History

HSBC Holdings plc was founded in London in 1991 by The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation to act as a new group holding company and to enable the acquisition of UKbased Midland Bank.

The origins of the bank lie in Hong Kong and Shanghai, where branches were first opened in 1865.
Today, HSBC remains the largest bank in Hong Kong. Expansion in mainland China, where it is now the largest international bank, has returned it to that part of its roots.

Introduction
HSBC Holdings plc - headquartered in Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom. The world's second-largest banking and financial services group.

Second-largest public company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine.

Around 7,500 offices in 87 countries and territories and around 100 million customers. As of 30 June 2010, total assets of $2.418 trillion.

Introduction
HSBC's primary listing is on the London Stock Exchange. It has secondary listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, Euronext Paris and the Bermuda Stock Exchange.
As of August 2010, it was the largest company listed on the London Stock Exchange, with a market capitalization of 115.8 billion.

CA. Naina Lal Kidwai , the Group General Manager and Country Head of the HSBC Group in India.

Business units
Commercial Banking
Global Banking and Markets (investment banking)

Personal Financial Services (retail banking)

Private Banking.

Business units
Commercial Banking
Global Banking and Markets (investment banking)

Personal Financial Services (retail banking)

Private Banking.

Business units
Personal Financial Services (retail banking) Retail Banking and Wealth Management was previously referred to as Personal Financial Services. This rename was announced during HSBC's 2011 Investor Day. HSBC provides more than 100 million customers worldwide with a full range of personal financial services, including current and savings accounts, mortgage loans, car financing, insurance, credit cards, loans, pensions and investments

Business units
Commercial Banking HSBC provides financial services to small, medium-sized and middlemarket enterprises. The group has more than 3 million of such customers, including sole proprietors, partnerships, clubs and associations, incorporated businesses and publicly quoted companies.

Business units
Global banking and Market Global Banking and Markets is the investment banking arm of HSBC.

It provides investment banking and financing solutions for corporate and institutional clients, including corporate banking, investment banking, trade services, payments and cash management, and leveraged acquisition finance.
It provides services in credit and rates, foreign exchange, money markets and securities services, in addition to asset management services.

Business units
Private banking HSBC Private Bank, together with the private banking activities of HSBC Trinkaus, known collectively as Group Private Banking, provides services to high net worth individuals and their families through 93 locations in some 42 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. As of December 2007, profits before tax were US$1,511 million and combined client assets under management were US$494 billion.

In September 2008, HSBC announced that it would combine its two Swiss private banks under one brand name in 2009, with HSBC Guyerzeller and HSBC Private Bank to be merged into one legal entity

Merger and Acquisitions

1997 - Banco Bamerindus of Brazil for $1bn 1997 - Roberts SA de Inversiones of Argentina for $600m. 1980 - 51% shareholding in Marine Midland Bank of US, which it extended to full ownership in 1987. 1999 - HSBC continued its US acquisitions with the purchase of Republic National Bank of New York for $10.3bn. 2000 - Crdit Commercial de France, a large French bank for 6.6bn.

Merger and Acquisitions

2001 - Bought Demirbank, an insolvent Turkish bank. 2002 - HSBC USA, Inc., through a new subsidiary, Wealth and Tax Advisory Services USA Inc. (WTAS), portion of Andersen's tax practice. 2002 - Grupo Financiero Bital, SA de CV, Mexico's third largest retail bank for $1.1bn. 2003 HSBC bought Polski Kredyt Bank SA of Poland for $7.8m.

Merger and Acquisitions

2004 - 19.9% of the Bank of Communications of Shanghai and Marks & Spencer Retail Financial Services Holdings Ltd for 763m 2005 - Metris Inc, a US credit card issuer for $1.6bn and 70.1% of Dar Es Salaam Investment Bank of Iraq. 2006 - 90 branches in Argentina of Banca Nazionale del Lavoro for $155m. 2007 - The Chinese Bank in Taiwan. 2008 - IL&FS Investment, an Indian retail broking firm

Sponsorship
HSBC World Match Play Championship, HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship (now defunct), HSBC Champions and HSBC Women's Champions. In football HSBC sponsors French club AS Monaco and Mexican club C.F. Pachuca. Rugby league, HSBC sponsors Telford Raiders in the Rugby League Conference.

In Australia, HSBC sponsors the New South Wales Waratahs rugby team in the Super 15 rugby union competition, as well as the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Sponsorship
HSBC World Match Play Championship, HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship (now defunct), HSBC Champions and HSBC Women's Champions. In football HSBC sponsors French club AS Monaco and Mexican club C.F. Pachuca. Rugby league, HSBC sponsors Telford Raiders in the Rugby League Conference.

In Australia, HSBC sponsors the New South Wales Waratahs rugby team in the Super 15 rugby union competition, as well as the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Working with HSBC

HSBC is an equal opportunities employer. No discrimination on grounds of age, gender, colour, race, ethnicity, language, caste, creed, economic or social status or disability. Being Diversity is central to HSBCs brand image and is an integral part of our managing for growth and people strategies. Diversity initiatives and programmes are driven by our Diversity Committee which comprises senior executives from across the company.

Working with HSBC

Gender A number of affirmative actions have been taken by the bank, and will continue to be taken, to support gender diversity. These include maternity, paternity and adoption leave, flexible working hours, late night transportation and much more.

Disability Certain categories of job have been identified as suitable for physically challenged individuals, such as phone banking operators in our call centers (for movement impaired only); data processing staff (for movement and hearing impaired); telephone operators in HSBC pan India (for visually impaired).

Working with HSBC

Underprivileged We categorise underprivileged as being orphans and destitute individuals. We assist these individuals by tying up with NGOs such as Future Hope and SOS Children's Villages to provide short-term training internships. The internships are targeted at those graduates who will gain most from exposure to the banking industry. After their training, they are eligible to apply to join the bank (or any other entity) on a temporary or full-time basis and will be considered for employment based on merit and availability of suitable vacancies. Affirmative Action HSBC India has signed the Confederation of Indian Industrys and ASSOCHAMs Code of Conduct for Affirmative Action, which comprises of the following guiding principles:

Recruitment process at HSBC contact: andreadsilva@hsbc.co.in