StanChart First-Half Profit Rises 9%
The London-headquartered bank lifted full-year income guidance as wealth management income jumped 38% and pre-tax profit beat analyst estimates.
- On Wednesday, Standard Chartered reported record first-half pre-tax profits of $4.78 billion, up 9% year-on-year, and raised its full-year income guidance to a 5-7% range.
- Wealth management income surged 38% while global banking revenue grew 19% through increased dealmaking, offsetting Middle East conflict-related impairment charges.
- Group Chief Executive Bill Winters announced a $1 billion share buyback and 20.4 cents-per-share interim dividend, stating these returns "reflect our confidence in the business."
- Hong Kong-traded shares rose more than 5% to an almost 19-year high following the earnings release, with Jefferies analysts highlighting a 2% "surprise on costs."
- The bank previously announced plans to cut around 7,800 jobs, while Beijing's crackdown on cross-border investments poses challenges for wealth units serving Chinese clients via Hong Kong.
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