Senior StanChart official in town

David Howes, deputy head of group financial crime compliance at Standard Chartered bank, is now in Dhaka for a short visit, the bank said in a statement yesterday.

He will attend a training session on financial crime compliance for senior stakeholders of the bank, meet with senior government officials and interact with the senior management of the bank.

Howes is responsible for the financial crime compliance (FCC) of the bank, according to the statement.

He has been closely involved in setting the strategy for the bank's enhancements to its FCC control environment.

Currently based in Singapore, Howes was previously the global head of FCC for wholesale banking at the bank.

He was a senior policy adviser to HM Treasury in London before joining the bank, the bank said.

He also worked for Reuters in the UK, the US, Japan, Vietnam and Malaysia.