They are not in a position to mark these things down and sell them off because they don't have the capital to spare and it's not clear where the next capital injection will come from, really, they have no choice but to sit there and wait for them to unwind.

Ali Miremadi

Categorized in : Business

Every investor in Nestle wants them to get the margins up a bit faster, that's also what the chief executive and the board want.

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The board's got big questions to answer; I mean, should HSBC split up? ... You're probably not going to get that decision from an insider who believes in continuity.

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They( investors) are saying' Look the world is terrible, I'm going to lose money in most places. I'm prepared to pay a high price to be confident for a little bit of growth'.

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HSBC is a collection of businesses which don't necessarily fit very well together, and the board will be under considerable pressure to start splitting them up if they don't do something more for shareholders sooner rather than later.

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We are positioned for improvements in domestic consumption in Europe, particularly in countries such as Spain and Italy, which already show considerable signs of improvement, and also in France where valuations are low and there are early signs of a belated recognition of the need for reform.

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