HSBC

HSBC Relocates CEO To Hong Kong For Asia Expansion

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:50:12 -0500

In a move to strenghten its Asian presence and emerging markets HSBC decided to relocated its CEO to Hong Kong. This is in line with the group's earlier strategy to expand in Asian and emerging markets. HSBC says the Holdings will remain domiciled in the UK.

Dream of the Red Chamber Reinvented as Investment Manual

aboey — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:22:05 -0500

HSBC’s innovative rewrite of the classic 18th century Chinese tale, Dream of the Red Mansion, as a financial planning text.

Investment Wisdom from Chinese Classic, “The 36 Stratagems”

aboey — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:00:05 -0500

A 2,500-year-old military classic ingeniously reinterpreted and applied for investors.

Global Stock Fall Further On Latest Economic Data

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:51:17 -0600

World shares tumbled Monday as the recession worsened in the U.S. and more bad international corporate news was released. In London, banking giant HSBC Holdings announced it was seeking to raise nearly $18 billion from investors and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown prepared for his meeting later this week with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House.

HSBC announces winners of the HSBC Student Bursary Awards

webitpr — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:09:37 -0600

Three London students and a Birmingham sports science student have each won one of four £30,000 HSBC Student Bursaries following a national competition to identify and support high potential individuals starting out in student life.

HSBC Mexico Deploys Cisco Unified Communications Solution

harminka — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:09:44 -0500

Cisco announced that HSBC Mexico has deployed a Cisco Unified Communications solution that will help the financial institution lower costs by converging voice, data and video onto one network. This will also enable the bank provide better services to its customers and employees.

Britain's Biggest Bank Takes $17 Billion Hit on US Credit Woes

seher — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:36:12 -0600

Britain's largest bank, HSBC, has written off $17.2 billion in bad debt after the U.S. housing market slide hit the value of its loans in 2007. The annual loss is the largest reported amongst Britain's big five mortgage lenders. For VOA, Tom Rivers in London reports.

HSBC Unveils Household Bank Credit Cards

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:19:49 -0600

The Household Bank Credit Card, issued by HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A., start from 0% introductory rate and go for 12 months on that rate. This makes The Household Bank Credit Cards a great tool for family finance.

Fire reported at One HSBC Center in downtown Buffalo, New York

seher — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:31:45 -0600

According to scanner frequencies of the Buffalo, New York fire department, smoke has been reported on at least five floors at the northeast side at One HSBC Center in downtown Buffalo. The call cam in around 10:50 p.m. (Eastern Time).

How the World Bank and HSBC are investing in deforestation

Anastvatz — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:56:31 -0500

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the — Back in April, at the World Bank's spring meeting, there was much talk about the plight of the Congo rainforest.

HSBC to Implement Fraud Detection Service from VeriSign

Nymphadora — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:43:12 -0600

Vietnam to Sell Shares in State Banks

Dinka — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:31:48 -0600