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HSBC London bankers brace for job cuts amid Asia shift: ‘There is a lot of middle management in the UK’

Mid-level bankers at HSBC say their jobs are being targeted as leaders of three of the company's biggest business units will soon be in Asia

HSBC is seeking to thin out its mid-level ranks in the UK as it shifts more operations to Asia, sources told FN
HSBC is seeking to thin out its mid-level ranks in the UK as it shifts more operations to Asia, sources told FN Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Mid-ranking bankers at HSBC in London are braced for more cuts as the bank looks to shift more leadership and business away from the UK towards Asia. 

As well as moving some of its most senior executives to Hong Kong, the bank is also likely to target mid-ranking employees in London for cuts as it moves more roles to Asia, according to three insiders at the bank.

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