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HSBC sued by Australian regulator for scam loss failures
HSBC received about 950 reports of unauthorised transactions between January 2020 and August 2024, resulting in customer losses of about A$23 million, says the regulator.
December 16, 2024
New appointments
HSBC appoints Annie Lim as global private banking (GPB) desk head for Singapore
Annie Lim appointed as HSBC's GPB desk head for Singapore.
December 09, 2024
New appointments
Ex-HSBC banker Nuno Matos to succeed Shayne Elliott as ANZ CEO
Nuno Matos will become CEO at ANZ Group Holdings, succeeding Shayne Elliott who is retiring after nine years in the role that culminated in a tumultuous ending.
December 09, 2024
Banking & finance
HSBC pulls back credit card business in China: Reuters
China is a relatively small market for HSBC’s credit card business. The gross carrying amount in this segment was just US$287 million, or about 1% of the global total last year.
November 29, 2024
Environmental, Social and Governance
A US$12 bil climate fund is readying a rare bond issuance
The Climate Investment Funds, a US$12 billion fund inside the World Bank, is planning a roughly US$500 million bond issuance.
November 27, 2024
Sustainability
JPMorgan pursues deals to finance shutdown of coal-fired power
Other banks that have taken similar steps include HSBC Holdings and Standard Chartered.
November 26, 2024
Broker's Calls
HSBC sees ‘unattractive’ risk reward for Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are both up 13% and 14% respectively since Nov 6, when the KBW Bank Index surged almost 10% in the day after the election.
November 26, 2024
Environmental, Social and Governance
HSBC links SMEs’ sustainability performance to interest rates with new Sustainability Improvement Loan
Firms that improve their scores throughout the tenure of their loan with HSBC may benefit from reduced interest rates. However, should borrowers’ scores decline, the rates on their loans may increase.
November 25, 2024
Markets
SGX launches depository receipts for five Hong Kong stocks, including Alibaba, BYD
SGX has launched Hong Kong SDRs for five mega-cap companies: BYD Company, HSBC, Bank of China, Alibaba and Tencent.
October 30, 2024
Banking & finance
Citi, HSBC eye mass affluent in S’pore with branch pivots, new offerings
Citibank will close its last “transactional” branch in Singapore, while HSBC has announced the largest update to its Premier and Premier Elite offerings in over two decades.
October 03, 2024