UPDATE 1-HSBC launches new climate-focused infrastructure finance unit Former UK politician Danny Alexander to lead unit as CEO Alexander joins from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Unit to see bank's return to project finance advisory Adds AIIB comment in paragraph 11 By Simon Jessop and Tommy Reggiori Wilkes LONDON, July 16 (Reuters) - Britain's HSBC HSBA.L has set up a new unit to tap deals in infrastructure finance and project finance linked to the world's shift to a lower-carbon economy

HSBC launches new climate-focused infrastructure finance unit Former UK politician Danny Alexander to lead unit as CEO Alexander joins from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Unit to see bank's return to project finance advisory By Simon Jessop and Tommy Reggiori Wilkes LONDON, July 16 (Reuters) - Britain's HSBC HSBA.L has set up a new unit to tap deals in infrastructure finance and project finance linked to the world's shift to a lower-carbon economy, and hired a former UK politician to lead

UPDATE 4-Goldman Sachs profit tops estimates on robust debt underwriting, fixed-income trading Adds CEO quote in paragraph 3,4, analyst quote in 6, CFO quotes in paragraph 22, updates stock price By Saeed Azhar and Niket Nishant NEW YORK, July 15 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs' GS.N profit more than doubled in the second quarter and beat analysts' estimates on strong debt underwriting and fixed-income trading, but slipped from a bumper first quarter when earnings were the highest since 2021. The resi

Goldman Sachs profit jumps on robust debt underwriting, fixed-income trading July 15 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs' GS.N profit more than doubled in the second quarter, bolstered by higher fees from debt underwriting and a strong performance in its fixed-income trading business. Earnings were $3.04 billion, or $8.62 per share, for the three months ended June 30, compared with $1.22 billion, or $3.08 per share, a year earlier, the bank said on Monday.

PRESS DIGEST-British Business - July 15 July 15 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times The former boss of LXi Reit, Simon Lee, the property investor, sent an email to colleagues at the investment firm Alvarium announcing the launch of Home Reit, even though he maintains that he has never been involved with the scandal-hit business.