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Standard Chartered PLC “the Group” is announcing the retirement of Richard Goulding as Chief Risk Officer and Jan Verplancke as Chief Information Officer and Group Head of Technology and Operations from the Group, and as Directors of the Court of Standard Chartered Bank. Richard, 55, is retiring from the Group after eight years as Chief...
Standard Chartered PLC (“the Group”) today announced the closure of its institutional cash equities, equity research and equity capital markets “ECM” activities, as the Group continues to exit or reconfigure non-core and underperforming businesses. This decision is in addition to a number of actions being taken to deliver at least US$400m of cost saves targeted...
Standard Chartered today announced that the Standard Chartered Renminbi Globalisation Index (Bloomberg: SCGRRGI <index>), or the RGI, rose 1.2% to 2,048 in November from the previous month mainly driven by cross-border Renminbi payments; this echoes recent data showing that 22% of China’s goods trade was already settled in Renminbi as of November. Three quarters of...
Oman Air and Standard Chartered, through its award winning Aviation Finance team, Pembroke, have signed a Sale and Operating Leaseback transaction for three B737-800 aircrafts. The first two aircrafts were delivered in November and December 2014, with the third delivery planned for February 2015. This transaction is one of the first sale and leaseback transactions...
As part of its strategic priority to combat financial crime and its commitment to improving conduct, Standard Chartered PLC (the Group) today confirms the formation of a Board Financial Crime Risk Committee, which will have Board-level oversight of the Group’s financial crime compliance programme. In addition, the Group is announcing the appointment of nine senior...
Why the next ride up in oil prices may prove just as wild as the previous ones
Standard Chartered has signed a multi-year agreement with Earthport plc. Standard Chartered offers market leading International Automated Clearing House (IACH) coverage in its network of fast growing markets in Asia, Africa and Middle East. Integration with Earthport will bring the Bank’s International ACH payments reach to 50 markets across its footprint. Global economic activity continues to...
Standard Chartered has appointed Dave Murray as Global Head, Research, effectively immediately. Dave reports to Pamela Walkden, Group Business Head, Regions, and will relocate from Hong Kong to be based in Singapore. Dave Murray Dave is responsible for leading Standard Chartered’s world-class Global Research team to provide insightful and incisive research analysis and views to...
MTV Staying Alive Foundation (MTV SAF) and Standard Chartered, a leading international banking group, are giving organisations led by young people a boost in the campaign to tackle HIV by funding grants to reduce new infections of HIV and AIDS related deaths. An estimated 35 million people are living with HIV. Around half of people...
Standard Chartered has appointed Euan Campbell as Global Head, Retail Segments, Retail Clients. This is a newly created role to help drive the Bank’s client focused strategy in retail banking. Based in Singapore, Euan will report to Karen Fawcett, Group Head of Retail Clients. Euan will have responsibility for driving the global client segment strategy...
China Merchants Bank’s (CMB) New York branch has launched the United States’ first Renminbi (RMB) denominated certificate of deposit (CD) from its new global CD program with Standard Chartered acting as sole arranger for the program and debut issuance. Proceeds from the offering will be used to finance RMB denominated trade between the US and...
Qatar Airways, Qatar Aviation Lease Company and Standard Chartered, through its award winning Aviation Finance team, Pembroke, have successfully closed a Sale and Operating Leaseback transaction for three B777-300ER and five B787-8 aircrafts. The deal was officially concluded at a ceremony held in Singapore and attended by His Excellency Akbar Al-Baker, Group Chief Executive of...
Standard Chartered today announced that it has been awarded a global RMB mandate to support Shell’s domestic China business, offshore accounts centralised in Singapore, as well as other geographies that Shell operates in. Under the mandate, Standard Chartered will provide a comprehensive RMB solution for Shell that includes cash and liquidity management as well as...
Standard Chartered today announced that the Standard Chartered Renminbi Globalisation Index (Bloomberg: SCGRRGI <index>), or the RGI, reached 1,992 in September, up 2.1% from the previous month and 66.7% from the year-earlier period. The increase was mainly driven by a rebound of Renminbi-denominated cross-border payments. FX turnover and Dim Sum bonds continued to weigh on...
The renminbi (RMB) internationalisation is having a profound impact on the global financial system and macro-economics. The rapidly changing regulatory landscape offers both opportunities and challenges for corporates in adopting this currency for their business. With Standard Chartered’s global outlook and local expertise, we bring a unique perspective to these developments and their implications. As...
The renminbi (RMB) internationalisation is having a profound impact on the global financial system and macro-economics. The rapidly changing regulatory landscape offers both opportunities and challenges for corporates in adopting this currency for their business. With Standard Chartered’s global outlook and local expertise, we bring a unique perspective to these developments and their implications. As...
In the latest survey sample from the seventh round of the Offshore Renminbi Review, approximately nine out of ten respondents (86%) use one or more offshore RMB products, up from 74% in Round 5. While Hong Kong corporates continue to demonstrate the strongest acceptance of offshore RMB products, with near universal usage (97% up from...
Standard Chartered has made two new senior appointments in the Financial Markets Sales team. Terence Gan joins the Bank this week in Singapore as Head of Financial Markets Rates Sales and reports to Carsten Stoehr, Global Head of Financial Markets Sales. In August, Zhou Cheng Gang (“CG”) joined as Head of RMB Sales. He is...
Standard Chartered has recently added to its Cash Equity Sales team with the appointment of: Juanita Halim, as Director, Asian Equity Sales; Germaine Khong, as Associate Director, ASEAN Equity Sales; Dan Vovil, Executive Director, Hong Kong Equity Sales; and Angie Won, as Director, Korea Equity Sales. These new appointments are aligned to the Bank’s ongoing...
To mark World Sight Day this year, Standard Chartered has announced that its Seeing is Believing programme has reached a fundraising milestone of USD75 million, progressing towards its target to raise USD100 million by 2020, to bring affordable eye-care in areas of high need. Seeing is Believing is Standard Chartered’s global charitable initiative to tackle...
The Standard Chartered-Premise Consumer Price Tracker (“the Tracker”), first announced in June 2014, has released its first set of figures. Partnering with the Premise Data Corporation, Standard Chartered aims to provide more accurate, real-time price information for Nigeria to begin with, with a plan to roll the Tracker out to other African economies over time....