Top banker found hanged

07.41 Sun Dec 21 2008
A top HSBC banker has been found hanged in the room of a five-star hotel.

HSBC to increase mortgage lending

12.42 Mon Dec 08 2008
HSBC is to increase lending to UK homeowners by 20 per cent, providing up to £15 billion next year.

HSBC to release £1bn to small firms

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14.23 Sun Dec 07 2008
Global banking giant HSBC has announced a move to release £1 billion of extra funding to help small businesses.

HSBC to axe more than 500 UK jobs

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15.06 Mon Dec 01 2008
Banking giant HSBC is to axe more than 500 jobs in the UK, the Unite union has announced.

HSBC suffers £383m credit-crunch hit

11.52 Mon Nov 10 2008
Banking giant HSBC said it has suffered another £383 million credit-crunch hit.

Major lenders hike mortgage rates

estate agents' window
19.11 Fri Sep 26 2008
Three major mortgage lenders have hiked their rates, signalling an end to the recent trend of falls in the cost of home loans.

HSBC axes 500 UK jobs

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11.59 Fri Sep 26 2008
About 500 UK jobs are being axed at HSBC as part of a worldwide cull within its investment banking division.

RBS is expected to release historically bad figures

RBS is expected to release historically bad figures
02.34 Fri Aug 08 2008
One of the UK's biggest banks could set a new record for losing money.

Wrapit collapse victims in protest

08.08 Wed Aug 06 2008
Couples angry at the collapse of a wedding list firm are to protest outside the company's bank.

Protest set to be held over struggling wedding list firm

Protest set to be held over struggling wedding list firm
04.14 Wed Aug 06 2008
Angry couples are to protest over the collapse of a wedding list firm.

Plunge in HSBC profits

11.18 Mon Aug 04 2008
HSBC has revealed 28 per cent fall in first-half profits.

HSBC takes £3bn credit crunch hit

11.10 Mon May 12 2008
Banking giant HSBC has warned of economic recession in the US after announcing an extra £3 billion in credit crunch losses.

HSBC banks £12.2 billion profit

09.15 Mon Mar 03 2008
HSBC has seen profits rise 10 per cent to £12.2 billion despite having to write off £8.7 billion from bad debts and investments.

HSBC profits hit £6.99bn

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10.13 Mon Jul 30 2007
Banking giant HSBC has posted a 13 per cent rise in first-half pre-tax profits to £6.99 billion, beating analysts forecasts.

HSBC agrees headquarter's £1.1bn sale

HSBC's Canary Wharf HQ
16.35 Mon Apr 30 2007
HSBC has agreed the £1.1 billion sale and leaseback of its headquarters in London's Docklands.

HSBC opens branch for the rich

10.36 Thu Apr 12 2007
A branch of HSBC bank is set to become one of the most exclusive in the UK with customers needing savings of £50,000 to get served.

HSBC reports record profit rise

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09.59 Mon Mar 05 2007
HSBC has seen a record annual profit rise of 5 per cent to almost £11.5 billion.