Standard Chartered top stories

• The week in review: Beijing vows to reduce financial crime, Shenzhen eyes more foreign capital, StanChart applies for securities licence

  

  In this round-up, China wants to improve the quality of domestic listed firms to cut down financial crime, Shenzhen opens the door for increased foreign inflows for the next five years, and Standard Chartered applies to the securities regulator to set up a securities firm onshore.

  • 12 Oct 2020

• StanChart appoints new CEO for Greater Bay Area

  

  Standard Chartered has relocated a veteran banker from Taiwan to take on the newly created job of chief executive officer for the Greater Bay Area.

  • 03 Sep 2020

• EIB to bring first Sonia FRN linked to BoE’s new compounded index

  

  The European Investment Bank mandated banks on Thursday for the first Sonia floating rate note linked to the Bank of England’s new compounded Sonia index which was launched earlier this month.

  • 27 Aug 2020

• ECB tells banks to suspend dividends for the rest of the year

  

  The European Central Bank recommended this week that banks do not pay dividends or buy back shares until the start of 2021 at the earliest. It is also calling for 'extreme moderation' over banker bonuses during the coronavirus pandemic.

  • 28 Jul 2020

• HSBC, StanChart under fire over HK security law support

  

  HSBC and Standard Chartered are facing a backlash from investors and politicians after publicly supporting China’s planned security law for Hong Kong.

  • 11 Jun 2020