Investment Banking

HSBC targets hundreds of City dealmaking jobs as cuts start 

The UK lender has informed London bankers of job reductions in recent days

HSBC is set to make deep cuts to its business as it looks to simplify it around four key divisions. Investment bankers in London have been told about redundancy plans in recent days
HSBC is set to make deep cuts to its business as it looks to simplify it around four key divisions. Investment bankers in London have been told about redundancy plans in recent days Photo: Mike Kemp/Getty Images

HSBC is cutting hundreds of jobs from its investment bank in Europe as the UK lender looks to reshape its business under chief executive Georges Elhedery. 

The bank has been informing staff in its London office of the job cuts in recent days, with dealmakers being told of redundancies from 20-24 February as HSBC pulls back from some investment banking functions, according to people familiar with the matter.

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