marco forgione, thank you _ unfortunately. marco forgione, thank you for— unfortunately.nfortunately. marco forgione, thank you for talking to - unfortunately. marco forgione, thank you for talking to us. - unfortunately. marco forgione, thank you for talking to us. we | thank you for talking to us. we will get more from government later on this and their response to the changes and what they put in place and the communication they provided to businesses. europe's biggest bank hsbc has just released its latest earnings, reporting better—than—expected profits and announcing its ceo noel quinn has decided to retire. something of a surprise departure, mr quinn has overseen sweeping changes at the bank in his five years in the topjob. hsbc said it has already launched a formal process to find a successor. the bank — which makes most of its profits in asia — posted a pre—tax profit of $12.7 bilion for the january to march period. for a closer look at today's announcement, i am joined by peter hahn, emeritus professor at the london institute of banking & finance. nice to see yo