Net profit climbed 26% to $7.67 billion last year, but the CEO and some other members of the management committee took a pay cut after MAS took action against the bank over outages.
The bank will pivot away from investment banking and towards its Wealth Management, Swiss Bank and Asset Management divisions, as Ulrich Körner takes the helm.
Credit Suisse’s Asia-Pacific head of investment banking, Helman Sitohang, says strong first-quarter performance shows business in Asia is becoming more sustainably profitable.
Despite declaring strong profit growth and a stellar year in global banking and markets, HSBC's share price fell yesterday as investors questioned the higher costs and a reduced return-on-equity target.