Thames Water To Price 7Y Class B Sterling Bond At Gilts +2.85

13th Jul 2010 11:58

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Thames Water Utilities Cayman Finance Ltd. plans to sell a seven-year class B sterling bond at 285 basis points over gilts, one of the banks leading the deal said Tuesday. Barclays Capital PLC, Deutsche Bank AG, HSBC Holdings PLC and Morgan Stanley are leading the deal, which

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HSBC Chairman Green: Financial Crisis Is Far From Over

13th Jul 2010 10:23

By Patricia Kowsmann Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--HSBC Holdings PLC (HBC) Chairman Stephen Green Tuesday said the financial crisis isn't over yet, though "we're on our way out," and suggested that markets shouldn't be complacent about the possibility of future shocks. Spea

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HK Bourse: Announcement From Hsbc Hldgs Plc

13th Jul 2010 09:27

Following is the related link: http://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/20100713/LTN20100713101.pdf HSBC HOLDINGS PLC INTERIM RESULTS AND SECOND INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2010 Pursuant to Rule 13.43 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited

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MARKET TALK: Long CCB, Short BoCom - DBS Vickers

13th Jul 2010 09:08

0808 GMT [Dow Jones] DBS Vickers advises long China Construction Bank (0939.HK), short Bank of Communications (3328.HK) pair trade; expects BoCom to underperform sector in coming month, due to glut of new shares from rights issue (3.460 billion new H-shares will become tradable July 19). Even if exc

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HSBC Names John Li As Taiwan Chief Executive

13th Jul 2010 07:30

HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--HSBC Holdings PLC (HBC) said Tuesday it has named John Li as chief executive of the lender's Taiwan operations. HSBC said in a statement Li is currently managing director and head of global banking and markets at HSBC Taiwan. The lender said Li's appointment is subject to

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HK Bourse: Overseas Regulatory Announcement From Hsbc Hldgs Plc

13th Jul 2010 02:01

Following is the related link: http://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/20100713/LTN20100713022.pdf Stock Code: 5 Source: Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing (END) Dow Jones Newswires July 12, 2010 21:01 ET (01:01 GMT)

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HK Bourse: Overseas Regulatory Announcement From Hsbc Hldgs Plc

13th Jul 2010 01:32

Following is the related link: http://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/20100713/LTN20100713017.pdf Stock Code: 5 Source: Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing (END) Dow Jones Newswires July 12, 2010 20:32 ET (00:32 GMT)

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PKO Bank Polski, BNP Paribas On BZ WBK Shortlist - Report

12th Jul 2010 07:07

WARSAW (Dow Jones)--PKO Bank Polski (PKO.WA), Poland's biggest bank by assets, and BNP Paribas (BNP.FR) are on the shortlist of bidders for Bank Zachodni WBK (BZW.WA), owned by Allied Irish Banks (AIB), Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza reports. Without citing sources, the daily said the shortlist ma

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HK Bourse: Overseas Regulatory Announcement From Hsbc Hldgs Plc

12th Jul 2010 01:46

Following is the related link: http://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/20100712/LTN20100712019.pdf Stock Code: 5 Source: Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing (END) Dow Jones Newswires July 11, 2010 20:46 ET (00:46 GMT)

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HSBC Chief Warns Over Plans To Break Up Banks- Newspaper

11th Jul 2010 13:20

LONDON (Dow Jones)--HSBC Holdings PLC (HSBA.LN) chairman Stephen Green has revealed serious concerns about the future strength of the economically vital banking sector, which is under threat of new regulations, The Sunday Telegraph said citing an interview. Green told the newspaper that the like

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Intercity Trains In GBP1.7Bln Sell-Off- Newspaper

11th Jul 2010 12:51

LONDON (Dow Jones)--A consortium of City investors is close to seizing control of a third of Britain's trains for about GBP1.7 billion, said U.K. newspaper The Times on Sunday citing sources close to the situation. The investors, 3i Infrastructure PLC (3IN.LN), Morgan Stanley Infrastructure and

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Sunday newspaper round-up: BP, Lloyds, Daily Mail

11th Jul 2010 11:03

BP is in exclusive talks to sell up to $12bn (£8bn) of assets to Apache Corporation, an American rival, including a big stake in Alaska's Prudhoe Bay, the largest oil field in North America, the Sunday Times reports. Apache approached BP with the plan a few weeks ago. Negotiations are under way ove

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Phoenix Pharmahandel EUR506M 4-Year Bond To Yield 10%

9th Jul 2010 17:05

LONDON (Dow Jones)--German pharmaceutical distribution company Phoenix Pharmahandel GmbH's new EUR506 million, four-year, high-yield bond is to yield 10%, one of the banks working on the deal said Friday. Joint bookrunners on the deal are Deutsche Bank AG, Bayerische Landesbank, Commerzbank AG,

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2nd UPDATE: Europe Banks Tap Bond Market As Sentiment Improves

9th Jul 2010 16:28

(Adds information, comment) By Mark Brown Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--European banks are taking advantage of better sentiment in bond markets to raise money after sovereign bond market volatility limited issuance in May and June. HSBC Bank PLC of the U.K. sold a EUR1.5

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UPDATE: European Banks Tap Bond Markets As Sentiment Improves

9th Jul 2010 16:04

(Adds information, background, comment) By Mark Brown Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--European banks are taking advantage of better sentiment in bond markets to raise money after sovereign bond market volatility limited issuance in May and June. HSBC Bank PLC of the U.K. s

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