Tag: standard bank

Cash

Mandates and payments roundup, December 13

Standard Bank signs a $275 million loan facility with 18 banks, while MoneyGram partners with ICBC to launch a new cash service in 20 countries.

By Jonathan Wong | 13 December 2011

Cash

Sino-African RMB trade set to reach $100 billion by 2015

Standard Bank's latest research shows just how quickly the internationalisation of the renminbi is affecting China’s trade with Africa.

By Jonathan Barlow | 30 August 2011

M&A

ICBC buys entry to Argentine market

ICBC shells out $600 million for an 80% interest in Standard Bank Argentina and two affiliates, in the first deal that sees a Chinese lender venture into Latin America.

By Sameera Anand | 8 August 2011

Trade

China will increase investment in Africa, says Standard Bank

Standard Bank estimates China’s investment in Africa will reach $50 billion by 2015.

By Jonathan Barlow | 29 March 2011

Trade

An Asia-Africa trade story

Standard Bank’s global head of cash and trade product management, Jerry Pearce, reviews 2010 and looks ahead to 2011.

By Jonathan Barlow | 25 January 2011

Cash

Payment news, October 26

J.P. Morgan streamlines US dollar payments to and from Asia, while Standard Bank introduces renminbi settlement services.

By Jonathan Wong | 26 October 2010

Trade

Payment news, September 28

Standard Chartered migrates to new foreign exchange platform through Solace, while Clearstream offers renminbi settlement.

By Jonathan Wong | 28 September 2010

CorporateTreasury Moves

Logica appoints Richard Davies products director for Asia

Davies is to target payment infrastructure upgrades at Asian banks with Logica’s Laps solution.

By Edward Russell | 22 June 2010

Trade

Standard Chartered soft commodity loan to boost Asia-Africa trade

Export Trading Group receives a $120 million structured loan for trade in Asia and Africa from Standard Chartered and the IFC.

By Edward Russell | 25 May 2010

Trade

China's evolving African trade

Standard Bank’s Craig Polkinghorne and Tee Chong Ong talk about Asia’s evolving trade relationship with Africa.

By Jonathan Wong | 16 March 2010

Structured Products

The return of commodities

Commodity prices were volatile in the first half of 2009, but in the second half companies gained confidence to start hedging again, making banks optimistic about 2010.

By Edward Russell | 2 February 2010

People Moves

Deutsche Bank nabs Paul Gardner for structured trade business

Paul Gardner leaves RBS to become Deutsche Bank’s new Asia-Pacific regional head of structured trade and export finance.

By Edward Russell | 29 January 2010

Trade

Standard Bank’s structured finance trade head is excited about Africa

Standard Bank’s new head of structured trade finance for Asia, Tee Chong Ong, wants Asian trade customers to make the bank their first choice when it comes to Africa.

By Edward Russell | 10 November 2009

Trade

Standard Bank's Craig Bond on Sino-Africa financing

Standard Bank’s China chief executive Craig Bond discusses the surprising popularity of infrastructure finance and the bank’s trade services in China.

By Edward Russell | 14 October 2009

Business Moves

Clariden Leu buys Standard Bank's private banking business

The purchase of Standard Bank's Asian business adds critical mass to Clariden Leu's Singapore hub and strengthens its Hong Kong presence.

By Sameera Anand | 13 February 2007

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