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Overview Operating & Financial Review Corporate Governance Financial Statements Shareholder Information
Glossary
Abbreviation Brief description
A
ABS1 Asset-backed security
ADR American Depositary Receipt
ADS American Depositary Share
Advance HSBC Advance, a global banking proposition for the mass-affluent segment of customers
ALCO Asset and Liability Committee
AML Anti-money laundering
ARM Adjustable-rate mortgage
ATM Automated teller machine
B
Bao Viet BaoViet Holdings, an insurance and financial services company in Vietnam
Barion Barion Funding Limited, a term funding vehicle
Basel Committee Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
Basel I 1988 Basel Capital Accord
Basel II1 2006 Basel Capital Accord
Basel III1 Basel Committee’s reforms to strengthen global capital and liquidity rules
BBA British Bankers’ Association
BoCom Bank of Communications Co., Limited, mainland China’s fourth largest bank by market capitalisation
Bps Basis points. One basis point is equal to one hundredth of a percentage point
Brazilian operations HSBC Bank Brasil S.A.–Banco Múltiplo and subsidiaries, plus HSBC Serviços e Participações Limitada
C
CARD Act Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act, US
CD Certificate of deposit
CDS1 Credit default swap
CDO1 Collateralised debt obligation
CDPC Credit derivative product companies
CGU Cash-generating unit
CMB Commercial Banking, a global business
CML Consumer and Mortgage Lending portfolio in the US, comprising Consumer Lending and Mortgage
Services business in run-off
CP1 Commercial paper
CPI Consumer price index
CRR1 Customer risk rating
CVA Credit valuation adjustment
D
Dodd-Frank The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act
DPF Discretionary participation feature of insurance and investment contracts
DVA Debit valuation adjustment
E
EBA European Banking Authority
EL Expected loss
EPS Earnings per share
EU European Union
F
Fannie Mae Federal National Mortgage Association, US
Freddie Mac Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, US
FSA Financial Services Authority (UK)
FTSE Financial Times – Stock Exchange index
G
G20 Leaders, Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the Group of Twenty
GB&M Global Banking and Markets, a global business
GDP Gross domestic product
Ginnie Mae Government National Mortgage Association, US
Global Markets HSBC’s treasury and capital markets services in Global Banking and Markets
GMB Group Management Board
GPB Global Private Banking
GPSP Group Performance Share Plan (which is part of the HSBC Share Plan 2011)
Group HSBC Holdings together with its subsidiary undertakings
G-SIB Global Systemically Important Bank