HSBC pulls assets out of cayman islands
HSBC is selling parts of its Cayman Islands corporate and retail banking business to Butterfield Bank.
HSBC is selling parts of its Cayman Islands corporate and retail banking business to Butterfield Bank.
HSBC is to close its representative office in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, according to the Telegraph.
The licence is the firm’s second, the first was granted in March to its North Asia subsidiary.
HSBC is selling a portfolio of its Swiss private banking assets to Liechtenstein bank LGT Group Foundation.
HSBC Global Asset Management has launched a low volatility equity fund for investors in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Europe’s biggest banks are facing estimated fines of $103.5bn from regulators around the world, according a briefing note from analysts at Credit Suisse.
An overhaul of the controversial UAE fund regime introduced by the Securities and Commodities Authority last year is on the cards, International Adviser understands.
HSBC Global Asset Management has named Pedro Bastos it chief executive officer for Hong Kong and regional head of Asia Pacific.
The UAE has undergone a regulatory revolution in recent years, placing its finance sector under increased pressure. The industry has reacted positively, and these changes are now paving the way for a more professional environment, according to leading figures from some of the largest asset management companies in the region
Earlier this year, International Adviser online editor Simon Danaher hosted a roundtable with some of the leading figures from the asset management industry in the United Arab Emirates.
HSBC’s Retail Banking and Wealth Management division reported a $6.65bn profit, constituting 29.5% of the total group pre-tax profit figure.
The Securities and Futures Commission has banned a former HSBC relationship manager from re-entering the industry for life.