HONG KONG (Reuters) -HSBC is laying off more than a dozen of its investment banking staff in Asia as dealmaking in the region slows, three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.
Bankers in Hong Kong and Singapore will be affected as the lender cuts costs, two of the people said.
The cuts mainly affect associates and vice presidents, according one of the two people and a third source. All sources declined to be named as they are not authorised to speak to the media.
The Asia-focused bank is the latest to scale back its Asia dealmaking team as plunging markets in China and Hong Kong have weighed on the outlook for…
