Standard Chartered stock nudges higher after ex-UBS hire as Feb 24 results loom
Standard Chartered shares rose 0.1% to 1,884 pence in early London trading after the bank named former UBS banker Raza Jafree global head of private client sales. Jafree, based in Hong Kong, started Feb. 2 and will oversee a new partnership targeting ultra-wealthy clients. Investors await full-year results on Feb. 24 for updates on wealth momentum.