A key milestone supporting HSBC’s ambition to be Asia’s leading insurance and wealth provider Strengthening Singapore as a global wealth hub for HSBC (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 16-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — HSBC Holdings plc, one of the world’s largest banking and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Insurance, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, ASEAN wealth business, asset management, AXA Insurance Pte Limited, AXA Singapore, HSBC, HSBC Holdings plc, HSBC Insurance Holdings Ltd, insurance, insurer, Noel Quinn, Nuno Matos, Personal Banking, private banking, wealth franchise, wealth manager
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 22-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — British multinational banking and financial services organisation HSBC announces a number of changes to its senior management team. Nuno Matos is confirmed as the CEO of Wealth and Personal Banking with immediate effect. … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) ABU DHABI, UAE, 22-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The EDF Renewables – Jinko Power consortium formed by global leaders in renewable energy, EDF Renewables and Jinko Power HK, has successfully reached the financial closing for the 2 GW Al … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology
Tagged 2 GW Al Dhafra PV2 solar project, Abu Dhabi, Bank of China, bifacial module technology, BNP Paribas, Bruno Bensasson, consortium, Crédit Agricole, EDF Group, EDF Renewables, EDF Renewables – Jinko Power consortium, electricity, Emirates Water and Electricity Company, EWEC, HSBC, Jinko Power HK, Jinko Power Tech-nology Co. Ltd, Masdar, MUFG, renewable energy, renewable sectors, renewables, solar plant, Standard Chartered, Sumi-tomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, TAQA Group, UAE National Climate Change Plan, United Arab Emirates
HSBC to align its portfolio of financed emissions to the Paris Agreement goal to achieve net zero by 2050 HSBC to target net zero in operations and supply chain by 2030 (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 9-Oct-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — British multinational … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Economy, Environment, Financial, Investment, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Ankit Patel, carbon emissions, cleantech, climate solutions, financed emissions, financing, Gillian James, HSBC, investment, low carbon economy, low carbon transition, May Kek, net zero, net zero global economy, Noel Quinn, Paris Agreement goal, resilience, Robert Sherman, sustainable infrastructure, TCFD
(PRESS RELEASE) LUND, Sweden, 21-Apr-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling leader Alfa Laval has announced it amended and extended the maturity of its Revolving Credit Facility. The company’s Revolving Credit Facility is now a facility … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Investment, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Alfa Laval, BNP Paribas, centrifugal separation, credit facility, Danske Bank, fluid handling, Handelsbanken, heat transfer, HSBC, ING, lenders, lending, Nordea Bank, revolving credit facility, SEB, Standard Chartered
(PRESS RELEASE) TRIESTE, 22-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Generali today launched a subordinated bond with a 10 years bullet format targeting institutional investors for an overall amount of € 500 million. At the initial yield guidance of 4.625%, the issuance attracted around … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Insurance, Investment, Italy, News
Tagged A- (AM Best), anco Santader S.A., Assicurazioni Generali, Baa3 (Moody’s), BBB (Fitch), BNP Paribas, cost of debt, Cristiano Borean, debt, Goldman Sachs International, HSBC, institutional investors, issuance, IVASS, Luxembourg Stock Exchange, Mediobanca, Solvency 2 quality of capital, subordinated bond, Tier 2 regulatory capital, UNICREDIT
Nanjing, China, 02-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — It is a flagship week in the badminton calendar as the Total BWF World Championships 2018 begin in Nanjing on Monday. The 24th edition of the tournament will welcome the top badminton players from around the world … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, Media, Sports, Switzerland
Tagged badminton, badminton players, BWF, CHINA, Elo, GoDaddy, HSBC, LayMau, Nanjing, Total, Total BWF World Championships 2018, Yonex
UTRETCH, 04-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — we.trade today (3 July 2018) confirmed that the first live trades have taken place on the platform. Over the last week several companies have executed trades, via 5 banks. These trades signify the first commercially viable … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged Bart Leurs, Blockchain, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, KBC, live trades, Natixis, Nordea, Parm Sangha, platform, Rabobank, Roberto Mancone, Santander, SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, trading, UNICREDIT, we.trade
LONDON, 12-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Turing’s economic data science research programme has announced a new collaboration between HSBC and the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The Turing-HSBC-ONS Economic Data Science Awards 2018 invite proposals for research in economic data science to improve our understanding … Read the full press release
LONDON, 06-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — HSBC Holdings plc announces the appointment of Charlie Nunn as Chief Executive, Retail Banking and Wealth Management, effective immediately. He succeeds John Flint, who as previously announced will become Executive Director and Group Chief Executive of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Management, Retail
Tagged Charlie Nunn, HSBC, John Flint, Retail Banking, wealth management
LONDON, 18-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Barclays Corporate Banking has arranged a €165 million bank financing facility for a new Center Parcs which is being constructed in County Longford in the Republic of Ireland. Barclays acted as Co-ordinator, Agent and Security … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Construction, Financial, Ireland, United Kingdom
Tagged Barclays, Center Parcs, County Longford, HSBC, Ireland, loan, RBS
LONDON, 30-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Parents can spend anything from just under USD8,000 to just over USD200,000 depending on location and whether provision is state or privately funded 87% of parents around the world are helping to fund their child’s education … Read the full press release
HSBC is the first bank to partner with The Alan Turing Institute Announcement comes as the Turing starts its first year of research Multi-million pound deal aims to use data to understand changes in the UK economy LONDON, 25-Oct-2016 — … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Economy, Internet & Online, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Douglas Flint, economic data science, Howard Covington, HSBC, The Alan Turing Institute
Investment and development facility totaling € 117 million Long-time established and dominant shopping centre Extension to include 83 extra retail units totaling 20,000 sqm of retail space Munich/Warsaw/London, 20-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — pbb and HSBC have jointly underwritten an investment … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Germany, Poland, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged HSBC, Karol Pilniewicz, Martin Reichel, pbb, V, Valad Polish Retail Fund
LONDON, 30-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Antonio Simoes, CEO UK and Europe of HSBC, said: “The flooding which took place throughout December is impacting our personal and business customers in North West England and Scotland. It has injured people, damaged their … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged emergency funding, HSBC, support of flood-affected communities
WARSAW, 17-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — PGNiG Upstream International AS, a subsidiary of PGNiG SA, executed a USD 400m credit facility agreement with eight banks (Societe Generale, BNP Paribas, ING, HSBC, Citibank, CACIB, SEB and Natixis). The primary use of proceeds … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Management, Poland
Tagged BNP Paribas, CACIB, Citibank, HSBC, ING, Natixis, PGNiG, PGNiG Upstream International AS, SEB, SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE
LONDON, 26-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — HSBC has confirmed today that the head office of its UK ring-fenced bank, serving HSBC UK’s personal and business customers, will be located in Birmingham. As a result, around 1,000 head office roles will move … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, Real Estate, United Kingdom
Tagged Antonio Simoes, first direct, HSBC, Midland Bank
LONDON, 24-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Fast-expanding Ogilvie Fleet is to accelerate its expansion plans after agreeing a major funding facility with HSBC that will enable it to fund almost £100 million pounds worth of vehicles. Ranked as one of the … Read the full press release
LONDON, 24-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Small businesses in the UK are embracing renminbi (RMB) to settle cross-border trade faster than other countries in Europe and North America, a survey from HSBC has indicated. Small businesses in the UK are embracing … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Chinese currency, cross-border trade, HSBC, Mark Emmerson, SMEs in UK
No up-front booking or standard valuation fee A competitive range of 2, 3 & 5 year fixed rates Access to free standard legal fees for all remortgages LONDON, 2-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — From 1st September 2014, HSBC is offering a new range … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Real Estate, United Kingdom
Tagged HSBC, new range of low-rate remortgage products, Peter Dockar
Pontedera, Italy, 16-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Piaggio & C. S.p.A. has stipulated a 5-year 220 million euro syndicated line of credit. The facility may be increased to a maximum of 250 million euro and has been underwritten for an initial … Read the full press release
LONDON, 3-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — HSBC Student Exclusives site offers customers over £250 of savings all year round HSBC is helping students make the most of university life with a range of savings across top brands, guidance on how to manage their money … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, United Kingdom
Tagged Andy Mielczarek, HSBC, tudent bank account
Popularity of alternatives to deposit savings increasing LONDON, 3-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Britain’s savings have increased over the past year, with the average savings pot rising to £20,844, up 15 per cent from £17,664 in 2013, according HSBC’s savings map of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, Marketing, United Kingdom
Tagged Britain, HSBC, savings, Savings habits
LONDON, 22-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Parents increasingly expect a good return on investment from sending their child to university according to a new report from HSBC, The Value of Education: Springboard for success. The report, which surveyed over 4,500 parents in 15 countries, … Read the full press release
Paris, France, 12-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) announces that it has successfully priced its offering of EUR 1 billion of notes, due 2023, bearing interest at an annual rate of 2.50%. The issue is drawn under the Company’s Euro … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Healthcare, Investment, Pharma & Biotech, Science
Tagged bond, bookrunners, Citi, EURONEXT: SAN, HSBC, Laurence Bollack, NYSE: SNY, Sanofi, Santander GBM, Sébastien Martel, The Royal Bank of Scotland
19-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — 40 young students from the Boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Newham will return to London today for the last night of a 9 day sailing adventure with the Tall Ships Trust. 20 young people from Kingsford Community School and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Education, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Emma Fahy, Fecamp, HSBC, HSBC Education and Community Investment, HSBC Voyage of Achievement, Kingsford Community School, London, Lorraine Thomas, Newham, sailing adventure, Stavros S Niarchos, Stepney Green Maths and Computing College, students, Tall Ships Trust, Tim Law, Tower Hamlets
The HSBC Student Bursary Competition closes at 5pm on 26th September Discounts on iPads, iPhone 5’s and Sony laptops available to Students who open a Student Bank Account with HSBC 19-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — As Students pack their bags and head off to … Read the full press release
04-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Bank pledges to offer unbeatable rates on High Street to FTBs On Monday 2nd September HSBC will launch ‘First for First-Time Buyers’, offering unbeatable mortgage rates on the High Street at 90% LTV.1 The ‘Best High Street Mortgage Provider’2 pledges … Read the full press release
24-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In the course of the Petersburg International Economic Forum-2013 State Corporation ‘Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)’and HSBC Bank plc. (Great Britain) signed a credit agreement On behalf of Vnesheconombank the agreement was signed by … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Russia, United Kingdom
Tagged cement plant, credit facilities, EksportKreditFonden, Export Insurance, HSBC, HSBC Bank plc., International Economic Forum, Kaluga Region, Petersburg, Petersburg International Economic Forum, ruble, Spencer Lake, Vladimir Dmitriev, Vnesheconombank