Standard Chartered to pare commodity business in India, China, says chief exec Bill Winters

Standard Chartered to pare commodity business in India, China, says chief exec Bill Winters

Standard Chartered also plans to raise 3.3 billion pounds ($5.1 billion) through a rights issue in 2016, Winters said. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Standard Chartered Plc will continue to reduce its “over-concentration” on commodity-related business in India and China, group chief executive Bill Winters said on Tuesday.

“We have made substantial progress in reducing our over-concentration to commodity related clients, both of the trading variety and the mineral and oil extraction variety. We will continue on focusing on those reductions,” Winters said in a conference call announcing the bank’s plans to drastically restructure its businesses.

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