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Ctrl Alt vies with HSBC and LSEG for role in government’s tokenisation trial
HSBC opts for compromise candidate after shambolic search for new chair
Brendan Nelson looks far from the ideal person to chair HSBC. He certainly doesn’t fit the description of the candidate the board seemed to be looking for
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HSBC names former KPMG partner Brendan Nelson as chair
The UK lender has found a permanent successor to Sir Mark Tucker after a protracted search
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HSBC signs AI deal with Mistral to roll out tools across the bank
The UK lender has turned to an AI sector giant to bolster its use of the technology
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How bosses at UBS, Citi, HSBC are embracing AI
Catch up on the top news in wealth management this week
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Wealth managers get to grip with AI: ‘The race is on to find efficiencies’
UBS, Citi Private Bank and HSBC’s wealth arm invest in training and mull use cases for new technology to cut costs and free up diaries
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HSBC Europe boss Wild to step down for family reasons
Andrew Wild to leave role as HSBC’s CEO for continental Europe
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European banks miss out on deal boom as Wall Street touts ‘animal spirits’
A skew in deal activity towards the US has seen most European banks lose out on big gains in fees
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HSBC has completed planned job reductions, CFO says
The UK lender has declined to give a target on headcount cuts, but the restructuring announced last year is complete
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HSBC Asset Management COO steps down after six years in role
Isabelle Bourcier, who currently oversees the bank’s asset management business across continental Europe, will succeed Edmund Stokes
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HSBC’s dealmaking fees slip 6% after investment bank pullback
The UK lender has missed out on an uptick in dealmaking follow a reorganisation of its investment bank this year
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HSBC dealmakers swooped on by rivals after investment bank overhaul
Top rainmakers at the UK lender are landing at investment banks across the City
HSBC’s former top European banker joins Starling
Colin Bell takes a seat on the fintech’s board as it reportedly targets a £4bn valuation
HSBC Asset Management partners with parent bank for trade finance strategy
Global investors are increasing their allocation to areas such as private credit, which can offer potentially higher returns
‘It’s a huge opportunity’: Why HSBC is backing DCM as its investment bank shrinks
The UK lender remains focused on debt financing as it pulls back from M&A and ECM
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How HSBC plans to win over more wealthy Brits
Catch up on the top news in wealth management this week
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HSBC to launch more UK wealth hubs to attract rich clients
The recent opening of venues in London and Leeds are ‘just the beginning’, says UK wealth boss Xian Chan
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HSBC teams up with IBM for ‘world first’ quantum bond trading trial
US tech giant says the technology is ‘poised to transform industries’
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BNP Paribas wealth CEO: More M&A not in the cards right now
The French lender is focusing on organic growth after snapping up HSBC’s German private bank and Axa IM, Vincent Lecomte tells FN
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