Nedbank Group - First Quarter 2013 trading update
Nedbank Group Limited ("Nedbank Group"), the majority-owned South African banking subsidiary of Old Mutual plc, released its first quarter trading update today, 3 May 2013.
The following is the full text of Nedbank Group's announcement:
""Nedbank Group produced a solid performance in the first quarter of 2013, maintaining momentum in transactional NIR growth and expansion of the net interest margin. The adverse trend in the last quarter of 2012 of elevated consumer indebtedness and concerning unsecured lending market dynamics continued into 2013, leading to higher levels of retail impairments compared to the first quarter of 2012.
In line with one of our strategic focus areas of expansion into the rest of Africa, we have entered into an agreement, subject to the required regulatory approvals, to acquire an initial 36% share in Banco Unico with the stake increasing to a majority shareholding over time. Banco Unico is the sixth largest bank in Mozambique and strengthens Nedbank Group's position in SADC and East Africa.
Although we are cautious in our outlook for the year, Nedbank Group remains on track to achieve its medium to long term earnings growth target in 2013."