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發表於 2009-3-9 19:24:11
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Vinke警告：滙控要再集資
據英國《觀察家報》報導，一直對滙控(5)諸多批評的基金Knight Vinke再發表言論，指滙控在美國業務滙豐資融(即Household)，仍可能蒙受數以十億美元計損失。Knight Vinke與倫敦多位滙控投資者會面時警告，滙控除日前宣布供股集資過百億英鎊外，幾乎可以肯定要再集資，以強化資產負債表。
Knight Vinke slates HSBC over losses at its US lender
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HSBC came under renewed fire from activist investor Knight Vinke last night for racking up billions of losses at its US consumer lending operation, formerly known as Household.
In private meetings with City shareholders, Vinke has warned that the bank will almost certainly have to seek more funds to bolster its balance sheet, on top of the $17bn (£12bn) rights issue, announced last week.
The activist flagged up concern that the $34bn difference between the book and market value of Household would have to be closed at some point, because it doesn't believe US house prices will recover in the near future. "In fact, the homes market seems to be getting worse, not better," Vinke told one investor.
HSBC last week admitted that the US business had destroyed about $10bn of shareholder value since it was acquired in 2003. But a bank spokesman hit back, saying that "loans to customers on the balance sheet are held until they mature; they are not for trading nor held available for sale". And he rebutted any suggestion that the bank was forced into a rights issue because of financial weakness. "The capital raising further enhances our ability to respond to unforeseen events and positions us well for growth opportunities."
HSBC last week revealed that its profits had more than halved to $9.3bn and that it was cutting its final dividend to strengthen its finances. Along with Standard Chartered, it is one of the few British banks that hasn't had to go cap in hand to the government for a taxpayer bailout. |
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