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Standard Chartered Bank dominated Global Finance Magazine’s 2015 Best Consumer Digital Bank Awards in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, winning 17 country awards and six regional awards. Karen Fawcett, CEO of Retail Banking, Standard Chartered, said: “We are delighted that Global Finance has recognised our industry-leading digital banking capabilities. What is central to our efforts...
Today I’m announcing our new Management Team to lead and run the Bank. Our task is to reposition our great franchise to achieve superior performance. Our team is ready to take on this challenge. We will also put in place a new organisational structure to make the most of the advantages we have and get...
Data analytics startups are bringing previously unattainable insights to markets, and their customers will reap the benefits
Standard Chartered today announced that the Standard Chartered Renminbi Globalisation Index (Bloomberg: SCGRRGI <index>), or the RGI, fell 0.24% m/m to 2,145 in May from a revised 2,150 in April, the first time the index has contracted for a second consecutive month since its inception in December 2010. Read the report from our Global Research...
Trade in services trade is high on everyone’s agenda and it’s not hard to see why
Equity crowdfunding is gathering steam as a smart way for companies to team up with investors
Referendum could decide Greece’s future in the euro, but a ‘no’ vote won’t automatically trigger a Grexit
Qatar Airways and Standard Chartered, through its award-winning aviation finance arm, Pembroke, have successfully closed a sale and operating leaseback transaction for eight A320-200 aircraft. The first four aircraft were delivered on 28 April and the remaining four aircraft will be delivered by November this year. This transaction is the second sale and leaseback transaction...
Standard Chartered Bank has been awarded “Best Flow House” and “Best Risk Advisor” in the Middle East in Euromoney’s Awards for Excellence 2015. The accolades were presented at Euromoney’s Middle East awards ceremony hosted earlier this month at the Shangri-la Hotel, Dubai. Sami Mahfouz, Head of Financial Markets, UAE and Ehsan Ahmed, Head of Foreign Exchange, Rates...
A major international effort is needed to help Nepal along the road to recovery after April’s earthquake
Big strides have been made in the internationalisation of the Renminbi over the past five years. China’s currency now meets the technical requirements for inclusion in the International Monetary Fund’s Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket, in our view. More than 500 foreign entities, including asset managers, have obtained access to China’s onshore bond market, and...
The offshore renminbi market is about to mark its fifth anniversary – expect big things in the next five years
Today is my first day as Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered. I am very excited. Travelling around our offices for the past several weeks has given me a better understanding of our business, our people, our strengths and our challenges. I’ve reached one clear conclusion: this is a fabulous bank. Our clients want us...
As much as 80 per cent of global trade is now reckoned to be part of global supply chains (GSCs), according to a new special report from Standard Chartered Global Research, and participation in GSCs has boosted growth and incomes in both developed and especially emerging markets (EM). Read the full report here > World...
Robotics and rising wages in China will not spell the end of global supply chains, merely reshape them
Manufacturers look to relocate from China to ASEAN as wages continue to rise
Private equity investments in the Middle East have become more challenging, but there are reasons for optimism
Standard Chartered Bank today announced the appointment of Damien Cummings as Global Head of Digital Marketing. He will join the Bank in June 2015 and be based in Singapore, reporting directly to Sanjeeb Chaudhuri, Group Head of Brand and Chief Marketing Officer. Damien is currently Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Philips ASEAN and...
How Sierra Leone’s business community rallied to keep running through the Ebola outbreak
Momentum builds as China takes more steps to open its capital account
In the current climate of falling consumer prices, what should investors do?