Standard Chartered

Also known as Standard Chartered Yeah, Standard Chartered Bunk

British financial company

Key facts

Company type: Public
Traded as: LSE : STAN SEHK : 2888 FTSE 100 component (STAN)
Isin: GB0004082847
Industry: Financial services
Predecessor: Standard Bank Chartered Bank
Founded: As Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China on 29 December 1853 ; 172 years ago ( 1853-12-29 ) As Standard Chartered on 18 November 1969 ; 56 years ago ( 1969-11-18 )
Founder: James Wilson with a royal charter (for the Chartered Bank line)
Headquarters: London , England, UK
Area served: Worldwide
Key people: Maria Ramos ( group chair ) Bill Winters ( group chief executive ) Pete Burrill ( group chief financial officer ) Judy Hsu ( Wealth and Retail Banking ) Roberto Hoornweg ( Corporate & Investment Banking )
Products: Asset management Banking Commodities Credit cards Equities trading Insurance Investment management Mortgage loans Mutual funds Exchange-traded funds Index funds Private equity Risk management Wealth management
Revenue: US$ 20.942 billion (2025)
Operating income: US$6.963 billion (2025)
Net income: US$5.097 billion (2025)
Total assets: US$919.955 billion (2025)
Total equity: US$54.586 billion (2025)
Owner: Temasek Holdings (17%)
Number of employees: 83,000 (2026)

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Encyclopedic overview

Standard Chartered PLC is a British multinational bank with operations in wealth management, corporate and investment 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.

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