- Chinese banking giant plans big entrance into Los
Angeles.
Banking giant HSBC Bank USA, the former Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp., is making a big push into Los Angeles with plans to open up to 20 new branches in the next three years. Though barely a ripple in Los Angeles' overall banking market, HSBC has launched an aggressive ......
- Ping An Creates a Single Brand for Its Commercial Banking Business.
Ascribes Full Interest in Ping An Bank Through Shenzhen Commercial Bank SHENZHEN, China -- Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Ltd. ("Ping An Group"; 2318.HK) announced that its subsidiary Shenzhen Commercial Bank has reached respective agreements with Ping An Trust and Investment Co., Ltd. and The Hongkong and Shanghai ......
- Regional Winner: HSBC
With almost 30% of its assets located in Asia, HSBC has a strong track record in the region. It has the widest geographical reach in the region, encompassing 20 countries, and was one of the first Western banks to invest in China, acquiring a 19.9% stake (the single biggest foreign ......
- As Asian Economies Heat Up, Companies Rush To Raise Equity, Producing Record Wave Of IPOs
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China s $21.9 billion stock issue on October 27 was the world's largest initial public offering ever and brought the year-to-date total for Asian equity issues outside of Japan to $141 billion, the largest total on record for the region and a 30% increase from ......
- Best emerging market banks: Asia
ANNUAL SURVEY Best Bank in Region: HSBC It was a case of back to the future in December 2001, when HSBC announced it was to buy an 896 stake in the Bank of Shanghai. Though HSBC is inextricably linked with Hong Kong in popular consciousness, the group's founding company was ......
- Branching Out: The Internet was Supposed to Spell the Decline of Brick-and-mortar Bank Branches. Instead, Outlets Seem to Bepopping up on Every Corner
It turns out, reports of the demise of retail branch banking have been greatly exaggerated. Not so long ago, bank branches were expected to become an endangered species as banks consolidated and moved services online. Instead, the opposite has happened: Over the last five years banks have opened up scores ......
- Asia: HSBC seeking stake in bank of Shanghai
British-based HSBC Holdings, which owns Hongkong and Shanghai Banking, has confirmed that it is in talks to buy a minority stake in China's Bank of Shanghai.The investment is subject to agreement of terms and conditions and receipt of various regulatory approvals. HSBC did not disclose the size of the proposed ......