HSBC Holding News

U.K. Banks have begun to report quarterly earnings, with The Wall Street Journal arguing that analysts are still uncertain about how the British banks will ride out the unfolding debt crisis in Europe.

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering was upgraded by investment analysts at HSBC from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating in a note issued to investors on Monday.

ArcelorMittal ADR was upgraded by research analysts at Credit Suisse from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report issued on Monday.

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THE Government has appointed the chairman of the International Fund for Ireland Denis Rooney, Blackstone financier Gerry Murphy, and banker Michael Geoghegan to a three-man committee to look into the workings of the National Asset Management Agency , the Irish Independent has learnt.

United Microelectronics Corp was downgraded by investment analysts at HSBC from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating in a note issued to investors on Wednesday.

Cameron was downgraded by analysts at HSBC from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday.

From the moment that Glencore was floated on the London Stock Exchange in May 2011, it was assumed that the main purpose of the offering was to give it a currency to make acquisitions.

A framework for the orderly management of the of the collapse of a big bank operating in different countries is the missing piece of global efforts at reforming financial regulation, HSBC Holdings PLC Group Chairman Douglas Flint said Tuesday.

PORSCHE AUTO was downgraded by equities research analysts at HSBC from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday.

BAYERISCHE MOTORENWRK ORD was upgraded by investment analysts at HSBC from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating in a note issued to investors on Tuesday.

Research analysts at Imperial Capital started coverage on shares of ArcelorMittal ADR in a report issued on Monday.

Hong Kong shares rose Monday to start the new week on a strong footing, with heavyweight HSBC Holdings PLC leading banks higher after a strong U.S. employment data for January boosted stocks on Wall Street Friday.

Gerry Murphy, a senior managing director in the multibillion Blackstone Group , is being tipped as the latest member of a high-powered group being set up to advise government on the National Asset Management Agency.

How the wheel of fortune turns. While the former Sir Fred Goodwin sank further into ignominy this week, Sir James Crosby, the former HBOS chief executive and current 180,000-a-year chairman of Misys, was busy on a 2billion deal to sell the UK software group to the Swiss.

Money center banks such as Citigroup , Bank of America and HSBC are angling to secure business with the wealthy in China, but they might find their clients are leaving for America.

Hackers in Brazil on Thursday renewed their campaign to cripple banking websites but, in a new twist, their efforts appeared to affect both local and global websites of U.K.'s HSBC Holdings PLC .

Infineon Technologies AG was upgraded by analysts at Jefferies Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday.

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