Standard Chartered
StanChart to expand Gulf wealth operation, boost teams for Taiwan, South-east Asia
The lender is adding about 50 private bankers in Singapore to serve wealthy Chinese clients
Standard Chartered profit jumps 17%, books US$190 million charge on Iran war
The upbeat results highlight how European banks have so far been able to shrug off the direct impact of the war on their businesses
Hong Kong grants first stablecoin licences to StanChart joint venture and HSBC
Both are forecast to launch in H2 2026 to cover cross-border and local use cases, and digital asset trading
Top Citigroup Asia banker Jan Metzger leaves for role at StanChart
He is stepping into a bank with an underwhelming investment banking franchise
Standard Chartered to sell and lease back two Changi Business Park properties for S$183 million
Lender says move is part of strategy to drive further growth in Singapore, its second-largest market
‘Deeply ingrained’: How a culture of inclusion helps Standard Chartered balance the scales for women in the workplace
The bank has put in place structures to empower female employees while also supporting the wider community
Banks cannot intervene in winding-up bids by 1MDB-linked firms: Singapore High Court
They are ruled to have no standing to participate in the process, even though claims may later be brought against them
StanChart AI chief David Hardoon exiting less than a year after joining
Hardoon, who is based in Singapore, is on gardening leave
BYD, adidas on board as new sponsors of Singapore’s national marathon in December
Previous title sponsor StanChart is event’s official bank, with naming rights to the 10 km category
HSBC, Standard Chartered to get stablecoin licenses in Hong Kong
The city has been pushing ahead with ambitions to become a crypto hub through a series of regulatory measures first announced in 2022
