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HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Glossary (continued)
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Abbreviations used Brief description
HELoC Home equity lines of credit
HFC HFC Bank Limited, the UK-based consumer finance business acquired through the
acquisition by HSBC of HSBC Finance
HKMA Hong Kong Monetary Authority
HKSE The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
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 Brazil HSBC Bank Brasil S.A.–Banco Múltiplo, HSBC’s retail banking operation in Brazil,
formerly Banco Bamerindus do Brasil S.A.
HSBC Bank China HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited, HSBC’s banking subsidiary in mainland China
which was incorporated in March 2007
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. From 1 July 2004, HSBC Bank USA, N.A. (formerly
HSBC Bank USA, Inc.)
HSBC Direct HSBC’s online banking and savings proposition
HSBC Finance HSBC Finance Corporation, the US consumer finance company acquired in March 2003
(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 (formerly HSBC
Republic Bank (Suisse) S.A.)
IAS International Accounting Standard
IASB International Accounting Standards Board
IFRSs International Financial Reporting Standards
IFRIC International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee
Industrial Bank Industrial Bank Co. Limited, a national joint-stock bank in mainland China of which
Hang Seng currently has a 12.78 per cent interest
IPO Initial public offering
IRB Internal ratings-based approach to implementing Basel II
Key management personnel Directors and Group Managing Directors of HSBC Holdings
KPI Key performance indicator
KPMG KPMG Audit Plc and its affiliates
LIBOR London Interbank Offer Rate
Losango Losango Promoções e Vendas Ltda, the Brazilian consumer finance company acquired
in December 2003
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
MasterCard MasterCard Inc.
Mazarin Mazarin Funding Limited, an asset-backed CP conduit
MBS US mortgage-backed security
Metrovacesa Metrovacesa, S.A.