BHP fires Standard Bank

[asylum]

Johannesburg - BHP Billiton (BIL), the world's largest resources group, is cancelling R2.4bn worth of annual business with Standard Bank after one of the bank's top executives suggested at a recent high-level business and government meeting that BHP Billiton's Hillside aluminium smelter be shut down to save electricity.

[john_1]

Oops!

[Preston]

I guess shareholders are happy cos BIl price is on the increase.

[#4]

bet he still has his Job and bonus....

[sk_1]

Do you think this will affect sbk's share price and if by how much do you estimate

[john_1]

Geez! I would love to have seen Jako's face.

[Preston]

Who MR C..the poolboy

[asylum]

now we know why SBK sold of the other day when other banks were going up.

[mbk]

standard bank = standard*****

[#10]

Preston the poolboy will have a job as long as his backwashes are thorough and his pubic hairs glistens in the sun

[sk_1]

That must go down as the blunder of a lifetime, if he gets fired who would ever employ him again.

[john_1]

I would love to know who is going to get the account.

[Preston]

RMB baby RMB

[john_1]

Or Investec remember the 8% move this week

[Preston]

and i (as a driver) am going to deliver the documents for signature.

[DST]

Would Investec insist that BHP staff get their pensions moved to IEB? (See Noseweek if you don't follow)

[john_1]

And as a share houlder you will be doing that driving with a cigar in your mouth I am sure.

[Preston]

As clear as the poolboys public hair.

[CAPITALIST_RUNN]

do you think the senior executive was miss pressie? he he he!

[#20]

There is no smoke without fire. The closing on Tuesday was questionable.