The issue marks the first ever digital bond denominated in GBP, as well as the first public issuance on Orion, HSBC's new tokenisation platform.
February 2, 2023HSBC has updated its oil and gas policy, which includes a commitment to no longer finance new oil and gas fields.
December 15, 2022The charges against Meng Wanzhou were dismissed as part of her September 2021 deferred prosecution agreement.
December 5, 2022China launched its private pension scheme in 36 cities on 25 November. Commercial pension trials will start in 10 cities on 1 January.
December 3, 2022The deal is expected to complete in late 2023. HSBC said its group strategy remains unchanged.
December 1, 2022NAB is the only Australian big four bank still providing custody services in Australia. Its asset servicing business is now set to be closed in 2025.
November 20, 2022Participants include BNY Mellon, Citi, HSBC, Mastercard, PNC Bank, TD Bank, Truist, US Bank, Wells Fargo, SETL, Digital Asset, AWS, SWIFT, Sullivan & Cromwell, and Deloitte.
November 17, 2022ESMA decision will block EU banks from dealing with Indian CCPs after 30 April 2023. India faces similar standoffs with UK and Japanese regulators.
November 14, 2022HSBC said the European Investment Bank is exploring using the platform to issue the market’s first-ever GBP tokenised bond.
November 10, 2022MAS, Google Cloud and KPMG launched the accelerator to channel capital toward companies with market-ready climate fintech solutions.
November 8, 2022