Mainland Chinese companies will use Hong Kong’s capital market as the launch pad for their global growth, according to an action plan signed on Wednesday with Shanghai to connect the premier onshore commercial city with the nation’s offshore financial hub. The two cities will expand the decade-old connect programme linking the stock markets of Shanghai
Barclays has announced rate increases averaging 0.2% across its fixed mortgage range starting today, with similar increases launched by HSBC. The move comes after NatWest’s latest decision to cut rates, with up to 0.23% off selected fixed deals from June 11. Mortgage brokers warn that the influx of deals with interest rates below 4% may
HSBC Holdings Plc has laid off more than two dozen analysts in recent days, deepening a strategic overhaul of its investment banking operations. Among those impacted is Steven Major, the Dubai-based Global Head of Fixed Income Research, according to people familiar with the matter who requested anonymity due to the confidential nature of the discussions.
HSBC Holdings has laid off over two dozen analysts in recent days as part of its ongoing overhaul of its investment banking division, sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. Per the report, people affected by the move included Steven Major, HSBC’s Dubai-based global head of fixed income research. Most of these cuts were in
New Delhi: Hybrid vehicles have complemented the growth of electric vehicle sales in India rather than competing with the latter, according to a report by HSBC Global Research. Reiterating that the Indian automotive landscape will remain a multi-powertrain industry over the medium to long term, HSBC Global Research said hybrids, CNGs, and biofuels are practical
Six major financial institutions roped in to support investment growth KUALA LUMPUR: Six major financial institutions – both local and international – have been roped in to support investment growth in the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ). The six are Bank of America, HSBC, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, CGS International Securities, Maybank and CIMB. Economy
High-net-worth investors are entering 2025 with a mix of optimism and caution, as technological advancements and geopolitical shifts present both opportunities and risks, according to HSBC’s latest Private Wealth Market Pulse Survey. The survey, conducted ahead of The Private Wealth Sessions at the HSBC Global Investment Summit in Hong Kong, polled 200 high-net-worth individuals in
HSBC fired investment bankers on the day they were due to learn their bonus figures and gave no bonuses to many it let go, in a sign of how the bank is taking a more ruthless approach to costs under new chief executive Georges Elhedery. The London-based lender told staff in its UK investment banking