Bloomberg HSBC Holdings Plc plans to split the job of overseeing its key Asian business as the bank’s regional boss Peter Wong prepares to step down from the role. Europe’s largest lender plans to appoint Wong’s protege, David Liao, and the chief executive of its Indian business, Surendra Rosha, as joint heads of its Asian arm this year, people familiar …

Bloomberg DWS Group and Assicurazioni Generali SpA are among suitors that submitted initial bids this week for the asset management arm of NN Group NV. The unit, known as NN Investment Partners, has separately attracted early interest from UBS Group AG and Allianz SE, the people said. Several other international asset managers, including some US firms, are also pursuing a …

Bloomberg Bank of England (BOE) Governor Andrew Bailey said that the central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee recently discussed the economics of climate change for the first time, underscoring the UK commitment to slashing emissions. “When it comes to climate change, we cannot stand still,” Bailey said in a speech to a Bank of International Settlements conference on the issue. “We …