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| Who
we are | The HSBC Group is one of the world's largest banking and financial services organisations, with major personal, commercial, corporate and investment banking and insurance businesses operating in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. | |||
| Head office | HSBC Holdings plc is incorporated in England, with its head office in London. | |||
| International brand | A key part of the Group's business strategy, announced in 1998, is the creation of a global brand featuring the HSBC name and hexagon symbol. The symbol is now a familiar sight around the world. The Group has embarked on the next phase making the HSBC brand universally synonymous with its core values of integrity, trust and excellent customer service. | |||
| Assets | US$ 674 billion (Pound 451 billion, HK$ 5,256 billion) at 31 December 2000. | |||
| Profit (pre-tax) | US$ 9,775 million (Pound 6,452 million, HK$ 76,167 million) for 2000. | |||
| Capital strength | Tier 1capital ratio: 9.01/0, Total capital ratio: 13.3% (at 31 December 2000) | |||
| International reach | Some 6,500 offices worldwide. | |||
| Staff | Some 160,000 employees in 79 countries and territories. | |||
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listings | HSBC Holdings is listed on the London, Hong Kong, New York and Paris stock exchanges. Trading of the company's shares on the stock exchanges is conducted ill London, Hong Kong and Paris in the US$0.50 ordinary shares, and in New York in the form of American Depositary Shares, each of which represents five ordinary shares. | |||
| Technology | HSBC maintains one of the world's largest private data communication networks and is recontiguring its business for the e-age. Its rapidly growing e-commerce capability includes the use of the internet, PC banking over a private network, interactive TV, and fixed and mobile, including wireless application protocol or WAP-enabled mobile, telephones. | |||
| Product range | Personal, commercial, corporate, investment and private banking; trade services; cash management; treasury and capital markets services; insurance; consumer and business finance; pension and investment fund management; trustee services; and securities and custody services. | |||
| Primary press contacts | London:
44 020 7260 9814 HongKong: 852 2822 4929 New York: 1 212 525 3800 Paris: 33 1 40 70 77 29/33 1 40 70 33 05 Tokyo: 81 3 5203 3071 | |||
| Web address | www.hsbc.com | |||
Key events in the growth of the HSBC Group | ||||
The HSBC Group evolved from The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, which was founded in 1865 in Hong Kong with offices in Shanghai and London and an agency in San Francisco. The Group expanded primarily through offices established in the bank's name until the mid-1950s when it began to create or acquire subsidiaries. This strategy culminated in 1992 with one of the largest bank acquisitions in history when HSBC Holdings acquired the UK's Midland Bank plc (now called HSBC Bank plc). The following are some key developments in the Group's growth since 1959. 1959: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation acquires The British Bank of the Middle East (formerly the Imperial Bank of Persia, now called HSBC Bank Middle East) and The Mercantile Bank (originally the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London & China). 1965: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation acquires a majority shareholding ill Hang Seng Bank Limited, now the second-largest bank incorporated in Hong Kong. 1967: Midland Bank purchases a one-third share in the parent of London merchant bank Samuel Montagu & Co. Limited (now HSBC Republic Bank (UK) Limited). 1971: The Cyprus Popular Bank Limited (now Laiki Bank) becomes an associated company. 1972: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation forms a merchant banking subsidiary, Wardley Limited (now called HSBC Investment Bank Asia Limited). Midland Bank acquires a shareholding in UBAF Bank Limited (now known as British Arab Commercial Bank Limited). 1974: Samuel Montagu becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Midland. 1978: The Saudi British Bank is established under local control to take over The British Bank of the Middle East's branches in Saudi Arabia. 1980: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation acquires 51'10 of New York State's Marine Midland Bank, N.A. (now called HSBC Bank USA), with a controlling interest in Concord Leasing. UK-based merchant bank Antony Gibbs becomes a wholly owned subsidiary. Midland acquires a controlling interest in leading German private bank Trinkaus & Burkhardt KGAA (now HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt KGAA). 1981: Hongkong Bank of Canada (now HSBC Bank Canada) is established in Vancouver. The Group acquires a controlling interest in Equator Holdings Limited. 1982: Egyptian British Bank S.A.E. is formed, with the Group holding a 40'/o interest. 1983: Marine Midland Bank acquires Carroll McEntee & McGinley (now HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.), a New York-based primary dealer in US government securities. 1986: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation establishes HongkongBank of Australia Limited (now HSBC Bank Australia Limited) and acquires James Capel & Co. Limited, a leading London-based international securities company. 1987: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation acquires the remaining shares of Marine Midland and a 14.9% equity interest in Midland Bank. 1991: HSBC Holdings is established; its shares are traded on the London and Hong Kong stock exchanges. 1992: HSBC Holdings purchases the remaining equity in Midland Bank. HSBC Investment Bank plc is formed. 1993: The HSBC Group's Head Office moves to London. Forward Trust Group Limited (now HSBC Asset Finance (UK) Limited), a Midland subsidiary, acquires Swan National Leasing, establishing the UK's third-largest vehicle contract hire company. 1994: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation is the first foreign bank to incorporate locally in Malaysia, forming Hongkong Bank Malaysia Berhad (now HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad). 1995: Wells Fargo & Co. and HSBC establish Wells Fargo HSBC Trade Bank, N.A. in California. 1997: HSBC and Wachovia Corporation of the United States form a non-equity alliance to market corporate financial services worldwide. Forward Trust acquires Eversholt (now HSBC Rail (UK) Limited), a rail rolling-stock leasing company and the largest owner of electric trains operating on the UK mainline network. Marine Midland Bank acquires First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Rochester in New York. The Group establishes a new subsidiary in Brazil, Banco HSBC Bamerindus S.A. (now HSBC Bank Brasil S.A.Banco M61tiplo), and acquires Roberts S.A. de Inversiones in Argentina (now HSBC Argentina Holdings S.A.). 1999: Shares in HSBC Holdings begin trading on a third stock exchange, New York. HSBC acquires Republic New York Corporation (now integrated with HSBC USA Inc.) and its sister company Safra Republic Holdings S.A. (now HSBC Republic Holdings (Luxembourg S.A.). Midland Bank acquires a 70.03% interest in Mid-Med Bank p.l.c. (now HSBC Bank Malta p.l.c.), Malta's largest commercial bank. 2000: HSBC and Merrill Lynch form a joint venture to launch the first international online banking and investment services company. HSBC acquires CCF (Cr&dlt Commercial de France), one of France's largest banks. Shares in HSBC Holdings are listed on a fourth stock exchange, in Paris. HSBC acquires Chase Manhattan's branches in Panama. The Group increases its shareholding in Egyptian British Bank S.A.E. from 40% to over 90%). PCIB Savings Bank in the Philippines is purchased and has been renamed HSBC Savings Bank (Philippines) Inc. 2001: Agreement is reached for HSBC to acquire Barclays Bank's branches and fund management company in Greece. CCF is chosen by the French government to acquire Banque Hervet, a regional bank in France. HSBC Finance (Brunei) Berhad signs an agreement to acquire IRB Finance Berhad, a finance company in Brunei. | ||||
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