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Top 50 Global Custody Mandates Survey 2010
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Sponsored forum: Settlement risk
Unlike other asset classes, the settlement mechanisms in the foreign exchange market appear to have worked well, even when market turmoil was at its height late last year. Risk and roundtable partners CLS, Citi, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and HSBC…
Risk Forum: Settlement Risk
A panel-debate style forum moderated by Risk's Nick Sawyer on settlement risk in the foreign exchange marketplace.
HSBC adds to insurance group
HSBC has added two senior figures to its debt capital markets insurance solutions group (ISG) for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Dick Rae has joined as managing director in the ISG from Deutsche Bank, where he was co-head of its strategic solutions…
Best in Hong Kong - HSBC
In a year that saw hundreds of investors take to the streets to protest about the mis-selling of Lehman Brothers-linked notes, HSBC managed to sidestep the controversy and continue issuing a full range of structured product
Best in Japan - HSBC
HSBC entered the Japanese structured products business as recently as 2008, but its range of top-drawer products has succeeded in capturing a significant chunk of the market despite the financial crisis and the damage caused by some banks mis-selling…
HSBC launches its first ETF in Europe
HSBC issued its first exchange-traded fund (ETF) in Europe on August 25. Listed on the London Stock Exchange and tracking the FTSE 100 index, the Ireland-domiciled ETF will be sold first in the UK, and later in continental Europe. The total expense ratio…
HSBC launches ETF strategy for Europe
HSBC will launch its first exchange traded fund (ETF) product in Europe tomorrow (August 25). Listed on the London Stock Exchange and tracking the FTSE 100 index, the Ireland-domiciled ETF will be sold first in the UK, and later in continental Europe…
Chinese bank fraud trial begins
Daily news headlines
Positive second-quarter results continue
UK and European banks have posted positive latest second-quarter results, led by strong investment banking revenues - but suffered from tightening credit spreads.
Banks' own credit risk hampers financial results
Own credit risk - the concept of including the credit risk of an institution in the measurement of the liabilities it issues - had a significant impact on banks' profits in the first half of 2009, as credit default swap (CDS) spreads referencing banks'…
House of cards
Credit Card Fraud
HSBC insurance subsidiaries hit with £3m FSA penalty
Losses & Lawsuits
FSA fines HSBC insurance businesses £3 million for data security failings
HSBC is fined by the UK regulator over information security systems and controls failings in its insurance businesses
HSBC strategy chief warns of dangers of 'over-regulation'
Regulators must be careful not to damage the profitability of the financial services sector by excessively increasing capital and liquidity requirements, according to Antonio Simoes, group director of strategy at HSBC.