Standard Chartered lifts 2030 earnings target to 18% with Hong Kong at core: CEO Winters

Investors welcomed the plan, lifting the lender’s shares 2.5 per cent to HK$201.60 in Tuesday’s morning session, outperforming the benchmark Hang Seng Index, which rose 0.4 per cent. The London-headquartered lender, which focuses on emerging markets in Asia, the Middle East and Africa, is aiming for a 15 per cent return on tangible equity in 2028 and 18 per cent in 2030, up from 11.9 per cent in 2025. Growth will be driven by wealth and cross-border business, alongside a 15 per cent cut in back-office headcount through automation by 2030. Winters unveiled the new targets at a media briefing…