DBS Group Holding's CEO Mr 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. HONG KONG—DBS Group Holdings Ltd., Southeast Asia’s largest bank by assets, isn’t interested in acquiring parts or all of U.K.-based lender Standard Chartered PLC, 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 Wednesday ," said Piyush Gupta . Standard Chartered has declined to comment.
DBS Group Holding's CEO Mr 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 Wednesday ," said Piyush Gupta . Standard Chartered has declined to comment.