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HSBC buys British arm of stricken Silicon Valley Bank
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international business
HSBC cuts staff bonus pool by 4%, but lifts CEO Noel Quinn’s total pay
FILE PHOTO: HSBC's logo is seen on a branch bank in the financial district in New York, U.S., August 7, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
globe advisor
What Asia’s economic outlook in 2023 means for investors
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sports
Canadian rugby men get players back from injury ahead of Los Angeles Sevens
Canada's Alex Russell scores a try against Japan during HSBC Canada Sevens rugby action, in Vancouver, on Sunday, April 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
opinion
Don’t believe the hype – competition is alive and well in Canada, especially in banking
Leonard Waverman
report on business
Review of RBC’s $13.5-billion takeover of HSBC Canada shows limits to system, critics say
An HSBC sign is pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday Sept. 7, 2022. In the year ahead Canada's competition watchdogs will assess RBC's proposed $13.5-billion takeover of HSBC Bank Canada, but critics say their leash is too short while efforts in the U.S. point to potential ways of doing it better.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
report on business
HSBC announces plans to halt funding for new oil and gas developments, but Canadian unit will be exempted
The HSBC Bank at 222 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, ON on November 29th, 2022. Duane Cole/The Globe and Mail
opinion
Canada’s biggest bank aims to get bigger. The deal points to the need for a big rethink of competition rules
The Editorial Board
opinion
A tweet to launch a thousand ships: Competition Bureau enters RBC-HSBC deal
Vass Bednar and Jennifer Quaid
report on business
RBC buys HSBC, holiday air travel and immigration backlog: Must-read business and investing stories
Left: The HSBC Bank branch in Toronto on November 29th, 2022 and right a man walks by an RBC sign near Bay and King on March 20, 2019.
opinion
An RBC takeover of HSBC would hurt Canadian mortgage shoppers
Robert McLister
carrick on money
RBC buying HSBC Canada is a loss for the banking public
Rob Carrick
international business
HSBC to shed at least 200 senior operations managers as part of global cuts, sources say
FILE PHOTO: A logo of HSBC is seen on its headquarters at the financial Central district in Hong Kong, China August 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
report on business
RBC faces challenge retaining HSBC Canada business clients before takeover deal closes
FILE PHOTO: The HSBC bank logo is seen in the Canary Wharf financial district in London, Britain, March 3, 2016. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause/File Photo
opinion
RBC-HSBC banking merger is a slide to monopoly – Canada should just say no
Keldon Bester
international business
HSBC axes U.K. branches, mulls possible sale of its New Zealand business as empire shrinks
FILE PHOTO: HSBC logo is seen on a branch bank in the financial district in New York, U.S., August 7, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
report on business
How RBC pulled off its highly coveted $13.5-billion deal for HSBC Canada with some unintended help from Ottawa
The HSBC Bank at 222 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, ON on November 29th, 2022. Duane Cole/The Globe and Mail
canada
Evening Update: RBC to buy HSBC’s Canadian business in landmark banking deal
The HSBC Bank at 222 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, ON on November 29th, 2022. Duane Cole/The Globe and Mail
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RBC to buy HSBC’s Canadian unit for $13.5-billion in biggest domestic banking deal on record
The HSBC Bank at 111 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON on November 29th, 2022. Duane Cole/The Globe and Mail
globe investor
This week’s lowest fixed and variable mortgage rates in Canada
In this file photo taken on October 28, 2022 an aerial view of completed and under construction new homes at a site in Trappe, Maryland, on October 28, 2022. - New home sales in the US defied expectations and rose in October, government data showed Wednesday, despite mortgage rates remaining high. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
Buying HSBC Canada would cement a dominant market position for RBC or TD
Andrew Willis
report on business
Bidding for HSBC Canada narrows as two major banks drop out
An HSBC sign is pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday Sept. 7, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
report on business
HSBC Canada reports profit in third quarter as deadline closes for first round bidders
An HSBC sign is pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday Sept. 7, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
report on business
Why selling HSBC Canada, the country’s most lucrative bank deal in decades, is unusually challenging
An HSBC bank branch on Yonge St. near Richmond St. in downtown Toronto on March 12 2013. (Fred Lum/ The Globe and Mail)
opinion
HSBC’s sale could leave Canadian mortgage shoppers paying more
Robert McLister
report on business
HSBC looks to sell Canadian operations that could fetch upward of $10-billion
An HSBC bank sign is pictured in Ottawa on Monday, July 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
international business
HSBC hard sells growth plan to disgruntled investors after rebuffing breakup
Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Limited and The Hongkong Bank Foundation, Peter Wong, Chairman of HSBC Holdings PLC, Mark Tucker and Chief Executive of HSBC Holdings PLC Noel Quinn attend the HSBC informal meeting of shareholders, in Hong Kong, China August 2, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu


international business
HSBC agrees deal to sell Russian unit to Expobank
FILE PHOTO: A view shows the entrance to an HSBC Bank branch in New York, U.S. August 1, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
report on business
Suspended HSBC executive Stuart Kirk resigns after contentious climate remarks
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a HSBC bank branch in the City of London, Britain November 12, 2014. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
opinion
Is it possible to challenge the orthodoxy of ESG without getting cancelled?
Jeffrey Jones
international business
Senior HSBC banker says financial risks of climate change are overplayed
FILE PHOTO: HSBC logo is seen on a branch bank in the financial district in New York, U.S., August 7, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
household finances
What mortgage rate should you choose right now? Three economists weigh in
FILE PHOTO: A realtor's for sale sign stands outside a house that had been sold in Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
european business
HSBC shelves plans for new stock buybacks in 2022 as inflation accelerates
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household finances
Mortgage Rundown: Should you wager on a seven-year fixed term?
Houses with real estate signs are pictured in East York, Toronto, on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
investment ideas
Goldman ups Fed hike forecast to 7 rate increases in 2022 after CPI data
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington on March 19, 2019.
international business
HSBC receives regulatory approval to buy out life insurance joint venture in China
FILE PHOTO: The HSBC bank logo is seen in the Canary Wharf financial district in London, Britain, March 3, 2016. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause