HSBC responds to Ping An pressure with dividend boost
汇丰大手笔派息回应中国平安的施压
Bank’s chief rules out splitting operations despite demands by largest shareholder.
汇丰行政总裁祈耀年排除了分拆亚洲业务的可能。该行批准了2022年合计派息每股32美分，为2018年以来的最高水平。
HSBC raised its dividend to the highest level in four years and said it may hand out a further special payout next year, as it seeks to fend off break-up calls from its largest shareholder Ping An.
汇丰(HSBC)将股息提高到四年来最高的水平，并表示明年可能会派发特别股息。该行正寻求化解其最大股东中国平安(Ping An)要求其分拆业务的呼声。
The UK- and Hong Kong-listed bank also said it would consider share buybacks sooner than expected. The moves came as it reported quarterly pre-tax profits rose to $5.2bn, surpassing expectations, as higher interest rates boosted revenues.
这家在英国和香港两地上市的银行还表示，将比预期更早考虑进行股票回购。宣布这些举措之际，该行公布季度税前利润增至52亿美元，超过预期，原因是利率上升提振了收入。
HSBC’s push to please its shareholders comes as it faces pressure from Ping An, a Chinese insurance group which owns just over 8 per cent of the bank’s shares and is lobbying for a split of its Asian and western operations.
在受到中国平安施压的情况下，汇丰做出了这些取悦股东的举动。中国平安持有汇丰略多于8%的股份，正游说汇丰将其亚洲业务和西方业务分拆开来。
