Standard Chartered Bank

Overview

Standard Chartered traces to two 19th-century institutions: the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China (incorporated London 1853 under Royal Charter, opening in Mumbai/Kolkata/Shanghai in 1858 and Hong Kong/Singapore in 1859) and the Standard Bank (founded 1862 in South Africa by John Paterson, financing the diamond and gold fields). The two merged in 1969 to form Standard Chartered, now headquartered in London with operations across 54 markets and a global private-banking headquarters in Singapore (established 2007). (Note: this DB row's lp_type is pre-populated as 'Pension Fund,' which appears mismatched for a global bank -- flagged rather than overwritten.)

Key Facts

Type

Pension Fund