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UK-based bank is under pressure from its largest shareholder to focus on Asia
Banks that are still offering home loans are deluged with demand
China’s largest insurer engaged in fight with HSBC as it tries to engineer break-up of bank
Plus, Brookfield’s next generation of leaders takes shape
Bank’s largest shareholder rejects executives’ 14 arguments against east-west split
Plus, the loophole that could keep a Hong Kong casino empire from being delisted in the US, and a billionaire-backed media start-up
Mark Tucker warns investors split would result in share-price drop and reduce dividends
Institutional shareholder’s push for split means retail investors have rarely held so much power
Executives reject calls from Ping An to split business between east and west amid rising geopolitical tensions
There is no place in the new Hong Kong for a bank which is not institutionally subject to the Chinese government
Lender is highly exposed to escalating geopolitical rivalry between China and west
Stuart Kirk attacks ‘cancel culture’ as he resigns over reaction to provocative speech
Europe’s biggest bank would add to exodus of western companies following the invasion of Ukraine
It isn’t just drunk football fans who love to butcher Sweet Caroline.
Banker is latest to lose job in crackdown on private messaging
Republican asks whether British bank was pressured over response to climate remarks
HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group and Standard Chartered have more to do, says regulator
The UK-listed bank is already struggling with east-west tensions, and things could get a lot worse
Stuart Kirk’s speech has won plaudits for prompting debate, but drawn criticism for downplaying risks
The Stuart Kirk spat reveals the profound level of uncertainty that makes global warming unlike any other public policy problem
Plus, Michael Dell’s deal of the century continues to pay off and the CEO of Hong Kong’s stock exchange attempts to attract foreign IPOs despite the odds
The banking and asset management sector has much work to do to win the argument internally
Executives criticise Stuart Kirk despite speech’s theme and content having been agreed internally
Stuart Kirk also claimed central banks designed climate stress tests to obtain alarming results
Bank hires Goldman Sachs and Robey Warshaw to help construct case against splitting
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