Standard Chartered Expands Research Scope to Cover Crypto Assets

Standard Chartered yesterday announced that its Global Research team has initiated coverage of crypto assets with in-depth reports on Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH).

The latest move comes with the growing institutional interest in publicly-traded digital assets. According to the official press release, the crypto research team is led by Geoff Kendrick, who also heads emerging markets FX (West), and includes quantitative strategist Melissa Chan and Europe economist Christopher Graham. 

Additionally, the team will provide insights to clients looking to invest in or trade crypto assets, keeping them up to date with the latest developments and pricing outlook.

“The gap between traditional finance and the digital world is narrowing by the day,” said Eric Robertsen, global head of Research and chief strategist for Standard Chartered. “As our clients begin exploring cryptocurrencies, other digital assets and decentralised finance, we aim to add value to their investment and risk-management strategies and help them navigate and incorporate this new asset class into their businesses.”

As Fazzaco reported earlier, Standard Chartered has partnered with Linklogis, a supply chain finance technology solution provider in China, to form a joint venture Olea​, a fully-digitised trade finance origination and distribution platform.