Standard Chartered
EM focus pays off again for Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered Bank, the emerging markets specialist, has again bucked the trend in the banking industry, reporting a double-digit rise in earnings for 2008 and a cautiously positive outlook for 2009 today.
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Vincent van Pelt, global head of equity derivatives andcommodities, Standard Chartered, talks to Rachel Morison
Standard Chartered boosts currency team
Standard Chartered Bank has appointed Felipe De Freitas as head trader in charge of Latin American foreign exchange options.
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Vincent Van Pelt is recognised within the banking industry for establishing businesses from scratch. Rachel Morison finds out what drives Standard Chartered's head of equities and commodities to keep starting again
Lehman EM head reappears at Standard Chartered
Mohammed Grimeh, former global head of emerging markets at collapsed dealer Lehman Brothers, has been appointed as head of trading and deputy head of global markets for the Americas at Standard Chartered.
Standard Chartered names two new global heads
Standard Chartered Bank has named new global heads of structuring, and equity derivatives and commodities.
Standard Chartered reports $4 billlion profit
London-based Standard Chartered has reported a $4.04 billion profit, despite $300 million in US subprime debt-related writedowns.
Standard Chartered will fund troubled SIV
Standard Chartered has taken a second vertical slice of its Whistlejacket structured investment vehicle (SIV) and will consolidate the whole $7 billion structure onto its balance sheet, the bank announced today.
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Standard Chartered takes $46 million profit hit
Market turmoil has dented Standard Chartered’s profits by $46 million, after the bank exchanged $140 million of capital notes for a vertical slice of the assets of its Whistlejacket structured investment vehicle (SIV).
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Standard Chartered Bank appoints new global head of interest rate derivatives
Standard Chartered Bank has hired Nitin Gulabani as global head of interest rate derivatives for its wholesale banking business. Gulabani will be based in Singapore and report to Michael Bass, global head of rates and foreign exchange.
Standard Chartered appoints head of client research
Standard Chartered has appointed Alex Barrett to the newly created role of head of client research across all global markets.
Sharia forex hedges take off
The market for sharia-compliant foreign exchange hedges continues to grow, with Citigroup structuring the first cross-border sharia-compliant cross-currency profit rate swap worth $230 million.
CME names market-makers for renminbi futures
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has named HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) as the first market-makers for futures contracts on the Chinese renminbi (RMB) against the US dollar, euro and yen, which started trading on August 28.
Wachovia hires two in forex sales from StanChart
Wachovia has poached two forex sales personnel from Standard Chartered in Singapore and Hong Kong, as it continues to increase its presence in Asia.
Bank Islam signs first Islamic rate swap deal with StanChart
Bank Islam Malaysia has completed the world's first Islamic profit rate swap, a three-year 136 million ringgit ($36 million) deal with Standard Chartered Malaysia.
First non-deliverable RMB rate swap traded
HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank have traded what they believe to be the first renminbi (RMB) non-deliverable interest rate swap transaction. The RMB100 million ($12.5 million) transaction has a three-year tenor and involves Standard Chartered paying a…
Standard Chartered offers Asian IRS pricing on Bloomberg
Standard Chartered has become the first bank to launch interest rate swaps on the Bloomberg electronic platform in five Asian currencies - Hong Kong dollars, Singapore dollars, Indian rupees, Taiwan dollars and Korean won.
Standard Chartered sets up commodity derivatives desks
Standard Chartered has set up commodity derivatives desks in London and Singapore as part of a move to strengthen its global rates and foreign exchange business.
StanChart adds to renminbi trading team
Standard Chartered has boosted its foreign exchange trading desk in Shanghai with the appointment of Gordon Jiang as Chinese renminbi forward trader.