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hsbce sells ping an stake to thai
HSBC Holdings is selling its entire stake in China’s Ping An Insurance (Group) of China to entities owned by Charoen Pokphand Group, in what was described as the bank’s largest divestment in more than 15 years.
Middle East | 29 Nov 12
hsbc bank oman seeking buyer for five
HSBC Bank Oman is looking for buyers for five Indian and Pakistani branches of what until recently was known as Oman International Bank (OIB), the Times of Oman has reported, quoting “a senior official” of the bank.
axa hsbc property and casualty insurance
An alliance between Paris-based insurance giant Axa and London-based global banking giant HSBC, in the area of property and casualty (P&C) insurance, has moved forward, with the completion of Axa’s acquisition of the bank’s P&C operations in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Middle East | 1 Nov 12
standard chartered moves into shariah space
Standard Chartered is expanding its Shariah banking operations in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, just a few weeks after HSBC announced it would be pulling out of the region.
uti takes on hsbc with india fixed income fund
UTI Asset Management, India’s oldest and one of its largest fund managers, is launching a Dublin-domiciled, Ucits-compliant, US dollar-denominated bond fund that is designed to enable foreign investors to easily access India’s notoriously inhospitable fixed income market.