Public bank annual report 2012 pdf

Ms Lai attended all the 19 Board meetings which were held in the financial year ended 31 December Mr Lai has 40 years of experience in the banking and finance related industries. Mr Lai had working experience in three finance companies from to where he had held senior management positions. She is also the Company Secretary of several Malaysian and overseas subsidiaries, and she oversees the Public Bank Groups company secretarial matters.

She heads the Banks Secretariat Division. The global economy experienced yet another challenging year in Market sentiments were dampened by slow and fragmented recovery in the Eurozone from its debt crisis, slower economic growth in China as well as concerns of the high levels of public debt and sub-par economic growth in the US.

The possibility of tightening of financial conditions especially in the emerging market economies due to expectations of the US Federal Reserves tapering of its bond-buying programme also contributed to the weaker market conditions.

On the domestic front, the Malaysian economy remained largely resilient throughout , supported by strong domestic demand that continued to drive growth in the economy although there were signs of moderation in the second half of The Government of Malaysia is committed to ensuring macroeconomic stability and strengthening domestic demand by implementing and executing programmes and structural reforms under the Economic Transformation Programmes, the New Economic Model of the 10th Malaysia Plan and Budget The Malaysian economy is expected to grow between 5.

Against this backdrop, the Public Bank Group continued to excel in its performance, not only by delivering a favourable pre-tax profit of RM5. The Groups regional operations in Hong Kong, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Sri Lanka also demonstrated resilience despite external volatility and intense market competition. Net profit attributable to shareholders in exceeded the RM4 billion mark for the first time, increasing by 6. This translated to an improved earnings per share of With the improved financial performance, the Group achieved a track record of 47 straight years of unbroken profitability since it commenced operations.

The Public Bank Group continued to observe discipline in improving productivity and managing cost prudently amid the challenging operating environment. The Groups pursuit of higher productivity level and cost efficiency in all aspects of its operations and processes had enabled the Groups operating costs to remain lean and efficient, with a low cost to income ratio of With the significantly lower than industry cost to income ratio, the Group remained as the most cost-efficient banking group in Malaysia.

The balance sheet position of the Public Bank Group remained strong and robust. In , the Group recorded a strong loans and financing growth of The Groups domestic loans and financing growth in was at This had resulted in a steady gain in the Groups market share in domestic loans and financing, achieving a total share of In tandem with the loans and financing growth, Public Bank Groups total customer deposits grew by The Groups domestic customer deposits grew at a higher rate of The growth in the Groups domestic customer deposits was higher than the domestic banking industrys growth rate of 8.

The steady inflow of domestic deposits was mainly attributed to the Groups strong retail deposit franchise, comprising a large domestic depositor base of over five million customers. The sustained growth in the Groups deposit base is a testament of the customers high level of trust and confidence in the Group and this has in turn enabled the Group to maintain a healthy and stable funding and liquidity position.

The Public Bank Groups effort in sustaining strong asset quality remained uncompromised as the Group continued to pursue its organic growth in its lending business. The Group maintained its superior asset quality with gross impaired loans ratio of 0. The Group also maintained a higher and more prudent loan loss coverage ratio of In , the Public Bank Group continued to face strong competition from its banking peers, both in the domestic and overseas operations, as the latter stepped up their efforts in pursuing market share gains.

Intense market competition had resulted in compression of net interest margin. Amid this challenge and the Groups mission to continue its organic growth momentum in its core lending and deposit-taking businesses, the Group focused on proactively managing the impact of compression in its net interest margin by competing effectively in providing its customers with value added differentiation, such as fast and responsive service delivery.

The Group also actively pursued cross-selling opportunities with both its existing and new customers to further increase its income across a wide spectrum of services and products. As a result, total income of the Group in grew by 5. The Group continued to focus on the growth of its lending business in the retail consumer and commercial segments, through the extension of credits to small and medium enterprises SMEs , financing of residential properties and purchase of passenger vehicles.

With the continuous support of its valued customers, the Group maintained its leading market share position in domestic financing for residential properties, commercial properties and passenger vehicles, with respective market shares of The Groups lending to SMEs also recorded commendable growth of The Group is strongly encouraged, that it has once again, achieved the highest ROE amongst its peer banking groups in Malaysia, as well as one of the highest ROE when compared to other major banking groups in the Asia Pacific region.

We are pleased to be able to fulfill our commitment to our shareholders for delivering continuous, consistent and sustainable returns on their investments in the Public Bank Group. Sustaining Favourable Medium Term Performance Notwithstanding the effects of protracted uncertainty, volatility and headwinds on the business environment that it operates in, the Public Bank Group has consistently delivered outstanding financial results, particularly over the medium term.

Since the end of , the Group has achieved the following:. Total assets Gross loans, advances and financing Deposits from customers Profit before tax Net profit attributable to equity holders of the Bank Net return on equity Cost to income ratio Gross impaired loan ratio.

Focusing on Sustainable Organic Growth Momentum The Public Bank Group will continue with its strategy to pursue sustainable organic growth in its lending and deposit-taking businesses.

For the lending business, the Group will continue to focus on retail consumer and commercial lending, while taking cognisance of market developments and various macro prudential measures that are in force. This segment of business will continue to be supported by growth in extension of credits to SMEs, financing of residential properties and passenger vehicles. With the aim to also sustain a solid customer deposit base, the Group will also focus on growing its deposit-taking business to ensure its funding base continues to remain healthy, diversified and stable.

The growing concern of an unsustainable property market and prices in Malaysia in recent years and the need to promote the continued affordability of homes for the general public had prompted the Government of Malaysia and Bank Negara Malaysia BNM to introduce further pre-emptive measures in , in addition to those measures introduced since the end of The property market is expected to adjust and moderate in the short term. Likewise, to allay concern of rising household debts, BNM had also introduced several pre-emptive prudential measures aimed at addressing.

The Public Bank Group is fully supportive of these initiatives which will promote sustainability of the banking sector and the overall economy of Malaysia in the medium to long term. Despite a more regulated environment, the Group will continue with its prudent and responsible lending practices which it has been implementing for years, to ensure the continued success in its core businesses. The Group will leverage on its strong PB brand and make more concerted efforts to further deepen relationships with its existing valued customers and on acquiring new customers.

These will be complemented by various on-going initiatives such as introduction of new products and enhancement of existing products based on customers needs, competitive pricing, excellent customer service, effective delivery channels and focused marketing and cross-selling initiatives. In addition, the Public Bank Group is also supportive of the Governments efforts to develop and promote domestic economic activities in Malaysia by providing financing to SMEs.

In , a total of RM The momentum to lend to SMEs. Preserving Asset Quality Despite recording double digit growth in its lending business year after year, the Public Bank Group takes pride for continuing to be the Malaysian banking group with the lowest impaired loan ratio of 0.

The Groups loan loss coverage ratio of The excellent asset quality is a testament of the Groups strategic approach and prudent practices in managing the quality of its loans and financing portfolio. Looking ahead, the Public Bank Group is conscious of the need to always maintain and preserve the superior quality of its loans and financing portfolio as the Group seeks to grow its lending business. This will be achieved by consistently adopting a combination of both preventive and proactive measures in its lending activities such as setting strict and prudent credit policies, responsible lending practices, advocating strong discipline and know your customer principles in the credit assessment and approval processes, and ensuring timely and efficient collection and recovery of loans and financing.

The Group will not compromise these prudent credit standards and practices. Improving Fee-Based Revenue Growing fee-based revenue remains a key strategic focus of the Public Bank Group in contributing to the sustainability of its profit growth. Growing fee-based revenue attracts low or zero capital cost, and in view of the higher capital requirements on banks under the more stringent Basel III regulatory capital framework, increasing fee-based revenue will contribute to enhancing the ROE of the Group, and at the.

The Public Bank Groups unit trust sales and management business undertaken through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Public Mutual Berhad Public Mutual , achieved commendable performance and outperformed the private unit trust industry in Malaysia in As at the end of , Public Mutual remained as the market leader in the private unit trust business with funds and total net asset value of over RM The Group will continue to invest and enhance the infrastructure and the wide distribution network of Public Mutual, while ensuring appropriate risk management processes are in place to safeguard the investment of funds of its customers.

The bancassurance partnership has proven to be successful as it enables the Group to provide life, health and investment-linked insurance products to its large customer pool in Malaysia and Hong Kong.

The business volume from the sales of bancassurance products, measured in terms of Annualised Premium Equivalent APE , has been growing since the partnership commenced in The Group will continue to work closely with AIA to further roll out new and enhanced products and to intensify cross-selling of the bancassurance products to its customers.

As an alternative to the conventional deposit products and an avenue to generate fee-based revenue, the Public Bank Group also actively offers alternative savings products such as foreign currency deposit accounts, gold investment accounts and the recently launched dual-currency investments. Moving forward, growing fee-based revenue remains as one of the Public Bank Groups key strategies with focus on its unit trust business, bancassurance and various other feebased generating products and services.

The Group will continue to enhance its cross-selling initiatives to both existing and new customers in order to increase its feebased revenue opportunities. In the past, the Public Bank Group had been able to gain market share and sustain its profit growth even during challenging economic conditions. This was achieved through the Groups firm commitment to maintain its organic growth strategy and its adoption of a prudent approach in managing asset quality.

We believe that with the uncertainties continuing to impact the already challenging and highly competitive operating environment, it would be imperative for the Group to further reinforce these core strategies, while remaining responsive and receptive to market changes. In , fee-based revenue of the Public Bank Group grew by 9. Acknowledging that cost management is a key driver to enhance shareholder value, the Public Bank Group is committed to observing prudent cost discipline and promoting high productivity to achieve cost efficiency.

The key initiatives to be continuously undertaken by the Public Bank Group include retaining the right people to do the job, providing effective training and coaching to up-skill the staffs competency and productivity, enhancing work processes and infrastructure by emphasising on straight through processing while ensuring strict compliance with internal operating standards and procedures, and prioritising the deployment of resources and technology to where they are most effective.

Maintaining Liquid Balance Sheet The Public Bank Group has always been practising selfsufficiency in funding its lending business and this strategy is consistently applied to its overseas operations, where all the overseas units adopt their business plans to build and maintain a stable customer deposit base over the longer term to fund their lending activities. The Public Bank Group has been successful in maintaining a strong retail deposit franchise and a healthy and liquid balance sheet thus far, with the Groups net loan to deposit ratio standing at The Public Bank Group will continue to maintain the self-funding strategy and strive to maintain a strong customer deposit base as it continues to organically grow its lending business.

Advocating Cost Discipline When benchmarked against its peers, the Public Bank Group remained as the most cost-efficient banking group in Malaysia, with its cost to income ratio of The Groups cost efficiency is also one of the best in comparison with leading banks in the Asia Pacific region.

This achievement is by no means an easy feat given that many major banks around the world and region have been forced to make difficult decisions to rationalise their staff force and operations in their bid to maintain a sustainable cost structure. Strengthening Corporate Governance and Risk Management The Public Bank Groups excellence in corporate governance and accountability has long been a key contributing factor to the long-term success of the Group and these important attributes are critical for the continued public trust and confidence in the Group as a financial services provider.

The Public Bank Groups record of excellence in corporate governance and corporate conducts continued to receive external recognition. The Group. As part of its capital management plan, Public Bank, had in , issued a total of RM1. In addition, effective risk management has enabled the Public Bank Group to identify and proactively manage the risks emerging from the rapidly evolving business conditions in a timely manner.

On an ongoing basis, the Group will also continue to strengthen its risk management processes and invest in relevant risk management infrastructures in order to be more robust and responsive to the increasingly complex business environment. The Public Bank Group is well-positioned to ensure compliance with the new Basel III regulatory requirements, including any additional capital buffer to be introduced by BNM, without restraining the Groups organic business growth strategy and the Group will continue to manage its capital proactively.

Safeguarding Shareholder Value Safeguarding and continuously enhancing shareholder value is the best measure of a companys success. With over four decades of unbroken profit track record, the Group has consistently delivered admirable strong returns to its shareholders, even during challenging economic conditions. The Group aims to preserve the long-term intrinsic value of its shareholders investment in the Group by continuing to implement strategies that ensure sustainable profitability and ROE while balancing its responsibility to its customers, employees and community.

Managing Capital Efficiently One of the key activities to maximising shareholder value is to proactively manage the capital structure of a company which includes the efficient allocation and utilisation of capital in generating returns. This is even more pertinent for banks under the Basel III capital framework. The Public Bank Group plans and monitors its capital positions and requirements closely. The Group ensures that the valuable and scarce capital resources are always efficiently deployed to drive optimum ROE, whilst striking a balance among the key considerations that include the need for capital to support the organic growth strategy for the Group, the need.

Paying Dividends Consistently Public Bank will pay a second interim single tier dividend of 30 sen per share. The Board of Directors does not propose the payment of any final dividend. The shareholders would receive a total net dividend of 52 sen per share for , comprising the second interim single tier dividend of 30 sen, and the first interim single tier dividend of 22 sen that was paid in August The total dividends paid and to be paid to shareholders for would amount to RM1.

This translates into a net dividend yield of 2. In , Public Bank Local share price increased by Including the total dividends of 52 sen for , a shareholder of Public Bank Local share would have enjoyed a total return of As at the end of , the Public Bank Group has common equity Tier I capital ratio, Tier I capital ratio and total capital ratio of 8.

These capital ratios are higher than the eventual Basel III requirements of 7. These achievements reflected the Groups commitment to excellence in corporate governance and corporate conduct. The Group will continue to strengthen its corporate governance and ensure that good governance practices are embedded in every aspect of its operations.

Taking into consideration the allocation of capital resources by the Public Bank Group to support its organic business growth strategy and fulfilling the requirements under the Basel III capital framework, the Group endeavours to maintain a consistent and regular dividend payment policy that promotes a stable stream of return to shareholders, subject to the approval of BNM as required by the Financial Services Act, Delivering Sustainable Returns to Shareholders The Public Bank Group had met shareholders expectation of returns by consistently delivering admirable returns to its shareholders, both over the medium term and long term, which clearly demonstrated the defensive quality of the investment made in Public Bank.

Together with the dividends received, this investment would have given the shareholder an annual rate of return on investment of If a shareholder of Public Bank had bought 1, shares in Public Bank when it was listed in , and assuming the shareholder had subscribed for all rights issues to date and had not sold any of the Public Bank shares, he would have, at the end of , , Public Bank shares worth RM2,, based on the share price of Public Bank Local shares of RM In addition, he would have received a total gross dividend of RM, whilst having only invested a capital outlay of RM48,, including subscription for all rights issues.

The dividends received and the appreciation in share value translate to a remarkable compounded annual rate of return of The Public Bank Group believes what truly sets the Group apart from its competitors is not its products and services alone, but the efficiency with which our staff deliver the services and the quality of services that our customers receive and experience starting from the first touch point that brings our customers and our staff together at the beginning of the service value chain.

Whilst the Public Bank Group continues to invest in technology and resources in electronic and internet banking, and in self service delivery channels in order to provide the much sought after flexibility and convenience, the Group also strongly believes that face-to-face interaction with customers and the fostering of relationship on a personalised level will promote long-term customer loyalty, trust and value.

In fact, it is by embracing this practice consistently across the Group that ensures the Group becomes the preferred choice amongst its loyal customers today.

With its extensive geographical reach and presence in the communities that it serves, together with its strong and deep customer relationship, the Public Bank Group also responds to its customers expectations by proactively identifying and fulfilling their needs with effective and responsive banking solutions. For instance in its lending business, the Group continued to support businesses, particularly SMEs by providing them with access to credits on competitive terms.

The Group has also been active in providing credit facilities under various loan and financing schemes covered by the Credit Guarantee Corporation and initiated by the Government. On top of that, in the domestic retail consumer segment, the Group had, in , approved more than RM The strong growth of the Groups lending business of Given the Public Bank Groups strong reputation as a prudent and well managed organisation, together with the deposit insurance coverage by Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia, the Group provides its depositors the assurance and comfort that their hard earned savings are in the safe protection of a strong and sound repository.

The Group also offers various alternative savings and investment products for customers with different risk profiles and who seek to enhance returns on their savings in the prevailing low interest rate environment. To maintain its competitive edge, the Public Bank Group sets high levels of compliance targets on its stringent loan service delivery standards and its quantitative customer service delivery standards at the frontline of branches, which include a 2-minute standard waiting time to serve customers at branch counters.

Investing In Customer Service Infrastructure In responding to the needs of its customers, the Public Bank Group continues to invest in improving its multi-channel customer service delivery infrastructure to enable better, convenient and seamless customer experience.

In , the Group increased its domestic and overseas bank branch network at various strategic locations to a total of In promoting greater customer comfort, accessibility and safety, the Group also continued to upgrade the self service. Continue To Be Our Individual Customers Preferred Choice The Public Bank Groups persistent pursuit of the delivery of excellence in customer service has been rewarded with a high level of customer loyalty and retention, as well as brand appreciation.

This strong customer allegiance is reflected in the Groups high market share of individual customers. The Group has a The Group is also the market leader in the domestic residential mortgages and passenger vehicle hire purchase financing with market shares of Through its high performance culture of strong dedication, firm commitment and high competency, the Group has nurtured a formidable and effective workforce of over 17, employees, which collectively are the most valuable asset of the Group.

Recruiting The Right People And Nurturing Talents To meet the Public Bank Groups commitment to serve its customers well and pursue its organic growth strategy, the Group places strong emphasis on the importance of its human capital.

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