road, Ahmedabad – 380014, Gujarat, India

Tel. No.:

91-79-27582542/ 27582543

Fax No.:

91-79-27582551

 

 

Ultimate Parent Company :

Standard Chartered Plc

 

 

Parent Company :

Standard Chartered Holding Limited

 

 

100% Subsidiary :

St Helen’s Nominees India Private Limited

 

 

Subsidiaries of Head Office (Standard Chartered Bank UK) :

­      Scope International Private Limited

­      Standard Chartered (India) Wealth Advisory Services Private Limited

­      Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited

­      Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited

­      Standard Chartered Bank (Mauritius) Limited

­      Standard Chartered Bank (Pakistan) Limited

­      Standard Chartered Bank (Taiwan) Limited

­      Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) Public Company Limited

­      Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Limited

­      Standard Chartered Finance Limited

­      Standard Chartered Investments and Loans (India) Limited

­      Standard Chartered Private Equity (Mauritius) Limited

­      Standard Chartered Bank Botswana Limited

­      Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited

­      Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited

­      Standard Chartered Bank Tanzania Limited

­      Standard Chartered Bank Uganda Limited

­      Standard Chartered Bank Zambia Plc

­      Standard Chartered Private Equity Advisory (India) Private Limited

­      Standard Chartered Securities (India) Limited

­      Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia - Berhad

­      Standard Chartered First Bank Korea Limited

­      Standard Chartered Strategic Brand Management Limited

­      Standard Chartered Bank Sierra Leone Limited

­      Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited

­      Standard Chartered Bank Cote D’lvoire

­      Standard Chartered Capital (Saudi Arabia)

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

AS ON 31.03.2012

 

Capital

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

 

 

(Rs. in Millions)

Deposit kept with Reserve Bank of India under Section 11(2)(b) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949

38500.000

32250.000

 

 

 

a. Head office reserves

Balance, beginning of the year

21.960

21.960

Balance, end of the year

21.960

21.960

 

 

 

b. Head Office Capital

Balance, beginning of the year

6736.032

6736.032

Balance, end of the year

6736.032

6736.032

 

 

 

Total capital

6757.992

6757.992

 

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

Capital and Liabilities

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

 

 

 

 

Capital

6757.992

6757.992

6757.992

Reserves and Surplus

134670.829

123865.558

109299.499

Deposits

639646.971

584191.102

481923.855

Borrowings

126182.071

108436.604

87214.944

Other Liabilities and Provisions

309597.220

239838.570

210250.038

 

 

 

 

Total Capital and Liabilities

1216855.083

1063089.826

895446.328

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Balances with Reserve Bank of India

33353.316

45462.112

38016.330

Balances with banks and money at call and short notice

15271.405

22570.155

9790.003

Investments

273238.813

230881.648

184774.223

Advances

555700.088

492007.928

415521.514

Fixed Assets

25269.569

25932.846

24862.855

Other Assets

314021.892

246235.137

222481.403

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

1216855.083

1063089.826

895446.328

 

 

 

 

Contingent Liabilities

16787473.773

17185296.919

12519909.812

 

 

 

 

Bills for Collection

235259.996

139552.747

105461.167

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

 

INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Earned

79432.328

63524.253

56748.901

 

 

Other Income

29882.236

24714.760

28376.176

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

109314.564

88239.013

85125.077

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Expended

36903.672

23506.005

17837.816

 

 

Operating Expenses

27408.196

25969.066

24189.745

 

 

Provisions and Contingencies

27645.004

18171.073

21827.131

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

91956.872

67646.144

63854.692

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit

17357.692

20592.869

21270.385

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit available for appropriation

17357.692

20592.869

21270.385

 

 

 

 

 

Less

Appropriations

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer to Statutory Reserve

4339.423

5148.217

5317.596

 

 

Transfer to Capital Reserve-Surplus on sale of immovable properties

238.820

284.767

0.029

 

 

Transfer to Investment Reserve

666.230

401.499

0.000

 

Balance carried over to Balance Sheet

12113.219

14758.386

15952.760

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total appropriations

17357.692

20592.869

21270.385

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

SUNDRY CREDITORS DETAILS: NOT AVAILABLE

 

 

Sr. No.

Check List by Info Agents

Available in Report (Yes / No)

1]

Year of Establishment

Yes

2]

Locality of the firm

Yes

3]

Constitutions of the firm

Yes

4]

Premises details

No

5]

Type of Business

Yes

6]

Line of Business

Yes

7]

Promoter's background

No

8]

No. of employees

No

9]

Name of person contacted

No

10]

Designation of contact person

No

11]

Turnover of firm for last three years

Yes

12]

Profitability for last three years

Yes

13]

Reasons for variation <> 20%

--

14]

Estimation for coming financial year

No

15]

Capital in the business

Yes

16]

Details of sister concerns

Yes

17]

Major suppliers

No

18]

Major customers

No

19]

Payments terms

No

20]

Export / Import details (if applicable)

No

21]

Market information

--

22]

Litigations that the firm / promoter involved in

--

23]

Banking Details

Yes

24]

Banking facility details

Yes

25]

Conduct of the banking account

--

26]

Buyer visit details

--

27]

Financials, if provided

Yes

28]

Incorporation details, if applicable

Yes

29]

Last accounts filed at ROC

Yes

30]

Major Shareholders, if available

No

31]

Date of Birth of Proprietor/Partner/Director, if available

Yes

32]

PAN of Proprietor/Partner/Director, if available

No

33]

Voter ID No of Proprietor/Partner/Director, if available

No

34]

External Agency Rating, if available

Yes

 

 

CHARGES

 

ENTITY

 PERSON

COMPETENT AUTHORITY

 REGULATORY CHARGES

 REGULATORY ACTION(S) / DATE OF ORDER

 FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

 

RBI 

Did not adhere to instructions issued by RBI in respect of derivatives, such as failure to carry out due diligence in regard to suitability of products, selling derivative products to users not having risk management policies and not verifying underlying/ adequacy of underlying and eligible limits under past performance route

Imposed Penalty Rs.1.000 Million


26-APR-2011

 

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

The accompanying financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2012 comprise the accounts of India branches of Standard Chartered Bank (‘SCB’ or ‘the Bank’), which is incorporated with limited liability in the United Kingdom. The Bank’s ultimate holding company is Standard Chartered Plc (‘SCPLC’), which is incorporated in the United Kingdom.

 

The ‘Other Assets’ of American Express Bank Limited – India Branches (‘AEBL’) amounting to Rs. 1,322 million as at the Appointed Date (05 March 2008) included an amount of Rs. 685 million representing net advance tax taken over as part of the amalgamation scheme approved by the Reserve Bank of India (‘RBI’). This amount was incorporated in the financial statements of the Bank for the year ended 31 March 2008, with a corresponding credit to Reserves and Surplus. As part of the global acquisition of the American Express Bank Ltd., it was agreed that the seller, American Express Company, USA shall be responsible for any tax liabilities and have the benefit of tax refunds that arise for the period prior to the completion of the global acquisition (i.e., 29 February 2008). In accordance with the same, the Bank has, during the current year, with prior approval of RBI vide letter DBOD.IBD.No.393/23.61.013/2009-10 dated 06 July 2009, adjusted the amount of Rs. 685 million against the Reserves and Surplus in Schedule 2.

 

 

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES

 

The Company is the holding company for the Group. The Group operates globally and is principally engaged in the business of retail and commercial banking and the provision of other financial services.

 

 

AREAS OF OPERATION

 

Their Group comprises a network of 1,700 branches and offices in 68 markets.

 

 

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES:

 

Particulars

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

 

 

(Rs. in Millions)

Claims against the Bank not acknowledged as debts

5556.531

2572.000

Liability for partly paid investments in shares

 

 

Liability on account of outstanding foreign exchange contracts

6620130.947

3955653.988

Liability on account of derivative contracts

9784362.465

12890482.498

Guarantees given on behalf of constituents

 

 

– in India

134882.499

107904.161

– outside India

49987.622

75247.264

Acceptances, endorsements and other obligations

188202.185

151583.799

Other items for which the Bank is contingently liable

4351.524

1853.209

Total contingent liabilities

16787473.773

17185296.919

 

 

PRESS RELEASE:

 

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK WINS DUN AND BRADSTREET BANK AWARD 2012 IN THREE KEY CATEGORIES

 

India, September 10, 2012 – Standard Chartered Bank, India’s largest Foreign Bank has recently bagged three awards in three categories viz: “Overall Best Foreign Bank”, “Best Foreign Bank” under the category of Asset Quality and “Best Foreign Bank” under the category of SME Financing at the prestigious “Dun and Bradstreet – Polaris Software Banking Awards 2012” this year.

 

Commenting on the occasion Mr. Sanjeeb Chaudhuri, Regional Head, South Asia and Chief Marketing Officer, Consumer Banking said “We are privileged to receive the Dun and Bradstreet Bank Awards which recognises the best brands across the countries. The Bank has always been at the forefront of customer centric services and solutions. Our online Credit Card approval, Service Guarantees, etc. are few examples of how we use process and technology innovations to give best quality services to our customers.

 

Mr. Dheeraj Ahluwalia, Mr. Ravi Duvurru and Mr. Aditya Mandloi received the awards for the Bank at a ceremony held at ITC Maratha, Sahar, Mumbai.

 

 

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK GOES DIGITAL

 

Launches instant online personal loan approval solution

 

Mumbai, 12th December 2012: Standard Chartered Bank India is amongst the first few banks in the Indian market to launch a unique online personal loan approval which will enable a customer to apply for a personal loan online and receive an „Approval In Principle (AIP) almost instantly. This initiative is in line with Standard Chartered Banks commitment to go digital and extend the AIP process to several other consumer banking products over the next few months, making them more convenient for millions of customers.

 

“At Standard Chartered, we firmly believe in being recognized as a bank that holds their customers interest and satisfaction in the highest regard and this solution is a great example of how we can add value to the customers by simplifying the banking experience,” said Sanjeeb Chaudhuri, Regional Head, South Asia and Chief Marketing Officer, Consumer Banking. “Instant approval in principle for personal loans is a great example of innovation in product features and design served through the internet for meaningful engagement with customers while adding to cost efficiency and convenience overall.”

 

With the digital application process, the customer can apply for a personal loan online through the website www.standardchartered.co.in/personal-loan at his or her convenience and get an in principle approval on a loan application within 5 minutes. The online application process involves verification of key customer details such as the Permanent Account Number, mobile number, email ID and credit history through CIBIL and other internal eligibility criteria. The AIP will be followed by a final approval after completion of „Know Your Customer and credit approval processes.

 

With an increasing number of people searching for financial products online, innovation in personal banking products and services is essential to keep in line with changing customer preferences. Standard Chartered has always been at the forefront in launching technology solutions to provide convenience and improve customer experience using channels of the future such as the Internet and the mobile phone.

 

Standard Chartered mobile banking application, Breeze Mobile, is one of the leading mobile banking applications in the industry in India and in several other Asian countries. Recently, Standard Chartered also launched Credit Card AIP for customers applying for credit cards online.

 

Standard Chartered will soon launch digital options for more of its popular Consumer Banking products.

 

Standard Chartered – leading the way in Asia, Africa and the Middle East

 

Standard Chartered is a leading international banking group. It has operated for over 150 years in some of the world's most dynamic markets and earns around 90 per cent of its income and profits in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. This geographic focus and commitment to developing deep relationships with clients and customers has driven the Banks growth in recent years. Standard Chartered PLC is listed on the London and Hong Kong stock exchanges as well as the Bombay and National Stock Exchanges in India.

 

With 1,700 offices in 70 markets, the Group offers exciting and challenging international career opportunities for 87,000 staff. It is committed to building a sustainable business over the long term and is trusted worldwide for upholding high standards of corporate governance, social responsibility, environmental protection and employee diversity. Standard Chartered heritage and values are expressed in its brand promise, „Here for good.

 

Standard Chartered Bank in India

 

Standard Chartered Bank is Indias largest international bank with 96 branches in 39 cities, serving 60,000+ SMEs, over 2,000 key Corporate and Institutional Relationships and approx 2 million retail customers. Key businesses comprise Consumer Banking, including Deposits, Loans, Wealth Management, Private Banking and SME Banking; and Wholesale Banking, which includes Cash Transaction Banking, Treasury, Corporate Finance and Custody Services.

 

 

YATRA.COM AND STANDARD CHARTERED LAUNCH INDIA’S FIRST TRAVEL CASH BACK CUM REWARD CARD

 

Co-brand cardholders will get exclusive benefits for travel bookings through Yatra.com

 

30th October, 2012 – Standard Chartered today launched the „Standard Chartered Yatra Platinum Credit Card, in collaboration with Yatra.com, one of the leading travel portals in India. The card offers a suite of benefits to credit-card customers when they make travel reservations on Yatra.com besides their regular shopping and other spends.

 

The co-branded card offers wide ranging benefits including Cash back and accelerated reward points on spends at yatra.com, and travel discount vouchers and free tickets.

 

Some of the attractive benefits that the card holder will get are:

 

Ř       10% Cashback on all travel spends at Yatra.com.

Ř       Waivers on Yatra.com Domestic Air cancellation fees for all tickets booked on Yatra.com

Ř       On-boarding vouchers: Discount vouchers ranging from Rs.4,000 to Rs.8,500 for travel reservations across Air, hotels and holiday packages

Ř       4 Reward points for every Rs. 100 spend on Yatra spends.

Ř       Fuel Surcharge waiver on all fuel spends and many other benefits

 

Commenting on the launch Mr. Sanjeeb Chaudhuri, Regional Head, South Asia and Group CMO, Standard Chartered Bank said, “Indian travel industry is growing by leaps and bounds. In the cluttered market of travel services, we see the need among customers for services that will not just facilitate their travel reservations but also reward them for their spends. The Standard Chartered Yatra Card offers attractive travel benefits and rewards, and is tailor-made to keep pace with the rapidly growing demands of frequent business and leisure travellers in India. Standard Chartered has always been at the forefront in launching products that offer value and provide convenience to customers. We are confident that The Standard Chartered Yatra Card will provide a differentiated offering in the market.”

 

Mr. Sharat Dhall, COO, Yatra.com said “Owing to our vision of Creating Happy Travellers, we strongly believe in innovating and transforming to accomplish the utmost customer satisfaction. This tie up is our endeavour to meet the ever evolving customer needs and power them with creative solutions combined with leisure and entertainment. We are delighted to launch this travel cum rewards card that will enable the customer to not only enjoy discounts on their travel bookings but will also keep a record of the points accumulated that can be redeemed.”

 

To avail this facility, customers can apply for the card online at the banks website or at any of its branches.

 

About Standard Chartered

 

Standard Chartered Bank is Indias largest international bank with 94 branches in 37 cities, serving 60,000+ SMEs, over 2,000 key Corporate and Institutional Relationships and approx 2 million retail customers. Key businesses comprise Consumer Banking, including Deposits, Loans, Wealth Management, Private Banking and SME Banking; and Wholesale Banking, which includes Cash Transaction Banking, Treasury, Corporate Finance and Custody Services.

 

 

STANDARD CHARTERED APPOINTS SUNIL KAUSHAL REGIONAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE FOR INDIA AND SOUTH ASIA

 

Mumbai, February 2, 2012: Standard Chartered announced the appointment of Sunil Kaushal as Regional Chief Executive, India and South Asia. He moves from Taiwan, where he was President and CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Taiwan. Mr. Kaushal will take over from Neeraj Swaroop who will relocate to Singapore as Regional Chief Executive for South East Asia (excluding Singapore).

 

Mr. Kaushal joined Standard Chartered in Dubai in 1998 and has since held several senior roles across Consumer and Wholesale Banking. Most recently, in his role as head of Standard Chartered Taiwan, he has led three integrations, double-hatted as head of Consumer Banking for nearly two years making it the third most profitable business for the Bank globally.

 

Jaspal Bindra, Group Executive Director & CEO, Asia, Standard Chartered, said, “India and South Asia will bring an exciting opportunity for Sunil. I am confident this will be one of the most rewarding period for him personally and for the Bank as he builds on the strong foundations that Neeraj has put in place.”

 

Before Taiwan, Sunil was Global Head of SME Banking in Singapore, leading the emergence of SME Banking as one of the core engines of growth for Consumer Banking. Sunil has also been head Origination & Client Coverage (OCC) in Singapore and in UAE, where he oversaw the integration of Grindlays corporate banking business and growing it into a significant business for the Group.

 

Under Mr. Swaroop the South Asia region has seen remarkable growth and India is now amongst the largest and most profitable markets for the Group, and he has led landmark developments for the market like integration of American Express Bank, acquisition of Standard Chartered Securities and introduction of the first ever Indian Depository Receipts.

 

In his new role, Mr. Swaroop will have governance oversight for Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, and will focus on building opportunities in these fast growing economies.

 


 

CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering & Terrorism]

 

The Public Notice information has been collected from various sources including but not limited to: The Courts, India Prisons Service, Interpol, etc.

 

1]         INFORMATION ON DESIGNATED PARTY

No exist designating subject or any of its beneficial owners, controlling shareholders or senior officers as terrorist or terrorist organization or whom notice had been received that all financial transactions involving their assets have been blocked or convicted, found guilty or against whom a judgement or order had been entered in a proceedings for violating money-laundering, anti-corruption or bribery or international economic or anti-terrorism sanction laws or whose assets were seized, blocked, frozen or ordered forfeited for violation of money laundering or international anti-terrorism laws.

 

2]         Court Declaration :

No exist to suggest that subject is or was the subject of any formal or informal allegations, prosecutions or other official proceeding for making any prohibited payments or other improper payments to government officials for engaging in prohibited transactions or with designated parties.

 

3]         Asset Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that the property or assets of the subject are derived from criminal conduct or a prohibited transaction.

 

4]         Record on Financial Crime :

            Charges or conviction registered against subject:                                                  None

 

5]         Records on Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

6]         Records on Int’l Anti-Money Laundering Laws/Standards :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

7]         Criminal Records

No available information exist that suggest that subject or any of its principals have been formally charged or convicted by a competent governmental authority for any financial crime or under any formal investigation by a competent government authority for any violation of anti-corruption laws or international anti-money laundering laws or standard.

 

8]         Affiliation with Government :

No record exists to suggest that any director or indirect owners, controlling shareholders, director, officer or employee of the company is a government official or a family member or close business associate of a Government official.

 

9]         Compensation Package :

Our market survey revealed that the amount of compensation sought by the subject is fair and reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to others for similar services.

 

10]        Press Report :

            No press reports / filings exists on the subject.

 


 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

MIRA INFORM as part of its Due Diligence do provide comments on Corporate Governance to identify management and governance. These factors often have been predictive and in some cases have created vulnerabilities to credit deterioration.

 

Our Governance Assessment focuses principally on the interactions between a company’s management, its Board of Directors, Shareholders and other financial stakeholders.

 

 

CONTRAVENTION

 

Subject is not known to have contravened any existing local laws, regulations or policies that prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the terms and conditions that could be included in the agreement with the subject.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs. 59.90

UK Pound

1

Rs. 90.88

Euro

1

Rs. 78.32

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Information Gathered by :

PLK

 

 

Report Prepared by :

BVA

 


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

8

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

8

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

7

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

7

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

8

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

8

--LEVERAGE

1~10

8

--RESERVES

1~10

8

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

7

--MARGINS

-5~5

--

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

YES

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

DEFAULTERS 

 

 

--RBI

YES/NO

NO

--EPF

YES/NO

NO

TOTAL

 

69

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

-

NB

                                       New Business

-

 

 

 

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL : This information is provided to you at your request, you having employed MIPL for such purpose. You will use the information as aid only in determining the propriety of giving credit and generally as an aid to your business and for no other purpose. You will hold the information in strict confidence, and shall not reveal it or make it known to the subject persons, firms or corporations or to any other. MIPL does not warrant the correctness of the information as you hold it free of any liability whatsoever. You will be liable to and indemnify MIPL for any loss, damage or expense, occasioned by your breach or non observance of any one, or more of these conditions

This report is issued at your request without any risk and responsibility on the part of MIRA INFORM PRIVATE LIMITED (MIPL) or its officials.