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HSBC to sell $2.7-bn Japanese private banking unit to Credit Suisse
21 Dec 2011
HSBC Holdings is exiting private banking business in Japan by selling the unit to Credit Suisse Group AG.
HSBC net profits jump in Q3 on accounting gain
10 Nov 2011
HSBC to sell US credit card, retail services to Capital One for $2.6 billion
10 Aug 2011
The deal is Capital One's second acquisition in recent months after it agreed in June to buy ING's US online bank for $9 billion in a cash and stock deal.
HSBC to slash 30,000 jobs worldwide
01 Aug 2011
HSBC Holdings Plc today said that it will slash 30,000 jobs by the end of 2013 as part of a major cost-cutting initiative even as its first-half net profit rose to $8.9 billion
HSBC set to cut 10,000 jobs, says report
28 Jul 2011
HSBC to cut costs $2.5 - $3.5 billion in three years
11 May 2011
HSBC Holdings PLC today said it would review its US credit-cards business and retail network, and focus on emerging markets including Mexico and Brazil
John Holden succeeds Harpal Karlcut as CEO, Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance
18 Jan 2011
HSBC’s Kidwai banks on India for growth
25 Aug 2010
HSBC in talks to acquire Old Mutual's 52% stake in Nedbank
23 Aug 2010
London-based financial services company Old Mutual Plc holds around 52 per cent stake in Nedbank is interested in selling its stake to reduce its risk profile and improve financial performance
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