We are the world's local bank.

Headquartered in London, HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world. HSBC's international network comprises around 7,500 offices in 87 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. With listings on the London, Hong Kong, New York, Paris and Bermuda stock exchanges, shares in HSBC Holdings plc are held by over 221,000 shareholders in 127 countries and territories. The shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of American Depositary Receipts. HSBC provides a comprehensive range of financial services to around 95 million customers through four customer groups and global businesses: Personal Financial Services (including consumer finance); Commercial Banking; Global Banking and Markets; and Global Private Banking.

Founder of HSBC

Sir Thomas Sutherland (1834 1922)

Main Building of HSBC

History of HSBC

HSBC is named after its founding member, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, which was established in 1865 to finance the growing trade between Europe, India and China. The inspiration behind the founding of the bank was Thomas Sutherland, a Scot who was then working for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. He realised that there was considerable demand for local banking facilities in Hong Kong and on the China coast and he helped to establish the bank which opened in Hong Kong in March 1865 and in Shanghai a month later. Soon after its formation the bank began opening branches to expand the services it could offer customers. Although that network reached as far as Europe and North America, the emphasis was on building up representation in China and the rest of the Asia-Pacific region. HSBC was a pioneer of modern banking practices in a number of countries - for instance, in 1888 it was the first bank to be established in Thailand, where it printed the countrys first banknotes. By the end of the century, after a strong period of growth and success under the leadership of Thomas Jackson (chief manager for most of that period from 1876 to 1902), the bank was the foremost financial institution in Asia. The twentieth century saw challenges and change for HSBC. In the early years of the twentieth century, HSBC widened the scope of its activities in the East. It became increasingly involved in the issuing of loans to national governments, especially in China, to finance modernization and internal infrastructure projects such as railway building. The First World War brought disruption and dislocation to many businesses but the 1920s saw a return to prosperity in the East as new industries were developed and trade in commodities such as rubber and tin soared. The bank's new head office in Hong Kong (1935) and the new buildings at major branches such as Bangkok (1921), Manila (1922) and Shanghai (1923) reflected this confidence. The 1930s ushered in an era of uncertainty with economic recession and political turmoil in the many of the bank's markets. In the Second World War, the majority of the bank's staff in the East became prisoners of war as the enemy advanced through Asia. The bank survived under the new leadership

of Arthur Morse, and through its prudent policy of building up large reserves in peace time. At the end of the War, HSBC took on a key role in the reconstruction of the Hong Kong economy. Its support for the skills of newcomers to Hong Kong was especially vital to the upsurge in manufacturing in this period. In the later years of the twentieth century HSBC moved from an important regional bank to one of the world's leading financial services organizations. This transition was achieved by a number of steps. By the late 1970s HSBC's management had conceived the strategy of the 'three legged stool' with the legs of the stool representing the three markets of the Asia Pacific region, the US and the UK. In the 1980s, the purchase of Marine Midland Bank in the US represented the acquisition of the second leg of the stool. HSBC then sought a similar purchase in the UK. The initial target was the Royal Bank of Scotland but after this acquisition failed, attention turned to Midland Bank and a 14.9% stake was taken in 1987. After creating a new holding company, HSBC Holdings plc in 1991, HSBC then made a recommended offer for full ownership of Midland in July 1992. The third leg was in place. As a result of the formation of the new holding company and the acquisition of Midland Bank, HSBC became headquartered in London.

Board of Director

D J Flint, CBE, Group Chairman

Stuart T Gulliver Group chief executive

S a Catz resident of Oracle Corporation

L M L Cha, Non-executive Deputy Chairman of HSBC

M K T Cheung, GBS, OBE Non-executive chairman

J D CoombeNon-executive chairman

A A Flockhart, CBE Chairman

J W J Hughes-Hallett, SBS chairman

Services of HSBC

Personal Secured Credit

Smart Savers Plan

Home Loan

Export Services

Import Services

Personal Internet Banking

24 Hours Banking Service

Branches of HSBC in Bangladesh:

Dhaka Main Office Dhanmondi Office Gulshan Office Amanah Office Motijheel Office Uttara Office Banani Office Chittagong Office GEC Office Sylhet Office

Financial Statement of HSBC: