Standard Chartered Receives Authorization to Begin Investment Banking Operations in Brazil
São Paulo, April 20, 2010
Standard Chartered announced today that the Brazilian Central Bank has given Standard Chartered Brazil final authorization for the Bank to begin investment banking operations from its branch in Sao Paulo.
Brazil is of growing importance to the Bank due to its vibrant economy and its increasing economic ties with the Bank’s core markets in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The license will allow the international bank to strengthen support for both its clients in Brazil and those clients based in its footprint markets who are trading and/or investing between Brazil and those markets.
“With Standard Chartered’s extensive international footprint, expanding our ability to serve clients in Brazil doing business with our core markets was a natural step”, said Airton Villafranca, CEO Brazil. “We are thrilled to have been granted the final approval and that we will now be able to offer new products to our customer base”.
The Brazil investment banking license allows Standard Chartered to offer the following products and services:
- On-shore presence in the local FX and interest rate markets
- BRL denominated products on-shore at the local exchanges
- OTC derivatives and cash instruments to local clients
- Local capital markets origination and underwriting
Over the next few weeks the bank will register with municipal, state and tax authorities and conclude operations testing.
Headquartered in London and present in more than 70 countries, Standard Chartered will continue to offer International Cash Management, Trade Services, Project and Export Finance, Syndicated deals, Securitization as well as Foreign Exchange and Derivatives of Rates and FX services in Brazil.
Standard Chartered has maintained a continuous presence in Brazil as a representative office for over 35 years and maintains one of the largest representative offices in the country.
For further information please contact:
Analía Kovacs
Corporate Affairs, Brazil
Email: analia.kovacs@sc.com
Phone: +55 11 2789 6882
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