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HSBC’s investment bank profit jumps 47% as trading fees rise

The UK lender has posted better-than-expected third-quarter results just days after unveiling a radical overhaul of its business

The outlook is improving in Canary Wharf
The outlook is improving in Canary Wharf Photo: Mike Kemp/Getty Images

HSBC’s global banking and markets unit jumped 47% in the third quarter as profit beat expectations just a week after it unveiled a sweeping overhaul of its business.

The UK lender brought in $1.8bn in pre-tax profit within its global banking and markets division, which is up 47%, as it prepares to disband the unit in favour of a newly-combined commercial and investment bank.

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