- Oct 21 Mon 2013 12:34
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嶺大步行籌得180萬元
儲存 嶺南大學昨舉行第四屆「嶺步同行籌款日」,吸引了逾八百五十名學生、校友、教職員與市民參加,為一年一度的「嶺南大學周」揭開序幕。今年首次移師市區舉行,由紅磡大環山公園出發,沿海濱長廊步行至尖沙咀星光大道,共籌得逾一百八十萬元,嶺大將向政府申請配對補助金,為學生全人發展項目提供經費。迷你倉
- Oct 21 Mon 2013 12:13
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湧進9.6萬人 年增24.99% 台北旅展 單日人潮創新高
台北國際旅展昨(20)日參觀人數再創新高,儲存達9萬6,752人,年增率高達24.99%,累計24萬6.088人,年增20.99%,台灣觀光協會原估今年參觀人數可達28萬人,且有機會破30萬人次。今(21)日台北旅展最後一天,時間延長到晚間7點,根據經驗最後1天人數不是最高,但成交記錄會最高。昨天復興航空舉辦了4場1元競標活動,喊價熱絡,成交價都相當接近實際售價。營業規模最大的旅行社雄獅,這次在旅展自設與在各國旅遊局或航空公司的攤位,累計超過40個,集團派了超過2百人在現場,迷你倉日參觀人數爆量,公司緊急調來員工與主管助陣,公司總經理裴信佑表示,今年業績成長應該可以超過兩成。旅展重頭戲旅遊論壇也將在今天登場,以「銀髮族旅遊面面觀」及「自由行旅遊趨勢的因應之道」兩大旅遊趨勢為議題,邀請國內外專家分享,全程備有口譯,將由台北國際旅展主任委員蘇成田主持,邀請夏威夷大學旅館管理學院名譽院長DR. CHUCK GEE擔任主講人。下午場的「自由行旅遊趨勢的因應之道」,由交通部觀光局副局長劉喜臨主持,分析自由行市場的展望與魅力,另也針對自由行旅客行銷策略進行探討。儲存倉
- Oct 21 Mon 2013 12:07
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'Voice-tracking' uses technology tricks to substitute for on-air personalities
Source: Pittsburgh Post-GazetteOct.迷你倉 20--Programming a radio station used to involve finding and hiring on-air talent, choosing music and tracking down traffic and weather reports for the breaks.But this is the age of voice-tracking, when all of this can be done with computer clicks, a few pushes of a few buttons and the hope that listeners won't figure out they're being fooled.That cheerful voice delivering the news out of McKeesport? The DJ isn't necessarily in Pennsylvania, let along Pittsburgh. Voice-tracking is a software alternative to paying for real, live on-air people. It's a money-saving device that has rankled many in the business."The whole premise of a voice-tracked show is 'We won't have to do a good job,' " said Michael Harrison, publisher of the radio industry digital trade magazine, Talkers."It's one of the major issues facing our industry today, and it's the result of the biggest problem facing radio today, which is the tremendous debt that most of the companies that own most of the stations have accrued during the height of consolidation, in order to gather the largest empires they possibly [could] have."Companies such as Skid Trax and Black Fox Productions package prerecorded radio content and儲存then localize it by sprinkling in neighborhoods, sports references and the like. Station owners also can purchase software that allows them to mix and match their own lineup of music, talk/news.Voice-tracked shows can fill in for overnight, weekend or holiday programming that listeners believe is live and in studio."I find that whole concept utterly detestable," said WXDX-FM host Mark Madden. "People who [financially] have to do it, I understand that. I don't understand people who OPT to do it. I know some people who voice-track multiple shows in multiple cities.""I think voice-tracking should only be done as a desperate measure when there is no alternative. I dislike it tremendously," Mr. Harrison said.Some in the business consider voice-tracking the ultimate slap in the face. They claim it gives nothing back to the community and at the same time, disrupts the local market. It's also a disheartening trend toward "less-filling" content.But it's a growing trend. Mr. Madden said at this point in his career, "I'm not really sure how much I know, except to talk."Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Visit the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at .post-gazette.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesmini storage
- Oct 21 Mon 2013 11:47
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光大銀行三季度電子替代率達90%
本報訊記者謝利報道記者近日從光大銀行瞭解到,mini storage該行個人網銀客戶已突破1000萬,手機銀行客戶突破700萬,三季度電子銀行交易櫃台替代率達90%,平均每天超過70萬筆金融交易通過光大銀行個人網銀和手機銀行在進行。自2008年提出“打造客戶體驗最好的電子銀行”,到去年打造“網絡里的光大銀行”核心戰略升級,光大銀行網絡化思路全面創新改進金融服務:從黃金網上訂,早市、超市、夜市買理財,到在線辦卡,繳費不出門,以及八大電子渠道智能開通網上銀行和手機銀行,以往需要到櫃台辦理的業務,目前均可在網上辦理。迷你倉行“陽光e申請”只需客戶上光大門戶網站,三步即可提交開戶申請,再至光大銀行任意一個網點即可直接領卡。下一步,該行還將有更多的金融服務申請功能如理財預約等陸續上線。此外,該行手機支付業務已覆蓋了商業零售、公共交通、加油站、餐飲、影院、醫院、學校等人員密集地,未來有望增加社保、市民卡、ETC、水電氣、高鐵等便民服務應用,並與中國銀聯、中國移動、中國聯通等實現了首家簽約和系統對接,成功實現商業應用。目前,光大銀行在北京、上海、廣州、深圳、合肥、寧波等全國各分支機構已經開始大量對客戶開放辦理該業務。文件倉
- Oct 21 Mon 2013 11:36
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酷漫居:互聯網改造傳統家居的蹣跚征途
趙娜“我不想說過去的事情怎樣悲情,”楊濤晃著手,迷你倉從沙發上挺了挺身子, “那時候年輕,過去的就過去了,但我認為自己當時做得正確。”空氣中有一絲尷尬,楊濤試著用盡量清淡和簡潔的流水賬來緩解。5年前,楊濤決定關停自己的家具製造廠,盡管後者曾帶來每年過億的收入,進而轉型做一家互聯網式的新的家具企業。這個決定自然而然導致了此後的不愉快。隨著收入大幅下降,合伙人帶著抱怨相繼離開,妻子決絕離去。“互聯網和傳統工廠的思維沒法融合。”楊濤說,他沒辦法兼顧,也不期待一直操作傳統工廠的人能快速轉過彎來。“如果你顧慮太多,就沒辦法革自己的命”,2008年,楊濤從零開始,打造他心目中的互聯網家具企業——酷漫居,並將兒童動漫作為賣點。經過不斷試探,酷漫居用了三年半的時間終於將最初的商業邏輯落地:將動漫與兒童家居結合,通過互聯網思維方式進行運營,將標準化與個性化相結合從而降低成本。2013年10月,酷漫居迎來了五周歲生日的一份大禮——來自投資機構天圖創投的1億元注資。然而,酷漫居的變革仍在持續。將線下門店數量由300家迅速縮減到80家之後,酷漫居董事長兼CEO楊濤告訴本報記者,將重�線下店的迅速擴張,並擬在三年內“佔領”國內所有地級市。這是一家怎樣的企業,緣何在投資行業並不景氣的今天獲得億元注資?捧著政府採購的金飯碗,為何棄而轉向兒童家居行業?在家具行業紛紛糾結于如何發展電商的今天,怎樣實現線上銷售貢獻70%收入的業績?大幅縮減門店僅半年,為什麼要重新進行線下擴張?本月,楊濤在北京接受了《21世紀經濟報道》專訪。剛剛從美國考察兒童家居市場歸來的楊濤滿面春風。五年過去,楊濤更加確信:“酷漫居在商業模式上的創新不是一種簡單的發明,而是創造了一種整合的市場機會。這裡的市場機會非常大,足以成就一家偉大的公司。”觸網:先革自己的命上世紀90年代,年輕的楊濤和朋友們創辦了辦公家具企業——廣州力盟家居有限公司,並一度擁有廣東省、廣州市兩級政府採購的40%-50%。然而,光鮮背後,楊濤卻在思考著隱現的危機:政府採購生意需要大量“關係成本”的支撐,業務量須依政府需求而浮動;作為製造業企業缺少終端渠道和品牌,在知識產權等方面無法形成核心競爭力。楊濤決定革自己的命——拿掉製造業務,與互聯網、動漫產業結合,做兒童家居的“宜家”。在楊濤看來,當時的兒童家具多以成人家具的“縮小版”和“色彩版”出現,“基本沒有什麼文化的東西和內涵,更談不上消費者的需求和內涵了”。另一方面,曾任職于文化廳的楊濤瞭解到,盡管政府對文化產業的扶植力度較大,但動漫產業的整體虧損卻是不爭的事實。然而,革命的道路沒有楊濤想象的那麼簡單。“取消工廠?你瘋了吧!”曾經的合伙人們聽到楊濤的決定紛紛跳起來。放著固有的收入不要,完全轉向一個未經驗證的業務,楊濤認為理所當然的決定卻被認為是天方夜譚。最終,五個合伙人走了三個,“分家”時賣掉了工廠、賣掉了土地。楊濤不但“淨身出戶”,甚至不得不拿出部分個人資金來補償曾經的合作伙伴。2008年12月,酷漫居正式成立。短暫進行自主動漫品牌設計之後,酷漫居轉向爭取動漫品牌的授權,並陸續獲得了迪士尼等知名公司的支持。但沒有製造業提供資金收入,楊濤不得不用自有資金補充公司運營,前後投入4400萬元,幾乎已經進入難以為繼的境地。起步的兩年,酷漫居試圖建立地面展示店以最快的速度把兒童動漫家居品類推向市場,,同時,出于對現金流的迫切需求,當時的酷漫居主要以加盟為主,以求快速回籠資金。2010年,酷漫居終於開始盈利,年收入達到了近4000萬元,淨利潤也達到了600萬元。完成初步資金積累的酷漫居隨後開始進行門店形象的改造,以提升消費者體驗,同時分別在北京、上海、西安、武漢、杭州、長沙等地開設直營店,希望以直營店為樣板,通過精細化運營,作出標準化門店系統。酷漫居的發展引來風投的關注。2010年,一家浙江風投看中酷漫居“動漫+兒童家具”的思路,有意投資:估值7000萬元人民幣,現金出資2000萬元。2000萬對於剛剛從“鬼門關”殺回來的酷漫居無疑有著巨大的誘惑,正在楊濤準備接下浙江VC拋出的大餡餅時,慧聰網董事局主席郭凡生卻告訴他:“你這個公司哪裡只值7000萬啊,這個錢不能要!”郭凡生提醒楊濤:酷漫居根本不是一個家居公司,而是一個用文化產業改造傳統行業的樣本。郭凡生的話如醍醐灌頂,驚醒了楊濤。其後,郭凡生和楊濤重新梳理了酷漫居的商業計劃書,並最終引來了多家投資機構的注意。最終,鼎鑫以2億元的估值向酷漫居投資6000萬元。從7000萬的估值到2億元的估值,前後僅僅相差六個月。但僅有資本遠遠不夠,2010、2011年,酷漫居的銷售額增長緩慢,其在最初的這三年裡,仍未找到用互聯網改造家居行業的破局點。破局:在傳統中找到互聯網“支點”2011年獲得鼎鑫資本投資後,酷漫居開始正式籌備線上銷售,一方面借力互聯網的品牌宣傳效用,另一方面適應年輕mini storage費群體的網購習慣。2011年4月酷漫居淘寶商城上線,正式開�了酷漫居的網絡銷售。但初期照搬線下彩板家居產品,且供應鏈未健全,銷售情況並不理想。2011年全年僅實現300萬元的線上銷售收入,不足線下銷售的十分之一。而2011年雙十一期間,盡管酷漫居單日銷售達到100萬元,卻花費了2個月處理售後問題。無情的事實讓酷漫居開始考慮新產品的研發以及供應鏈改造問題。頂著投資人的業績壓力,酷漫居歷時半年,完成了噴墨技術的研發和物流配送技術的改進。通過改造設計,酷漫居的家居構件實現了標準化,而噴墨技術則實現了標準化之後的再個性化。2012年3月15日,酷漫居在天貓上線,2012年累計銷售額近4000萬元,而物流損壞率和退貨率則都控制在了千分之二左右。酷漫居的商業邏輯是在創立時設計好的,但由於整個系統未得到全面完善,一直未能在家居行業脫穎而出。“直到魔方產品出來後,我們才真正擁有了自己的核心競爭力,”楊濤感慨,“從最初的頂層設計到最終商業設想的實現,我們用了三年半的時間。”魔方系列動漫兒童家具是酷漫居2012年3月15日上市的新品,同一天上線的還有酷漫居的天貓商城。魔方系列產品採用E0級環保標準板材進行生產,甲醛釋放量遠低於行業標準,同時採用UV油墨進行產品圖案元素在家居表面的打印,從源頭上杜絕了油漆所帶來的重金屬汙染。從商業效益上看,酷漫居的SKU僅有十幾個,即通過大規模工業化生產帶來了成本的下降,又通過擁有專利的噴墨技術滿足了消費者的個性化需求。酷漫居的創新還體現在物流包裝上。“中國今天家居行業的絕大部分公司都操作不了互聯網,因為解決不了最後一公里。”楊濤認為,面對這一現實,不突破就永遠賣不出產品。於是,楊濤將酷漫居的產品設計成一個“大積木”。如今,酷漫居的產品採用大量可拆裝的板式結構,並在運輸過程中採用家電式的包裝。楊濤堅信,酷漫居的材料、包裝是最好的,授權的動漫品牌是最大的,自然會帶來優厚的利潤。據瞭解,酷漫居經銷商的毛利可以達到40%。“當時採取了大量加盟連鎖,以至於產品的內涵無法得到體現,互聯網的閉環也就未能實現。”楊濤反思,動漫品牌是酷漫居不可替代的商業壁壘,應該將這一因素打造成消費者進行網絡購買的動力。在推進互聯網銷售的同時,楊濤開始大幅縮減線下店的數量,清退無法認同酷漫居互聯網邏輯的經銷商,線下門店從頂峰時的300家迅速減少到80家。2012年,酷漫居收入破億,網絡平台和線下銷售各半;到2013年8月,酷漫居銷售收入已過億元,其中70%的收入來自天貓、京東、唯品會和自建B2C商城。迅速增長的銷售業績引來了投資機構的關注。包括天圖資本在內的多家本土PE機構競相拋出橄欖枝。一番角逐之後,天圖資本以1億元的投資贏得了最終的投資機會。“他是我手上最火的一個腕兒。”談到酷漫居的投資,天圖資本副總經理朱擁華興奮不已。據朱擁華回憶,2012年年底去酷漫居上游製造廠商進行盡職調查期間正值家具行業寒冬,東莞一條滿是家具製造廠的街道,20多家工廠僅有兩家工廠營業,該兩家工廠均為酷漫居的供應商。再造:互聯網仍需向傳統借力2013年9月,在中國家具電商發展峰會上,楊濤透露,酷漫居已經關掉了三分之二的門店,讓與會者倍感驚訝。“這是非常殘酷的事實,但越來越多的人會清醒的認識到,未來一定是店網一體化、店網整合的商業模式,這才是中國家居行業零售通路的航道。”楊濤如是說。然而,大量關閉線下門店僅僅是表象,不久之後,我們或能看到酷漫居線下門店的“重生”。據朱擁華透露,在酷漫居將門店數量精簡到80家,並初步實現店網同步後,酷漫居正在重�線下門店的擴張。如今,酷漫居的線下門店數量已經突破120家。臨近2013年的雙十一,在新一輪融資的助力下,酷漫居即將開始新一輪的造勢。據瞭解,酷漫居已經包下北上廣深四個城市的15000個住宅樓宇LED屏,在雙十一前一天對酷漫居進行同步宣傳,用戶通過掃描二維碼即可在線購買酷漫居產品。楊濤認為:“這不是一個簡單的廣告,而是一個移動互聯網門店。拿出手機一掃就進了移動終端了。”然而,此次耗資數百萬的宣傳僅僅是酷漫居大幅擴張的一個開始。線上銷售為主,為線下帶去客流;線下輔助銷售,以體驗和售後服務為主,相互促進發展。這才是楊濤的終極目標。2013年酷漫居自建B2C商城的收入近千萬元,所有購買需求均導向線下門店,在線下完成購買。隨著酷漫居在線銷售數量的攀升,線下門店體系的構建則成為重中之重。“未來三年線下經銷商會鋪遍地級城市。”楊濤說。在互聯網思維的酷漫居體系中,經銷商不再分為一級、二級、三級……而是統一的級別,以實現店、網同價。同時,為了提高經銷商的毛利,酷漫居以上游製造商的出廠價為代理商提供家具,只通過加盟費和管理服務費的分賬來從代理商處獲得收入。而在收入分成中,經銷商比例高于酷漫居總部。“外表一樣(都是代理和門店),運營結構和體系並不相同。”楊濤說,“我們是互聯網的方式。”儲存
- Oct 21 Mon 2013 11:00
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Pitt beats Old Dominion 35-24
Source: Pittsburgh Post-GazetteOct.儲存 20--For the past few games, it might have been easy to forget that Isaac Bennett came into the season expected to be Pitt's leading running back this year.He made sure everyone remembered Saturday night.With freshman James Conner nursing a shoulder injury, Bennett burst loose in Pitt's 35-24 win against Old Dominion at Heinz Field.The junior ran for 240 yards and three touchdowns, both career highs, on 30 carries against the Monarchs' porous defense."I can't even remember the last time I had 30 carries in a game, if ever," Bennett said. "It's always fun to have them hand me the ball and have confidence in me."While the Old Dominion couldn't stop Pitt's offense, the Monarchs' offense gave the Panthers a scare early and made it interesting late.The Monarchs jumped out to a 10-0 lead after the first quarter as Pitt struggled to contained quarterback Taylor Heinicke, who finished with 31 completions on 52 attempts for 313 yards and two touchdowns and a late interception. He also ran for 23 yards.On Old Dominion's first drive, Heinicke marched his team 65 yards on a drive capped by a 15-yard touchdown pass to Marquel Thomas. The drive was aided by a third-down conversion near midfield on a pass-interference penalty against Pitt cornerback Lafayette Pitts."I think their quarterback's as good as advertised," Pitt coach Paul Chryst said. "We had to fight for that one, and the guys did."The Monarchs extended their lead on their final drive of the first quarter when Jarod Brown made a 54-yard field goal. The kick set a new Heinz Field record for both college and NFL kickers, breaking the previous mark set by both Pitt's Kevin Harper and the Steelers' Jeff Reed.Brown had two more attempts from 54 yards in the second quarter, but both came up short.The Pitt defense stiffened in the second quarter, holding the Monarchs to 54 total yards.At the same time, Bennett began running roughshod through Old Dominion's defense. He racked up 96 yards and three touchdowns on nine carries in the second quarter.His second touchdown came after Pitt receiver Kevin Weatherspoon nearly returned an Old Dominion punt for a touchdown. Weatherspoon took the ball 56 yards -- Pitt's longest punt return since Darrelle Revis took one 73 yards in 2006 -- to迷你倉Old Dominion's 12. Bennett punched it in three plays later on a three-yard touchdown run.Bennett's final touchdown of the half, a 16-yard run with 36 seconds left in the second quarter, put Pitt up,, 21-10, at halftime."You're always hoping that you can get something going in the run game, but you never really do know exactly how the game's going to play out," Chryst said."I thought Isaac ran hard, and a lot of guys worked their tails off up front to make things happen."It was an impressive show from Bennett, who had seen his carries decrease in favor of Conner. In wins against Duke and Virginia, Bennett had just 17 combined carries to Conner's 41. But Conner injured his shoulder in the loss against Virginia Tech last week, and, while he dressed Saturday he did not play, giving Bennett his time to shine."He's just the type of guy you want to have on your team," Pitt quarterback Tom Savage said of Bennett."Obviously, with James coming out doing what he did, a lot of juniors could kind of put their head down. [Bennett] always has a smile on his face. He goes out there and loves the game. It couldn't happen to a better person."The Panthers continued pounding the ball in the second half, with Bennett running eight times for 60 yards on Pitt's opening drive of the third quarter, which ended on a 21-yard touchdown pass from Savage to Manasseh Garner. Even with Pitt ahead, 28-10, the game wasn't out of reach for the Monarchs.Old Dominion scored on a 47-yard touchdown pass from Heinicke to Blair Roberts on its next drive, then Brown deftly recovered his own onside kick to give the Monarchs the ball back.Five plays later, Antonio Vaughan ran 17 yards for a touchdown that cut Pitt's lead to 28-24.The Monarchs got the ball back with a chance to take the lead, but their drive stalled, and Savage punched in a five-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter to put Pitt up 35-24 and restore the double-digit lead.Savage finished the game 11 of 18 for 104 yards and one touchdown, but was only sacked twice after going down 15 times over the past two games.Sam Werner: swerner@post-gazette.com and Twitter @SWernerPGCopyright: ___ (c)2013 the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Visit the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at .post-gazette.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesself storage
- Oct 21 Mon 2013 10:47
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茶博飄咖啡香 本土豆掀混搭風
南投世界茶業博覽會現場闢出「精品咖啡專區」,儲存陣陣咖啡香吸引許多遊客。縣府農業處副處長林美珠說,南投縣生產的本土咖啡在市場上相當搶手,趁著這次茶博讓本土咖啡也來設攤,沒想到大受歡迎。「這是日月潭畔生產的咖啡,味道很香醇,大家可以來試試看」。茶博會場的精品咖啡專區昨天擠滿人群,大家一攤攤地比較;來自各地的內行咖啡業者,將八卦山台地的紅土咖啡、竹山精品咖啡等介紹給民眾。有咖啡師傅混搭不同口味的咖啡,客人喝了很滿意,也要買不同咖啡豆來混著喝。咖啡師傅說,混搭咖啡的比例很重要,不是隨意加減,像曼特寧和巴西咖啡豆必須以理想的比例混合,才能調出迷你倉味,又不會太酸。有人在咖啡專區找到自己喜愛的本土咖啡豆很興奮。林美珠到咖啡專區,指著到熱鬧滾滾的人潮說,南投縣的咖啡最近每年以15至20%成長,這是本土咖啡的特色獲消費者青睞,也成為飲料市場的潮流。世界茶業博覽會展出世界各國的上等好茶,今年安排一處咖啡專區,「萬綠叢中一點紅」,昨天到專區參觀的亞洲大學邱姓學生說,並不是每個人都愛喝茶,有咖啡專區,讓遊客有不同的選擇。南投世界茶業博覽會前天的千人茶席掀起熱潮,雖已結束,昨天仍吸引大批遊客前來,有人自備小杯子問工作人員「大操場不是有在泡茶嗎?」林美珠說,「千人茶席只辦一次,歡迎明年再來」。儲存倉
- Oct 21 Mon 2013 10:38
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摩通銷售不當 和解費千億
傳摩根大通(JP Morgan)就按揭擔保證券(MBS)不當銷售與華府達成協議,迷你倉將支付130億美元(約1,008億港元)史上最高單一和解費。 惟摩根大通仍將繼續面臨刑事調查。賠償客戶及罰款 美歷來最高 多名消息人士透露,摩通行政總裁戴蒙(Jamie Dimon)上周五曾與司法部長霍爾德(Eric Holder)電話談判,摩通願把和解費上調2億美元至目前金額;戴蒙要求當局同時終止對摩通的刑事調查,惟霍爾德斷言拒絕。 根據初步協議,摩通將向聯邦房屋金融局(Federal Housing Finance Agency,簡稱FHFA)支付40億美元和解費,另外40億及50億美元將分別作客戶損失賠償及罰款;摩通董事會已批准方案。此外,紐約州將撤銷對摩通的調查。 雙方目前尚在討論文本細節,或於下周公布最終協議;一旦落實,這將是華府史上向單一企業索取的最大筆和解費。司法部去年就濫用收樓程序,向富國、摩通、花旗美銀及Ally Financial 5家銀行才合共罰款250億美元(約1文件倉938億港元)。增撥備697億 應付賠償訴訟 訴訟纏身的摩通上季蝕3.8億美元(約29.5億港元),是自戴蒙上任7年以來首錄虧損。摩通上周宣布額外撥備90億美元(約697億港元),使應付賠償和訴訟的資金儲備增至230億美元(約1,783億港元)。 耐人尋味的是,摩通付出天價罰金亦未獲當局「放生」,反映華府對觸發金融海嘯的按揭擔保證券銷售咬牙切齒,決心揪出需要負責的機構或人士「祭旗」。另一方面,摩通本可乾脆認罪了事,把事件拋諸腦後,惟似乎對此心有不甘。理論上,金融海嘯的始作俑者是貝爾斯登(Bear Stearns)及華盛頓互惠(Washington Mutual),這兩家涉7成不當銷售的機構2008年爆煲時,獲摩通在華府鼓勵下收購,後者此時難免有當冤大頭之感。 FHFA指摩通05至07年間向房利美(Fannie Mae)及房地美(Freddie Mac)不當銷售330億美元(約2,558億港元)按揭擔保證券;後兩者終由政府打救,接受共1,875億美元(約1.5萬億港元)援助。存倉
- Oct 21 Mon 2013 10:25
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部分銀行房貸占比從80%降到55%
信息來源於四川新聞網 / Cited from .newssc.org/ 華西都市報:近期出現的房貸緊張現象引發了“停貸”傳言,迷你倉對此央行表示,個人房貸規模並未縮減,銀行體系內資金充裕。那麼為何出現貸款難?記者調查發現,由於房貸利潤下降,銀行開始調整貸款結構,更願意投向小微企業,不過由於房貸能帶來大量客戶,銀行不會停發房貸。華西都市報記者陳黎江瑋 最近一個月,有關房貸的事情鬧麻了。市民黃先生的QQ群里,有傳言說“明年商業房貸要取消”;新聞也到處在報,某某城市的房貸停擺了…… 市場傳言沸沸揚揚之下,央行前不久終於站出來闢謠。“未出台停房貸政策,房地產信貸政策方向無改變”。 華西都市報記者近日調查成都多家銀行發現,雖然房貸沒有停發,不過審批的速度卻變慢了許多。 央行數據顯示,個人房貸規模並未縮減,銀行體系內資金仍然充裕,但為何老百姓仍覺得貸款不好貸?買房人愁商貸利率上浮公積金要等明年 在成都工作了快3年的陸先生,最近打算買個地段稍微好一點的二手房安定下來,等資金充裕了再換套大一點的房子。不過咨詢了多家二手房中介後,陸先生得到的一致回答是“現在公積金不好貸,起碼要等明年”,而商貸則是完全沒有優惠,大部分銀行都是在基準利率基礎上上浮5%。 “現在商貸要看銀行貸款的人多不多,額度緊不緊張。”一家中介的工作人員劉先生昨日對華西都市報記者直言,最近成都貸款買房的人挺多,國有銀行的額度稍微寬鬆,只要滿足貸款條件,放款會在一個月左右,而股份制商業銀行的額度緊張一些。“放款一般要2個多月。但這只是我們預計,如果銀行卡得嚴,款好久能放下來,誰也不能打包票。” 市民高小姐等了2個多月,貸款仍然沒放下來。“我選擇的是商業貸款+公積金的組合貸款,買房子時說2個月就可以。”高小姐說,但如今公積金緊張,不知道何時才能放款。 賣房人同樣有點愁。在靜居寺有一套精裝房的楊先生,3個月前就把房子委托給了中介,看房的人雖多,但如今還是沒有成交。“很多來看房的人都是要貸款的,然而銀行遲遲辦不下來,我還不如稍微降點價,賣給一次性可以付清的。” 房貸為何遲遲放不下來?經歷了7月份“錢荒”的銀行,難道如今仍然資金緊張?對此,央行上周專門發文表示,“積極支持居民首套自住購房需求的政策沒有改變;目前銀行體系流動性供應總體上比較充裕,未來仍將保持合理適度的水平。”記者調查銀行貸款重心轉向小微企業 央行的統計數據表明,今年前三季累計新增個人住房貸款12492億元,占各項貸款新增額的17.2%,而且其中首次購房貸款占比達到76.5%。 對於房貸緊張的局面,央行分析認為,雖然各商業銀行並未出台明確的個人房地產按揭貸款停貸政策,但由於前三季度部分銀行的個人住房貸款增長較快,因此9月以來,一些中小型銀行在貸款結構方面有所調整,部分城市個人住房貸款的審批和發放時間有不同程度的延長。 央行所說的“貸款結構有所調整mini storage,預示著部分銀行在選擇貸款給誰時,出現了一些變化。房貸占比從80%降到55% 一商業銀行個貸員工李明(化名)的現身說法,也印證了央行的上述分析。“我在銀行主要做個人房貸、個人經營性貸款(小微貸),也會涉及到一些個人消費類貸款。”昨日接受採訪時,李明給記者畫了一張表。“以前我們銀行的房貸占比可以達到80%,現在你猜多少,只有55%了,相比而言,小微貸占比正在逐步上升。” “房貸的貢獻率沒有小微貸高的啊!”說起為什麼房貸占比縮水,李明脫口而出,如今資金使用成本比較高,房貸利率上浮不能太誇張,因此利差越來越小。 而小微貸雖然風險高,但至少上浮30%的風險定價機制,已經覆蓋了風險。“上浮30%算溫柔的,有的銀行上浮70%-80%,你想啊,政府在引導銀行支持小微企業,賺錢又多,大家何樂而不為。” 不過針對市場上“房貸將停止”的傳言,李明斬釘截鐵地說“房貸是不可能停的,偶爾特定的時間段,資金緊張臨時停一下是正常的。” 對此,鏈家地產市場研究部分析師張旭分析認為,按照以往情況看,接近年底本身就是信貸緊張的階段,因此房貸緊張局面預計很有可能會持續到年底。小微信用貸款最快3天到賬 和不少等放款的市民不同,在荷花池開了一家商舖的王女士,如今資金運轉得比較流暢。 “我以前在某商業銀行做存款,有時也會做一些理財,半年前我的鋪子要擴大經營,就去這家銀行申請個人經營貸款,因為有房產做抵押,一般來說20多天就可以下來,最多也就1個月。”王女士說,她還算慢的,另外一個做生意的朋友去銀行申請純信用貸款,有時最快3天就到賬了。 雖然利率在基準利率上有近30%的上浮,但王女士直言,“上浮後的利率也不到10%,總比去外面的融資公司借錢好,你不知道,那些融資公司20%以上的年利率算是普遍情況。” 在一家商業銀行工作的馮先生昨日也向記者透露,近幾個月以來,多家商業銀行都在慢慢調整貸款結構,發展個人經營貸款的步伐很快。業內分析房貸利潤不高 但能帶來客戶量 某銀行內部人士表示,“房貸不僅上浮空間小,往往還要再給予折扣優惠,這塊業務的淨息差收窄是一個大趨勢,相對於小微貸款可以上浮20%-30%的利潤來講,房貸業務的利潤其實不大。”在這樣的現狀下,不少專家認為,房貸業務已成為“雞肋”。 不過對於這一說法,在一家商業銀行工作的馮先生卻認為,房貸雖然利潤相對較小,但卻實實在在可以為銀行帶來客戶量。 “一般來說,客戶在哪裡辦房貸,必然會選擇該行辦卡,推薦銀行其他產品的幾率也更高。”馮先生說,這也是銀行不可能停房貸的原因之一。 “要從根本上解決房貸緊張問題,要鼓勵設立民營銀行,鼓勵銀行業的充分競爭,繼續推動利率市場化。”中央財經大學中國銀行業研究中心主任郭田勇表示。 央行也表示,下一步,將密切跟蹤監測個人住房貸款市場變化情況,加強與相關部門的協調配合,鼓勵和引導金融機構進一步改進和完善住房金融服務。儲存
- Oct 21 Mon 2013 10:12
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切實把握資本賬戶開放的戰略機遇期
當下我國正處於資本賬戶開放的絕佳時機。若錯過了,mini storage或許又要等若干年。不錯,放開資本賬戶開放將產生巨大風險,但中國資本管制的有效性在下降是個不爭的事實,因為管制而滋生的風險或許更值得我們反思。有人認為,加快資本賬戶開放應放在利率市場化改革和匯率市場化改革之後,其實,加快資本賬戶開放與國內的深層體制改革並不衝突,而是相輔相成,互相促進,很可能有利於深化改革。只要規劃得當,開放資本賬戶能促進人民幣國際化,這對匯率市場化改革無疑能起十分積極的作用。☉陳光磊 孫海琳上海自由貿易試驗區的創設和運行,將我國的資本賬戶開放再度放大為一個熱點議題,經濟理論界、金融界、政府智囊就加快資本賬戶開放的必要性和可取性各持一說,也有相當一部分學者對加快資本賬戶的開放持否定態度。大家看到的是,過去二十年來,我國一直在逐步推進資本賬戶開放,然而這一過程的推進速度卻始終很緩慢;但從2012年以來,資本賬戶開放的步伐明顯加快。從一系列政策放寬可以推測,政府及相關機構對我國資本賬戶開放的態度和決心,同時,我們也不能忽視當前中國資本管制程度總體而言仍然很高的現實,資本賬戶開放仍然任重而道遠。特別需要提請注意的是,長期以來我國在嚴格管制資本流動的大前提下貫徹“寬進嚴出”的政策,相比投資,在外商撤資時手續更加繁瑣,個人直接參與境外投資阻力重重。8月一些新興市場因海外資本大規模撤離致使本國貨幣突然遭遇較大程度的貶值,而我國正是得益于資本管制而沒受波及,這使對加快資本賬戶開放持否定態度的學者找到了新的依據。可仔細分析一下,這次受波及的國家與我國在宏觀經濟環境、外匯儲備、金融機構穩健性等方面有著很大的不同。不少學者對資本賬戶開放還有一個心理誤區,總將資本賬戶開放和放任跨境資本自由流動與兌換劃等號。而事實上,資本賬戶開放也是一種有管理的資本兌換與流動,並非完全放任。1997年亞洲金融危機之後,國際貨幣基金組織(IMF)認定,如果一個國家開放信貸工具交易,並且資本賬戶項目有6項以上被開放,則可視為基本實現資本賬戶開放。經過了2008年全球金融危機後,IMF這一標準進一步被放寬。筆者認為,當下我國加快資本賬戶開放的時機已然成熟,總體而言,放棄資本賬戶管制利大於弊。資本賬戶開放,有利於改善當下被扭曲的中國金融市場,豐富投資途徑。資本管制行為本質上就是政府干預市場,即一種變相扭曲市場的金融保護主義,容易降低金融市場競爭程度。若開放資本賬戶,由於國內的金融機構要應對外來資本的衝擊,更有動力和迫切性去加快金融創新,完善金融市場,從而能降低資金成本,資金的使用效率將得到提高。根據投資組合理論,分散化投資能提高投資的夏普比率,讓投資更有效率。通俗地說,在做投資決策時不應“把雞蛋放在同一個籃子里”。然而,受限于資本賬戶管制,當下我國企業和居民參與海外投資的渠道非常有限,如果把不同國家的市場比喻成不同的籃子,我國的資本賬戶管制使居民不得不把“所有雞蛋放在同一個籃子”。作為一個儲蓄率很高的國家,資本賬戶放開,有很大可能化解當下居民缺乏有效投資途徑的難題,讓他們可以將這些儲蓄貸給資金缺乏的國家,獲取self storage觀的回報率,促進家庭財富積累,繼而提高我國的消費水平。同時,由於資本去到了更被需求的國家,使用效率也提升了,會產生更大的經濟效益。這樣的“共贏”局面,無疑是各方都願意看到的。當下中國一些產業的發展到達了瓶頸,根據比較優勢理論,有的產業並不適合繼續在我國擴展。例如,隨著我國勞動力成本上升,而生產效率比發達國家低很多,有的手工加工業已缺乏競爭力,向勞動力更為廉價的新興市場轉移,將資本投資于這類新興市場的相關產業,無疑比將雞蛋放在“現有的籃子里”更為明智,而放棄資本賬戶管制,才會使跨境投資成為可能。不錯,放開資本賬戶開放將產生巨大風險,但中國資本管制的有效性在下降是個不爭的事實,因為管制而滋生的風險或許更值得我們反思。事實上,在資本項目存在“名義”管制的情況下,資本流入大多假借其他渠道,難以全面真實監測。央行統計司課題組歸納出的這類渠道有:一,非法逃避管制,如低報出口、高報進口,或轉移利潤,或改變交易時間和交易條件。二,通過經常賬戶逃避管制。事實上,國際收支中許多項目同時具備了經常賬戶和資本賬戶的特性,很難嚴格區分,資本賬戶資金往往混入經常賬戶以逃避管制。三,通過其他資本賬戶逃避管制。對有些資本賬戶管制而對另一些不管制,容易出現資本管制漏洞。這些隱性的資本流動反而可能導致誤判形勢,加大決策風險。可見,通過轉變當下的資本賬戶管理方式,讓隱性的一切非法外資逐步浮出水面,轉為“顯性化”流動資本,將更有利於決策者分析經濟形勢,做出合理判斷,應對潛在風險。由於資本賬戶管制,監管機構對於資本跨境流動的風險防範意識並不強,有的機構甚至對此持“高枕無憂”的態度,隨之也就忽略了隱性跨境資本流動滋生的潛在風險,即使風險可能已經達到了很高的程度。加快開放資本賬戶後,為了應對外來資本的衝擊,監管機構不得不保持很高的風險防範意識,不斷創新開發新的政策工具,制定新的準則來防範風險,所以武斷地預言開放資本賬戶將導致風險不可控制並沒有直接關係,是風險意識的喪失導致風險不可控制。就以2008年的全球金融危機為例,當年我國資本賬戶開放程度已有較大提高,但金融機構損失反倒很小。此外,新加坡、我國香港和台灣等國家和地區,盡管市場狹小,但資本賬戶開放並沒有影響這些市場的金融穩定。國際經驗表明,加強金融監管水平,提高金融機構管理能力,是維持金融穩定的關鍵要素之一。2008年全球金融危機後,西方企業的估值水平相對於國內企業較低,道·瓊斯指數和歐洲主流大國指數的市盈率都比滬深兩市的平均市盈率低很多,目前又正值西方經濟複蘇之機,理論上這是個絕佳的投資時機,所以我國正處於資本賬戶開放戰略機遇期。若錯過了,或許又要等若干年。還有一些學者認為,加快資本賬戶開放應放在利率市場化改革和匯率市場化改革之後,拋開我國正處於資本賬戶開放戰略機遇期這一因素,筆者認為,加快資本賬戶開放與國內的改革並不衝突,而是很可能有利於深化改革。開放資本賬戶能促進人民幣國際化,這對匯率市場化改革無疑能起十分積極的作用。只要規劃得當,資本項目自由化將與深層體制改革相輔相成,互相促進。(作者系宏源證券宏觀經濟分析師)mini storage
- Oct 21 Mon 2013 09:45
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中移首三季料賺944億
中國移動(00941)今天公布首三季業績,迷你倉券商預期中移季績有望維持輕微增長,首九個月盈利可達九百四十四億元(人民幣?下同),而本周稍後公布首三季業績的聯通(00762)及中電信(00728),預測盈利分別有八十五點三億元及一百四十七點七二億元,但增幅卻可達五成三及一成七。聯通中電信增長較佳內地3G服務步向成熟發展,而投資者更為關注季績會否對4G發牌帶來預示。不過瑞信指出,在實際的收入增長來說,3G目前仍是三大電訊商的主要增長動力,並為該行建議投資者繼續增持中資電訊股的主因。惟該行指出,與中移相比,聯通與中電信的增長幅度明顯有優勢,該行亦關注到Wifi業務對中移流動數據業務帶來的影響。港3G牌勢收儲存重拍關注中資電訊股季績的同時,本港電訊商3G頻譜的收回及續牌問題,或於日內有結果。電訊界消息透露,香港電訊(06823)、和電香港(00215)、數碼通(00315)、CSL及其委任的顧問公司Plum,上周六曾與通訊局成員會面,向通訊局講解Plum早前提交的顧問報告內容,然而有份出席的電訊商認為,通訊局成員似乎對報告論點不感興趣,甚至懷疑將是次會面視作例行公事。有電訊商表示,目前已對收回頻譜作最壞的打算,但最終會否提司法覆核,要視乎港府政策決定的實際內容與法律觀點。另內地傳監管機構最快明年五月一日,對民營資本以租網方式提供移動轉售服務進行放號,而虛擬網絡轉售一直被寄望為內地電訊業引入競爭的新希望。mini storage
- Oct 21 Mon 2013 09:34
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Glitches persist in Kern with new healthcare program
Source: The Bakersfield CalifornianOct.迷你倉 20--Nearly three weeks into Obamacare enrollment, those who want to help sign up people in Kern County are frustrated over technical hitches getting in their way.Some said those wrinkles seem to be smoothing out as Covered California, the state's health benefits exchange, makes improvements."The transaction time between (online) screens, it was taking a long time and now the screens are moving a lot faster," said Pam Holiwell, assistant director of the Kern County Department of Human Services.But for others, problems persist."Due to technical difficulties on the website, we have not been able to assist with any enrollment," said Nicole Nieuwkoop, an insurance agent with The Lynn Company.The state has not divulged exactly how many people have enrolled in insurance via Covered California. An agency spokesman said the first statewide enrollment figures will be out in November.But "more than approximately 94,500 applications were started" from Oct. 1 through Oct. 12, according to a news release.Covered California hasn't broken its numbers down by region. But Kern's Holiwell said as of Wednesday, about 130 "Obamacare applications" have been completed with the help of local county eligibility workers for expanded Medi-Cal or Covered California.The Human Services Department estimated in September that about 38,000 Kern County residents would qualify for expanded Medi-Cal -- the state's version of Medicaid -- next year. It said it's been estimated that about 52,000 will qualify for federal subsidies to buy insurance on the exchange.NO ENROLLMENT COUNSELORS YETLeaders of several local community organizations said they are still working with Covered California to get their groups and enrollment counselors through all the necessary steps to start helping folks sign up."So far we don't have any fully certified enrollment counselors in Kern County," said Edgar Aguilar, program manager for the Community Health Initiative of Kern County. "Covered California has experienced some technical difficulties in getting the process completed."In the meantime, Aguilar said, his agency is screening people who call in. Some are eligible for Medi-Cal now, others qualify for the Low Income Health Program, which will transition into Medi-Cal next year.Staff refer people who don't qualify for either program to Covered California's website and phone number.If people want in-person help, though, they're asked to wait."We're taking their name and number and telling them, 'We'll call you in a couple weeks,'" Aguilar said. "I hope it doesn't have a tremendously negative effect on the people who have called already because they couldn't get that help right away."The situation is discouraging, Aguilar said, but at the same time, he understands that this is all new and there are "some technical hiccups."Still, he hopes things get better soon.On Thursday, Clinica Sierra Vista administrator Bill Phelps said he was increasingly frustrated that the health care provider -- which served more than 152,000 patients last year, making it the second largest federally qualified health center in the nation -- was still not an active enrollment entity, though many of its enrollment counselors had passed their background checks.He'd been told a software snag was holding up Clinica's application."In theory it's all great, but in practice we're dealing with technological glitches that I think should have been resolved by now," he said.Phelps said there is still plenty of interest in the Affordable Care Act's options, but he also is worried that people could be d文件倉scouraged by the hold-ups.On Friday morning, however, Phelps, the agency's chief of programs, was feeling much better after Clinica's certified enrollment entity account was activated."We're hoping that once we get going, we won't run into technical problems," Phelps said.Larry Hicks, a Covered California spokesman, said he didn't know what held up Clinica but pointed out that the problem had been resolved."There's not necessarily a systemic issue involving (agencies) like Clinica Sierra Vista in their application process," he said. "We're trying to certify hundreds of organizations as fast as we can because getting them out there and enrolling people is what our mission is."AGENTS GRAPPLE WITH GLITCHESConfusion about the Affordable Care Act's particulars also has been issue, according to two local insurance agents.Jennifer Crosby of Crosby & Crosby Insurance Services in Bakersfield said she received calls on Oct. 1, the first day of open enrollment, from people who "wanted the free insurance.""Once I explained (how Covered California works) to them, they weren't interested anymore," she said.Nieuwkoop, the other insurance agent, said some customers have been befuddled to learn they can't get subsidies to buy insurance on the exchange if their employer already provides benefits that are deemed affordable.Crosby also said she has had heaps of trouble logging into the Covered California website as an agent since she received an email notifying her that her certification was complete. Sometimes the site freezes, other times it says it is logging in for hours."For the most part, I just use the consumer website," she said.Crosby sent an email to Covered California Monday about the problem. She received a reply Wednesday that said the website had been experiencing "several glitches for the past few days.""We are currently working on the website and are addressing these issues," the email said.Crosby has several customers who are considering buying a plan through Covered California, including one who is coming to her office Tuesday with tax records so they can plug in needed information.But so far, Crosby hasn't enrolled anyone.A RELIEF, THOUGH, FOR OTHERSOn the other hand, one Kern County family said technical issues aside, open enrollment and the Affordable Care Act is a big relief for them."The Affordable Care Act does have a few kinks to be ironed out, but I cannot begin to describe how happy we are just to know there are no longer any (prejudices) against pre-existing conditions," Megan Foster, of Tehachapi, wrote in a Facebook message to The Californian.Her mother, Mary Foster, also of Tehachapi, has multiple health problems, including epilepsy, and has struggled to find health insurance. With the opening of the exchange, Mary Foster was glad that coverage could start Jan. 1 for everyone and that she could shop for plans from different companies, not just those that accepted her with all her medical issues."Finally she can buy insurance in the exact same way as everybody else, without extra fees, without jumping through the channels, and most importantly, without being denied because of something she has that was not caused by her own faults," Megan Foster wrote."It is hard to describe unless you have lived through it, watching someone you care about being treated like they were less than human because of a health condition they just happened to have."Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, Calif.) Visit The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, Calif.) at .bakersfield.com Distributed by MCT Information Services存倉