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HSBC Banker Suspended After Playing Down Financial Risks of Climate Change

UK pension schemes should not ignore climate change, a senior executive at The Pensions Regulator said on Monday, the first watchdog to weigh in after a top HSBC banker was suspended after playing down the financial risks of climate change. …

Financial Risks of Climate Change Are Exaggerated: Senior HSBC Banker

Central bank policymakers and other global authorities are exaggerating the financial risks of climate change, a senior HSBC banker in charge of sustainable investments said in remarks that drew criticism from climate activists. The bank said his views did not …

HSBC’s New Insurance Chief Executive Eyes ‘Crucial’ New Deals in China

Greg Hingston, who took over as global chief executive of HSBC Holdings Plc’s insurance unit in January, has had a busy quarter, closing the group’s first acquisition in a decade, building out the China business and eyeing new deals to …

AXA Completes Sale of Singapore Business to HSBC

AXA announced it has completed the sale of its Singapore operations to HSBC for US$529 million. HSBC Insurance (Asia Pacific) Holdings Ltd., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc, completed the acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital …

China Approves HSBC Acquisition of 100% of Insurer Joint Venture

HSBC said on Thursday it had received regulatory approval in China to take full ownership of its life insurance joint venture in the country, as it continues to expand its non-core banking services. HSBC has got clearance from the Shanghai …

HSBC Buys AXA Singapore for $575M in Push to Fuel Expansion Across Southeast Asia

HSBC Holdings Plc agreed to buy AXA Singapore for $575 million in a push to build a global wealth hub in Singapore and fuel its expansion across Southeast Asia amid increasing tension in China. The acquisition will give HSBC the …

Many UK Companies Report Difficulties with Post-Brexit Trade Arrangements: HSBC

LONDON – Around 40% of British companies that import and export said the shift to a new trading arrangement with the European Union had made trade more cumbersome last month, a survey showed on Thursday. The report from HSBC UK …

AXA in Talks to Sell Singapore Unit Which Could Raise $700 Million

HSBC Holdings Plc and Malayan Banking Bhd.’s insurance venture are among shortlisted bidders for AXA SA’s business in Singapore, which could raise about $700 million in a sale, according to people familiar with the matter. The British bank and Etiqa, …

HSBC’s Life Insurance Unit to Buy Out Joint Venture Partner in China

HSBC Holdings PLC said on Monday its insurance unit had agreed to acquire its China life insurance venture partner’s 50% stake to own fully the company under the new rules on foreign ownership that came into effect in January. The …

HSBC to Shift $20 Billion Worth of Assets to Blockchain-Based Platform

HSBC aims to shift $20 billion worth of assets to a new blockchain-based custody platform by March, in one of the biggest deployments yet of the widely hyped but still unproven technology by a global bank. The platform, known as …