{
  "id": 16712687,
  "title": "HSBC’s quarterly profit jumps but shares slide after flat revenue for wealth business",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/hsbcs-quarterly-profit-jumps-but-shares-slide-after-flat-revenue-for",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-27T05:46:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
    "slug": "the-business-times-companies-markets",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/banking-finance/hsbcs-quarterly-profit-jumps-shares-slide-after-flat-revenue-wealth-business"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "HSBC reported a surge in quarterly profit, but its shares fell after the wealth business showed flat revenue. The bank's third-quarter profit increased by 32% to US$9.6 billion, beating estimates. This positive trend was driven by low interest rates and minimal credit losses. However, the wealth division reported the same revenue as the previous quarter, at US$2.7 billion, which is a stark contrast to the 15% and 23% growth rates in the first two quarters. HSBC also confirmed plans to repurchase shares worth up to US$1 billion, mirroring the previous quarter's buyback. Meanwhile, the bank remains on track to achieve its core profitability goals through 2028. Activist groups in Britain have called for higher taxes on banks, and HSBC's home market has been pressuring the finance minister to implement such levies.",
  "summary": "It announced an interim dividend of US$0.1 per share",
  "key_points": [
    "HSBC's quarterly profit jumps 32% to $9.6 billion",
    "Wealth business revenue flat at $2.7 billion, down from previous quarters",
    "Bank plans to repurchase up to $1 billion in shares"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Stagnant revenue in the wealth division offsets massive profit gains, signaling that the bank faces growing investor scrutiny regarding its ability to maintain high-growth momentum across all core business segments.",
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/16712687.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bloomberg",
        "title": "HSBC Quarterly Profit Growth Misses, Sets $1 Billion Buyback",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/hsbc-quarterly-profit-growth-misses-sets-1-billion-buyback",
        "published": "2026-10-27T04:08:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "WSJ Markets",
        "title": "HSBC Quarterly Profit Climbs, Plans $1 Billion Buyback",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/hsbc-quarterly-profit-climbs-plans-1-billion-buyback",
        "published": "2026-10-27T04:46:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "HSBC's third-quarter profit jumps 32%, launches buyback of up to $1 billion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/hsbcs-third-quarter-profit-jumps-32-launches-buyback-of-up-to-1",
        "published": "2026-10-27T04:50:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "HSBC announces share buyback of up to $1 billion as third-quarter profit meets estimates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/hsbc-announces-share-buyback-of-up-to-1-billion-as-third-quarter",
        "published": "2026-10-27T04:54:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "HSBC’s third-quarter profit jumps 32%, launches buyback of up to $1 billion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/hsbcs-third-quarter-profit-jumps-32-launches-buyback-of-up-to-1-16710330",
        "published": "2026-10-27T04:55:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}