HSBC expects to incur $1.8 billion in expenses by the end of next year related to an overhaul initiated by its new CEO to cut long-term costs and boost profits while navigating diverging interest rate policies and geopolitical turmoil.

HSBC (NYSE:HSBC), the Hong Kong- and U.K.-focused bank, expects to pay $1.8B over two years in severance and other up-front costs to transform the company into a "simple, more agile, focused bank" built on its core strengths,

Banking giant HSBC said Wednesday that CEO Georges Elhedery's plan since October to simplify the company's structure and geographic setup will yield $1.5 billion in annual cost savings by the