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RPT-Too big to succeed? Investors want "radical surgery" at HSBC

(Repeats Tuesday item) * Investors believe HSBC bosses need to announce bold moves * No action too big to debate, including break-up, they say * Shareholders ask if global empire is worth the expense * They want to hear how CEO will cut investment banking arm By Sine

London's financial centre will grow if Britain stays in EU-study

* City's output to increase by 16 bln pounds by 2025 -study * 39,000 City jobs would be created in next 10 years -study * EU membership incredibly important for City -lawmaker * City growth would help generate 145,000 new jobs in London By Matt Scuffham LONDON, June

Britain to exceed government target for 15 new banks in next 5 years

LONDON, June 2 (Reuters) - Britain will exceed a government target of getting 15 new banks into the market over the next five years to help to boost competition, the country's top financial markets regulator said on Tuesday. Prime Minister David Cameron's government, elected last month, set

Too big to succeed? Investors want "radical surgery" at HSBC

* Investors believe HSBC bosses need to announce bold moves * No action too big to debate, including break-up, they say * Shareholders ask if global empire is worth the expense * They want to hear how CEO will cut investment banking arm By Sinead Cruise and Steve SlaterRead more

REFILE-MOVES-HSBC appoints two female non-executive directors

(Refiles to remove extraneous word in third paragraph) LONDON, June 2 (Reuters) - Europe's biggest bank HSBC said on Tuesday Irene Lee and Pauline van der Meer Mohr will join its board later in 2015 as non-executive directors. Lee has over 30 years of finance industry experience and

LONDON MIDDAY BRIEFING: Wolseley Gains As BAT Slides On Canada Ruling

TOP NEWS: BAT To Appeal CAD15.6 Billion Ruling In Canadian Smoker Case

UPDATE 1-French prosecutor requests HSBC bail to be confirmed -judicial source

(Releads with further details) PARIS, June 2 (Reuters) - French prosecutors have called on judges to confirm a one-billion-euro bail on HSBC Holdings to cover a potential fine over allegations that the bank helped customers dodge tax, a judicial source said on Tuesday. The call came

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Deutsche Bank Cuts BHP Billiton To Hold

UPDATE 2-HSBC set to cut thousands of jobs globally - Sky News

* HSBC has axed 50,000 jobs since 2011 * Bank under pressure to revive performance (Adds analyst quote, updated shares, background) By Matt Scuffham and Lawrence White LONDON/HONG KONG, June 2 (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings Plc could announce thousands of job cuts at a strategy da

French prosecutor asks 1 bln-euro bail for HSBC-judicial source

PARIS, June 2 (Reuters) - The French prosecutor's office on Tuesday demanded that a one-billion-euro bail be slapped on HSBC Holdings to cover a potential fine after the bank was put under formal investigation over allegations it helped customers dodge tax, a judicial source said. HSBC's ap

LONDON MORNING BRIEFING: BAT Shares Sold On Canadian Smoker Judgement

London pre-open: FTSE set for slight drop amid default fears, weaker Asia

Weak trading in Asia overnight and mounting concerns about a Greek default look set to nudge the top tier index into negative territory at Tuesday's opening bell. City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open around 8-9 points lower than Monday's close of 6,953.58. Making headlines early on is HSBC,

HSBC set to cut thousands of jobs globally, media reports say

HSBC is reportedly planning to cut thousands of jobs across its global workforce as it tries to reassure shareholders that its focus on costs remains undiminished after a series of reputational crises. According to Sky News, HSBC's chief executive Stuart Gulliver will set out a revised target for he

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Greece, British American Tobacco, HSBC

Greek banks are at "five minutes to midnight", Germany's Bundesbank has warned, raising the prospect of capital controls to stem a haemorrhage of deposits if the government cannot strike a deal with creditors imminently. Andreas Dombret, an executive board member of the German central bank, urged ne