Standard Chartered PLC

Standard Chartered flagged risks on Wednesday to its key returns target citing slowing global economic growth, trade tensions and protests in its biggest market of Hong Kong, after posting a forecast-beating 16% growth in quarterly profit.

Standard Chartered reported third quarter profit rose a better-than-expected 16% on Wednesday, as a surge in business from corporate clients helped it weather unrest in its core market of Hong Kong and global trade tensions.

HSBC Holdings Plc <HSBA.L> and Standard Chartered Plc <STAN.L> are set to show early signs of strain from anti-government protests in Hong Kong, the single-biggest profit centre for the two banks, when they report quarterly earnings next week.

Tanzania has been ordered by a World Bank arbitration court to pay $185 million to the Hong Kong subsidiary of Standard Chartered for breaching an energy contract.

Standard Chartered <STAN.L> chief executive said on Tuesday that the trade dispute between the United States and China could be settled and that it was in nobody's interest for the deadlock to continue for a long time.

A unit of Standard Chartered <STAN.L> cut more than 100 jobs in its retail business in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last month, sources familiar with the matter said.

Banking group Standard Chartered <STAN.L> is facing a fine for failing to prevent sanctions breaches, Sky News reported on Saturday.

Banking group Standard Chartered <STAN.L> is facing a fine for failing to prevent sanctions breaches, Sky News reported on Saturday.

Standard Chartered PLC <STAN.L> flagged the tit-for-tat tariff war between China and the United States and an easing monetary policy cycle as potential risks for the Asia-focused lender, even as it managed to exceed first-half profit estimates.

Standard Chartered PLC posted a 3% rise in its first-half profit on Thursday, beating market expectations, as the bank boosted revenues in its core Asian markets and managed to rein in costs.

The head of the British parliament's Work and Pensions Committee has written to the chair of Standard Chartered Plc's <STAN.L> remuneration committee questioning the bank's executive pension pay levels after more than a third of shareholders voted against its directors'...

Port operator DP World Plc <DPW.DI> will buy Topaz Energy and Marine Limited for $1 billion from Standard Chartered <STAN.L> and Renaissance Services, DP World said on Monday.

Standard Chartered has hired James Cameron as its global head of power, utilities and infrastructure and cleantech, the bank said on Monday.

Dubai's Emaar Properties has hired advisors including Standard Chartered for the sale of its district cooling business, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Standard Chartered has become the latest British firm to attract investor criticism of executive pensions, although shareholders stopped short of blocking the lender's pay plans outright in a vote on Wednesday.

Standard Chartered could face a shareholder rebellion on Wednesday over the bank's pay plans for senior executives, the latest in a series of potential revolts over bosses pension payouts at top British firms.

Standard Chartered PLC unveiled plans for an up to $1 billion (£773 million) share buyback, its first such in at least 20 years as quarterly profit rose 10 percent, signalling progress in its turnaround strategy.

Standard Chartered posted on Tuesday a 10 percent rise in its first-quarter profit helped by a surge in corporate banking income and a drop in expenses, and announced an up to $1 billion share buyback program.

Standard Chartered Plc has agreed to pay $1.1 billion (£844 million) to U.S. and British authorities for conducting illegal financial transactions that violated sanctions against Iran and other countries, government authorities announced on Tuesday.