Research Analyst at Autonomous
Manus Costello is the former Founding Partner and Global Head of Research at Autonomous, where he specialized in equity research with a focus on the banking and financial sectors, covering major institutions such as Standard Chartered and other leading global banks. Throughout his 25-year career, Costello built a strong reputation for incisive analysis and has been recognized for the quality of his research and critical investment insights, though specific public metrics on returns or analyst rankings are not available. Beginning his career in banking equity research, he became one of the founding leaders at Autonomous and transitioned in April 2024 to join Standard Chartered as Global Head of Investor Relations. Costello's professional background is distinguished by senior leadership roles in equity research, though his published credentials do not list specific securities licenses or public regulatory registrations.
Requested details on the size and duration of the bank's structural hedge to better model NII retention in future years.
More detailed disclosures on the structural hedge, including duration and yield, will be provided at the full-year results. The executive highlighted that the hedge has already significantly reduced NII sensitivity to rate changes and that they intend to continue hedging appropriately.