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HSBC appoints Georges Elhedery as group chief executive, replaces Quinn

Since 2020, Elhedery had been the co-head of the Global Banking and Markets business

Five biggest challenges Quinn leaves for HSBC's new CEO Georges Elhedery

HSBC's net interest income, which accounts for half its revenues, rose $5.4 billion in 2023 to nearly $36 billion. But it is expected to fall back to $33 billion this year

India's inflation also K-shaped; villagers more hurt by price-rise: HSBC

Just like the post-pandemic recovery, the Indian inflation story is also 'K-shaped' and is hurting certain sections more than others, a foreign brokerage said on Tuesday. Rural consumers are more impacted by price-rise than their urban counterparts, economists at HSBC said, adding it outstripped the urban segment by 1.1 percentage point in May, mainly due to higher food inflation. "The same developments, driving a K-shaped recovery, seem to be driving K-shaped inflation dynamics," they said in a report. The report by its chief economist Pranjul Bhandari cited the ongoing heat waves, pointing out that higher food and lower core inflation are coexisting because of crop damage and livestock mortality pushing up the former. The government lent a helping hand by cutting several fuel prices but many of the fuels like petrol, diesel and LPG are not commonly used in rural areas, like they are in urban centres, leading to rural inflation being much higher than urban, it said. The report no

JP Morgan India bond index inclusion impact: Weight cut likely for 3 EMs

To accommodate India's 10 per cent weight in the GBI EM index, HSBC said in a recent note, a reweighting will occur for other EM peers in the index, which will see a reduction in their weights.

Major inflows via JP Morgan bond index inclusion yet to materialise: HSBC

Indian government securities have seen inflows of $10.4 billion since the index inclusion announcement in September 2023

HSBC launches trading platform in UAE with access to 77 global exchanges

World Trader's extensive network covering up to 77 exchanges across 25 markets directly addresses the growing customer demand for international investments

ABN Amro nears deal to buy HSBC's German private bank: Report

The takeover of the business, formerly known as Trinkaus & Burkhardt, could be announced over the next two to three weeks, the paper said

Lifetime free credit card is for a select few: How to get one for yourself

Such cards do not charge annual or renewal fees for the entire duration of their validity

HSBC adds more than 300 to China's headcount after Citi wealth acquisition

The portfolio acquisition demonstrates HSBC's commitment to the Chinese market

'Byju's now worth zero': HSBC warns Prosus amid legal, financial troubles

Worsening legal challenges and severe cash crunch attributed as reasons by HSBC for Prosus' $500 million investment going to zero value in Byju's

RBI imposes Rs 36.38 lakh penalty on HSBC for violating Fema regulations

The Reserve Bank on Wednesday imposed a fine of Rs 36.38 lakh on foreign lender HSBC for Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) violations. The central bank said reporting requirements under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme of FEMA, 1999 were not followed by HSBC. The RBI had issued a show cause notice to HSBC, in response to which the bank submitted a written reply and also made oral submissions. "After considering the facts of the case and the bank's reply in the matter, the Reserve Bank of India came to the conclusion that the violations were substantiated and warranted imposition of penalty," it said.

HSBC completes sale of Russian banking unit to Expobank for undisclosed fee

HSBC's exit from Russia has been on the cards since February, when Russian President Vladimir Putin gave approval for the asset sale to privately owned Expobank to go ahead

Flash composite PMI up at 61.7 in May, job creation strongest in 18 years

The survey also noted that amid reports of higher labour and material costs, input prices across the private sector rose at the fastest pace in nine months

Why HSBC must prioritise Asian expertise in CEO search after Quinn retires

HSBC, Europe's largest lender by assets with a balance sheet of $3 trillion, is increasingly betting on its historic Asian ties to raise profits, as competition crimps revenue growth in other regions.

HSBC CEO Quinn announces surprise retirement, banks looks for successor

One of the main tasks for Quinn after he took over was to improve returns for shareholders, and he sought to do that by shrinking the bank's footprint in non-profitable markets

Morgan Stanley, HSBC cutting Asia IB jobs on China deals slowdown

IPOs in mainland China dropped 82% from a year earlier to just $2.4 billion during the same period, the smallest quarterly fundraising since the fourth quarter of 2018, showed the LSEG data

Record demand for exports spurs India's services PMI to 61.2 in March

HSBC Bank survey says 'buoyant demand' led to a 'cascade of positivity for the sector'

Services PMI registers strongest growth in 13.5 yrs, rises to 61.2 in Mar

In the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) parlance, a print above 50 means expansion, while a score below 50 denotes contraction

Manufacturing PMI in March rises to 16-yr high, employment improves

Sharpest uptick in output, new orders since Oct 2020, says survey

HSBC pre-tax profit up 19% in India for FY23, more profitable than China

China's pre-tax profit plummeted 89% Y-o-Y to $371 mn in 2023 from $3.40 bn in 2022 due to losses the bank suffered in its wealth management, personal banking and corporate centre verticals