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Abbreviations used Brief description
Hang Seng Bank Hang Seng Bank Limited, the second largest bank in Hong Kong by
market capitalisation
HFC Bank HFC Bank Limited, the UK-based consumer finance business acquired
through the acquisition by HSBC of HSBC Finance Corporation
HKMA The Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Hong Kong Model Code Rules governing the listing of securities on the HKSE
HKSE The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
Hong Kong The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic
of China
Hong Kong GAAP Hong Kong Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
HNAH HSBC North America Holdings Inc, the bank holding company formed
on 1 January 2004 to hold all of HSBC’s North America operations
HSBC HSBC Holdings together with its subsidiary undertakings
HSBC Bank HSBC Bank plc, formerly Midland Bank plc
HSBC Bank Argentina HSBC Bank Argentina S.A.
HSBC Bank Brazil HSBC Bank Brasil S.A.-Banco Múltiplo, HSBC’s retail banking
operation in Brazil, formerly Banco Bamerindus do Brasil S.A.
HSBC Bank Delaware HSBC Trust Company (Delaware), N.A., a US nationally chartered bank
restricted to trust activities
HSBC Bank Malaysia HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad
HSBC Bank Middle East HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, formerly The British Bank of the
Middle East
HSBC Bank Nevada HSBC Bank Nevada, NA, (formerly Household Bank (SB), N.A.) a
nationally chartered ‘credit card bank’ in the US which is a subsidiary
of HSBC Finance Corporation
HSBC Bank USA HSBC’s retail bank in the US. From 1 July 2004, HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
(formerly HSBC Bank USA, Inc.)
HSBC Finance HSBC Finance Corporation, the US consumer finance company
acquired in March 2003 (formerly Household International, Inc.)
HSBC France HSBC’s French banking subsidiary, whose name was changed from CCF
S.A. (previously Crédit Commercial de France S.A.) in 2005
HSBC Holdings HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of HSBC
HSBC Mexico HSBC México S.A., the commercial banking subsidiary of Grupo
Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V. and the fifth-largest bank in Mexico by
deposits and assets
HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) S.A., HSBC’s private bank in Switzerland
(formerly HSBC Republic Bank (Suisse) S.A.)
IAS International Accounting Standard
IFRSs International Financial Reporting Standards
IFRIC International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee
IGU Income generating unit
Industrial Bank Industrial Bank Co. Limited, a national joint-stock bank in China of
which Hang Seng acquired a 15.98 per cent interest in 2004
IPO Initial public offering
Key Management Personnel Directors and Group Managing Directors of HSBC Holdings
KPMG KPMG Audit plc and its affiliates
Losango Losango Promotora de Vendas Limitada, the Brazilian consumer finance
company acquired in December 2003
Mainland China People’s Republic of China excluding Hong Kong
Metris Metris Companies Inc., US credit card issuer acquired in December 2005
M&S Money Marks and Spencer Retail Financial Services Holdings Limited, acquired
by HSBC in November 2004
MMEs Middle market enterprises
MSCI Morgan Stanley Capital International index
MSRs Mortgage servicing rights