Asia business won't be spun off, says HSBC chairman
HSBC Chairman Mark Tucker told the bank's shareholders in Hong Kong on Wednesday a spin-off of its Asian business will not happen.
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HSBC Chairman Mark Tucker told the bank's shareholders in Hong Kong on Wednesday a spin-off of its Asian business will not happen.
HONG KONG: HSBC Chairman Mark Tucker told the bank's shareholders in Hong Kong on Wednesday (Apr 3) a spin-off of its Asian business will not happen. "There is no appetite amongst our shareholder base, as demonstrated by last year's AGM results, to vote for a spinoff. That will not happen," Tucker said at
In May last year, HSBC defeated a resolution from Hong Kong-based shareholders and backed by major investor Ping An to potentially spin-off its lucrative Asia business.
Hong Kong investors told by Mark Tucker that there is no appetite among shareholders to split firm
Europe's largest bank expects to reap an estimated $4.9billion (£3.9billion) gain from the transaction in its first-quarter results.