Annual Review Show Major International Network Comprises Some 6,500 Offices in Developments in the HSBC Group Last Year
The HSBC Group Headquartered in London, HSBC Holdings plc is one Illustrative Theme of the largest banking and financial services Managing for Value organisations in the world. The HSBC Group’s The photographs in this Annual Review show major international network comprises some 6,500 offices in developments in the HSBC Group last year. They illustrate 79 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia- the progress we have made in implementing our five-year strategic plan, ‘Managing for Value’, launched in 1998. Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. The picture spreads are grouped around these initiatives. They reflect the breadth and scope of our operations, and With listings on the London, Hong Kong, New our international character. York and Paris stock exchanges, shares in HSBC Building our ‘wealth management’ (personal financial Holdings plc are held by around 190,000 shareholders services) business is a cornerstone of our plan. It was seen in in some 100 countries and territories. The shares are our acquisitions during 2000, notably CCF, and in the launch traded on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of our first truly global service for personal customers, HSBC Premier. To provide essential back office support, we of American Depositary Receipts. invested more resources in the global processing of banking operations. We focused on e-business to bring customers a Through a global network linked by advanced range of new services via new delivery channels, such as technology, including a rapidly growing e-commerce internet and mobile phone banking. We joined forces with capability, HSBC provides a comprehensive range of Merrill Lynch in a joint venture offering online investment and banking services.
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