Household HSBC Watch

Household - HSBC Watch performs trend analysis based on customer input such as customer complaints and experiences. When data is received from one customer it is compared to previous reports. When specific areas of concern begin to surface they are flagged for investigation. Let’s use a simple example:

(1) 50 reports are received […]

Mark Odell / London December 05, 2005
Sir John Bond, who is retiring from HSBC next year, has emerged as a leading candidate to replace Lord MacLaurin as chairman of Vodafone, the world’s largest mobile phone operator. This week, Sir John said he would step down as chairman of the world’s third largest […]

Wednesday, August 31 — Amid speculation that HSBC Securities might make a buyout offer for Charles Schwab, HSBC Securities Canada Inc., the brokerage arm of Canada’s largest foreign-owned bank, settled a market-timing activity case for $1.16-million, the Investment Dealers Association of Canada said Wednesday. The fact that a settlement had been […]

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - Speculation is that brokerage firm Charles Schwab was poised to be acquired by British banking giant HSBC Holdings. HSBC has declined to comment on the speculation, and Schwab has stressed that it is not for sale. Schwab appointed America’s leading expert on predatory lending, William Aldinger, to its board of […]

June 20, 2005 — Lately the trend in reports to Household – HSBC Watch has been “HSBC NV is on my credit report.” People are asking “What is this company and why are they checking my credit?” We can tell them the history of Household’s acquisition by HSBC, but we can’t tell why […]