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Ignition chief executive resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... executive director, head of distribution and sales, equities and retail markets at Westpac, and worked at Commonwealth Bank and HSBC. Keary said during his time as chief executive he "helped build a strong digital advice brand and prospect pipeline in ...

RBA rate rises up in the air: Economists

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... "... both [to be] published next week, could make or break the case to hike or pause," Aird concluded. On the other hand, HSBC chief economist Australia and New Zealand Paul Bloxham is leaning more towards a halt in rises. "We think the RBA is done with ...

Global alternatives manager lands down under

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
A US$74 billion alternatives asset manager has opened a local office and hired a head of Australia and New Zealand from HSBC. GCM Grosvenor has established an office in Sydney and appointed Andy Lukas to lead the firm's push into the region. The ...

HSBC bails out Silicon Valley Bank UK

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023
HSBC has leapt to the rescue and purchased the embattled Silicon Valley Bank's (SVB) UK arm for a total sum of £1. The banking giant yesterday announced its UK ring-fenced subsidiary, HSBC UK Bank, would make the purchase, which excluded the assets ...

Link Group secures mandate renewal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023
... possible, while leveraging our scale to deliver the best possible value to them." The news follows Link securing a mandate with HSBC as the latter builds out its pensions business in Hong Kong, a move that also signals Link's first foray into the ...

Unemployment rate rises to 3.7%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
... saw more people than usual with a job indicating they were starting or returning to work later in the month." Meanwhile, HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham said that with two consecutive months of falling jobs and a decisive rise in the unemployment rate ...

Assets under custody stagnant: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
... 2022, NAB confirmed it would close its asset servicing business, citing continued mandate losses. The largest drop came from HSBC, which ranked seventh in Australia for its assets under custody. In the six months to December 2022, HSBC's total assets ...

Link scores admin, technology mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... awarded an administration and digital solutions mandate to Link Group as the latter expands its footprint in the region. HSBC appointed Link's Retirement & Superannuation Solutions (RSS) business to oversee the bank's Occupational Retirement Scheme Ordinance ...

RBA cash rate hike forecast by economists

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
... (RBA) is widely tipped to lift the cash rate by 25 basis points today to fight ongoing inflationary pressure. According to HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham, inflation is too high and there's yet to be clear evidence that its peaked. As such, HSBC ...

Super funds must unlock diversification opportunities: HSBC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023
The recent partnership between the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and HSBC will help superannuation funds diversify globally, says the latter's head of markets and securities services Nick Wheeler. In an interview with Financial ...