Hong Kong AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED THE
HSBC Holdings plc (Chinese: 滙豐; initialism from its founding member The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) is a British universal bank and financial services group headquartered in London, England, with historical and business links to East Asia and a multinational footprint. It is the largest Europe-based bank by total assets under management (AUM), ahead of BNP Paribas, with US$3.098 trillion as of September 2024. Also putting it as the 7th largest bank in the world by AUM behind Bank of America, and the 3rd largest non-state owned bank in the world.[7]
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About Hong Kong AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED THE
- Company typePublic
- IndustryFinancial services
- FoundedFirst established on 3 March 1865 ; 159 years ago ( 1865-03-03 ) in British Hong Kong [ 1 ] (as The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank ) First incorporated on 14 August 1866 ; 158 years ago ( 1866-08-14 ) [ 2 ] (as The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation ) 25 March 1991 ; 33 years ago ( 1991-03-25 ) [ 1 ] [ 3 ] in London (as HSBC Holdings plc , as parent holding company to the entity in Hong Kong now as a subsidiary)
- Headquarters8 Canada Square , London , England , United Kingdom
- Key peopleSir Mark Tucker ( group chairman ) Georges Elhedery ( Group Chief Executive )
- ProductsAsset management Banking Commodities Credit cards Equities trading Insurance Investment banking Investment management Mortgage loans Mutual funds Exchange-traded funds Index funds Private equity Securities services Risk management Wealth management
- RevenueUS$ 62.611 billion (2023) [ 4 ]
- Number of employees221,000 (2025) [ 5 ]
- Websitehsbc .com
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