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How StanChart deliberately became a tier-two lender

Standard Chartered is pivoting to wealthy clients and digital banking as its market share shrinks. [File, Standard]

From the common man’s perspective, Standard Chartered’s (StanChart’s) classification as a tier II bank may seem like a demotion.

Clearly, how can one of the oldest multinational financial institutions not be a tier-one bank?

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