The door of a Devon bank was left open all night, it has emerged.

The alarm was raised by worried employees when they arrived for work at the HSBC in Newton Abbot on Thursday morning and found the door unsecured.

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HSBC Holdings Plc is facing lawsuits in Ireland by investors faulting the lender for how it performed as custodian for money lost in Bernard Madoff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme.

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HSBC Bank USA has named a new president and CEO out of its Malaysian affiliate, to take the helm of the Delaware-based bank in January. Irene M. Dorner, currently the deputy chairwoman and CEO of HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd, will take over the U.S. bank’s top job from Paul J. Lawrence, who is returning to London as Group head of audit for parent HSBC Holdings Plc.

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HSBC tried to sell the bank’s London headquarters but ended up foreclosing. Now the bank is selling HSBC’s Manhattan New York headquarters, with HSBC leasing back the property for at least ten years. The Manhattan deal comes with an interesting twist. HSBC must consider a sale and lease-back agreement with an Israeli company while attempting to gain a foothold in Arab countries.

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Fitch Ratings has withdrawn HSBC Finance Corporation’s U.S. residential mortgage servicer rating as follows:

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