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Bankers warn against ‘too tough’ rules

17.11.09
Two of London’s top bankers today warned regulators and governments not to move too fast or be too draconian with their plans for tighter rules on banks ... more

City chiefs urge caution over banking profits rally

04.08.09
Banking heavyweights have urged caution over the jubilation at the run of strong profits from the sector... more

A record start for Standard chartered despite the stress

25.06.09
Standard Chartered, the Far East-facing bank, said it had enjoyed record levels of income and profits for the first five months of this year... more

World Bank predicts a renewed boom in China

18.06.09
China could start booming again just a year after the economy of the world's largest emerging market was punctured following the end of the Olympic Games construction bonanza... more

Who’s up for the cup in the banking Premiership?

07.05.09
As the football season draws to a close — it must be because it’s raining at Lords, halting the First Test — and the football writers ponder their final vote for next week’s award, I think we need a team assessment of the UK banks ... more

Standard Chartered rises to challenge

05.05.09
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 ... more

Trade minister in line for £4m share payout from bank

14.04.09
Trade minister Lord Davies is on course to get more than £4million of shares from UK bank Standard Chartered... more

Standard Chartered chief sees strong start

17.03.09
Emerging markets bank Standard Chartered has started the year very strongly but faces more challenges as the world economy struggles through its worst downturn in decades, its chief executive warned... more

Investors back stock offer by Standard

18.12.08
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

Sticky Brown fingers are all over this mess

27.11.08
Comment: Of all the ways to cut taxes by £12 billion, the nibble off the VAT bill is the least effective way to dig us out of our financial hole... more

Standard seeks £1.8bn to expand

24.11.08
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

No fund hunt at Standard Chartered

28.10.08
London-based emerging-markets banking giant Standard Chartered rejects calls for it to go in search of new funds to bolster its balance sheet ... more

Standard Chartered surges by 31% and ticks off its rivals

05.08.08
Bank blamed much of the woes of its rivals on their massive bonus payment regimes... more

Pain limited at Standard Chartered

26.06.08
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

Bank on trail of growth in Asia

12.05.08
Standard Chartered will increase its Chinese presence by 60% this year, pledged chief executive... more

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