Barclays and Natwest to set tone for Big Four banks in year ahead February 12, 2025 As Britain’s Big Four banks prepare to post annual results, analysts expect “strong” performances, but warned of long-term challenges. Barclays and Natwest will lead the first round of results this week, with the pair reporting on Thursday and Friday respectively. This will be followed by HSBC on February 19 and Lloyds on February 20. The [...]
HSBC: FTSE 100 lender’s stock drops after downgrade by Deutsche Bank February 3, 2025 HSBC’s stock price has dropped more than two per cent this morning after being downgraded by Deutsche Bank analysts from a Buy to a Hold. The FTSE 100 bank received a target share price of £9.10 from Deutsche Bank, compared to its current share price of £8.27. “After a substantial increase in share price, the [...]
HSBC set to wind down UK, European and US investment banking arms January 28, 2025 HSBC is set to wind down parts of its investment banking operations across the UK, Europe and North America as part of a sweeping global restructuring plan under new chief executive Georges Elhedery. The move comes after Europe’s biggest lender revealed plans to make $3bn (£2.4bn) of cost savings last year and reorganise into four [...]
HSBC Championships: Bank replaces Cinch as Queen’s Club sponsor January 23, 2025 HSBC has doubled down on tennis by taking title sponsorship of the new combined men’s and women’s championships at Queen’s Club. The bank, which already counts Emma Raducanu and Tim Henman as ambassadors, has signed a four-year agreement with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). This year the traditional pre-Wimbledon event in west London will add [...]
HSBC plots $3bn cost savings in new chief’s restructuring December 11, 2024 HSBC is reportedly hoping to realise at least $3bn of cost savings as part of its biggest restructuring in a decade under new chief executive Georges Elhedery. Europe’s biggest lender aims to complete its revamp by next June, Bloomberg News reported. The overhaul will see the London-based lender reorganise into four new divisions and split [...]
Former HSBC banker to lead Australian lender ANZ December 9, 2024 Australian bank ANZ has appointed former HSBC banker Nuno Matos as its next chief executive after he missed out on the same position at the London-based lender this summer. Matos is set to join the Melbourne-based bank in July 2025 and replace Shayne Elliott, who is retiring from ANZ after nine years at the helm. [...]
New HSBC boss continues leadership reshuffle with more executives to depart December 5, 2024 HSBC has announced the departure of several senior executives in the latest leadership reshuffle overseen by its new chief executive. Georges Elhedery, who succeeded Noel Quinn in September, said the changes will help Europe’s biggest bank “better focus on the businesses where we have clear competitive advantage”. They are part of a sweeping restructuring of [...]
HSBC poaches Citi veteran to lead Innovation Banking November 21, 2024 HSBC has poached Citigroup veteran Emily Turner to be chief executive of its Innovation Banking arm, formerly known as Silicon Valley Bank UK. Turner is due to join the bank in February, subject to regulatory approval, succeeding Erin Platts – who will join investment firm Octopus Ventures in the new year. A 13-year veteran of [...]
HSBC asks managers to reapply for jobs in global cost-cutting drive November 18, 2024 HSBC is forcing managers in its newly formed corporate and institutional banking arm to reapply for their jobs as part of a sweeping cost-cutting drive, according to reports. Hundreds of managers have been asked to interview for their roles as the lender merges its corporate and investment banking businesses in a seeping restructuring plan, unveiled [...]
HSBC chief Elhedery says no plans for Asia spin-off in global revamp October 29, 2024 HSBC’s new chief executive has insisted his redrawing of the bank’s operations between East and West is not a precursor to the kind of break-up demanded by one of its biggest shareholders last year. Speaking after HSBC’s third-quarter results on Tuesday, Georges Elhedery said the main reason for his overhaul “is to make us a [...]