HSBC Private Bank is the marketing name for the private banking business conducted by the principal private banking subsidiaries of the HSBC Group worldwide. HSBC Private Bank, together with the private banking activities of HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt, known collectively as Global Private Banking, provides services to high net worth individuals and their families through 91 locations in some 39 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. At 31 December 2009, profits before tax were US$1,108 million and combined client assets under management were US$460 billion.

Headquartered in London, HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world. Its international network comprises some 8,000 properties in 88 countries and territories in Europe; Hong Kong; Rest of Asia-Pacific including the Middle East and Africa; North America and Latin America.

HSBC provides a comprehensive range of financial services to more than 100 million customers through four customer groups and global businesses: Personal Financial Services (including consumer finance); Commercial Banking; Global Banking and Markets; and Private Banking.

The HSBC Group had assets of US$2,364 billion at 31 December 2009, and made an underlying pre-tax profit of US$13.3 billion.