Standard Chartered

(IN BRIEF)   Standard Chartered has appointed Shebani Baweja as Group Chief Data Officer, effective immediately. Based in Singapore, she will report to Alvaro Garrido, Chief Operating Officer for Technology & Operations and Chief Information Officer for Information Security & … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered Bank China has completed its client’s first Qualified Foreign Investor transaction in China Government Bond Futures, following the recent opening of the market to QFIs for hedging purposes. The bank acted as both custodian and futures … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has announced a new long-term growth strategy targeting approximately 18 per cent return on tangible equity by 2030 as the bank focuses on expanding its cross-border banking, wealth management and corporate finance operations. The plan includes … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies and Nextnorth have reached financial close and begun construction of a 440 MW solar power project in Ilagan City, Philippines, with operations expected by the end of 2027. The project, valued at around $300 million, is jointly … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered, OKX, and BlackRock have launched a joint framework to expand the use of tokenized real-world assets by integrating BlackRock’s BUIDL tokenized U.S. Treasury fund into collateral workflows. The initiative allows institutional clients to use BUIDL as … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies has taken the Final Investment Decision for the Mirny wind and battery storage project in Kazakhstan, marking a major step in the country’s renewable energy development. The project combines 1 GW of wind capacity with a 600 … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has appointed Naveen Mallela as Global Head of Payments, effective 4 May 2026, as part of the bank’s strategy to strengthen its global payments capabilities and modernise its cash management franchise. Based in Singapore and reporting … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has been appointed as digital asset custodian and settlement agent for TP ICAP’s Fusion Digital Assets platform, strengthening the partnership between the two organisations and supporting the expansion of institutional digital asset trading services. The collaboration … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has launched the Signature Select Seviora Titans Absolute Return fund under its VCC structure in partnership with Seviora Capital, offering high-net-worth clients access to a diversified portfolio of otherwise hard-to-reach hedge fund managers. Designed to help … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) LSEG and Standard Chartered have launched a multi-year collaboration that enables the bank to adopt LSEG’s multi-asset data, analytics, and news services at an enterprise level through a unified governance and delivery model. The agreement focuses on consolidating … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered and B2C2 have formed a strategic partnership aimed at improving institutional access to digital asset markets by linking regulated banking infrastructure with deep crypto liquidity across spot and options. The collaboration will enable B2C2’s institutional clients … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has successfully completed an API-based bank guarantee transaction using Komgo’s Konsole platform, adopting the newly launched ICC-Swift API standards for bank guarantees. The live transaction marks a significant step toward an interoperable digital trade finance ecosystem, … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has launched Signature Select Quality Credit Income, a new investment-grade CLO strategy sub-fund under its VCC platform, with Barings appointed as sub-investment manager. The fund offers income-oriented exposure to high-quality CLO tranches through an actively managed … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has issued its first Green-only bond, raising EUR 1 billion to fund renewable energy, green buildings and other environmentally sustainable projects, primarily across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The issuance builds on the bank’s broader … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has expanded its Global Chief Investment Office team with the appointments of Sundeep Gantori as Chief Investment Officer, Equities, and Jonathan Liang as Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income & FX. Based in Singapore and Hong Kong … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has acted as the Total Return Swap provider for Hana Securities’ first transaction in the digital bond market, enabling the firm to gain exposure to a Digitally Native Note without altering its existing operational infrastructure. The … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) BBVA has led a $30 million funding round in Olea, a digital platform specialising in supply chain finance, strengthening its role as a strategic partner and accelerating Olea’s global growth. The investment deepens a collaboration that combines BBVA’s … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has led Doha Bank’s inaugural USD 150 million Floating Rate Digitally Native Notes issuance as Sole Global Coordinator and Sole Arranger, with the notes listed on the London Stock Exchange’s International Securities Market. The transaction achieved … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has launched a major health-focused wealth proposition through new strategic partnerships with Bupa Global and WHOOP, offering affluent clients a combined ecosystem of international medical insurance and wearable-driven wellness insights. Backed by research from 800 customers … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Barclays has appointed veteran banker Neel Laungani as Head of Financial Sponsors for Asia Pacific, based in Hong Kong. Reporting to Avinash Thakur and Christian Oberle, he will lead sponsor coverage, transaction origination, and execution, while collaborating with … Read the full press release →