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HSBC Canada sale possible

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There’s word one of the world’s biggest banks might be selling its Canadian brokerage business.

HSBC manages more than $30 billion of investors’ money.

The financial statements are now being reviewed by at least one interested party and a formal deal could be coming soon.

The British-based bank has said it will lay off 30,000 people worldwide by 2013 and has been shedding assets, including branches and its U.S. credit card unit.