HSBC sets $3bn share buyback as current and next CEOs assess direction

Interim profit dips slightly; incoming Elhedery says Quinn leaves bank 'where we wanted to be'

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The Hong Kong offices of HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank on March 15. Both banks have announced share buyback programs this week. © Reuters

ECHO WONG, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- HSBC Holdings' incoming chief executive on Wednesday said he is committed to the strategy built by his predecessor, as the bank announced a fresh $3 billion stock buyback program and a slight dip in its profit.

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