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Sir Thomas Sutherland, GCMG (Chinese: 蘇石蘭 16 August 1834 – 1 January 1922) was a Scottish banker and politician, initially elected to represent the Liberal Party and then as a Liberal Unionist. He founded The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation which was the founding member of HSBC Group and directed the P&O Company.
In June 2006, The Economist stated that since the end of 2005 HSBC has been rated the largest banking group in the world by Tier 1 capital. [132] In June 2014 The Banker ranked HSBC first in Western Europe and 5th in the world for Tier 1 capital. [133] In February 2008, HSBC was named the world's most valuable banking brand by The Banker magazine.
Midland Bank was founded by Charles Geach, its first manager in Union Street, Birmingham, England, in August 1836. Geach had formerly worked at the Bank of England; he secured the business support and capital backing of leading merchants and manufacturers in Birmingham. [5]
Marine Midland was founded as Marine Bank, a state-chartered bank, on July 10, 1850, with capital of $170,000. It was founded by eight men from across New York—General James S. Wadsworth of Geneseo, J. P. Beekman of Kinderhook, New York, John Arnot of Elmira, John Magee and Constant Cook of Bath, William R. Gwinn of Medina, and George Palmer and James M. Ganson of Buffalo.
In 2004, HSBC USA sold two upstate New York branches to Gloversville-based City National Bank & Trust Co. [7] HSBC did not have enough nearby branches to give it economies of scale. In July 2011, the company sold its 195 branches in upstate New York to First Niagara Financial Group for $1 billion, effectively selling-off the core of the old ...
Martinizing Cleaners is a dry cleaning franchise based in Naples, FL and was founded in 1949. [1] Clean Brands, LLC , the parent company, is the largest dry cleaning franchise in the world , with over 400 franchised stores worldwide.
HSBC Bank may refer to any one of the following principal local banks or divisions of the HSBC Group: Asia-Pacific. HSBC (Hong Kong) PayMe, its local payment service;
The Bank of Bermuda grew to a presence in 17 of the world's key financial and offshore centers including Bahrain, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, Dublin, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Isle of Man, Japan, Jersey, London, Luxembourg, New York, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa and Switzerland prior to its acquisition by the HSBC Group in February 2004 ...