
HSBC’s headcount fell 3 per cent last year and its staff bonus pool hardly changed as a new CEO sharpened focus on costs and initiated sweeping restructuring of the Asia-focused lender, showed its 2024 financial report issued on Wednesday.
The bank’s bonus cash pool reached $3.80 billion in 2024 versus $3.77 billion a year earlier, the report showed.
HSBC posted annual profit that beat market estimates , helped by increased