HSBC Holdings PLC's (LSE:HSBA) new chief executive Georges Elhedery mulling a cull of middle management, according to a report. Under threat are several heads of country plus executives that report to Elhedery, Bloomberg reported.
HSBC (LON: HSBA) share price continued its slow recovery this week as investors focused on the upcoming management changes at the biggest bank in Europe. The stock jumped to a high of 665p on Tuesday, its highest point since August 1.
Goldman, HSBC, BASF and ICBC Standard Bank agreed to pay $20 million to settle the long-standing platinum price-fixing antitrust lawsuit.
Cheuk Wan Fan, HSBC's Chief Investment Officer for Asia, discuss the headwinds facing China's economy and explains her neutral positioning in China and Hong Kong markets.
Frederic Neumann, chief Asia economist and co-head global research Asia at HSBC, says that more monetary tightening is expected in Japan.
HSBC India enters a bancassurance partnership with Bajaj Allianz to offer the latter's insurance products and services to its customers in India.
James Cheo, chief investment officer at HSBC Global Private Banking and Wealth, says it's a good time to get into investment grade bonds.
HSBC aims to double the assets under management in its British wealth business to 100 billion pounds ($131 billion) in the next five years, the division's head told Reuters, joining rivals in targeting more fee income from the UK's 'mass affluent'.
To align with its Asia-focus strategy, HSBC is mulling to divest its businesses in South Africa. This is likely to allow the company to expand in high-growth markets.
HSBC Holdings PLC (LSE:HSBA) has cut mortgage rates to the lowest level among big bank rivals, prompting speculation for a fall in typical interest to around 3.5% by the year-end. Premier account holders at the lender can now access five-year fixes at 3.81% following HSBC's latest cut, which comes after a string of reductions among rivals.
HSBC Holdings PLC (LSE:HSBA) is continuing its retrenchment back to Asia with its South African business the next to be offloaded, a Bloomberg report claimed this morning. London-headquartered HSBC has already disposed of its subsidiaries in the US, France and Canada with a deal pencilled in to sell its Argentinian unit in April.
HSBC Holdings , is currently exploring a sale of its South Africa businesses, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, as the once globe-spanning company continues to pivot its focus towards Asia.