Critics also point to the department's decision last year not to prosecute British financial group HSBC Holdings Plc in a case involving allegations of laundering drug money from Mexico.

Can HSBC Holdings plc's (LON: HSBA) total return beat the wider market? To me, capital growth and dividend income are equally important.

Of all the banking scandals of recent years the HSBC money-laundering affair -- which led to a record $1.9bn fine for the bank -- is perhaps the most odious.

John L. Thornton, an independent non-executive Director of HSBC Holdings plc ('HSBC'), has decided in view of recent expanded responsibilities within his other business interests not to seek re-election to the Board of HSBC at the Annual General ...

HONG KONG--The Securities and Futures Commission said late Tuesday a former trader at Deutsche Bank AG violated the regulator's code of conduct, which resulted in a sudden fall in the price of HSBC Holdings PLC's (0005.HK) Hong Kong-listed shares ...

The date is approaching for HSBC Holdings plc (LON: HSBA), Intertek Group plc (LSE: ITRK) and Carnival plc (LON: CCL). Ex-dividend dates are well worth watching out for, whether or not you own shares in a company.

Underlying revenue essentially flat as HSBC Holdings Plc (LON:HSBA) writes fewer bad loans and continues cost-cutting. HSBC Holdings (LSE: HSBA) (NYSE: HBC.

As a percentage of HBC's recent stock price of $58.02, this dividend works out to approximately 0.86%, so look for shares of HSBC Holdings plc to trade 0.86% lower - all else being equal - when HBC shares open for trading on 5/22/13. Click here to ...

News round up: StanChart, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Royal Bank of Scotland, Vodafone, Verizon, Severn Trent, Tata Steel and Eurozone finance ministers.

GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON:GSK), HSBC Holdings plc (LON:HSBA) and Vodafone Group plc (LON:VOD) are the heavyweight holdings of Temple Bar Investment Trust PLC (LON:TMPL).