United Kingdom · Financial institution
ICBC Standard Bank PLC
ICBC Standard Bank Plc is a public limited company registered in England and Wales with its head office in London. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited holds 60% of its ordinary shares and Standard Bank Group Limited holds 40%. The bank provides commodities, fixed income and currency trading, financing and debt capital markets services, with a focus on emerging markets. It was formerly Standard Bank Plc and was renamed after ICBC acquired control on 1 February 2015.
Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
Regulatory status
FSB · global systemically important banks
2025 list
- G-SIB
- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
- Relation
- In a G-SIB groupGLEIF records a G-SIB entity as this legal entity’s ultimate parent. The bucket applies to the group, and membership does not make this entity a bank.
- Bucket
- 3 of 5 · extra capital buffer 2.0% of risk-weighted assets
- On the list since
- 2013
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- SBLLGB2LXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under SBLLGB2L directly.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- Branch codes
- None: head-office BIC only
- Other BIC with this LEI
- SBSASGSG
- BIC first registered
- 1992-09-07
- Last updated
- 2023-09-09
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Ownership
Group subsidiary
60% Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited
Institution type
Investment bank
Trades as ICBC Standard Bank
- Standing
- Formerly Standard Bank Plc. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited acquired a controlling stake on 1 February 2015, after which the bank was renamed ICBC Standard Bank Plc.
- Ownership
- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited holds 60% of the ordinary share capital and Standard Bank Group Limited holds 40%.
- Direct parent
- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, China 60%
- Major shareholder
- Standard Bank Group Limited 40% · 31 Dec 2025
- Head office
- 20 Gresham Street, EC2V 7JE London, United Kingdom
- Company register
- 02130447 (Companies House, England and Wales)
- Former names
- Standard Bank Plc · Standard Bank London Limited · Standard London Limited
Business lines
According to its 2025 annual report, the bank has two business segments: Commodities (metals and energy trading, financing and precious-metals vaulting and clearing) and Fixed Income and Currencies (FX, rates, credit, structured lending and debt capital markets), with a focus on emerging markets.
Online
- Websites & references
- icbcstandard.com ↗
icbcstandardbank.com ↗ alternative domain of the corporate website, cited in the annual report contact details
clientportal.icbcstandard.com ↗ client portal
Wikipedia ↗ group article - Official social accounts
- None found
Sources · 7 pages consulted
- v.icbc.com.cn/userfiles/resources/icbc/haiwai/standardbank/download/2023/consolidatedannualreport2025.p
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02130447/officers
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02130447/officers?page=2
- icbcstandard.com/en/column/1438058492186738813.html
- icbcstandard.com/en/column/1438058489892454458.html
- icbcstandard.com/en/column/1438058394518175787.html
- icbcstandardbank.com/
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Chong Gao Chief Executive and Executive Director
- Chair
- Simon Davies Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director
- Chief financial officer
- Bradley Duncan Chief Financial Officer
- Executive
- Philip Hurley Executive Director and Head of Global Markets
- Executive
- Garry Jones Senior Independent Director
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- United Kingdom
- Prudential Regulation Authority Prudential supervisor
- United Kingdom
- Financial Conduct Authority ConductAML supervisor
- United Kingdom
- Bank of England Central bankResolution
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
-
Leadership
Hao Luo joined the board as a director on 1 June 2026, the same day Yabing Hu resigned as a non-executive director.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Leadership
Binliang Jin, President and Executive Director, resigned from the board on 29 April 2026.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Other
The bank issued USD 200 million of Tier 2 subordinated bonds due 17 February 2036.
v.icbc.com.cn ↗ -
Leadership
Chong Gao became Chief Executive on 1 August 2025. His predecessor, Wenbin Wang, resigned on 31 July 2025.
v.icbc.com.cn ↗ -
Leadership
Senior Independent Director Judith Eden retired on 1 August 2025. Julia Goh was appointed independent director and Board Audit Committee chair.
v.icbc.com.cn ↗ -
Leadership
Andrew Simmonds left the board on 8 October 2024. Simon Davies was appointed director that day and now chairs the board.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- SBLLGB2LXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- SBLLBank
- GBCountry · United Kingdom
- 2LLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- F01VVKN4DRF2NWKGQ283
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
Profile
- Type
- Financial institutionClassified as a financial institution in Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, with no licence on a tracked register. This includes banks that neither the ECB nor the FSB lists, as well as brokers, fund managers, insurers and market infrastructure.
- Regulation
- Not on a tracked registerNo licence or registration was found for this entity on the registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
- Register licences
- None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registersThe tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
- Country · region
- United Kingdom · Europe & Central Asia
- FSB G-SIB list
- In a G-SIB group · Industrial and Commercial Bank of China list of 2025
- Trading venues (MIC)
- Operates MIC ISSI list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
- Direct parent
- 中国工商银行股份有限公司 · China5493002ERZU2K9PZDL40 ↗
- FSB G-SIB list
- In a G-SIB group · Industrial and Commercial Bank of China bucket 3 · 2025 listGLEIF records a G-SIB entity as this legal entity’s ultimate parent. The bucket applies to the group, and membership does not make this entity a bank.
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited group has 51 institutions in the directory, in 41 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Europe) S.A., Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited.
See the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- 20 GRESHAM STREET FLOOR 5 LONDON EC2V 7JE UNITED KINGDOM
- Operational address
- 20 GRESHAM STREET LONDON LONDON EC2V 7JE UNITED KINGDOM
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>SBLLGB2LXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>F01VVKN4DRF2NWKGQ283</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>SBLLGB2LXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>F01VVKN4DRF2NWKGQ283</LEI>
<Nm>ICBC STANDARD BANK PLC</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>LONDON</TwnNm>
<Ctry>GB</Ctry>
<AdrLine>20 GRESHAM STREET FLOOR 5 LONDON EC2V 7JE</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
Market identifiers
One trading venue or reporting service run under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
| MIC | Market | Kind | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISSI | ICBC STANDARD BANKICBCS | Operating MIC | Systematic internaliser |
Network
Correspondent banking
National Bank of Fujairah publishes 4 accounts held with this bank.
- Own offices
- Respondent banks: they hold accounts here
Hover over a branch, account or group to see its details
Respondent banks
From the correspondent lists other banks publish
National Bank of Fujairah publishes 4 accounts held with this bank, in 4 currencies.
| Currency | Respondent bank | Held at | Account | Purpose | Published in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XAU | National Bank of Fujairah United Arab Emirates | SBLLGB2L | 250005624 | FX/MM/Derivatives/Commercial | nbf.ae ↗ dated Oct 2025 |
| XPT | National Bank of Fujairah United Arab Emirates | SBLLGB2L | 250005626 | FX/MM/Derivatives/Commercial | nbf.ae ↗ dated Oct 2025 |
| XAG | National Bank of Fujairah United Arab Emirates | SBLLGB2L | 250005625 | FX/MM/Derivatives/Commercial | nbf.ae ↗ dated Oct 2025 |
| XPD | National Bank of Fujairah United Arab Emirates | SBLLGB2L | 250005627 | FX/MM/Derivatives/Commercial | nbf.ae ↗ dated Oct 2025 |
Each row is an account the respondent bank lists as held with this bank, as published. Only banks that publish their correspondent accounts, and that Elucidate has researched, can appear, so the list is not complete. Confirm settlement instructions with either bank before relying on them.
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Sources & method
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, leadership, regulators and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the institution's own website and reports, regulators, company registers and news. Figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
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