HSBC

Two of the banking industry's biggest names were paid more than fifteen times their 2009 earnings last year, analysis suggests.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) group chief executive Stephen Hester has admitted the government's implicit subsidy to the industry may have fed into bankers' bonuses.

HSBC Global Asset Management has launched the first CIVETS fund making it available to both retail and institutional investors globally.

The UK public is still in the dark over the National Employment Savings Trust just a year before it is due to launch, a poll has found.

HSBC intends to launch three ETFs investing in global real estate, Russian and Chinese equities, alongside plans to further extend its emerging market coverage.

HSBC's shares have fallen more than 1.5% this morning after the bank revealed profits fell by $806m in Q1, driven down by $440m (£268m) PPI provision.

Despite outflows from emerging markets earlier this year, demand for exposure to Brazil remains robust as investors seek to gain from rising energy prices. Paul Burgin reports

Financials dominate Forbes 2010 list of the biggest, most powerful companies in the world after a year of stellar performance and eye-watering profits.

NEST Corp has announced F&C Asset Management will run its ethical fund.