StanChart to hire at least 100 for new China investment banking unit

StanChart to hire at least 100 for new China investment banking unit

A sign hangs above the entrance to the headquarters of Standard Chartered Plc in London, U.K. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

Standard Chartered is hiring at least 100 staff in China as the British lender gears up to launch an investment banking unit in the country targeting niche bond deals, the chairman-designate of the new entity said.