Standard Chartered PLC (SCBFY) Goldman Sachs 30th Annual European Financials Conference 2026 June 3, 2026 4:25 AM EDT
Company Participants
Manus James Costello – Interim Global CFO & Global Head of Investor Relations
Conference Call Participants
Melissa Kuang – Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division
Presentation
Melissa Kuang
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division
So thank you, everyone, for joining us today. I’m delighted to welcome Manus Costello, the new Interim CFO of StanChart. Congratulations on your appointment.
Manus James Costello
Interim Global CFO & Global Head of Investor Relations
Thank you.
Melissa Kuang
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division
So Manus joined StanChart in 2024 as the Head of Investor Relations. And previously, he was the founding partner of Autonomous.
Question-and-Answer Session
Melissa Kuang
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division
So Manus, in terms of the Investor Day in Hong Kong that you have done, you’ve laid out some strategies in the mid-term, and also, we focus on some of the divisions and what you’ll be doing there. But in terms of getting to those plans, we’ll get to them shortly, but can we look about — look a little bit more near term in what’s happening? 1Q was very, very strong, as we’ve seen, 9% in terms of operating income growth. How has that worked out in May? What are we seeing? Are we still seeing the same momentum? And — or are we kind of looking at cooler trends? And what you’re expecting in June and July?
Manus James Costello
Interim Global CFO & Global Head of Investor Relations
Well, first of all, thank you very much for inviting me. Thank you very much for attending the investor event in Hong Kong a couple of weeks ago as well. I hope you found it useful.
As you mentioned, we
