Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered plc is a British multinational bank with operations in consumer, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury services. Despite being headquartered in the United Kingdom, it does not conduct retail banking in the UK, and around 90% of its profits come from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

Standard Chartered plc
Company typePublic limited company
ISINGB0004082847 
IndustryBanking, Financial services
Predecessor
Founded
  • As Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China on 29 December 1853 (1853-12-29)
  • As Standard Chartered on 18 November 1969 (1969-11-18)
FounderJames Wilson with a royal charter (for the Chartered Bank line)
HeadquartersLondon, England, UK
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
ServicesCredit cards
Consumer banking
Corporate banking
Investment banking
Mortgage loans
Private banking
Wealth management
RevenueUS$ 16.318 billion (2022)
US$ 4.286 billion (2022)
US$ 2.902 billion (2022)
Total assetsUS$ 819.922 billion (2022)
Total equityUS$ 50.016 billion (2022)
OwnerTemasek Holdings (17%)
Number of employees
83,000 (2024)
Websitewww.sc.com

Standard Chartered has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It has secondary listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the National Stock Exchange of India, and OTC Markets Group Pink. Its largest shareholder is the Government of Singapore-owned Temasek Holdings. The Financial Stability Board considers it a systemically important bank.

José Viñals is the group chairman of Standard Chartered. Bill Winters is the current group chief executive.

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