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HSBC Plans UK Wealth Management Cuts, Up to 70% Advisers

By Drooid · Oct 7, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

HSBC Holdings plans sweeping job cuts in its UK wealth management division.
The cuts would remove about half of management and specialist roles and up to 70% of financial advisers.
Affected employees are expected to leave by the end of October 2026.
CEO Georges Elhedery, appointed September 2024, has made AI integration central.
Under Elhedery, HSBC has already cut $1.5 billion in costs ahead of schedule.

History

Historical Context

In 2009, after the 2008 global financial crisis that saw €8.2 billion state aid to Germany’s Commerzbank and a £150 billion quantitative-easing program by the Bank of England, HSBC launched a worldwide restructuring. Chief executive Stuart Gulliver set a $2 billion savings target, cutting roughly 30 % of staff and closing dozens of branches in London, Hong Kong and New York.

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Story summary

HSBC Holdings plans sweeping job cuts in its UK wealth management division.
The cuts would remove about half of management and specialist roles and up to 70% of financial advisers.
Affected employees are expected to leave by the end of October 2026.
CEO Georges Elhedery, appointed September 2024, has made AI integration central.
Under Elhedery, HSBC has already cut $1.5 billion in costs ahead of schedule.

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