Traders nervy at FTSE open after Asian bank stocks tank – despite Credit Suisse rescue March 20, 2023 The global sigh of relief at the rescue of Credit Suisse does not appear to have lasted long, with big banks battered in trading overnight in Asia. HSBC and StanChart both took more than a six per cent hit in Hong Kong as investors, already spooked by volatility in banking across the world, took flight. [...]
Silicon Valley Bank UK paid out £15m in bonuses to top execs just days after HSBC rescue deal March 18, 2023 Silicon Valley Bank’s UK arm handed out over 15 million pounds ($18 million) in bonuses days after its rescue deal this week by HSBC, Sky News reported on Saturday. Payouts to staff including senior executives were signed off by HSBC earlier in the week, the report said, adding that the bonuses would not have been paid this week if SVB UK had [...]
Recession off the cards, getting over 50s ‘back to work’, strikes and banks take stock – the five best read stories on City A.M. this week March 17, 2023 It was the week UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt laid out his first Spring Budget, but as pension savers and taxpayers looked on, fears of a recession appeared to fade, although the sagas of banks Silicon Valley Bank, Credit Suisse and on-going strikes raged on; here are the stories readers were flocking to on City A.M. [...]
HSBC buys Silicon Valley Bank UK for £1 in last-minute rescue for tech firms March 13, 2023 HSBC has announced this morning it is buying the stricken UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank, providing a lifeline for tech firms who had feared losing access to their deposits. The global giant emerged as a ‘white knight’ late last evening – against competition from the Bank of London and an Abu Dhabi investment fund [...]
From the digital pound, to homeworking via heat pumps: City A.M.’s five most-read stories of the week March 3, 2023 The most read story of the last seven days was the revelation that the digital pound would coming this decade. Details of the unpublished Treasury and BoE report were reported here and read by hundreds of thousands of readers Second most read was our energy editor’s piece on heat pumps, following British Gas owner’s decision [...]
Crypto: Nationwide bans credit card exchange payments and HSBC limits digital currency spending as consumer risk fears grow March 3, 2023 Several UK banks have restricted their customers from buying crypto assets as concern grows about the risks posed by digital currency to customers. In an email to customers earlier this week, Nationwide said it would not allow payments to crypto exchanges using its credit cards and would impose a £5,000 daily limit on current account [...]
FTSE 100 close: Buildings firm CRH lifts London index as it readies for New York departure March 2, 2023 London’s FTSE 100 reversed an early morning slide today to finish in the black, lifted higher building giant CRH topping the index despite announcing it is mulling re-listing in New York. The capital’s premier index jumped 0.37 per cent to 7,944.05 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the [...]
HSBC doubles down on homeworking as Lloyd’s of London pushes for return to City HQ February 26, 2023 HSBC’s and Lloyd’s rival plans for the futures of their London headquarters have revealed a growing split in attitudes towards the long-term prospects of working from home. Lloyd’s of London is reportedly in talks to extend the lease on its iconic City headquarters as it works to bring staff back into the office in resisting [...]
Analysis: Has HSBC’s Noel Quinn done enough to ward off Ping An’s split campaign? February 21, 2023 HSBC’s CEO Noel Quinn said today that “international connectivity remains our greatest strength.” It was clear he was attempting to ward off shareholder Ping An’s ongoing campaign to spin out HSBC’s Asian business, which makes the majority of the bank’s profit. Quinn was speaking after the lender announced its results for the final quarter of [...]
Let the payouts commence: As HSBC profits top £4.3bn, banking giant looks likely to appease Asian shareholders February 21, 2023 HSBC promised large payouts in 2023 to appease activist shareholder Ping An after comfortably beating market expectations in the final quarter of 2022. HSBC’s pretax profit for the final quarter nearly doubled to $5.2bn (4.3bn), beating market expectations of $5bn. This brought the bank’s total profit for 2022 to $17.5bn, seven per cent lower than [...]