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HSBC to trim 3,000 jobs in HK
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September 8, 2011, Thursday
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HSBC said yesterday it is cutting about 3,000 jobs over the next three years in Hong Kong as part of its previously announced global restructuring.
The Hong Kong job cuts are part of the reorganization's first stage, which will also include cuts at operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Brazil, said a spokeswoman, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with company policy.
The British bank said in August that it is cutting 30,000 jobs worldwide by 2013 - about 10 percent of its work force - and selling almost half its retail bank branches in the US to save up to US$3.5 billion as part of a plan to focus on fast-growing emerging markets.
HSBC joins other big financial institutions that have announced layoffs this summer including Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Bank of America Corp and others.
Big banks aren't raking in the fat profits they used to earn from large bets on risky trading and complicated investments, which backfired and fueled the global financial crisis. Large shareholders are now pressing for cost cuts.
HSBC will try to redeploy some staff to other roles elsewhere in the company so the number of people actually losing their jobs in Hong Kong may be less than 3,000, said the spokeswoman.
She said the job cuts will result in "sustainable cost savings".
"This means we'll make better decisions more quickly that will then mean we can create more business opportunities," the spokeswoman said.
The cuts would involve back-office managerial positions, local broadcaster RTHK said.
The Hong Kong job cuts are part of the reorganization's first stage, which will also include cuts at operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Brazil, said a spokeswoman, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with company policy.
The British bank said in August that it is cutting 30,000 jobs worldwide by 2013 - about 10 percent of its work force - and selling almost half its retail bank branches in the US to save up to US$3.5 billion as part of a plan to focus on fast-growing emerging markets.
HSBC joins other big financial institutions that have announced layoffs this summer including Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Bank of America Corp and others.
Big banks aren't raking in the fat profits they used to earn from large bets on risky trading and complicated investments, which backfired and fueled the global financial crisis. Large shareholders are now pressing for cost cuts.
HSBC will try to redeploy some staff to other roles elsewhere in the company so the number of people actually losing their jobs in Hong Kong may be less than 3,000, said the spokeswoman.
She said the job cuts will result in "sustainable cost savings".
"This means we'll make better decisions more quickly that will then mean we can create more business opportunities," the spokeswoman said.
The cuts would involve back-office managerial positions, local broadcaster RTHK said.
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