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- HSBC serves over 100 million personal customers and almost three million commercial customers across its Customer Groups and Global Businesses;
- HSBC has around 8,500 offices in 86 countries and territories;
- Shares in HSBC Holdings plc are held by over 220,000 shareholders in 119 countries and territories;
- HSBC was named the number one banking brand in 2008 by Brand Finance;
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Whilst HSBC's lead regulator is the Financial Services Authority in the United Kingdom, our businesses around the world are regulated and supervised by approximately 540 central banks and regulatory authorities;
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HSBC’s earnings are diversified geographically and by Customer Group:
Geographical Contribution* Europe 116.7% Hong Kong 58.7% Rest of Asia Pacific 69.5% Latin America 21.9% North America (166.8)%
Customer Group contribution* Commercial Banking 77.3% Global Banking and Markets 37.4% Personal Financial Services (117.9)% Private Banking 15.6% Other 87.6% (*Pre-tax profit for the full year ended 31 December 2008)
- The dividends paid in respect of 2008 totalled 4.6 billion pounds, the second highest of any bank in the world, and the third highest payment in the FTSE100.
Please note figures are rounded
Last update: 3 August 2009
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