Founded in Hong Kong in 1865, HSBC today has a presence in 62 countries and territories across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, North America and Latin America. The organization offers a ...

In the 1840s, as Britain made Hong Kong a crown colony. HSBC's founder Thomas Sutherland, associated with the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, decided to establish a bank grounded ...

HSBC Chairman Mark Tucker will step down this year, kicking off a hunt for a leader who can steer the Asia-focused bank through a trade war that threatens its efforts to bridge China and the West.