Investment Banking

HSBC to shrink investment bank and cut 35,000 jobs after profit slump

UK bank plans to strip out $100bn in assets and cut $4.5bn in costs as part of an overhaul under interim CEO Noel Quinn

HSBC to shrink investment bank and cut 35,000 jobs after profit slump
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HSBC will shrink its European and US investment banking divisions, strip out $100bn in assets and cut tens of thousands of jobs as part of an overhaul of its business under interim chief executive Noel Quinn.

Quinn’s plan to remodel HSBC over the next three years will mean a dramatic streamlining of its investment bank, including a retreat from certain trading activities.

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