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| Company Profile |
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Contact Info |
10 Lower Thames Street
London,
EC3R 6AE
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7260 7255
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7260 9041
Email: mikestephenson@hsbc.com
Web Site: www.hsbc.com
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| Company Summary |
| HSBC Holding: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and, despite its name, it is of Scottish origin.HSBC Holding has been able to establish its place in the sun in the banking and finance sectors. This British institution is one of the major establishments in Great Britain and is one of the “big boys” on the world stage, its presence symbolised by the successive buyouts of the Republic National Bank of New York and more recently CCF (Cr裩t Commercial de France).
It has almost 7000 branches in 81 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the American continent.Divided into several branches, HSBC Holding offers a broad range of services:Private Banking: private banking, namely asset and wealth management for wealthy individuals.Personal Banking: retail banking, current account services, consumer and property loans, savings, insurance and pensions for private individuals, without forgetting consumer credit, all the more important since the buying of the American company Household, one of the main specialists in the field in the United States, with more than 50 million customers (n°3 in credit card, n°4 in credit insurance).Commercial banking: commercial banking and financial services for businesses, including financing, factoring and cash management amongst others.Corporate and Institutional Banking: advice to businesses in the fields of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and capital-intensive partnerships at the international level. This range of services also includes financing for the afore-mentioned activities.Investment Banking and Markets: investment activity in its own name (on its own account) and trading activity on the world financial markets.Hexagon: on-line banking services.Far from stopping there, HSBC now endevours to acquire the financial services provider (consumer credits, real estate and car) Household International which, with 53 million customers, is the unquestioned leader in its sector in the United States.A challenge often tried but never performed by a European group. |
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25th July, 2008
HSBC Bank Malta p.l.c. first half 2008 results - highlights
25 July 2008
The following is the text of an advertisement which is to be published in the press in Malta on 25 July 2008 by HSBC Bank Malta p.l.c., a 70.03 per cent indirectly held subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc.
Review of Performance
Profit before tax of €46.6 million for the six months ended 30 June 2008 - down €12.4 million, or 21.1 per cent, compared with €59.0 million for the same period in 2007.
Profit attributable to shareholders down 23.1 per cent, or €9.0 million, to €30.1 million, compared with €39.1 million over the comparable period in 2007.
Earnings per share at 10.3 euro cents, compared to 13.4 euro cents for the same period in 2007.
Loans and advances to customers of €2,968.9 million at 30 June 2008 - up €146.6 million, or 5.2 per cent, compared with 31 December 2007.
Core customer deposits of €3,394.5 million at 30 June 2008 - up €18.8 million compared with 31 December 2007.
Total assets of €5,100.8 million, up €205.8 million, or 4.2 per cent, compared with 31 December 2007 ...
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24th July, 2008
HSBC survey reveals best expat locations
25 July 2008
Lowest-rated destinations for expatriates' lifestyle include UK and France
Singapore rated highly for quality of accommodation
Brazilian, Irish and Australian expats are the wealthiest
HSBC Bank International Limited today revealed that Singapore, the UAE and the US are the best locations to be an expat, according to findings of its Expat Explorer survey, the largest international survey of expats ever conducted.
Expat Existence, the first report in The Expat Explorer Series, ranked the top rated places to live based on expats' living standards, an expat's ability to earn and save, a country's popularity (longevity), and the level of luxury experienced.
The Expat Explorer Survey questioned 2,155 expatriates across four continents, examining the opportunities, challenges and difficulties that come with a life away from home ...
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16th July, 2008
HSBC expands in Central Asia's biggest economy
16 July 2008
HSBC has opened its first branch in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, increasing its presence in Central Asia's biggest economy. The new branch offers a full range of retail and commercial banking products and services as well as foreign exchange and capital markets expertise ...
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14th July, 2008
The Saudi British Bank first half 2008 results - highlights
14 July 2008
The following news release was issued today by The Saudi British Bank, a 40 per cent indirectly held associate of HSBC Holdings plc.
Net profit of SAR1,552 million (US$414million) for the six months ended 30 June 2008 - up SAR301 million (US$80 million), or 24.0 per cent, compared with SAR1,251 million (US$334 million) for the same period in 2007.
Net profit of SAR795 million (US$212 million) for the three months ended 30 June 2008 - up SAR160 million (US$43 million), or 25.2 per cent, compared with SAR635 million (US$169 million) for the same period in 2007.
Operating income of SAR2,522 million (US$673 million) for the six months ended 30 June 2008 - up SAR467 million (US$125 million), or 22.7 per cent, compared with SAR2,055 million (US$548 million) for the same period in 2007.
Customer deposits of SAR89.1 billion (US$23.8 billion) at 30 June 2008 - up SAR23.9 billion (US$6.4 billion), or 36.7 per cent, compared with SAR65.2 billion (US$17.4 billion) at 30 June 2007.
Loans and advances to customers of SAR77.5 billion (US$20.7 billion) at 30 June 2008 - up SAR28.9 billion (US$7.7 billion), or 59.5 per cent, from SAR48.6 billion (US$13.0 billion) at 30 June 2007.
The bank's investment portfolio totalled SAR30.1 billion (US$8.0 billion) at 30 June 2008 compared with SAR16.4 billion (US$4.4 billion) at 30 June 2007.
Total assets of SAR126.2 billion (US$33.7 billion) at 30 June 2008 - up SAR41.1 billion (US$11.0 billion), or 48.3 per cent, over 30 June 2007.
Earnings per share of SAR2.59 (US$0.69) for the six months ended 30 June 2008 - up 24.0 per cent from SAR2.09 (US$0.56) for the same period in 2007*.
*Earnings per share for the six months ended 30 June 2007 have been adjusted to reflect a 3:5 bonus issue approved at an Extraordinary General Meeting held on 27 April 2008.
Commentary
The Saudi British Bank ("SABB") recorded a net profit of SAR1,552 million (US$414 million) for the six months ended 30 June 2008 ...
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11th July, 2008
HSBC tops survey of world's leading banks
11 July 2008
HSBC has jumped from third to first place in the latest annual Banker magazine survey of the world's top one thousand banks (Top 10001). HSBC is the first non-US company in nine years to lead the survey and tops the rankings by virtue of its Tier 1 capital and profit before tax, which last year reached a new high.
The survey found that US banks now account for just 14 per cent of aggregate Top 1000 pre-tax profits, down from 24 per cent last year, while Asian banks rose to 19 per cent from 12 per cent ...
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25th June, 2008
HSBC launches world's local bank account in Poland
25 June 2008
* Three Premier branches in Warsaw already open *
* Over two million HSBC Premier account holders around the world *
* Half a million potential customers in Poland *
HSBC officially enters the Polish retail banking market today with the launch of its global personal banking service, HSBC Premier, which has now been rolled out in a total of 39 countries and territories.
HSBC Premier offers seamless cross-border banking with the promise that customers can, for the first time, take their accounts, credit history and banking relationships with them wherever they choose to live and work ...
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20th June, 2008
HSBC opens for business in Georgia
20 June 2008
HSBC will commence banking operations in Georgia on Monday, unveiling a six-storey flagship branch and head-office premises on Rustaveli Avenue in the heart of the capital Tbilisi. The Group was awarded a local banking licence in July 2007 and will operate under the name HSBC Bank Georgia ...
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17th June, 2008
HSBC forms UK card processing joint venture with Global Payments Inc.
17 June 2008
HSBC Bank plc and Global Payments Inc., a leading electronic transaction processor, will establish a joint venture company to build the bank's point-of-sale card payments business.
HSBC processes card payments for UK merchants across 135,000 stores and outlets ...
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3rd June, 2008
HSBC's Canary Wharf HQ invests in solar power
03 June 2008
HSBC's Canary Wharf office tower is the tallest corporate headquarter building in Europe to feature solar panels. Covering 617 square metres of the roof of the building, it is also the largest installation of photovoltaic panels on a corporate office in London.
HSBC's energy saving measure illustrates the bank's latest commitment to reducing its impact on the environment since it became carbon neutral in 2005.
At 213 metres (700 feet) high, building engineers developed fixing techniques for the 422 solar panels to withstand wind speeds of up to 140 mph.
The panels - manufactured by Sharp Solar in the UK - will generate approximately 1,550,000 kilowatt hours of green electricity over the building's lease - enough energy to power 20 average UK homes per year ...
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30th May, 2008
HSBC Holdings plc - AGM statements
30 May 2008
At the Annual General Meeting of HSBC Holdings plc, held today, the Group Chairman, Stephen Green, said:
"I would like to say a few words about the context within which HSBC has been doing its business - because it has been a long time since banks and financial markets have been the focus of such attention.
"The present turmoil is certainly the worst for a generation ...
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