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Institution record

HSBC

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

Risk level not supplied2 of 2 licences marked regulated
Source score
—
Warnings
0
Comments
0

Licence records

Licences within our coverage (forex and cfd brokers authorised in europe) are listed first. Check each one on the regulator's own register.

RegulatorLicence no.StatusLicensed entityDate
SFCTier-1
Securities and Futures Commission
ACB389Regulated—2005-02-01
HKMATier-1
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Number pending checkRegulatedHSBC BANK PLC—

Peer regulatory & risk comparison

Side-by-side supervisory and risk benchmark comparing HSBC against peer institutions in our forex and cfd brokers authorised in europe dataset.

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InstitutionPrimary regulatorsRegulated / totalRisk classificationSource scoreWarnings
HSBC (this record)
SFCHKMA
2 / 2Risk level not supplied—0
Mizuho Securities
BaFinECBFCA+4
6 / 7Risk level not supplied—0
Hash
CBIFSACR+3
6 / 6Risk level not supplied—0
FXGlobe
FSAAMFCYSEC+5
8 / 8Risk level not supplied—0
BAM
FIBdEPolish+12
15 / 15Risk level not supplied—0
CANADA
CNBNRAFCIS+8
3 / 11Risk level not supplied—0

HSBC: institutional due diligence FAQ

Key supervisory, licensing, and counterparty verification questions generated from the dataset.

What is HSBC's regulatory licence status and supervisory authorisation?

In our imported dataset, HSBC (legal entity reference: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited) holds 2 recorded licence entries, of which 2 carry a "regulated" status and 2 are marked regulated or registered: SFC (Securities and Futures Commission) — licence ACB389, status: regulated, Tier-1; HKMA (Hong Kong Monetary Authority) — licence Number pending check, status: regulated, Tier-1. Institutional due diligence requires verifying that the exact legal entity on your counterparty agreement matches the licensed entity name and registration number on the official SFC, HKMA public register.

Which of HSBC's jurisdictions and licences fall within this site's regulatory coverage?

HSBC is tracked under our forex and cfd brokers authorised in europe coverage scope based on its institutional service profile (Deposits, Credit cards, Insurance) rather than a domestic focus licence. Its 2 recorded licences (SFC, HKMA) should be evaluated for cross-border passporting and local solicitation rules.

What is HSBC's institutional risk classification, enforcement exposure, and score profile?

HSBC carries a "risk level not supplied" classification in the source dataset (composite numeric scores are not supplied for this record). The record flags 0 regulatory warning or complaint counts. Because these figures reflect imported source fields rather than primary audit findings, compliance teams should review primary enforcement bulletins directly.

What operational due diligence steps apply to HSBC's platforms, entity structure, and complaints?

Before allocating capital or executing trades with HSBC, institutional and retail allocators should: (1) confirm the domain (hsbc.com) against regulator-approved domains to guard against clone firms; (2) verify whether any of the 0 recorded warning/complaint entries or 0 user comments involve withdrawal restrictions or scope violations; and (3) confirm the dispute-resolution ombudsman tied to SFC.

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