StanChart Q3 profit falls 16%; plans cost cuts
Hong Kong
STANDARD Chartered Plc said operating profit for the third quarter dropped 16 per cent and earnings would fall in the second half as a whole, hurt by a jump in bad loans and higher regulation and compliance costs.
The Asia-focused bank also said on Tuesday it would target a further US$400 million in cost reductions for 2015, as it reshapes itself to combat a downturn in emerging markets which had previously been a tremendous en…
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