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Bill Winters

Bill Winters
The latest news and top stories on Bill Winters. A distinguished banker, he has led Standard Chartered as Group Chief Executive since 2015. His tenure includes significant investment in wealth management and a strategic partnership with Alibaba Group, providing tailored banking services for their global expansion and accelerating AI adoption in finance. Previously, he was Co-Chief Executive of JP Morgan’s investment bank and founded Renshaw Bay. Winters is also a key figure in climate finance, chairing the Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets. He received a CBE in 2013.
A recent study shows that 74 per cent of 504 companies surveyed across industries in the Asia-Pacific region have deployed or piloted AI programmes. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Most Asia-Pacific firms use AI for tasks without cutting jobs: survey

About 74 per cent of companies surveyed across industries in the Asia-Pacific have deployed or piloted AI programmes.

Banking & finance

Standard Chartered CEO apologises for ‘lower-value human capital’ remarks

Singapore

Singapore’s AI-job cuts debate flares over ‘lower-value human capital’ remark

Banking & finance

HSBC’s CEO says AI will both create and destroy financial industry jobs

Georges Elhedery says HSBC is focused on embracing future challenges, while analysts warn of 7,000 job losses at Standard Chartered by 2030.

HSBC’s Group Chief Executive Georges Elhedery. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Banking & finance

Standard Chartered bets on Hong Kong as it raises long-term earnings goals

Bank refines 2030 profit plans, citing city’s role as a superconnector in wealth and global capital flows, with automation trimming costs.

Banking & finance

Standard Chartered’s 19% first-quarter profit jump beats estimates

Wealth management gains support earnings, but margin pressure from lower rates and rising credit costs weigh on overall performance.

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Banking & finance

Standard Chartered’s 2025 profit jumps 16% buoyed by wealth management growth

The London-based bank’s underlying pre-tax profit stood at US$7.9 billion last year, versus a gain of US$6.8 billion in 2024.

Standard Chartered Bank is one of Hong Kong’s three note-issuing banks. Photo: Nathan Tsui
China trade

What has UK PM Starmer achieved in China – and what next for Sino-British ties?

The British leader’s trip has so far yielded tariff cuts and agreements on trade and investment.

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Fintech

Hong Kong reaps the fruits of fintech seeds sown nearly 10 years ago

Hong Kong’s rise as a fintech hub is due to the concerted regulatory push, with the city competing with Singapore for regional leadership.

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Banking & finance

Hong Kong central to Standard Chartered’s digital finance strategy: CEO

Fintech-friendly regulations have convinced the bank to anchor its digital-asset ventures in the city, Bill Winters says.

Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters sits down for an interview at the Post’s Hong Kong headquarters. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Family offices

Ultra-rich families focus on impact ‘across generations’ in legacy planning

Family offices at Standard Chartered forum in Dubai concerned with geopolitical instabilities, digital disruptions and social changes.

A night view of yachts in Dubai Marina. Photo: Shutterstock
Standard Chartered Bank

Standard Chartered’s profit rises on trade loans, wealth management

Net profit rose to US$1.03 billion, or 44.5 US cents per share, in the quarter that ended in September, the London-based bank said in a filing.

Fintech

Hong Kong FinTech Week expects investment ‘action’, InvestHK says

The November event, held jointly with the StartmeupHK festival, is expected to attract more than 37,000 attendees and 700 exhibitors.

Wealth management

Standard Chartered banker urges diversification amid correction risks

‘There could be another correction. These things happen,’ Standard Chartered’s Judy Hsu says.

Judy Hsu, Standard Chartered’s CEO of wealth and retail banking. Photo: Jelly Tse
Banking & finance

StanChart aims to convert depositors into investors with digital platform

Investors can put as little as HK$100 into four funds via the SC Invest platform, helping them gain some investment experience.

The SC Invest digital platform is part of Standard Chartered’s planned US$1.5 billion investment in the wealth management business over the next five years. Photo: Reuters
Banking & finance

Standard Chartered to launch digital platform aimed at young investors

The digital platform is part of the lender’s planned US$1.5 billion investment in the wealth management business over the next five years.

Artificial intelligence

Alibaba, Standard Chartered partner to accelerate AI adoption in banking sector

The British multinational bank will leverage AI solutions from Alibaba Cloud to boost operational efficiency and elevate customer experience.

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