HSBC Holdings

Polymarket has taken roughly $77,500 of positions on whether major banks, including HSBC and Lloyds, will fail by year-end, prompting concern over insider trading, market manipulation and potential to fuel bank runs. UK and EU regulators, including the FCA and ESMA, are discussing the risks of prediction markets that operate with limited identity verification and anonymous crypto-linked accounts. Polymarket defends its markets as democratised information sources, while academics and MPs urge intervention to curb moral hazards and protect market integrity. » More on theguardian.com

HSBC will phase out its transaction services business in Germany, eliminating more than 300 positions at HSBC Transaction Services GmbH and HSBC Service Company Germany GmbH by 2028. The move is part of a wider strategy to concentrate on businesses where HSBC sees stronger competitive advantages and follows last year’s sale of its German private banking arm. Management says the exit could improve efficiency and profitability, while risks include lost client relationships, near-term restructuring costs and potential weakening of its German corporate franchise amid broader European retrenchment. » More on finance.yahoo.com

HSBC has issued senior, unsecured bonds totaling £750 million with a fixed-to-floating interest structure and a coupon of 6.061%; maturity is 2035. The issuance was made under a 2009 indenture, supplemented by the 41st supplemental agreement, and was placed in the U.S. using a shelf registration (Form F-3). The bank plans to list the bonds on the New York Stock Exchange; HSBC reported total assets of $3,438 billion as of June 30, 2026. » More on de.investing.com