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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Joanna Partridge and agencies

HSBC bankers to share $3.9bn bonus pot, the highest in more than a decade

The HSBC logo on a branch in the US
HSBC’s pre-tax profit slipped by 7% to $29.9bn in 2025, although this was $1bn higher than forecasts by City analysts. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

Bankers at HSBC are to share a bonus pot worth $3.9bn (£2.9bn), the highest in more than a decade, after Europe’s largest lender reported better-than-expected annual results.

The bonus pool for staff is 10% higher than a year earlier and the bank said it had determined it “based on a review of our performance against financial and non-financial metrics”, while the bank’s chief executive’s pay also rose.

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