DBS Group Limited 's chairman Piyush Gupta has said it has no interest in acquiring parts or all of Standard Chartered after rumours of a merger . “ Standard Chartered is four times our size . For a bank like us to try and tackle even pieces of Standard Chartered would just completely bankrupt us . That is all we would do for the next three years , " said Mr Gupta . Standard Chartered has declined to comment .
DBS Group Holding's CEO Piyush Gupta has said it has no interest in acquiring parts or all of Standard Chartered after rumours of a merger. “Standard Chartered is four times our size. For a bank like us to try and tackle even pieces of Standard Chartered would just completely consume us. That’s all we would do for the next three years," said Mr Gupta. Standard Chartered has declined to comment.