HSBC 2007 Annual Report Download - page 470

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Index
468
Accounting
developments (future) 345
policies (critical) 132
policies (significant) 347
requirements in UK and Hong Kong 452
Accounts
approval 452
basis of preparation 16, 344
Annual General Meeting 321, 456
Areas of special interest 216, 257
Assets
by customer group 16, 393
by geographical region 36, 387
charged as security 436
deployment 161
held in custody and under administration 162
intangible 411
other 416
trading 161, 397
Associates and joint ventures
interests in 362, 407
share of profit in 159
Audit committee (Group) 301
Auditors’ remuneration 377
Auditors’ Report 334
Balance sheet
average 164
consolidated 338
data 3, 17, 21, 26, 28, 31, 33, 43, 56, 59, 69,
75, 88, 92, 107, 111, 123
HSBC Holdings 341
Basel II 284, 288
Borrowings (short-term) 177
Business highlights 17, 21, 25, 28
Business performance review
Europe 44, 50
Hong Kong 60, 64
Latin America 112, 117
North America 93, 99
Rest of Asia-Pacific 76, 82
Calendar (dividends) 453, 454
Capital
management and allocation 282
return on invested capital 1
structure (Basel I) 286, (Basel II) 288
Capital and performance ratios 2
Cash flow
accounting policy 361
consolidated statement 340
HSBC Holdings 343
notes 444
payable under financial liabilities 244
projected scenario analysis 246
Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking
statements 4
Certificates of deposit and other time deposits
(maturity analysis) 182
Collateral and credit enhancements 200, 228
Commercial Banking
business highlights 21
performance in Europe 46, 52
performance in Hong Kong 62, 65
performance in Latin America 115, 120
performance in North America 97, 103
performance in Rest of Asia-Pacific 78, 84
products and services 127
strategic direction 21
Committees (board) 300
Communication with shareholders 320
Community involvement 319
Competitive environment 37
Conduits 188
Constant currency 131
Contents inside front cover, 10, 131, 192, 289, 322,
336, 453
Contingent liabilities and contractual
commitments 445
Contractual obligations 178
Corporate governance
codes 299
report 289
Corporate sustainability 318
committee 304
reporting 320
Cost efficiency ratio 1, 159
Credit coverage ratios 2
Credit exposure 203
Credit quality of loans and advances 201, 223
Credit risk
management thereof 198
insurance 275
Critical accounting policies 132
Cross-border exposures 203, 222
Customer accounts 43, 59, 74, 91, 110
Customer groups and global businesses 16, 33
Daily distribution of revenues 250
Dealings in HSBC Holdings plc shares 321
Debt securities in issue 418
accounting policy 361
rating agency designation 215
Defined terms inside front cover
Deposits
average balances and average rates 180
Derivatives 399
accounting policy 353
Directors
biographies 289
board of directors 295
emoluments 329, 376
interests 306
non-executive 328
other directorships 328
pensions 330
remuneration (executive) 322
responsibilities (statement of) 333
service contracts 328
share plans 330
Dividends 1, 320, 386, 453, 454
Donations 320
Earnings per share 1, 386
Economic briefing
Europe 44, 49