HSBC Holdings Share News (HSBA)

TOP NEWS: HSBC launches USD2 billion buyback on record annual profit

(Alliance News) - HSBC Holdings PLC on Wednesday announced further share buybacks as annual profit soared on the back of higher interest rates, though its fourth-quarter performance suffered due to an impairment.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Pound boosted after BoE's Bailey talks rate cuts

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed lower on Tuesday, whilst the pound bounced back, after the Bank of England's Andrew Bailey talked interest rate cuts.

Wednesday preview: Fed meeting minutes, HSBC in the spotlight

(Sharecast News) - Investors' focus in the middle of the week will be on the release of the minutes of the Federal Reserve's most recent policy meeting, in January.

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 falls at end of tepid week

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed lower on Friday, with the FTSE 100's losing streak extending to three days, as sentiment in Europe remains tetchy despite a largely stellar start to the day in New York.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Barclays raises easyJet and Wizz Air

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:

London close: Stocks finish higher on raft of global data

(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets managed modest gains on Tuesday, driven by the news that the eurozone had narrowly avoided a recession.

Bank of England fines HSBC for "serious" deposit protection failures

(Alliance News) - HSBC Holdings PLC has been fined GBP57.4 million by the Bank of England's Prudential Regulation Authority for "serious failings" over customer deposit protection – the second highest penalty ever imposed by the financial watchdog.

HSBC slapped with £57.4m fine for deposit protection failures

(Sharecast News) - HSBC bank has been fined £57.4m by the Bank of England after admitting serious failings in protecting customer deposits.

Safestay annual trading to meet expectations; refinances borrowings

(Alliance News) - Safestay PLC on Monday said its annual trading was "comfortably" in line with market expectations.

BoE says 'ring fencing' capital rules for retail banks need no big overhaul

LONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Thursday that its rules requiring banks to "ring fence" their retail arms with bespoke buffers of capital have worked satisfactorily with no major overhaul needed.

Bank of England says 'ring fencing' capital rules for retail banks need no major overhaul

LONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Thursday that its rules requiring banks to "ring fence" their retail arms with bespoke buffers of capital have worked "satisfactorily" with no major overhaul needed.

UK Chancellor Hunt meets top UK bank heads over plans to boost City

(Alliance News) - Jeremy Hunt has met the UK's biggest banks as part of efforts among the government to boost interest in the City.

HSBC chair 'confident' on China investment, meets vice president - state media

BEIJING/HONG KONG, Jan 22 (Reuters) - China's Vice President Han Zheng on Monday met with HSBC Chairman Mark Tucker in Beijing and urged the banking giant to deepen cooperation with China to improve Hong Kong's status as a financial centre, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

Britain's finance minister Hunt to quiz bank bosses on UK lending

LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Britain's finance minister Jeremy Hunt will meet the bosses of top British banks next Tuesday to seek reassurance they can keep lending to the economy, four sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.