Ex-director of UN responsible investing body joins Premier
Helen Winch’s credits include senior responsible investing roles at HSBC GAM and BT Pension Scheme
Helen Winch’s credits include senior responsible investing roles at HSBC GAM and BT Pension Scheme
Ex-Aviva Investors woman will lead the new team
Investors press UK bank to drop financing for the fossil fuel
The likes of Kames and Liontrust have already proven their ESG credentials
Bank debuts model portfolio service for IFAs
The bank’s asset management arm builds out its global bonds team
HSBC’s commercial banking, retail banking and wealth management divisions perform strongest in the first half of the year.
HSBC’s $2bn share buyback programme failed to appease shareholders as profits over the first quarter disappointed.
Despite Brexit uncertainty and a more dovish tone from the Bank of England (BoE), many managers are arguing that now is the time to embrace the big four UK banks as a cheap, tactical value play.
HSBC has reported its 2017 full year profits were 11% higher than the previous year but this still fell short of analyst expectations.
HSBC’s profits in the third quarter were some $4.3bn higher than the previous year, largely thanks to its renewed focus on Asia.
HSBC Asset Management has launched four new global funds to the UK market in a bid to overcome investors’ “domestic bias”.