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  "id": 16857168,
  "title": "StanChart lifts full-year targets after quarterly profit trounces forecasts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/stanchart-lifts-full-year-targets-after-quarterly-profit-trounces-16857168",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-28T06:16:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2026/10/1565400/stanchart-lifts-full-year-targets-after-quarterly-profit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Standard Chartered (StanChart) has raised its full-year income and profitability targets after reporting a strong third-quarter profit, which surpassed market expectations. The bank's Hong Kong-listed shares rose 5.4 percent after the announcement. StanChart's pretax profit for the July-September quarter increased 27 percent to US$2.25 billion, outpacing the consensus estimate of US$1.99 billion. The bank's wealth division achieved a third consecutive record quarter, with income up 26 percent, driven by momentum across products and geographies. StanChart aims to secure net new money inflows of US$200 billion between 2025 and 2028, ahead of its previous 2029 goal. Its fee-based revenue, which is less impacted by interest rate fluctuations, grew 19 percent to US$2.81 billion in the quarter, surpassing the average estimate of US$2.68 billion.",
  "summary": "HONG KONG/LONDON: Standard Chartered (StanChart) on Wednesday hiked its income and profitability targets after third-quarter profit handily beat estimates with robust performances from its wealth and global markets divisions.",
  "key_points": [
    "StanChart raises full-year income targets after strong Q3 profit",
    "Pretax profit up 27% to $2.25 billion, beating $1.99 billion estimate",
    "Wealth division hits third record quarter with 26% income growth"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Accelerating wealth management momentum and growing fee-based revenue allow the bank to pull forward its long-term capital inflow goals while reducing its overall sensitivity to shifting interest rate environments.",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "StanChart third-quarter profit surges 27%, lifts income target",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/stanchart-third-quarter-profit-surges-27-lifts-income-target",
        "published": "2026-10-28T04:16:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "StanChart lifts full-year targets after quarterly profit jump trounces forecasts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/stanchart-lifts-full-year-targets-after-quarterly-profit-jump",
        "published": "2026-10-28T04:30:26.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "StanChart third-quarter profit surges 27%, lifts income target",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/stanchart-third-quarter-profit-surges-27-lifts-income-target-16853687",
        "published": "2026-10-28T05:03:48.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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