HSBC Holdings plc is a British
multinational banking and financial services organisation headquartered in
London, United Kingdom. It was founded in London in 1991 by The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation to act as a new group holding company The origins
of the bank lie in Hong Kong and Shanghai, where branches were first opened in
1865. The HSBC name is derived from the initials of The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited.
It has around 7,200 offices in 85
countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South
America, and around 89 million customers. As of 31 December 2012 it had total
assets of $2.693 trillion, of which roughly half were in Europe, the Middle
East and Africa, and a quarter each in Asia-Pacific and the Americas. As of
2012, it was the world's largest bank in terms of assets and sixth-largest
public company, according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine.
HSBC is organised within four
business groups: Commercial Banking; Global Banking and Markets (investment
banking); Retail Banking and Wealth Management; and Global Private Banking.
HSBC has a primary listing on the
London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. As of 6 July
2012 it had a market capitalisation of £102.7 billion, the second-largest
company listed on the London Stock Exchange, after Royal Dutch Shell. It has secondary listings on the Hong Kong
Stock Exchange (where it is a constituent of the Hang Seng Index), the New York
Stock Exchange, Euronext Paris and the Bermuda Stock Exchange.
HSBC is one of the largest
banking and financial services group in the world, with a network which spans
across 85 countries and diverse 296,000 work force all over the world.
Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, HSBC seek to find the world's
potentials through 7,200 offices in both established and emerging markets. HSBC
is acknowledged as the world's leading international bank.
HSBC has a very long history in Indonesia. It has been operating in Indonesia since 1884 in Jakarta (formerly known as Batavia). It initially served the important sugar trade and then expanded to Semarang and Surabaya. However, the bank faced obstacles along the way as the bank was forced to close operation during World War II and in the mid 1960s. However, HSBC was granted with a new banking license in 1968, and the bank has remain steady ever since. Now HSBC served its customer in Indonesia through 49 branches in 6 major cities across Indonesia, namely Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya, Batam and Medan. Our services is supported by more than 3,000 employees, today HSBC Indonesia has grown into Indonesia's leading international bank, offering wide range of services in retail banking and wealth management, corporate and investment banking, institutional banking, treasury capital markets and Syariah banking services.
The recognition of recent achievements by HSBC Indonesia in 2011 include FinanceAsia's Best Foreign Commercial Bank, Trade Finance Magazine's Best Foreign International Trade Bank, Asiamoney's Deal of the Year, Euromoney Best Sukuk Deal - Republic of Indonesia USD Global Sukuk, Deal of the Year- Axis World, Most Valuable Banking brand in the world by Forbes Global, 1st Rank in Euromoney FX Survey, Bisnis Indonesia Banking Efficiency Award as well as Indonesia's Sustainable Business Award 2012 and Indonesia Green Awards which reflects HSBC's commitment in local community sustainable activities.
HSBC has a very long history in Indonesia. It has been operating in Indonesia since 1884 in Jakarta (formerly known as Batavia). It initially served the important sugar trade and then expanded to Semarang and Surabaya. However, the bank faced obstacles along the way as the bank was forced to close operation during World War II and in the mid 1960s. However, HSBC was granted with a new banking license in 1968, and the bank has remain steady ever since. Now HSBC served its customer in Indonesia through 49 branches in 6 major cities across Indonesia, namely Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya, Batam and Medan. Our services is supported by more than 3,000 employees, today HSBC Indonesia has grown into Indonesia's leading international bank, offering wide range of services in retail banking and wealth management, corporate and investment banking, institutional banking, treasury capital markets and Syariah banking services.
The recognition of recent achievements by HSBC Indonesia in 2011 include FinanceAsia's Best Foreign Commercial Bank, Trade Finance Magazine's Best Foreign International Trade Bank, Asiamoney's Deal of the Year, Euromoney Best Sukuk Deal - Republic of Indonesia USD Global Sukuk, Deal of the Year- Axis World, Most Valuable Banking brand in the world by Forbes Global, 1st Rank in Euromoney FX Survey, Bisnis Indonesia Banking Efficiency Award as well as Indonesia's Sustainable Business Award 2012 and Indonesia Green Awards which reflects HSBC's commitment in local community sustainable activities.