Sir John Vickers, former chairman of the Independent Commission on Banking, has called upon the Bank of England to block more than £7.5 billion of dividends to be paid out by banks. The call, adds to the mounting pressure on the bank's governor, Andrew Bailey, to force banks to scrap payout pl
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The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak has forced HSBC to delay its restructuring plans announced earlier this year.
Scottish entrepreneur Liz Watson has purchased her first business in East Kilbride using a six-figure funding package from HSBC UK. Ms Watson established a new company, Redloan Holdings, to purchase The Mobility Centre from original owners Susan and Stephen Laughlin who have now retired. T
HSBC will close a further 27 branches this year due to an increase in customers moving to online and digital banking.
HSBC has revealed a new radical restructuring plan which will see the bank cut 35,000 jobs as the company saw pre-tax profits drop by 33%.
HSBC has appointed former Standard Life boss David Nish as senior independent director and chairman of the group audit committee. Mr Nish will also become a member of the group risk committee with effect from 18th February this year.
The Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS) has appointed Neil Wilson, former head of agriculture at HSBC Bank, as its executive director. Mr Wilson has been appointed to help intensify the Institutes' fight for the interests of members and the wider livestock industry and&nb
William Walker Transport, an Aberdeen-based haulage supplier, is expanding its services to the North of England following £600,000 of funding from HSBC UK.
The UK's six biggest banks and building society Nationwide are braced for today's results of the most exhaustive test of their ability to stand firm against 'Armageddon'.
HSBC is currently working with charities in the UK to help homeless people who do not have permanent or fixed addresses, or photo ID, to open bank accounts. These accounts would be managed in HSBC branches or online.
German Doner Kebab (GDK), part of the Hero Brands fast-casual restaurant portfolio, has continued to expand across the UK and internationally with £900,000 funding support from HSBC UK. The bank provided the Scotland-based brand owner with specialised support from HSBC UK’s franchise tea
Edinburgh-based Specialized Signs, a signs and graphics company, has purchased the very first HP R1000 printer in Scotland, enabling the company to print far faster and more efficiently, following a six-figure funding package from HSBC UK. The business predicts this will lead to an increase in turno
A Dundee-based McDonald’s franchise business has purchased a fourth restaurant and is investing in a new drive-thru lane after securing seven-figure funding from HSBC UK. Elm Restaurants, which is owned by franchise entrepreneur Nick McPartland, has purchased McDonald’s in Forfar from Mc
A new restaurant called Ka Pao is set to open its doors in Glasgow in January 2020 after securing six-figure funding from HSBC UK. The team behind the popular Kelvingrove restaurant, Ox and Finch, has today announced that its new restaurant, Ka Pao, will create 35 new full-time jobs as it bring
CJ Lang & Son, Scotland’s SPAR wholesaler and convenience store operator, plans to replace and develop its distribution assets over the next two years following an eight-figure refinance transaction with HSBC UK.