MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

14.11.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

52/60, Mahatma Gandhi Road, 5th Floor, Mumbai - 400 001, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

01.01.1900

 

 

FCRN :

F00947

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMT00181G

 

 

Legal Form :

Subject is a multinational bank.

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged as providers of complete range of banking services including corporate banking, personal banking, merchant banking advisory services, treasury related services, trade finance and automated delivery systems such as ATMs and Hexagaon - the desk top bank.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Aa

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

Large

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 2200000000

 

 

Status :

Excellent

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established and reputed Foreign bank in India. Fundamentals are strong and healthy. Trade relations are fair. Payments are always correct and as per commitments.

 

The bank can be considered good for any normal business dealings.

 

It can be regarded as a promising business partner in a medium to long-run.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

52/60, Mahatma Gandhi Road, 5th Floor, Mumbai - 400 001, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-22674921

Fax No.:

91-22-22658312/22658309

E-Mail :

info@hsbc.co.in

Website :

http://www.hsbc.co.in

 

 

Corporate Banking :

Located at :

 

  • Mumbai
  • Kolkata
  • New Delhi
  • Chennai
  • Bangalore

 

 

Western India :

  • Mumbai (Main Branch)
  • Andheri
  • Bandra
  • Borivli
  • Chembur
  • Juhu Vile Parle
  • Lokhandwala
  • Pedder Road
  • Powai
  • Thane
  • Ahmedabad
  • Pune
  • Shivaji Nagar
  • Vadodara
  • Indore
  • Nagpur

 

 

Eastern India :

  • Kolkata (Main Branch)
  • Gariahat
  • Howrah
  • Ultadanga
  • Ballygunge
  • New Alipore
  • Shakespeare Sarani
  • Patna
  • Raipur

 

 

Northern India :

  • New Delhi (Main Branch)
  • Basant Lok
  • Greater Kailash I
  • South Extension
  • Gurgaon
  • Chandigarh
  • Noida
  • Jaipur
  • Ludhiana
  • Punjabi Bagh
  • Lucknow
  • Jodhpur

 

 

Southern India :

  • Chennai (Main Branch)
  • Adyar
  • Bangalore (M G Road)
  • Bangalore (Jayanagar)
  • Mysore
  • Coimbatore
  • Hyderabad
  • Kochi
  • Trivandrum
  • Visakhapatnam

 

 

Institutional Banking :

  • Mumbai
  • New Delhi
  • Chennai

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Dilip K. Sheth

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vijay Lamba

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. L. Annamalai

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Zarir J. Cama

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. T. C. Narayan

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Keki M. Elavia

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Nitin G. Thakker

Designation :

Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Ms. Naina Lal Kidwai

Designation :

Group General Manager and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Name :

Mr. Simen Munter

Designation :

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Name :

Mr. Anurag Adlakha

Designation :

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Name :

Mr. Leslie Leland

Designation :

Chief Information Officer

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ranjit Gokarn

Designation :

Head of Credit Risk Management

 

 

Name :

Ms. Jasmine Batliwala

Designation :

Head of Legal & Compliance

 

 

Name :

Ms. Malini Thadani

Designation :

Head of Group Public Affairs

 

 

Name :

Mr. Hitendra Dave

Designation :

Co-Heads of Global Markets

 

 

Name :

Mr. Anand Krishnamurthy

Designation :

Co-Heads of Global Markets

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rajnish Bahl

Designation :

Head of Personal Financial Services

 

 

Name :

Mr. Tarun Kataria

Designation :

Head of Corporate, Investment Banking and Markets

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ravininder Singh

Designation :

Head of Corporate and Institutional Banking

 

 

Name :

Mr. Maitri Kumar

Designation :

Chief Marketing Officer

 

 

Name :

Mr. Puneet Chaddha

Designation :

Head of Commercial Banking

 

 

Name :

Mr. Tim Kirby

Designation :

Head of Human Resources

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vikramaaditya

Designation :

Head of Custody and Clearing

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

The banks entire share capital (100%) are held by HSBC, Honk Kong.

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged as providers of complete range of banking services including corporate banking, personal banking, merchant banking advisory services, treasury related services, trade finance and automated delivery systems such as ATMs and Hexagaon - the desk top bank.

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

1515

 

 

Bankers :

Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai, Maharashtra

 

 

Facilities :

Borrowings India

Amount in Millions

 

 

Reserve Bank of India

115.000

Other banks

11254.465

Other Institutional and Agencies

12400.000

Total

23769.465

 

 

Borrowings outside India

25105.408

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Bharat S. Raut & Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

Mumbai, Maharashtra

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

HSBC Securities and Capital Markets (India) Private Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

 

 

Amount in Millions

Amount of deposit kept with the Reserve Bank of India under Section 11(2) (b) of the Banking Regulation Act,1949.

5669.320

 

 

Capital

 

Opening Balance

13677.500

Add : Capital Infusion by Head Office

9038.000

Total

22715.500

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

CAPITAL AND LIABILITIES

 

 

 

Share Capital

22715.500

13677.500

13677.500

Reserves and Surplus

38878.909

27985.221

22095.597

Deposits

348246.476

249551.124

170127.893

Borrowings

48874.873

31159.523

32363.211

Other Liabilities and Provisions

91155.693

52357.338

40733.542

 

 

 

 

GRAND TOTAL

549871.451

374730.706

278997.743

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and balances with Reserve bank of India

32532.786

14564.166

13845.731

Balances with banks and Money at call and short notice

47915.335

14184.609

8280.852

Investments

141308.280

121419.272

91688.648

Advances

231416.786

168122.960

126206.114

Fixed Assets

7021.596

4207.050

4236.791

Other assets

89676.668

52232.649

34739.607

 

 

 

 

GRAND TOTAL

549871.451

374730.706

278997.743

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

 

 

 

 

Interest Earned

35079.255

22019.337

16268.295

Other Income

12123.377

9282.571

6610.710

TOTAL

47202.632

31301.908

22879.005

 

 

 

 

Interest expended

12133.860

8278.766

6444.405

Operating Expenses

15844.861

10252.413

6984.789

Provisions & Contingencies

10767.769

7621.486

6080.753

TOTAL

38746.490

26152.665

19509.947

 

 

 

 

Net Profit for the year

8456.142

5149.243

3369.058

Profit brought forward

415.140

0.000

485.225

TOTAL

8871.282

5149.243

3854.283

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

 

Background

 

The financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2007 comprise the accounts of the India branches of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited ('the Bank'), which is incorporated and registered in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The Bank's ultimate holding company is HSBC Holdings plc, which is incorporated in England.

 

 

Basis of preparation

 

The financial statements are prepared and presented under the historical cost convention and accrual basis of accounting, except where otherwise stated, and in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles and statutory provisions prescribed under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, circulars and guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India ('RBI'), Accounting Standards ('AS') issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ('ICAI'), to the extent applicable and current practices prevailing within the banking industry in India.

 

Use of estimates

 

The preparation of the financial statements, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and disclosure of contingent liabilities as at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Any revision to accounting estimates is recognized prospectively in current and future periods.

 

Transactions involving foreign exchange

 

Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded at the rates prevailing on the date of the transactions. Exchange differences arising on foreign currency transactions settled during the year are recognized in the profit and loss account of the year. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies as at the balance sheet date are restated at the closing rates notified by Foreign Exchange Dealers Association of India ('FEDAI') and resultant exchange differences are recognized in the profit and loss account.

 

Outstanding spot and forward exchange contracts are revalued at the exchange rates notified by FEDAI prevailing at the year end and the resultant gain or loss is recognized in the profit and loss account. Contingent liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are disclosed at closing rates of exchange notified by FEDAI.

 

 

Provisions and contingent liabilities

 

The Bank creates a provision when there is a present obligation as a result of a past event that probably requires an outflow of resources and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. A disclosure for contingent liability is made when there is a possible obligation or a present obligation that may but probably will not require an outflow of resources. When there is a possible obligation or a present obligation in respect of which the likelihood of outflow of resources is remote, no provision or disclosure is made.

 

Provisions are reviewed at each balance sheet date and adjusted to reflect the current best estimate. If it is no longer probable that an outflow of resources would be required to settle the obligation, the provision is reversed.

 

Contingent assets are not recognized in the financial statements. However, contingent assets are assessed continually and if it is virtually certain that an inflow of economic benefits will arise, the asset and related income are recognized in the period in which the change occurs.

 

The related parties of the Bank are broadly classified as follows:

 

a) Parent

 

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Hongkong (including branches) is the Head office of the Bank and HSBC Holdings plc is the ultimate holding company.

 

b) Fellow subsidiaries

 

Fellow subsidiaries comprise companies, which have a common ultimate holding company, HSBC Holdings plc, i.e. HSBC Securities and Capital Markets (India) Private Limited, HSBC Pragati Finance (India) Private Limited

(erstwhile HSBC Primary Dealership (India) Private Limited), HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Limited, HSBC Professional Services (India) Private Limited, HSBC Electronic Data Processing (India) Private Limited, HSBC Operations and Processing Enterprise (India) Private Limited, HSBC Private Equity Advisors (India) Private Limited, HSBC Private Equity Management (Mauritius) Limited (Liaison office), HSBC Software Development (India) Private Limited, HSBC Insurance Brokers (India) Private Limited, HSBC Financial Holding (India) Private

Limited, HSBC Consumer Services (India) Private Limited, HSBC Bank of Middle East, HSBC Bank Canada, HSBC Private Banking Hldgs Republic (Suisse) SA, HSBC Republic Bank (UK) Limited, HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad, Marine Midland Bank (HSBC Americas Inc), Credit Commercial de France SA, HSBC Trinkaus and Burkhardt, British Arab Commercial Bank, HSBC Bank Mauritius Limited and HSBC Bank Australia Limited

 

 

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

 

Amount in Millions

Claims against the bank not acknowledged as debts (including tax matters)

2311.985

Liability for partly paid investments

0.500

Liability on account of outstanding forward exchange and derivative contracts

 

i) Forward contracts

1185357.107

ii) Currency options

667752.173

iii) Derivative contracts

3765442.558

Guarantees given on behalf of constituents

 

i) In India

48055.872

ii) Outside India

16754.102

Acceptances, endorsements and other obligations

106318.461

Bills rediscounted

0.792

Other items for which the bank is contingently liable

727.439

TOTAL

5792720.989

 

as per website

 

HSBC in India

HSBC's origins in India date back to 1853, when the Mercantile Bank of India was established in Mumbai. The Bank has since, steadily grown in reach and service offerings, keeping pace with the evolving banking and financial needs of its customers.

In India, the Bank offers a comprehensive suite of world-class products and services to its corporate and commercial banking clients as also to a fast growing personal banking customer base.

 HSBC Group entities in India

HSBC Group entities in India

Commercial Banking

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC)

Personal Banking

HSBC offers a wide range of personal financial services, including personal lending and deposit products, through its branch network in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Ludhiana, Mumbai, New Delhi, Noida, Pune, Thane, Trivandrum and Visakhapatnam. Also offered branch-wide are international Gold and Classic credit cards from VISA and MasterCard and debit cards from Visa. Customers have access to 24-hour banking services through an extensive network of automated teller machines (ATMs), an integrated Call Centre, and internet banking - online@hsbc .

Non Resident Indian Banking

HSBC's Non Resident Indian Banking (NRI) centres located in Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Europe and North America, together with HSBC's offices worldwide, provide the international Indian Diaspora access to a range of products and services. These include NRI related investment (both international and domestic), transactional and deposit products, together with a full range of personal and private banking products in India and overseas. Internet banking also provides easy access to HSBC's services.

Financial Planning Services

Services include investment and custodian management and access to stock broking and insurance services, which are offered to resident as well as non-resident Indians.

Corporate Banking

HSBC has well-established, long-term corporate banking relationships with large domestic Indian corporations and foreign multinationals operating in India. Services include term and working capital finance, trade facilities, corporate deposits, syndications, payments and cash management services and factoring.

Business Banking

HSBC's Extra Mile Business Banking offers two types of account to small and medium-sized businesses - The Business Account and the Business Vantage Account. Services include Business Phone Banking, Business Doorstep Banking and Multi Branch Business Banking.

Payments and Cash Management

HSBC provides integrated domestic and regional transaction support to corporate clients through a sophisticated range of cash management solutions, including collection and payment services and integration with customer back-end systems. Operations and client services are ISO 9001 certified. Hexagon, the HSBC Group's dedicated electronic banking service allows users to perform financial transactions, obtain international financial markets information, and review details of their domestic and international accounts, from anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day.

Trade (international and domestic) and Factoring Services

A wide range of solutions tailored to meet customer's requirements for both domestic and international businesses is offered. HSBC is also one of the leading banks involved in the bullion business through its offices in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, New Delhi and is supported by the Group's global expertise in the precious metal business. HSBC is the leading provider of trade services in India and its trade centres are ISO 9002 certified.

Institutional Banking

Working closely with Group offices in India and overseas, trade services, payments and cash management, treasury and capital markets, custody and clearing, and correspondent and electronic banking activities are offered to banks, financial institutions, securities houses, insurance companies, asset management companies and other non-banking companies, non-government and development organisations operating in India.

Treasury and Capital Markets

Clients consistently rate HSBC's Treasury business as one of the best in India. Its dealing room in Mumbai is one of the largest in the country, serving clients in Mumbai and in the major metropolitan centres across the country. It provides a comprehensive range of products which include - foreign exchange, money market and fixed income products and derivatives in both rupees and major currencies.

Custody and Clearing

The leading custodian in Asia, HSBC's custody and clearing services are available in 28 markets in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. With experienced staff and the latest technology, HSBC is the premier provider of sub-custodian and clearing services to foreign institutional investors (FIIs) in India. HSBC clients include the domestic fund management sector in both the retail and institutional segments. Institutional Fund Services launched by the bank offers a comprehensive suite of products to domestic mutual funds and insurance companies ranging from custody, fund administration services, unit distribution and Cash Management Services.

Technology

The HSBC Group develops and applies advanced technology to the efficient and convenient delivery of banking and related financial services. In India, the Group provides:

Asset Management

HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Limited offers mutual funds to its customers. With the Group's Global Fund Management expertise and investment capabilities, it is able to deliver quality products to meet customers' investment objectives.

Global resourcing

HSBC Electronic Data Processing (India) Private Limited, through its offices in Hyderabad, Bangalore and Visakhapatnam provides data processing / customer service facilities for the HSBC Group's overseas operations.

Insurance

HSBC Insurance Brokers (India) Private Limited is licensed by the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA) to operate as a composite insurance broking company, which will function as a direct and a reinsurance broker.

Data processing

HSBC Operations and Processing Enterprise (India) Private Limited, through two centres in Mumbai and Chennai, provides operational processing services for HSBC offices in India.

HSBC Group entities in India

Private equity

HSBC Private Equity Management (Mauritius) Limited a subsidiary of HSBC Private Equity (Asia) Limited in Hong Kong, has a Liaison Office in Mumbai. The company specialises in the provision of equity capital to unlisted growth companies in India and Sri Lanka.

Audit service

HSBC Professional Services (India) Private Limited provides internal audit services to the HSBC Group's internal audit units worldwide, with particular emphasis on the IT, Treasury, Asset Management, Private Banking and Insurance functions.

 Investment Banking

HSBC Securities and Capital Markets (India) Private Limited has two main business lines. Its Institutional and proprietary broking business is based in Mumbai and, has seats on two of India's premier stock exchanges, the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange. It deals in Indian securities for both Indian and international institutions and for select retail clients and is backed by an extensive research team. The Corporate Finance and Advisory business, with offices in Mumbai and New Delhi, offers a full range of integrated investment banking services in India and internationally.

Software development

HSBC Software Development (India) Private Limited has established a software centre in Pune to develop solutions for HSBC's Group offices worldwide.

 

 


CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering & Terrorism]

 

The Public Notice information has been collected from various sources including but not limited to: The Courts, India Prisons Service, Interpol, etc.

 

1]         INFORMATION ON DESIGNATED PARTY

No records exist designating subject or any of its beneficial owners, controlling shareholders or senior officers as terrorist or terrorist organization or whom notice had been received that all financial transactions involving their assets have been blocked or convicted, found guilty or against whom a judgement or order had been entered in a proceedings for violating money-laundering, anti-corruption or bribery or international economic or anti-terrorism sanction laws or whose assets were seized, blocked, frozen or ordered forfeited for violation of money laundering or international anti-terrorism laws.

 

2]         Court Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that subject is or was the subject of any formal or informal allegations, prosecutions or other official proceeding for making any prohibited payments or other improper payments to government officials for engaging in prohibited transactions or with designated parties.

 

3]         Asset Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that the property or assets of the subject are derived from criminal conduct or a prohibited transaction.

 

4]         Record on Financial Crime :

            Charges or conviction registered against subject:                                                  None

 

5]         Records on Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

6]         Records on Int’l Anti-Money Laundering Laws/Standards :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

7]         Criminal Records

No available information exist that suggest that subject or any of its principals have been formally charged or convicted by a competent governmental authority for any financial crime or under any formal investigation by a competent government authority for any violation of anti-corruption laws or international anti-money laundering laws or standard.

 

8]         Affiliation with Government :

No record exists to suggest that any director or indirect owners, controlling shareholders, director, officer or employee of the company is a government official or a family member or close business associate of a Government official.

 

9]         Compensation Package :

Our market survey revealed that the amount of compensation sought by the subject is fair and reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to others for similar services.

 

10]        Press Report :

            No press reports / filings exists on the subject.

 

 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

MIRA INFORM as part of its Due Diligence do provide comments on Corporate Governance to identify management and governance. These factors often have been predictive and in some cases have created vulnerabilities to credit deterioration.

 

Our Governance Assessment focuses principally on the interactions between a company’s management, its Board of Directors, Shareholders and other financial stakeholders.

 

 

CONTRAVENTION

 

Subject is not known to have contravened any existing local laws, regulations or policies that prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the terms and conditions that could be included in the agreement with the subject.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.39.35

UK Pound

1

Rs.80.53

Euro

1

Rs.57.56

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

9

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

9

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

9

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

10

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

8

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

9

--LEVERAGE

1~10

9

--RESERVES

1~10

9

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

9

--MARGINS

-5~5

-

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

YES

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

YES

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

81

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

NR

In view of the lack of information, we have no basis upon which to recommend credit dealings

No Rating

 

 

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