Banking

HSBC Holdings

Last edited by lenazun on November 25, 2009 - 1:18pm
Company Snapshot: 

HSBC Holdings plc is the world's largest financial group in terms of market capitalization. It was also rated the third largest company by Forbes 2000. HSBC Holdings was established in 1991 to act as the parent company to The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation based in Hong Kong. The group's head office is located in the HSBC Tower (8 Canada Square) by London's Canary Wharf. The group is named after its founding and largest member, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, a bank established in Hong Kong by Thomas Sutherland in 1865 to finance the growing trade between China and Europe.

Number of employees worldwide: 
312,000
Chief executive officer: 
Michael Geoghegan
Website: 
http://www.hsbc.com/
Global Fortune 500 rank: 
21
Net Income: 
$15.8 billion
Total revenue: 
$70.1 billion
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Fines

On May 27, 2007, NASD announced that it has fined New York's HSBC Brokerage (HBI) $250,000 for failure to have adequate systems in place to supervise government securities transactions to ensure best execution.

Financial information
Stock ticker symbol: 
LSE: HSBA, SEHK: 0005, NYSE: HBC, Euronext: HSBC, BSX: 1077223879
Fiscal year: 
2006
Fiscal year: 
2006