HSBC's shareholder Ping An seeks 'aggressive' cost cuts amid breakup push

HSBC's shareholder Ping An seeks 'aggressive' cost cuts amid breakup push

FILE PHOTO: The HSBC bank logo is seen in the Canary Wharf financial district in London, Britain, March 3, 2016. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause

HSBC Holdings Plc’s largest shareholder Ping An has called on the bank to be “much more aggressive” in reducing costs by cutting jobs and said the lender’s board lacks experience in Asia, the Financial Times reported on Friday.