Citi Sets Up Shop In Malaga, Spain To Recruit New Junior Banking Talent And Cauterize European Attrition Retaining and locating talent has been one of the key concerns for many investment banks over the last few years. Banks have been doing nothing short of kissing the asses of their junior bankers, cranking their pay higher, showering them with gifts and promising better work-life balance. Now, Citi is even offering junior bankers a "permanent vacation" to Malaga, Spain as part of the deal. The investment bank is reportedly starting a new "hub" in Malaga in an effort to hire a team of 30 analysts, attract talent and "stem attrition" from the bank''s European arm, according to a Monday Bloomberg writeup. Citing internal documents, Bloomberg wrote that the new team will be focused on real estate and will help support the bank''s banking and capital markets unit, which is already in-place in the EMEA region. Among the benefits it''ll undoubtedly offer the new bankers, the bank "hopes the Andalusian city will provide an attractive setting for young bankers and offer employees a better work-life balance," Bloomberg wrote.

HSBC to shut 69 branches putting 400 jobs at risk

09:00am, Wednesday, 16'th Mar 2022 YourMoney
The bank will close the branches between July and October this year and blamed the move on the shift to online banking. The post HSBC to shut 69 branches putting 400 jobs at risk appeared first on Your Money .
The bank wants to engage with sports, e-sports, and gaming fans on the metaverse.
The following HSBC branches are set to close in September 2022: New Malden 01 September 2022 Hartlepool 01 September 2022 Keynsham 01 September 2022 Pinner 06 September 2022 Dewsbury 06 September 2022 Barking 06 September 2022 Beckenham 08 September 2022 Billericay 08 September 2022 Newmarket 08 September 2022 Sidmouth 13 September 2022 Burgess Hill 13 […] HSBC announces 69 bank branches to close – is yours one of them? Full list of UK closures

HSBC names Laura Trimble as CEO of Irish operation

05:07pm, Tuesday, 15'th Mar 2022 The Irish Times
Banking giant has 350 employees in Republic

HSBC to close 69 more bank branches as Covid speeds shift online

02:53pm, Tuesday, 15'th Mar 2022 The Guardian
Which? describes number of bank closures as ‘alarming’, with many customers unable to go digital HSBC is to shut a further 69 branches, on top of the 82 it axed last year , claiming the pandemic has accelerated the shift to digital banking. It is the latest in a line of banks to announce it is slashing its network in response to changing customer habits. However, consumer organisation Which? said the number of closures during the last few years was “alarming,” and that millions of people were not yet ready or able to go fully digital. Continue reading…
HSBC Holdings Plc has agreed to sell its 15 Greek bank branches to Pancreta Bank SA, the latest move by the lender to cut back some of its operations outside of Asia.

HSBC sells Greek retail bank as it sharpens Asia focus

09:47am, Monday, 14'th Mar 2022 Channel NewsAsia
LONDON :HSBC announced on Monday it has agreed to sell its branch operations in Greece to local bank Pancreta Bank, as the lender further sharpens its focus on its biggest market Asia. The deal is part of a multi-year restructuring by HSBC, which included axing its loss-making U.S. retail bank last year.

HSBC sells Greek bank branch business

09:20am, Monday, 14'th Mar 2022 Reuters
HSBC announced on Monday it has agreed to sell its branch operations in Greece to local bank Pancreta Bank, with completion of the deal expected in the first half of 2023.

Lockdowns threaten half China''s economy

07:34am, Monday, 14'th Mar 2022 Economic Times India
Widespread lockdowns in China akin to the measures just taken in the southern technology hub of Shenzhen could affect half of the country’s gross domestic product.Authorities on Sunday placed Shenzhen’s 17.5 million residents into lockdown for at least a week amid a surge of Covid-19 infections in the city, an action that Bloomberg Economics said will deal a “direct hit” to Guangdong province, which accounts for 11% of GDP. As cases jump elsewhere, half of China’s GDP and population will be impacted by the latest outbreak, according to economists at Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.90197865“Previous steps to contain virus flareups left manufacturing unscathed for the most part,” Bloomberg Economics’ Chang Shu and David Qu wrote in a note Monday. The lockdown in Shenzhen will hit output in industries such as tech and machinery, which feed into global supply chains, they said.“The double hit to consumption and output, plus spillovers beyond China raise the stakes in this lockdown,” the economists added.The Shenzhen move comes as other parts of China try to battle the rapid spread of coronavirus.

MPs’ pension fund drops Russian-linked investments in protest

08:15am, Sunday, 13'th Mar 2022 The Guardian
Cross-party group expresses unease about the fund’s stake in HSBC which has held shares in Moscow’s oil and gas giants
"Leaving Is Not An Option" - Deutsche Bank CFO Defends Decision To Remain In Russia At this point, dozens, if not hundreds, of western multinationals have abandoned their business in Russia, some of them have walked away from assets worth billions of dollars . Just the other day, McDonald''s and Coca-Cola "temporarily" abandoned their own businesses in Russia (for the duration of the war). Starbucks and Pepsi have made similar moves. But amid reports about their heavy IT reliance on St. Petersburg (not to mention the German economy''s massive dependence on Germany natural gas and oil), German banking giant Deutsche Bank has decided to defend its decision to continue operating in Russia during the war. Speaking during a Thursday interview, DB CFO James von Moltke defended the bank''s decision to stay, saying it hinged on its duty of care to clients that still operates in the country. The decision comes as other major banks make moves to pull out of Russia, notably Goldman Sachs said Thursday that it was winding down its business in the country, while HSBC on Monday told employees to cease their dealings with Russian banks.

Sarah Essien, Chief Operating Officer, VerifyMe Nigeria

02:59am, Friday, 11'th Mar 2022 BusinessDay
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CCI approves acquisition of L&T Investment Management by HSBC AMC

07:01pm, Thursday, 10'th Mar 2022 Buziness Bytes
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved 100 per cent share capital acquisition of L&T Investment Management by HSBC Asset Management. “The proposed combination relates to acquisition of 100 per cent equity share capital of L&T AMC by HSBC AMC from L&T Finance Holdings (L&T sponsor or seller) and […] The post CCI approves acquisition of L&T Investment Management by HSBC AMC appeared first on Buziness Bytes .

CCI clears HSBC’s $425 million purchase of L&T Investment

01:19pm, Thursday, 10'th Mar 2022 Livemint
The $425 million deal involves HSBC buying the entity from its parent L&T Finance Holdings
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