Bank’s profit affected by Middle East tensions and bad debt, despite wealth management growth.

HONG KONG/LONDON, July 29 : Standard Chartered reported on Wednesday a better-than-expected 9 per cent rise in first-half pretax profit and lifted its full-year income target, as…

HONG KONG/LONDON, July 29 : Standard Chartered (StanChart) reported on Wednesday that first-half pretax profit rose 9 per cent, bolstered by surging wealth and global banking…