HSBC Global Businesses Programme Structure
Discover how we fit together
We offer graduate programmes across a range of areas within HSBC’s Global
Banking and Markets, Global Private Banking and Global Transaction Banking
businesses. Use this chart to discover how the business areas relate to each other
and fit into the wider Global Businesses structure. Each of the business areas are
discussed in full following the chart.
GLOBAL BANKING AND MARKETS
Global Banking and Markets is an emerging markets-led and financing-focused
business that provides tailored financial solutions to major government, corporate
and institutional clients worldwide. Managed as a global business, we offer clients
geographic reach, deep local knowledge and a full range of banking capabilities.
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Banking
Markets
Research
Capital Financing
Infrastructure
GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT
Global Asset Management is a key part of HSBC's wealth management strategy and
one of the fastest growing parts of the HSBC Group. We provide sound investment
solutions to institutions, financial intermediaries and individual investors around the
world, from our global network of offices in more than 30 countries.
GLOBAL TRANSACTION BANKING
Global Transaction Banking (GTB) provides transaction banking products, services
and solutions to clients of HSBC’s Global Banking and Markets and Commercial
Banking businesses. Our products are generally transactional, high volume and
process-intensive, with short-term, self-liquidating credit risk.
GLOBAL PRIVATE BANKING
Global Private Banking focuses on protecting and enhancing the wealth of
international high net worth clients and their families through a comprehensive range
of wealth management and specialist advisory services including investment, asset
management and trustee services.
Global Banking and Markets
Global Banking
Global Banking is responsible for the overall management of relationships with major
corporate and institutional clients across a broad range of geographies. This involves
working closely with a variety of product specialists to deliver a comprehensive range
of services such as: treasury and capital markets, transaction banking, strategic
advisory and investment management and the origination and ongoing management
of the credit and lending product.
Global expertise is at the heart of the Global Banking business. Global Banking
advisers' collective knowledge of global economies, sector, industries and
institutions, coupled with the understanding of local markets and cultures worldwide,
help to deliver innovative, integrated financial solutions to our clients.
Strategic Transactions Group
Client Management
Global Markets
Global Markets provides origination, sales, trading and structuring services across
our key product offerings for a diversified portfolio of clients. These range from the
world's central banks and government agencies to international and local
corporations, as well as institutional investors and hedge funds.
Global Research
Global Research, a division of HSBC Global Banking and Markets, has over 500 staff
in 20 countries both developed and emerging. We specialise in four core product
areas – currency, economics, equities and fixed income – with a particular emphasis
on emerging markets and climate change.
Global Capital Financing
Global Capital Financing incorporates Leveraged and Acquisition Finance, Equity
Capital Markets, Debt Capital Markets, Asset and Structured Finance and Project
Finance Execution, providing clients with one point of contact for their financing
needs.
Leveraged and Acquisition Finance
Global Infrastructure
Supporting Global Banking and Markets, our Infrastructure business focuses on
adding value and increasing efficiency, allowing our businesses to continually
capitalise on new opportunities.
Compliance
Finance
Global Markets Operations
Global Banking
Strategic Transactions Group
The Strategic Transactions Group focuses on transactions including mergers and
acquisitions, IPOs, rights issues, financial restructurings, recapitalisations, joint
ventures, strategic investments and divestitures. Our bankers play a trusted role and
help shape industry and company strategies around the world.
Client Management
Client coverage is the unit within Global Banking that focuses on the overall
relationship management of major corporate and financial institution clients. Clients
are managed by account managers responsible for:
- delivering all HSBC products and services
- managing the financial returns from the client
- developing a trusted adviser relationship at CFO/Group Treasurer level
- identifying event opportunities and bringing in sector/country/product expertise as
appropriate
- building the HSBC franchise/reputation in the market
Coverage sectors include: Consumer and Retail Group; Diversified Industries Group;
Financial Institutions Group; Financial Sponsors; Government; Resources and Energy
Group.
Global Capital Financing
Leveraged and Acquisition Finance
Leveraged and Acquisition Finance provides innovative financing solutions to help our
clients achieve their strategic objectives. ‘Leveraged finance’ is funding a company
with more debt than would be considered normal for that company or industry. The
funding is riskier, and therefore more costly, than normal borrowing.
Global Infrastructure
Compliance
Compliance focuses on assisting those who are responsible for the conduct of the
Group's business to manage compliance risk by setting policies and standards to
cover compliance issues; advising line management on the impact on their business
of applicable rules and regulations; and fostering good relations with the Group's
regulators.
Finance
Finance works in partnership with the business, manages regulatory changes, and
ensures a strong control environment in a complex and growing organisation. Our
departments include CFO. Product Control, Business Information Planning and
Analysis, Finance Regulatory and Accounting Policy, Operational Risk and Internal
Control (ORIC) and Global Controller.
Global Markets Operations
Global Markets Operations support the processing of the full spectrum of products
which are traded in large and complex transactions conducted by the Global Banking
and Markets business across our international network.