Banking regulation in Asian and Far Eastern countries is not only better than in the West for banks but also for their economies, emerging-markets bank Standard Chartered has said... more
Secrets, the pole-dancing chain, has discovered something most of us thought was obvious: men are willing to pay more to see scantily clad women than women are... more
Standard Chartered, the UK bank that makes three-quarters of its profits in Asia, says it cut 800 jobs in the first quarter as it keeps a "firm grip on expenses", adding that it had made "an excellent start to the year"... more
Emerging markets-focused bank Standard Chartered reveal record profits with a 19% rise to $6.1 billion (£3.7 billion) as it fires on all cylinders and bad debts fall... more
Standard Chartered has pulled out of discussions between the UK's big four banks to agree on cutting bonuses and increasing lending to small businesses... more
About 300 staff at the Gresham Street headquarters of Standard Bank receive redundancy notices, as the South African-based group cut more than a quarter of its London workforce ... more
Standard Chartered asks shareholders for an extra £3.3 billion of capital, prompting fears that other British banks will need to raise billions to meet tough revised international rules... more
Standard Chartered would not rule out quitting the UK if new regulation and tax regimes for the industry are not applied equally across the world... more
Credit Suisse tells investors that fears about the Chinese economy are overdone, as it persuades them that mining stocks have been sold off too heavily... more
Standard Chartered, the emerging markets bank based in London, said it has delivered record levels of income and operating profits so far this year... more
Shares in Standard Chartered jumped more than 10% after the Asia-focused bank said it delivered record levels of revenue and profit in the first quarter despite challenging economic conditions
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Banking: Asia-focused banking group Standard Chartered says it has 97% acceptance by shareholders for a £1.8 billion stock offer to shore up its balance sheet... more
Banking: Standard Chartered, the London-based emerging markets bank, plans to take advantage of the banking crisis to steal market share from competitors and is raising £1.8 billion in a rights issue to help it do so. ... more
Fears that the financial crisis is set to engulf the Far East and other emerging markets today saw three of Europe's largest banks, which have so far weathered the credit crunch, come under renewed pressure.... more
Standard Chartered shows once again that it is coming through the credit crunch in a much stronger state than most of its major international rivals... more
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