LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - There are few enduring certainties in banking. But one reliable rule of thumb is that Standard Chartered will be the subject of periodic bouts of takeover speculation.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong has issued online-only banking licences to three groups, including joint ventures (JVs) of Standard Chartered and BOC Hong Kong, in what could be the biggest shake-up ...

LONDON (Reuters) -Standard Chartered has created a dedicated team covering private equity firms, hedge funds and sovereign wealth funds, as part of a wider drive in its investment bank to win more ...

Competition for a bigger market share in the banking industry is getting stiffer and stiffer by the day as traditional banking giants appear to be losing steam that has propelled them to higher profit ...