Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China
Other Business Names:
- Eastern Bank Ltd
- P&O Banking Corp
- Standard Bank Ltd
- Standard Chartered Banking Group Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Australia
- China
- India
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Financial services
International banking services
Notes:
Traced origins to 1853 when established by royal charter as Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China. First branches opened in 1858. By 1890s leading bank in India and second bank in Hong Kong and Shanghai and emerged as a major international bank. 1927 took a major interest in the P&O Banking Corp. 1956 renamed Chartered Bank. Took control of Eastern Bank Ltd, with branches in Middle East, in 1957.1970 merged with Standard Bank Ltd to form Standard Chartered Banking Group Ltd [2023]
Publications:
- British Multinational Banking, 1830-1990 by Jones, Geoffrey
- Chartered Bank of India Australia & China, 1853-1953 by Unknown
- Crossing Continents. A history of Standard Chartered Bank by Campbell-Smith, Duncan
- Interlocking directorship and transnational linkages within the British empire, 1900-1930 by Brayshay, Mark, Mark Cleary & John Selwood
- 'Mercantile Bank's royal charter' in F H H King, Asian Policy, History and Development. Collected essays by King, Frank H H
- Realms of Silver. One hundred years of banking in the East by Mackenzie, Compton
- Shanghai's Bund and Beyond. British banks, bank note issuance and monetary policy, 1842-1937 by Horesh, Niv
- Strength in Depth Across the World by Fay, Stephen
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Eastern Bank Ltd
- P&O Banking Corp
- Standard Bank Ltd
- Standard Chartered Banking Group Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Australia
- China
- India
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Financial services International banking services
Notes:
Traced origins to 1853 when established by royal charter as Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China. First branches opened in 1858. By 1890s leading bank in India and second bank in Hong Kong and Shanghai and emerged as a major international bank. 1927 took a major interest in the P&O Banking Corp. 1956 renamed Chartered Bank. Took control of Eastern Bank Ltd, with branches in Middle East, in 1957.1970 merged with Standard Bank Ltd to form Standard Chartered Banking Group Ltd [2023]Publications:
- British Multinational Banking, 1830-1990 by Jones, Geoffrey
- Chartered Bank of India Australia & China, 1853-1953 by Unknown
- Crossing Continents. A history of Standard Chartered Bank by Campbell-Smith, Duncan
- Interlocking directorship and transnational linkages within the British empire, 1900-1930 by Brayshay, Mark, Mark Cleary & John Selwood
- 'Mercantile Bank's royal charter' in F H H King, Asian Policy, History and Development. Collected essays by King, Frank H H
- Realms of Silver. One hundred years of banking in the East by Mackenzie, Compton
- Shanghai's Bund and Beyond. British banks, bank note issuance and monetary policy, 1842-1937 by Horesh, Niv
- Strength in Depth Across the World by Fay, Stephen