HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong has issued online-only banking licences to three groups, including joint ventures (JVs) of Standard Chartered and BOC Hong Kong, in what could be the biggest shake-up ...

LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - There are few enduring certainties in banking. But one reliable rule of thumb is that Standard Chartered will be the subject of periodic bouts of takeover speculation.

Standard Chartered launched its first African online-only bank in Ivory Coast on Friday. Clients of Standard Chartered’s Ivorian bank will be able to open an account in less than 15 minutes and then ...

SINGAPORE, April 18 (Reuters) - Standard Chartered Plc. <2888.HK> said on Wednesday it would increase its headcount in Singapore by nearly 60 percent to 6,000 by 2010 as it expands and relaunches its ...

HONG KONG, May 9 (Reuters) - Standard Chartered STAN.L is hiring at least 100 staff in China as the British lender gears up to launch an investment banking unit in the country targeting niche bond ...