Ariela Karmel is a political correspondent at The Times of Israel. She previously reported for Calcalist and Haaretz. She holds an MA in Middle Eastern and African History from Tel Aviv University and ...

The fund posted a return of -3.85% (Class I shares) for the first quarter of 2026. The largest contributor to relative performance was stock selection in the information technology (IT), consumer ...

Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters has apologised after his remarks about replacing “lower-value human capital” with technology triggered criticism online and within the banking industry. The ...

As a former Standard Chartered Malaysia employee, reading former Singapore President Halimah Yacob’s condemnation of CEO Bill Winters’ “lower-value human capital” remark hit hard. Her words—calling ...

Bill Winters, the group chief executive at Standard Chartered, has apologised for recent comments he made that drew criticism from the public, including former Singapore president Halimah Yacob.

Standard Chartered global CEO Bill Winters on Friday said he was “sorry” for comments describing “lower-value” workers, made while announcing job-cut plans earlier this week. Winters apologised in a ...

The boss of Standard Chartered has apologised after describing employees whose jobs are vulnerable to being replaced by artificial intelligence (AI) as "lower value human capital". Discussing how ...

Bill Winters faced backlash over remarks about some of near 8,000 staff set to lose roles to AI The chief executive of Standard Chartered has apologised for referring to some of the almost 8,000 staff ...

Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters on Wednesday walked back comments he made at an investor event Tuesday when he said the bank plans to cut thousands of jobs as it replaces what he called ...

Standard Chartered STAN-1.83%decrease; down pointing triangle Chief Executive Bill Winters touched a nerve when he said his bank would slash thousands of jobs and replace “lower-value human capital” ...

Standard Chartered’s plan to cut nearly 7,800 jobs globally by 2030 has triggered a fierce backlash online after CEO Bill Winters described some roles as “lower-value human capital” while outlining ...