Standard Chartered has said it will axe jobs and shut its equities business in a continued effort to cut costs and boost profits.
The Asia-focused lender said on Thursday the move would help it save some $100m (£66.2m) in 2016.
It also said it plans to shed another 2,000 positions in its retail banking division, on top of the 2,000 already announced.
The bank issued three profit warnings last year.
It posted a 16% fall in operating profit in October last year due to a restructuring of its South Korean business and an increase in bad loans.
The bank's Hong Kong-listed shares were up more than 2% on Thursday as investors welcomed the cost-cutting news.
Job cuts
Standard Chartered told its investors in November last year it would try to deliver $400m in cost savings this year.
It said on Thursday it was on track to deliver those savings.
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