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HSBC sees its future with 40% less office space post Covid-19

Bloomberg HSBC Holdings Plc said it expects to eventually shrink its property footprint by 40%, the latest sign of how the pandemic is changing the role of the office. Europe’s largest bank would reduce its “real estate footprint” over the long term, Group Chief Operating Officer John Hinshaw said in a call with analysts after bank reported fourth-quarter results. Last ...

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Credit Suisse, UBS to relocate bankers to China from Hong Kong

Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG and UBS Group AG are relocating a number of bankers to mainland China from Hong Kong to better compete for deals after the world’s fastest growing major economy relaxed curbs on foreign financial firms. Credit Suisse moved three directors, including Vivian Feng, Richard Kot and Felix Meng, as well as four more junior bankers, to ...

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Lloyds resumes dividends as profit beats, loan loss charges drop in Q4

Bloomberg Lloyds Banking group Plc beat forecasts with a pretax profit of 792 million pounds ($1.1 billion) in its fourth quarter, helped by a buoyant UK housing market and government support for its borrowers. Britain’s biggest mortgage lender announced a dividend 0.57 pence per share, marking the end of a year without payouts to protect lending during the pandemic. In ...

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