We officially open our new global headquarters at 8 Canada Square in Canary, Wharf, London. The 45-storey tower is designed by Foster and Partners.
Our 160 year timeline
Discover HSBC's origins and its development into one of the world’s largest financial services organisations. Explore the five eras below to uncover 160 years of great stories.
Explore the eras
Era 1 - 1865 - 1899
Foundation and branching out
Era 2 - 1900 - 1949
Growth and challenges
Era 3 - 1950 - 1979
New opportunities
Era 4 - 1980 - 1999
Global reach
Era 5 - 2000 - present
A new century
2003 - New global headquarters
2003 - New global headquarters
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Construction begins on the new global headquarters in Canary Wharf
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View towards Canary Wharf, with the new global headquarters nearing completion. The millennium dome can be seen in the foreground
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John Bond (third left), Group Chairman at the opening of the new global headquarters. He is flanked by three of his predecessors, Guy Sayer, Michael Sandberg and Willie Purves
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A busy trading floor in the new headquarters
2009 - Rights issue
In the wake of the global financial crash we announce a rights issue to raise approximately USD 17.7 billion to maintain our signature capital strength. In the film clip, Stuart Gulliver CEO, Global Banking and Markets talks about the strength of the bank at this point.
2009 - Rights issue
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Stuart Gulliver, Chief Executive Office, Global Banking and Markets talking about the rights issue and the strength of the bank. Gulliver became Group Chief Executive Office in 2011.
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Vincent Cheng (left), Chairman of HSBC China launches HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited in Shanghai. We locally incorporated in China in 2007 to show our commitment to the region
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Employees at the newly opened Hyderabad II Global Service Centre in 2005. Mark Parfitt, Centre Director is in the middle of the first standing row. Global Service Centres first opened in 1995 to provide vital data-processing and back office customer services to the bank
2015 - Investor Update
A programme of restructuring, to shape a leaner and fitter HSBC, had been underway since 2011. The Investor Update in June 2015 marked the next set of strategic priorities to 'capture value from our global presence in a changed world.’ There followed more closures and disposals, and refocus on our strengths in Asia, and on markets most relevant to international trade and capital flows.
2015 - Investor Update
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Title slide for a presentation at the 2015 Investor Day
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HSBC branding on a jetway at Heathrow Airport. Our global airport campaign had begun in 2001 and was firmly established around the world by 2015.
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We have been printing banknotes in Hong Kong since the nineteenth century. For our 150th anniversary in 2015 we launched a special commemorative HKD150 note. It raised HKD477 million for local charities
2024
2024
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2025
2025
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