HSBC Holdings said on Thursday it will cut its best lending rate in Hong Kong by 12.5 basis points to 5.25% from 5.375%, effective Dec. 20.
Willem Sels, global chief investment office at HSBC Global Private Banking and Wealth, talks about the U.S. economy, AI and market opportunities.
HSBC on Tuesday appointed insider John Shipman as interim CEO of its Swiss Private Bank and country head of HSBC Switzerland, effective Jan. 1, 2025.
ASIC sues HSBC Australia for failing to protect its customers from fraudulent activities and seeks penalties and measures to prevent future misconduct.
HSBC considers streamlining its retail banking business in Mexico amid cost mitigation efforts and a shift in focus toward wealth management operation.
Banking giant HSBC is facing a lawsuit in Australia over alleged fraud-prevention failures. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced Monday (Dec. 16) that it was suing HSBC Australia, accusing the bank of failing to have proper controls to identify and stop unauthorized payments.
Australia's financial regulator has filed a lawsuit against HSBC Holdings PLC (LSE:HSBA) for allegedly failing to protect customers from scams. The allegations, brought before the Federal Court by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), claim HSBC Australia failed to adequately prevent or detect unauthorised transactions and delayed investigations and account access restorations.
Australia's corporate watchdog is suing the local unit of HSBC Holdings over allegations that the bank failed to protect customers from criminal scams.
Australia's corporate regulator has initiated legal action against the local affiliate of the global bank HSBC , claiming it failed to correctly respond to about 950 reports of customers losing close to a million dollars or more.
HSBC is reportedly considering scaling back its retail banking operations in Mexico, Malaysia, Indonesia and some other countries.
Pranjul Bhandari, HSBC's chief India economist, explains that because food is a factor in India's inflation considerations, the Reserve Bank of India could have room to ease rates if the winter crop goes well and prices start to fall.
HSBC is reviewing its retail banking operations outside the UK and Hong Kong, which could see it substantially scale back operations in other countries, including Mexico, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the discussions.