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 HSBC Guyerzeller and the private banking activities of HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt, known collectively as Group Private Banking, provides services to high net worth individuals and their families through 93 locations in some 42 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. At 31 December 2007, profits before tax were US$1,511 million and combined client assets under management were US$494 billion.

The HSBC Group
Headquartered in London, HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world. Its international network comprises around 10,000 offices in 83 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa.

HSBC provides a comprehensive range of financial services to 128 million customers: Personal Financial Services (including Consumer Finance); Commercial Banking; Global Banking and Markets (formerly Corporate, Investment Banking and Markets); and Private Banking.

The HSBC Group had assets of US$2,354 billion at 31 December 2007, and made a pre-tax profit of US$24,212 million.