Citi downgrades HSBC to 'neutral' from 'buy'
5th Aug 2026 14:13
(Sharecast News) - Citi downgraded HSBC on Wednesday to 'neutral' from 'buy' and cut the price target to 1,570p from 1,640p, saying it expects the shares to pause for breath.
Read morePrudential, HSBC tank as China widens insurance taxes
5th Aug 2026 12:55
(Sharecast News) - Asia-focused Prudential and HSBC tumbled on Wednesday following a report that Chinese mainland tax authorities have started levying personal income tax on the returns of offshore insurance policies.
Read moreTime to take profits on HSBC, says Shore Capital
5th Aug 2026 11:12
(Sharecast News) - Shore Capital said on Wednesday that it was time to take profits on HSBC as it downgraded its stance on the bank to 'sell' from 'under review'.
Read moreHSBC interims beat expectations with 23% rise
4th Aug 2026 07:02
(Sharecast News) - HSBC posted a better-than-expected 23% jump in first-half profit driven by a strong second quarter on the back of net interest income and fees.
Read moreHSBC sells Singapore life and health insurance unit to Allianz for $2.1bn
24th Jul 2026 07:24
(Sharecast News) - HSBC on Friday said it had agreed to sell its Singapore life and health insurance business to Allianz for $2.1bn in cash.
Read moreHSBC slapped with A$35m fine over Australia scam protection failures
18th Jun 2026 09:31
(Sharecast News) - HSBC has been fined AUD $35m after admitting it failed to protect Australian customers from being scammed out of their life savings.
Read moreHSBC announces multi-year AI partnership with Google Cloud
17th Jun 2026 13:59
(Sharecast News) - HSBC announced a multi-year partnership with Google Cloud on Wednesday to build and deploy artificial intelligence capabilities across the bank's operations.
Read moreUK set to loosen ring-fencing rules for banks
18th May 2026 12:27
(Sharecast News) - The UK is poised to loosen rules introduced in the wake of the financial crisis requiring banks to ring-fence their retail arms, it was confirmed on Monday.
Read moreRBC Capital raises target price on HSBC
14th May 2026 08:34
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at RBC Capital Markets raised their target price on banking giant HSBC from 1,200p to 1,275p on Thursday following the group's first quarter results a day earlier.
Read moreFirst-quarter profits miss forecasts at HSBC
5th May 2026 07:10
(Sharecast News) - HSBC posted a surprise fall in quarterly earnings on Tuesday, despite a spike in net interest income, after credit impairments rose at Europe's largest lender.
Read moreHSBC appoints Carolyn Fairbairn as new chair of UK bank
2nd Mar 2026 11:43
(Sharecast News) - HSBC Holdings announced a planned change in the chair of its ring-fenced UK bank on Monday, with Dame Carolyn Fairbairn set to succeed Dame Clara Furse as non-executive chair of HSBC UK Bank in the first half of 2026.
Read moreHSBC FY beats estimates despite impairments, lifts return targets
25th Feb 2026 07:02
(Sharecast News) - HSBC reported a better-than-expected annual results despite a 7.4% fall in pre-tax profits due to the adverse impact from legal provisions, organisational simplification and the sale of its French-retained portfolio of loans.
Read moreHSBC to review Singapore insurance business
16th Jan 2026 09:59
(Sharecast News) - HSBC announced plans on Friday for a strategic review of its insurance manufacturing business in Singapore.
Read moreHSBC said to explore sale of Singapore insurance business
15th Jan 2026 10:30
(Sharecast News) - HSBC is reportedly exploring options for its insurance unit in Singapore, including a sale.
Read moreHSBC to pay €300m to settle French dividend tax probe
8th Jan 2026 14:20
(Sharecast News) - Global banking giant HSBC is to pay French authorities nearly €300m (£261m) to settle a dividend fraud case regarding abandoned practices that ended more than six years ago.
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