circumstances whereby banks may be held liable for issuing negligent advice as well as the evolution of such finding of liability. Factors underpinning courts’ decisions vis-à-vis this issue shall also be identified. In the concluding portions‚ recommendations shall likewise be provided as to how courts should apply this doctrine in order to effectuate its purpose. II. The Nature of Bank-Customer Relationship: What is the reckoning point? It is essential to identify at what point the banker-customer
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The HSBC Money-Laundering Scandal Case Facts HSBC is one of the largest financial institutions in the world‚ with assets over $2.5 trillion‚ 89 million customers‚ 220‚000 shareholders‚ operations/affiliates in 85 countries‚ and 2011 profits of nearly $22 billion (HSBC‚ 2011a). Drawing upon evidence revealed following a year-long investigation into HSBC (Levin et al.‚ 2012)‚ seven areas of case fact illustrating key anti-money laundering (AML) and terrorist financing problems can be seen including:
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REPORT ON HSBC History of HSBC HSBC ( Hongkong Shangahai and Banking corporation) is among the largest banks in the world. It came into being in the year 1865 to enhance the growing trade between India‚ China and Europe. The idea of forming the bank came from the mind of Thomas Sutherland who had envisioned the growing demand of banking facilities in Chinese market and consequently the bank was opened in 1865 in Honkong and Shangahai. Very soon the bank had opened up branches around the world
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FINANCIAL SERVICES UK Banks: Performance Benchmarking Report Full Year Results 2012 kpmg.co.uk/banking Basis of preparation This report summarises the 2012 full year results of Barclays‚ HSBC‚ Lloyds Banking Group (Lloyds)‚ Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Standard Chartered1. Whilst progressively more information has been given in results announcements in recent years‚ not all statutory accounts or Pillar 3 reports have been published at the date of this report‚ and therefore analysis
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1) What problem did HSBC face in this case? What management‚ technology‚ and organization factors were responsible for the problem? Did HSBC management correctly identify the problem? HSBC Holding‚ with headquarters in London‚ is one of the world’s biggest and most successful banks. Like many others‚ the bank ran into problems during the global financial crisis of the late 2000s due in large part to its heavy exposure to the U.S. subprime mortgage market. HSBC not only originated mortgages‚ but
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HSBC is known as the “World’s local bank”. Originally called the HongKong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited‚ HSBC was established in 1865 to finance the growing trade between China and the United Kingdom. HSBC is now the second largest bank in the world‚ serving 100 million customers through 9‚500 branches in 79 countries. The company is organized by business line (personal financial services; customer finance; commercial banking; corporate investment banking and markets; private banking)
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Here are the strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities and threats of HSBC‚ "The World’s Local Bank." Strengths-- *International Finance. Since HSBC is a multinational company itself‚ it is well-qualified to advise other companies on aspects of international business. With offices around the world‚ for the cosmopolitan client‚ HSBC often cannot be beaten in this area. HSBC knows how to succeed in M&A and organic and effective growth-- it was mostly an Asian bank until it took over a UK
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Swot Analysis Of Hsbc SWOT Analysis of HSBC: Strengths: 1. Size: World’s largest (based on a composite score‚ Forbes) and most profitable banking corporation 2. Highest international presence: 128 mn customers worldwide 3. London & NY listing: Prestige and visibility. Access to UK and US capital markets for future capital raising. 4. Diversified approach - both geographically and on basis of customer group Weaknesses: 1. Branding: HSBC setup banks under different names (Hong Kong Bank
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the world. The vision of MetLife‚ Inc is - to build financial freedom for everyone‚ which I liked the most. As a leading organization‚ MetLife is committed to their customers to be trustworthy and I wish to be a part of that. HSBC Holdings plc (commonly known as HSBC) is a British multinational banking
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1. What have been the key success factors for HSBC? Ans. HSBC was established in 1865 to finance the growing trade between China and UK. Being an early starter to penetrate into this geography‚ HSBC was able to fully utilize the untapped business potential available and thereby capture a huge chunk of the market. Despite growing in almost 80 countries al over the world‚ HSBC has been successful in positioning itself in ‘World’s local bank’. As the bank constantly works hard to
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