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Standard Chartered posted a 4% rise in third-quarter profit driven by an especially strong performance at its corporate and private banking divisions.
Pre-tax profit for the three months through September rose to $1.11bn, up from $1.06bn on-year.
Income rose 7% to $4.0bn and underlying pre-tax profit rose 16% to $1.2bn.
Standard Chartered said it continued to focus on executing its strategy with the objective of delivering a 10% return on tangible equity by 2021.
However, it added that 'there are growing headwinds from the combination of continuing geopolitical tensions and expectations of declining near-term global growth and interest rates'.
Chief executive Bill Winters said the continuing execution of the company's strategy remained its priority and would allow it to face a more challenging external environment confidently.