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Shareholder information (continued)
Abbreviations
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
480
A
bbreviation Brief description
EU European Union
Euribor European Interbank Offered Rate
F
Fannie Mae Federal National Mortgage Association (US)
FCA Direction Undertaking originally with the Financial Services Authority (subsequently with the Financial Conduct Authority) to
comply with certain forward-looking obligations with respect to AML and sanctions requirements
FFVA Funding fair value adjustment estimation methodology on derivative contracts
First Direct A division of HSBC Bank plc
FPA Fixed pay allowance
FPC Financial Policy Committee (UK)
FRB Federal Reserve Board (US)
Freddie Mac Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (US)
FSB Financial Stability Board
FSVC Financial System Vulnerabilities Committee
FTE Full-time equivalent staff
FTSE Financial Times
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Stock Exchange index
FuM Funds under management
G
GAAP Generally accepted accounting principles
GAC Group Audit Committee
GB&M Global Banking and Markets, a global business
GDP Gross domestic product
GMB Group Management Board
GPB Global Private Banking, a global business
GPSP Group Performance Share Plan
GRC Group Risk Committee
Group HSBC Holdings together with its subsidiary undertakings
G-SIB1 Global systemically important bank
G-SII Global systemically important institution
H
Hang Seng Bank Hang Seng Bank Limited, one of Hong Kong’s largest banks
HK$ Hong Kong dollar
HKMA Hong Kong Monetary Authority
HNAH HSBC North America Holdings Inc.
Hong Kong Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
HSBC HSBC Holdings together with its subsidiary undertakings
HSBC Bank HSBC Bank plc
HSBC Bank Middle East HSBC Bank Middle East Limited
HSBC Bank USA HSBC Bank USA, N.A., HSBC’s retail bank in the US
HSBC Canada The sub-group, HSBC Bank Canada, HSBC Trust Company Canada, HSBC Mortgage Corporation Canada and HSBC
Securities Canada, consolidated for liquidity purposes
HSBC Finance HSBC Finance Corporation, the US consumer finance company (formerly Household International, Inc.)
HSBC France HSBC’s French banking subsidiary, formerly CCF S.A.
HSBC Holdings HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of HSBC
HSBC Premier HSBC’s premium personal global banking service
HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA, HSBC’s private bank in Switzerland
HSBC USA The sub-group, HSBC USA Inc (the holding company of HSBC Bank USA) and HSBC Bank USA, consolidated for
liquidity purposes
HSI HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
HSSL HSBC Securities Services (Luxembourg)
HTIE HSBC International Trust Services (Ireland) Limited
I
IAS International Accounting Standards
IASB International Accounting Standards Board
IFRSs International Financial Reporting Standards
Industrial Bank Industrial Bank Co. Limited, a national joint-stock bank in mainland China in which Hang Seng Bank Limited has a
shareholding
Investor Update The Investor Update in June 2015
IRB1 Internal ratings-based
ISDA International Swaps and Derivatives Association
K
KPMG KPMG Audit Plc and its affiliates