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Overview Operating & Financial Review Governance Financial Statements Shareholder Information
Abbreviation Brief description
H
Hang Seng Bank Hang Seng Bank Limited, one of Hong Kong’s largest banks
HELoC1 Home equity lines of credit
HFC HFC Bank Limited, the UK-based consumer finance business acquired through the acquisition by HSBC
of HSBC Finance
HIBOR Hong Kong Interbank Offer Rate
HNAH HSBC North American Holdings Inc.
Hong Kong The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
HSBC HSBC Holdings together with its subsidiary undertakings
HSBC Assurances HSBC Assurances, comprising Erisa S.A., the French life insurer, and Erisa I.A.R.D., the property and
casualty insurer (together, formerly Erisa)
HSBC Bank HSBC Bank plc, formerly Midland Bank plc
HSBC Bank Argentina HSBC Bank Argentina S.A.
HSBC Bank Bermuda HSBC Bank Bermuda Limited formerly The Bank of Bermuda Limited
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 Panama HSBC Bank (Panama) S.A., formerly Grupo Banistmo S.A.
HSBC Bank USA HSBC’s retail bank in the US, HSBC Bank USA, N.A. (formerly HSBC Bank USA, Inc.)
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 Mexico HSBC México S.A., the commercial banking subsidiary of Grupo Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V.
HSBC Premier HSBC’s premium global banking service
HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) S.A., HSBC’s private bank in Switzerland
I
IAS International Accounting Standard
IASB International Accounting Standards Board
IFRIC International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee
IFRSs International Financial Reporting Standards
Industrial Bank Industrial Bank Co. Limited, a national joint-stock bank in mainland China held by Hang Seng Bank
IPO Initial public offering
IRB1 Internal ratings-based
K
KPI Key performance indicator
KPMG KPMG Audit Plc and its affiliates
L
LGD1 Loss given default
LIBOR London Interbank Offer Rate
Losango Losango Promoções e Vendas Ltda, the Brazilian consumer finance company
M
M&S Money Marks and Spencer Retail Financial Services Holdings Limited
Madoff Securities Bernard L Madoff Investment Securities LLC
Mainland China People’s Republic of China excluding Hong Kong
Malachite Malachite Funding Limited, a term funding vehicle
Mazarin Mazarin Funding Limited, an asset-backed CP conduit
MBS1 US mortgage-backed security
Monoline1 Monoline insurance company
MSCI Morgan Stanley Capital International index
N
NYSE New York Stock Exchange
O
OFAC Office of Foreign Asset Control
OTC1 Over-the-counter
P
PD1 Probability of default
Performance Shares Awards of HSBC Holdings ordinary shares under employee share plans that are subject to corporate
performance conditions
PFS Personal Financial Services, a customer group
Ping An Insurance Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Limited, the second-largest life insurer in the PRC
PPI Payment protection insurance product
PRC People’s Republic of China
Premier See HSBC Premier
PVIF Present value of in-force long-term insurance business