New HSBC CEO Shakes Up Structure of Europe's Biggest Bank

New HSBC CEO Shakes Up Structure of Europe's Biggest Bank · The Wall Street Journal

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HSBC unveiled a revamped structure designed to cut costs, at a time when falling interest rates are likely to eat into income at Europe's biggest bank by assets. Under the plan laid out Tuesday, HSBC will merge its commercial- and investment-banking units. The U.K. and Hong Kong, HSBC's biggest markets, will have standalone divisions.