InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate Standard Chartered 2020 pretax profit falls 57per cent, misses estimates By financialnews_rlv83x - February 25, 2021 0 94 Standard Chartered PLC (StanChart) on Thursday posted a 57per cent fall in annual profit, missing analyst estimates, as the Asia-focused bank struggled with fall out from the COVID-19 pandemic.