<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><shares><share isin="GB0005405286" symbol="HSBA" industry="Banks & other credit institutions" sector="Financial" name="HSBC Holdings plc" address="8 Canada Square, London, E14 5HQ, UK" website="www.hsbc.com" summary="HSBC Holdings PLC (HSBC Holdings) is a United Kingdom-based banking and financial services organization. Its international network comprises over 10,000 properties in 83 countries and territories in Europe; Hong Kong; rest of Asia-Pacific, including the Middle East and Africa; North America and Latin America. HSBC Holdings together with its subsidiaries (HSBC) provides a range of financial services to more than 128 million customers. HSBC manages its business through two customer Groups: Personal Financial Services and Commercial Banking, and two global businesses: Global Banking and Markets, and Private Banking. Personal Financial Services incorporates the Company's consumer finance businesses. The largest of these is HSBC Finance Corporation (HSBC Finance), a consumer finance company in the United States. On March 26, 2007, the Company acquired the remaining 50.01% of Erisa S.A. and Erisa I.A.R.D. (together re-named HSBC Assurances)."></share></shares>