HSBC Holdings PLC isn’t interested in buying Morgan Stanley, a person familiar with the bank said Friday. “HSBC has made clear in the past that buying an investment bank is not on its agenda,” the person added. “HSBC feels Morgan Stanley is not worth pursuing.” It appears as though HSBC is not interested […]
It seems like the Irish are not the only HSBC employees losing jobs. HSBC’s Livingston call center is closing. The bank said that although the staff would hopefully be absorbed within the company’s Scottish workforce it is no longer cost effective to keep the West Lothian location open. HSBC admitted that some […]
As many as 8,000 employees of Catholic Health System have been unable to get their paychecks through direct deposit this morning due to the ongoing computer problems at HSBC Bank USA. Do you have direct deposit of your paycheck or retirement check at HSBC? There is a chance you may not have […]
What is going on at HSBC USA? On Monday, customers reported that the online banking system was down, with no way to access accounts over the Internet. That access was later restored, but the balances were still not being updated Tuesday evening. This is another failure following Sunday’s failure that effected deposits and […]
HSBC Bank USA is still scrambling to recover after its core banking computer system mysteriously crashed Sunday, preventing it from recording withdrawals and deposits, and wreaking havoc on consumers and businesses nationwide. Computer crashes and angry merchants are nothing new for HSBC. I’m sure there is a battle plan in place to put […]
This excerpt from an article published in Bahrain tells exactly where HSBC wants to be, but does not address why HSBC Auto Finance shut down in the U.S. “Euro Motors, the exclusive importer of BMW cars in Bahrain, has signed a financing partnership with HSBC to provide BMW and HSBC customers with financial services […]
Seen in the comments section of Market Watch: “Companies like HSBC should be run out of town. They are crooks. Try getting them on the phone about an error. I hope they go broke.” The article is titled “Wednesday’s Personal Finance stories” and the actual web page is titled “credit-card gripes grow, but […]
In February 2008 Niall Booker became Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Finance Corporation. He will also succeed Brendan McDonagh as Chief Operating Officer of HSBC North America. In March 2007 HSBC Holdings appointed experienced and long-serving banker Niall Booker as chief operating officer, according to a company statement. Is Booker experienced in consumer […]
What is the relationship between HSBC and their regulator, The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency? Keep in mind that HSBC spends millions on lobbying and has hired former OCC executives in the past. Here is an example of that relationship.
This is part of a public records document written September 29, 2006 […]
Standard Chartered bank delivered a sparkling first six months, raising profits before tax by 32 percent. Increasing costs were all but totally offset by an increase in income, driven mostly by Standard Chartered’s wholesale-banking business. It is a far cry from the 29 percent tumble in earnings reported Monday by rival HSBC. HSBC policy […]
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