Investor Presentaiton
SBERBANK
170 YEARS. BY YOUR SIDE
ANNUAL REPORT
OPERATIONS ONFINANCIAL MARKETS
2011
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SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS
Trading in securities
Sberbank's securities portfolio decreased 10.8% to RUB 1,626 bil-
lion at year-end. Repayment of the bonds by the Bank of Russia for
RUB 430 billion provided Sberbank with additional Ruble liquidity
(these securities were acquired for liquidity management purposes).
The Bank acquired other securities throughout the year, predominantly
those included in the Bank of Russia's Lombard List, which ease an
access to additional liquidity should the need arise. The most notice-
able increase was observed in corporate bonds.
To achieve a wider diversification of our securities portfolio, we con-
tinued to expand into new segments of the debt market, such as
Eurobonds issued by sovereign borrowers in the CIS (including Ruble-
denominated bonds issued by the Republic of Belarus), Eurobonds
issued by CIS-based corporate issuers and sovereign bonds issued
by emerging market countries (Turkey and Brazil). Citigroup Fund-
ing Inc. and Barclays Bank PLC's Ruble-denominated bonds were
added to the Bank's securities portfolio. At the end of 2011, Sberbank
was the undisputed leader on the domestic bond market by the size
of securities portfolio and one of the market leaders in terms of the
volume of deals.
Sberbank received the 2011 REPO Market Dealer Award from the Na-
tional Stock Exchange Association, the leading professional organisa-
tion of members of the Russian securities market, for its significant
contribution to the development of the Russian stock market.
Brokerage services
Sberbank is successfully expanding its brokerage business. Starting
in the first quarter of 2011, the Bank began providing brokerage ser-
vices on the OTC market: eurobonds, depositary receipts, participatory
interests in foreign mutual funds and other foreign securities are
offered for trading to clients.
In the second quarter of 2011, the Bank launched brokerage services
on FORTS, the RTS futures market. Futures contracts for shares, foreign
currency rates, MosPrime rates and the RTS index are now available
for clients. In October-November, Sberbank was ranked the best FORTS
broker by number of new clients.
The third quarter saw the launch of the Unsecured Transaction Service
on MICEX (margin trading), the major brokerage project of the year.
In September, the service was expanded across Russia, with more
than 670 points of sale where brokerage contracts are signed using
an Internet trading service.
Based on investment bank ratings
published by Cbonds, Sberbank and
Troika Dialog together were the top
bond issue arranger on the Russian bond
market in 2011
Thanks to the extensive product range that Sberbank was offering
by the end of the year, the Bank is now well placed to compete with
major brokers. The Bank's client base grew 12% year-on-year, with
the number of new internet-banking clients increasing 2.4 times
to 28,300. The average monthly volume of brokerage deals, excluding
repo transactions, was around RUB 55 billion, up 1.5 times year-on-
year. The share of Internet client transactions increased from 52%
to 81%.
In December 2011, Sberbank was awarded the Breakthrough of the
Year Award for Outstanding Achievements in the Development
of a Civilised Market of Qualified Investors in Russia. The award is
bestowed for promoting and providing real substance to the concept
of qualified investors. The award was founded by IMAC, a Russian
consulting company that specialises in providing legal, financial
and investment advice to domestic and foreign participants on the
Russian financial markets.
Underwriting services
In 2011, the Bank provided underwriting services following the in-
tegration of Troika Dialog, a Russian investment company. In 2011,
Sberbank and Troika Dialog placed or assisted in placing 65 third-party
bond issues worth close to RUB 200 billion at par. The share of Sber-
bank and Troika Dialog in total Ruble-denominated bond placements
was 20%. Based on investment bank ratings published by Cbonds,
Sberbank and Troika Dialog together were the top bond issue arranger
on the Russian bond market in 2011.
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