We aim to be where the growth is, connecting customers to opportunities, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and ultimately helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.Listed on the London, Hong Kong, New York, Paris and Bermuda stock exchanges, shares in HSBC Holdings plc are held by around 197,000 shareholders in 130 countries and territories.

HSBC strategic advantages

We aim to be the world’s leading international bank. We help personal, wealth and corporate clients thrive through our deep heritage in faster growing, higher-returning markets.

HSBC’s strategic advantages help us to connect customers to opportunities worldwide.

We are a leading international bank with access to high-growth markets. We maintain a privileged position in high-growth markets, particularly in Asia and the Middle East. We have a strong wealth business with client assets of USD1.4 trillion in 2019, supported by a premier international wealth proposition and leading, full-scale banking operations in Hong Kong, the UK and Mexico.

Furthermore, we are a leading trade and payments and cash management bank with USD17 billion of transaction banking adjusted revenue (in 2019). This is supported by our international network of 64 markets, which covers approximately 90 per cent of global GDP, trade and capital flows.

Our balance sheet strength is a further strategic advantage. We maintain a strong capital, funding and liquidity position. We operate a diversified business model with low earnings volatility. Read more about Our investment case.

Our strategy positions us to benefit from long-term global trends. Despite near-term headwinds from softening global growth and lower interest rates, our industry continues to benefit from positive long-term trends. Asia is forecast to continue to take a larger share of global GDP. Global wealth is expected to continue to rise, supported by a faster pace of growth in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East and Africa.