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HSBC Holdings plc is a public limited company incorporated in England and Wales, headquartered in London. As of 2008, it is both the world's largest banking group and the world's largest company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine. The group was founded from The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the acronym of which led to the current name. Today, whilst Hong Kong still continues to be a significant source of income for the group, no single geographical area dominates earnings. Recent acquisitions and expansion in China are returning HSBC to part of its roots. HSBC is Europe's biggest bank and has an enormous operational base in Asia and significant lending, investment, and insurance activities around the world. The company has a global reach and financial fundamentals matched by few other banking or financial multinationals.

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Hassan Nemazee, center, leaves federal court with his attorney Paul Schectman, rear, after pleading guilty to a $292 million bank-fraud scheme in New York, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Nemazee, the Chairman and CEO of Nemazee Capital Corporation, has been charged with defrauding Bank of America, Citibank, and HSBC in loan proceeds. He was the national finance chairman for Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign. He later raised money for President Barack Obama.

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Hassan Nemazee, center, leaves federal court with his attorney Paul Schectman, rear, after pleading guilty to a $292 million bank-fraud scheme in New York, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Nemazee, the Chairman and CEO of Nemazee Capital Corporation, has been charged with defrauding Bank of America, Citibank, and HSBC in loan proceeds. He was the national finance chairman for Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign. He later raised money for President Barack Obama.

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Hassan Nemazee, right, leaves federal court with his attorney Paul Schectman after pleading guilty to a $292 million bank-fraud scheme in New York, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Nemazee, the Chairman and CEO of Nemazee Capital Corporation, has been charged with defrauding Bank of America, Citibank, and HSBC in loan proceeds. He was the national finance chairman for Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign. He later raised money for President Barack Obama.

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Hassan Nemazee, right, leaves federal court with his attorney Paul Schectman after pleading guilty to a $292 million bank-fraud scheme in New York, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Nemazee, the Chairman and CEO of Nemazee Capital Corporation, has been charged with defrauding Bank of America, Citibank, and HSBC in loan proceeds. He was the national finance chairman for Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign. He later raised money for President Barack Obama.

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LONDON - FEBRUARY 15: A skyscraper occupied by HSBC bank is seen between two skyscrapers in Canary Wharf on February 15, 2010 in London, England. As the UK gears up for one of the most hotly contested general elections in recent history it is expected that that the economy, immigration, the NHS and education are likely to form the basis of many of the debates.

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LONDON - FEBRUARY 15: A skyscraper occupied by HSBC bank is seen between two skyscrapers in Canary Wharf on February 15, 2010 in London, England. As the UK gears up for one of the most hotly contested general elections in recent history it is expected that that the economy, immigration, the NHS and education are likely to form the basis of many of the debates.

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 01: Colin Montgomerie of Scotland in a portrait study at an interview during the Colin Montgomerie HSBC Golf Day at the Montgomerie Dubai on February 1, 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 01: Colin Montgomerie of Scotland in a portrait study at an interview during the Colin Montgomerie HSBC Golf Day at the Montgomerie Dubai on February 1, 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 01: Colin Montgomerie of Scotland in a portrait study at an interview during the Colin Montgomerie HSBC Golf Day at the Montgomerie Dubai on February 1, 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 01: Colin Montgomerie of Scotland in a portrait study at an interview during the Colin Montgomerie HSBC Golf Day at the Montgomerie Dubai on February 1, 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 01: Colin Montgomerie of Scotland in a portrait study at an interview during the Colin Montgomerie HSBC Golf Day at the Montgomerie Dubai on February 1, 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 01: Colin Montgomerie of Scotland in a portrait study at an interview during the Colin Montgomerie HSBC Golf Day at the Montgomerie Dubai on February 1, 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 01: Colin Montgomerie of Scotland in a portrait study at an interview during the Colin Montgomerie HSBC Golf Day at the Montgomerie Dubai on February 1, 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 01: Colin Montgomerie of Scotland in a portrait study at an interview during the Colin Montgomerie HSBC Golf Day at the Montgomerie Dubai on February 1, 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 01: Colin Montgomerie of Scotland in a portrait study at an interview during the Colin Montgomerie HSBC Golf Day at the Montgomerie Dubai on February 1, 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 01: Colin Montgomerie of Scotland in a portrait study at an interview during the Colin Montgomerie HSBC Golf Day at the Montgomerie Dubai on February 1, 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Hassan Nemazee, center, leaves federal court with his attorney Paul Schectman, rear, after pleading guilty to a $292 million bank-fraud scheme in New York, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Nemazee, the Chairman and CEO of Nemazee Capital Corporation, has been charged with defrauding Bank of America, Citibank, and HSBC in loan proceeds. He was the national finance chairman for Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign. He later raised money for President Barack Obama.

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Hassan Nemazee, center, leaves federal court with his attorney Paul Schectman, rear, after pleading guilty to a $292 million bank-fraud scheme in New York, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Nemazee, the Chairman and CEO of Nemazee Capital Corporation, has been charged with defrauding Bank of America, Citibank, and HSBC in loan proceeds. He was the national finance chairman for Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign. He later raised money for President Barack Obama.

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Hassan Nemazee, right, leaves federal court with his attorney Paul Schectman after pleading guilty to a $292 million bank-fraud scheme in New York, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Nemazee, the Chairman and CEO of Nemazee Capital Corporation, has been charged with defrauding Bank of America, Citibank, and HSBC in loan proceeds. He was the national finance chairman for Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign. He later raised money for President Barack Obama.

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Hassan Nemazee, right, leaves federal court with his attorney Paul Schectman after pleading guilty to a $292 million bank-fraud scheme in New York, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Nemazee, the Chairman and CEO of Nemazee Capital Corporation, has been charged with defrauding Bank of America, Citibank, and HSBC in loan proceeds. He was the national finance chairman for Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign. He later raised money for President Barack Obama.

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LONDON - FEBRUARY 15: A skyscraper occupied by HSBC bank is seen between two skyscrapers in Canary Wharf on February 15, 2010 in London, England. As the UK gears up for one of the most hotly contested general elections in recent history it is expected that that the economy, immigration, the NHS and education are likely to form the basis of many of the debates.

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LONDON - FEBRUARY 15: A skyscraper occupied by HSBC bank is seen between two skyscrapers in Canary Wharf on February 15, 2010 in London, England. As the UK gears up for one of the most hotly contested general elections in recent history it is expected that that the economy, immigration, the NHS and education are likely to form the basis of many of the debates.

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 01: Colin Montgomerie of Scotland in a portrait study at an interview during the Colin Montgomerie HSBC Golf Day at the Montgomerie Dubai on February 1, 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 01: Colin Montgomerie of Scotland in a portrait study at an interview during the Colin Montgomerie HSBC Golf Day at the Montgomerie Dubai on February 1, 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 01: Colin Montgomerie of Scotland in a portrait study at an interview during the Colin Montgomerie HSBC Golf Day at the Montgomerie Dubai on February 1, 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 01: Colin Montgomerie of Scotland in a portrait study at an interview during the Colin Montgomerie HSBC Golf Day at the Montgomerie Dubai on February 1, 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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