http://iii/investment/detail?code=cotn:HSBA.L&display=news http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:HSBA.L&display=news&action=article&articleid=7800414&from=rss By Grant McCool NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - A wealthy businessman who raised money for leading Democratic Party politicians, including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, pleaded guilty on Thursday to defrauding three major banks out of $292.2 million in loan transactions. Hassan Nemazee,... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:51:00 GMT http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:HSBA.L&display=news&action=article&articleid=7800411&from=rss By Grant McCool NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - A wealthy businessman who raised money for leading Democratic Party politicians, including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, pleaded guilty on Thursday to defrauding three major banks out of $292.2 million in loan transactions. Hassan Nemazee,... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:51:00 GMT http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:HSBA.L&display=news&action=article&articleid=7800335&from=rss By Grant McCool NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - A former political fundraiser for leading Democratic Party politicians, including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, pleaded guilty on Thursday to defrauding three major banks out of $292.2 million in loan transactions. Hassan Nemazee, 60, once... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:02:00 GMT http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:HSBA.L&display=news&action=article&articleid=7800333&from=rss By Grant McCool NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - A former political fundraiser for leading Democratic Party politicians, including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, pleaded guilty on Thursday to defrauding three major banks out of $292.2 million in loan transactions. Hassan Nemazee, 60, once... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:02:00 GMT http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:HSBA.L&display=news&action=article&articleid=7800332&from=rss By Grant McCool NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - A former political fundraiser for leading Democratic Party politicians, including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, pleaded guilty on Thursday to defrauding three major banks out of $292.2 million in loan transactions. Hassan Nemazee, 60, once... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:59:00 GMT http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:HSBA.L&display=news&action=article&articleid=7800270&from=rss NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Thursday. To inform us of other job changes, send an email to moves@thomsonreuters.com. BARCLAYS WEALTH The wealth management division of Barclays Plc named Youssef Affany as... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:07:00 GMT http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:HSBA.L&display=news&action=article&articleid=7800260&from=rss NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - A former political fundraiser for leading Democratic Party politicians, including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, pleaded guilty on Thursday to defrauding three major banks out of $292.2 million in loan transactions. Hassan Nemazee, 60, once head of a private... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:54:00 GMT http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:HSBA.L&display=news&action=article&articleid=7800248&from=rss March 18 (Reuters) - * Democratic party fundraiser hassan nemazee pleads guilty to defrauding three major banks - ny court hearing * Nemazee, who donated to obama and Clinton 2008 presidential campaigns, admits in federal court to a $292.2 million fraud * Nemazee admits to defrauding... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:26:00 GMT http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:HSBA.L&display=news&action=article&articleid=7800164&from=rss LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - UBS has hired Philip Wolfe, HSBC's former head of oil and gas investment banking, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Wolfe will join the Swiss bank as co-head of oil and gas for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), the person said. Wolfe... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:59:00 GMT http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:HSBA.L&display=news&action=article&articleid=7800155&from=rss LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - UBS has hired Philip Wolfe, HSBC's former head of oil and gas investment banking, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Wolfe will join the Swiss bank as co-head of oil and gas for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), the person said. Wolfe... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:54:00 GMT http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:HSBA.L&display=news&action=article&articleid=7800088&from=rss By Huw Jones LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - Banks should not be allowed to continue earning very high margins after "gouging" customers for years, Britain's financial services minister said on Thursday. "The banking industry has enjoyed more public subsidy than any other industry in our economy,"... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:13:00 GMT http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:HSBA.L&display=news&action=article&articleid=7799599&from=rss NEW DELHI, March 18 (Reuters) - HSBC, Europe's biggest bank, and India's Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) will jointly explore financing of energy service companies to help fight climate change, officials said on Thursday. Energy efficiency is a key focus in India's national climate change policy,... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:23:00 GMT http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:HSBA.L&display=news&action=article&articleid=7799178&from=rss LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - Britain's financial watchdog said on Thursday banks will not have to hold such high levels of capital in future years as they do now. "We now quite overtly expect capital ratios to fall over the next few years," Financial Services Authority Chairman Adair Turner told... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:55:00 GMT http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:HSBA.L&display=news&action=article&articleid=7799069&from=rss LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - Sophisticated forms of high-speed share trading have questionable value and may create risks for the market, Britain's top financial regulator said on Thursday. "Not all trading activity is equally important," Financial Services Authority Chairman, Adair Turner, told... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:18:00 GMT http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:HSBA.L&display=news&action=article&articleid=7798906&from=rss LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - Banks should not be allowed to continue chalking up very high margins after "gouging" customers for years, Britain's financial services minister said on Thursday. "The banking industry has enjoyed more public subsidy than any other industry in our economy," Paul Myners... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:12:00 GMT http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:HSBA.L&display=news&action=article&articleid=7798815&from=rss LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - Banks should not be allowed to continue chalking up very high margins after "gouging" customers for years, Britain's financial services minister said on Thursday. "The banking industry has enjoyed more public subsidy than any other industry in our economy," Paul Myners... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:41:00 GMT http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:HSBA.L&display=news&action=article&articleid=7798255&from=rss March 18 (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is mulling selling renminbi bonds in Hong Kong, the world's largest retailer's Asia Chief Executive Scott Price told Bloomberg. The retailer is looking at options and such a move would underscore the company's commitment to support local communities and... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:24:00 GMT http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:HSBA.L&display=news&action=article&articleid=7798084&from=rss By Catherine Bosley ZURICH, March 17 (Reuters) - The Swiss parliament's upper house on Wednesday approved deals with the United States and four other countries to share data on potential tax dodgers, bringing the Alpine state closer in line with international standards. Under the deals Switzerland... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:18:00 GMT http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:HSBA.L&display=news&action=article&articleid=7797669&from=rss RNS Number : 7371I HSBC Holdings PLC 17 March 2010 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND/OR CONNECTED PERSONS This notification relates to a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R and 3.1.4 R (1)(a) 1 Name of the issuer HSBC Holdings... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:30:00 GMT http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:HSBA.L&display=news&action=article&articleid=7796743&from=rss By Samuel Shen and Edmund Klamann SHANGHAI, March 17 (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings Plc is committed to participating in China's Bank of Communications, but has not yet decided whether to participate in BoCom's rights issue, which aims to raise up to $6.15 billion, CEO Michael Geoghegan said on Wednesday.... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:48:00 GMT