Who Owns Standard Chartered Bank

Standard Chartered Bank is primarily owned by its publicly traded parent company, Standard Chartered PLC. The bank is listed on multiple stock exchanges, with a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and secondary listings in Hong Kong and India^[3]. Its ownership is distributed among a large number of institutional investors and public shareholders.

The largest single shareholder is Temasek Holdings, an investment company owned by the Government of Singapore^[3]. Institutional investors, including The Vanguard Group and BlackRock, also hold significant stakes—recent data shows Vanguard holds about 7.44% and BlackRock around 6.34% of shares^[2]. In total, institutional investors own approximately 83.5% of the company, reflecting broad market confidence and influence on corporate governance^[2].

Individual insiders and private companies hold only minor stakes, and there is no single controlling owner. Instead, Standard Chartered operates under a widely held public ownership model, with key influence coming from institutional shareholders and sovereign investors^[2][3][10].

References

• [1] Notice of AGM 2025 | Company Announcement – Investegate
• [2] Exploring Standard Chartered (2888HK): Who’s Buying and Why?
• [3] Standard Chartered – Wikipedia
• [10] Standard Chartered PLC Insider Trading & Ownership Structure