HSBC plans to sell $1.5 billion in CoCo securities and $4.25 billion in notes to boost its finances.

HSBC · HSBC Holdings plc

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The money could help HSBC support its business and strengthen its capital. But the notes require future repayment, and the CoCo securities may become shares if the bank's core capital ratio falls below 7%. The report gives no profit or cost estimate, so the facts point both ways.