Richard Leighton has now assumed responsibility for fixed income Europe at Standard Chartered, as well as continuing to run FX globally. "Last year, our business in Europe grew an impressive 143%. To ensure our continued ability to build on our success and take our business to the next level, we will be strengthening our organization by aligning our structure with that in place in Americas, MENA and Africa and appointing Richard Leighton as head of trading for fixed income for Europe," says an internal memo, quashing talk that Leighton is going to retire.