Our vision and values                      
 Sustainability report overview              
 Group overview                               
 Group executive committee          
 Executive summary                           
 Stakeholder engagement               
 Economic contribution                    
 Corporate governance and ethics
 BEE and FSC                                   
 Shareholders                                
 Customers                                        
 Employees                                     
 Suppliers                                         
 Corporate social responsibility
 Environment                                    
 African footprint                                  

Group overview

   
 
graph: headline earnings contribution by business unit

Retail Banking

   
Banking, investment, insurance and other financial services to individual customers and small- to medium-sized enterprises throughout South Africa.
 
2004
2003
Headline earnings (Rm)
3 158
2 476
ROE (%)
36,8
35,2
Cost-to-income ratio (%)
61,3
60,9
Credit loss ratio (%)
0,59
1,10
Net advances (Rm)
151 354
112 751
Headline earnings contribution (%)
41
39
     

Africa

   
Retail, commercial and investment banking services in 16 African countries outside South Africa.
 
2004
2003
Headline earnings (Rm)
634
489
ROE (%)
30,3
28,3
Cost-to-income ratio (%)
60,3
57,2
Credit loss ratio (%)
0,37
1,71
Net advances (Rm)
11 805
10 674
Headline earnings contribution (%)
8
8
     

Corporate and Investment Banking

Commercial and investment banking services to corporates in South Africa, foreign banks and international counterparties.
 
2004
2003
Headline earnings (Rm)
2 656
2 140
ROE (%)
35,8
29,4
Cost-to-income ratio (%)
43,0
44,8
Credit loss ratio (%)
0,05
0,31
Net advances (Rm)
63 785
57 178
Headline earnings contribution (%)
35
34
     

International

   
Investment banking activities focused on developing markets and natural resources, and private client banking through offices in 21 countries outside Africa.
 
2004
2003
Headline earnings (Rm)
685
866
ROE (%)
12,8
14,7
Cost-to-income ratio (%)
68,8
61,2
Credit loss ratio (%)
0,37
0,78
Net advances (Rm)
34 591
43 311
Headline earnings contribution (%)
9
14
     

Liberty Life

   
Life insurance and asset management activities through SBG’s investment in Liberty Holdings Limited and Liberty Group Limited.
 
2004
2003
Headline earnings (Rm)1
1 252
950
Headline earnings attributable to Standard Bank (Rm)
350
270
Profit for the year (Rm)1
1 804
1 162
Total embedded value (Rm)1
16 867
15 817
Headline earnings contribution (%)
5
4
1 Liberty Life as published