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BUZZ-HSBC: at 7-mth high on report it is weighing UK retail bank spin-off

** HSBC up c.3 pct at levels last seen end-September in heavy volume ** Co mulling plans to spin off its British retail bank in a 20 bln-pound deal, Sunday Times says (HSBC declines to comment on report) ** Top FTSE 100 riser & most actively traded stock on index, with 3/4 of its 90-d

London pre-open: Sharp gains expected in HSBC

The Footsie is being called to start the day roughly flat on Friday´s closing level of 7,070.70. The news-flow surrounding corporate activity and M&A is front and centre before the opening bell. HSBC is expected to be the standout gainer on the top-flight index at the start of trading. That follows

LONDON MORNING BRIEFING: HSBC And Standard Chartered Shares Rise

Monday newspaper round-up: Housing, Primark, HSBC, Natural Gas

Ed Miliband will today intensify a political offensive over housing with an offer to exempt first-time buyers from up to £5,000 in stamp duty using cash raised from tax crackdowns on rogue landlords and foreign investors. The promise to waive the sales tax on properties worth up to £300,000 for thos

PRESS: HSBC Mulls Spin-off Of Its UK Retail Bank - Sunday Times

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MEDIA-Zenith Leasedrive agrees with lenders to pay one of UK's biggest private dividends - Sky News

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HSBC considering spinning off British retail bank - Sunday Times

April 26 (Reuters) - HSBC, Europe's biggest bank, is weighing plans to spin off its British retail bank in a 20 billion-pound ($30.37 billion) deal, the Sunday Times reported. Directors at the bank are considering the future of its UK retail operations, the newspaper reported, citing senior

Sunday newspaper round-up: HSBC spinoff, Lloyds offer, Worldpay IPO

HSBC could spin off its £20bn UK high street banking interests, the Sunday Times said, reviving the old Midland Bank brand which the group bought in 1992. Having on Friday mentioned it was looking at moving its headquarters overseas, a flotation of its British bank could speed its corporate exit fro

UPDATE 2-UK judge paves way for judicial review of swaps redress

* Judge grants application for judicial review of process * Decision could lead to overhaul of compensation scheme * Banks have so far paid out $2.7 billion compensation * Scheme has been criticised by MPs, campaigners (Adds details, comment from judge, lawyer) By Matt S

REFILE-UPDATE 4-HSBC looks at moving HQ from Britain as tax and regulations bite

(Adds comments from Flint, updates shares;refiled to add byline) * Hong Kong seen as most likely destination for HSBC * Announcement comes two weeks before UK elections * Investors urge HSBC, StanChart to mull move after UK tax rise * HSBC shares up 3 percent at four-month

UPDATE 1-HSBC, JPMorgan, C Agricole to fight EU charges at June hearing - sources

* Hearing with Commission, national regulators on 15-17 June * Chance for banks to plead case, reject EU arguments * Possible fines of as much as 10 pct of global revenues (Adds HSBC, JPMorgan decline to comment) By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, April 24 (Reuters) - HSBC Holdin

BUZZ-HSBC: move to HK could see almost $1.4 bln boost to earnings, Bernstein says

** The math behind HSBC returning its HQ to the bank's roots in Hong Kong makes sense, says Bernstein analyst Chirantan Barua ** A move to HK would eliminate the need to pay more than three-quarters of that levy -- a potential boost to earnings of almost $1.4 bln, according to Bernstein. C

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks End Higher; HSBC Up As It Mulls UK Exit

HSBC, JPMorgan, C Agricole to fight EU charges at June hearing - sources

* Hearing with Commission, national regulators on 15-17 June * Chance for banks to plead case, reject EU arguments * Possible fines of as much as 10 pct of global revenues By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, April 24 (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings, JPMorgan and Credit Agricole will seek