Overview of services

Standard Chartered Bank is one of the world's leading banks in foreign exchange and money market operations with specialist strengths in exotic currency products. Clients have access to a 24-hour dealing service through 20 dealing rooms in the principal financial centers. The bank has also established a strong reputation for dynamic involvement in new financial products such as options and derivatives and is particularly strong in the emerging market currencies of Asia, Africa and Latin America where it is recognized as being a first choice provider in many markets.

With presence in more than 50 countries and 130 years of experience, the bank has a large local customer base in each of these markets attracting large volume transactions.

We are acknowledged as a leader in a wide range of major currencies and other emerging markets, for both spot and forward rates. In addition, we have also established ourselves as a leading provider of a full range of financial risk management products. Customer profile includes private clients, local corporates, multinational companies, global corporates, investment institutions, financial institutions and Central Banks.

As a leading provider of financial risk management tools, Gulf Treasury offers a full range of products to enable you to effectively manage your currency exposures and risk. We invest time to understand your needs, and provide timely prudent solutions through a wide range of instruments and products.

You can be sure of exceptional service that comes from a leader with expertise in more than 50 countries and 130 years of experience.

Client Solutions and Risk Management

• Protection against adverse market movements

  -	Foreign Exchange:
  	Transaction, translation, economic exposure
  -	Interest Rates:
  	Funding, enhanced deposits
  -	Corporate Finance
  	Acquisitions, disposals, CAPEX, dividends

• Execution and advice on efficient hedging policy implementation
• Access to onshore markets using SCB's capabilites
• Structured products to match customers' risk appetite and requirements

• Foreign Exchange

  -	Spot and Forward

• Asset & Liability management

  -	Short Term loans/deposits
  -	Interest rates/Liquidity management

• Economic Research & Analysis
• Customer Risk Management

  -	Non Deliverable Forwards
  -	FX Options
  -	Interest Rate Derivatives
  	- Interest Rate Swaps
  	- Cross Currency Swaps
  	- FRAs
  	- Interest Rate Options
  	- Financial Engineering