HSBC Mulls Over Streamlining Retail Banking Business in Mexico

HSBC Holdings PLC (HSBC) is considering retrenching its retail operations outside the U.K. and Hong Kong, particularly in Mexico, to mitigate costs further and focus on wealthier “premier” clients. This was revealed by people familiar with the discussions to the Financial Times.Rationale Behind HSBC’s Operation Scale DownHSBC is reviewing the regions excluding its core markets to reduce its consumer presence. The company plans to focus on wealthier “premier clients.”HSBC entered Mexico by acquiring Grupo Fi ...