Tuesday, April 21, 2009

HSBC layoffs increase job-loss fears in Hong Kong - MarketWatch

By V. Phani Kumar, MarketWatch
Last update: 10:56 p.m. EDT April 21, 2009

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- HSBC Holdings has laid off about 100 employees from its private-banking division in Hong Kong, sparking fears of a new wave of job cuts in the city's financial sector, according to local media reports Wednesday.
The job cuts by HSBC (HBC 34.26, +0.81, +2.4%) constitute about 8% of its 1,200 staff at the unit, according to the reports.

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