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HSBC Holdings Group chairman Douglas Flint attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, January 28, 2012.

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The HSBC logo is seen at the entrance to a branch of the bank in New York in this August 1, 2011 file photo. HSBC Holdings PLC is under investigation by a U.S. Senate panel in a money-laundering inquiry, the latest step in a long-running U.S. effort to halt shadowy money flows through...

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A man walks past the HSBC logo at the bank's headquarters in Hong Kong in this September 8, 2011 file photo. HSBC Holdings PLC is under investigation by a U.S. Senate panel in a money-laundering inquiry, the latest step in a long-running U.S. effort to halt shadowy money flows through...

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A man walks past the HSBC logo at the bank's headquarters in Hong Kong September 8, 2011. HSBC Holdings Plc , Europe's biggest bank, plans to cut 3,000 jobs in Hong Kong over the next three years, Radio Television Hong Kong reported on Wednesday. HSBC said last month that it would axe...

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An advertisement of HSBC is displayed outside its headquarters in Hong Kong September 7, 2011. HSBC Holdings Plc , Europe's biggest bank, plans to cut 3,000 jobs in Hong Kong over the next three years, Radio Television Hong Kong reported on Wednesday. HSBC said last month that it would...

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A view shows the entrance to a HSBC Bank branch in New York in this August 1, 2011 file photo. HSBC Holdings plc has agreed to sell its U.S. credit card and retail services unit to Capital One Financial Corp for a premium of about $2.6 billion, as Europe's top bank streamlines its...

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HSBC Group Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver attends a news conference in Hong Kong August 2, 2011. HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe's biggest bank, said it might have to wait a while before listing in Shanghai because of market conditions in China, a senior executive said on Tuesday. HSBC's...

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HSBC Holdings Chief Executive Keith Whitson (R) laughs with group Finance Director Douglas Flint at the group's London head office 02 August 1999 before a press conference announcing interim profits for the banking giant. A press conference in Hong Kong and one in London announced HSBC...

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A man walks past a branch of HSBC bank in New York, in this September 2, 2009 file picture. HSBC Holdings Plc on July 31, 2011 said it plans to shed nearly half of its underperforming U.S. branch network, selling 195 branches to First Niagara Financial Group Inc for about $1 billion,...

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A view shows the closed Fillmore-Glenwood branch of HSBC bank in Buffalo, New York, in this November 20, 2009 file picture. HSBC Holdings Plc on July 31, 2011 said it plans to shed nearly half of its underperforming U.S. branch network, selling 195 branches to First Niagara Financial...

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An HSBC bank sign is seen outside a branch in central London in this August 2, 2010 file photo. HSBC Holdings Plc is poised to axe about 700 jobs in its UK retail bank arm, as swingeing staff cuts begin in earnest at banks across Europe stung by a limp economic recovery, trading woes...

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The HSBC building is seen on Canary Wharf in London in this May 11, 2011 file photo. HSBC Holdings Plc is poised to axe about 700 jobs in its UK retail bank arm, as swingeing staff cuts begin in earnest at banks across Europe stung by a limp economic recovery, trading woes and tougher...

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HSBC Group Chairman Douglas Flint (L) and Group CEO and Asia-Pacific Chairman Stuart Gulliver attend a news conference in Hong Kong May 19, 2011. HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe's biggest bank, is losing money in its India and China retail banking operations, but will keep the businesses...

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HSBC Group Executive Director Vincent Cheng (C) bids farewell to journalists after announcing his retirement during a news conference in Hong Kong May 19, 2011. HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe's biggest bank, is losing money in its India and China retail banking operations, but will keep the...

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HSBC Group Chairman Douglas Flint speaks during a news conference in Hong Kong May 19, 2011. HSBC Holdings Plc , Europe's biggest bank, is losing money in its India and China retail banking operations, but will keep the businesses because the bank needs the yuan and rupee deposits, its...

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Elderly women sit outside a HSBC branch in Loughborough, central England May 11, 2011. HSBC Holdings Plc is to slash up to $3.5 billion in costs by cutting back in wealth management and retail banking. Stuart Gulliver, the new CEO of Europe's biggest bank, outlined his plans on Wednesday.

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The HSBC building is seen on Canary Wharf in London May 11, 2011 HSBC Holdings Plc is to slash up to $3.5 billion in costs by cutting back in wealth management and retail banking. Stuart Gulliver, the new CEO of Europe's biggest bank, outlined his plans on Wednesday.

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A commuter train passes the HSBC building on Canary Wharf in London May 11, 2011 HSBC Holdings Plc is to slash up to $3.5 billion in costs by cutting back in wealth management and retail banking. Stuart Gulliver, the new CEO of Europe's biggest bank, outlined his plans on Wednesday.

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A branch of HSBC bank is seen near Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament, in central London in this March 6, 2011 file photograph. Profits at HSBC Holdings fell 14 percent from a year ago, as a jump in costs offset a fall in bad debts at Europe's biggest bank, due to outline a...

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A woman uses a cash point machine at a HSBC bank in the City of London, in this February 28, 2011 file photograph. Profits at HSBC Holdings fell 14 percent from a year ago, as a jump in costs offset a fall in bad debts at Europe's biggest bank, due to outline a drastic shake-up of its...

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 07: A general view of the HSBC Holdings Plc Headquarters at Canary Wharf on March 7, 2011 in London, England.

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HSBC's logo is seen on its headquarters in Hong Kong February 28, 2011. HSBC Holdings Plc will report later on Monday its 2010 results, with Europe's biggest bank expected to almost triple profit as bad debts decline but tough regulatory costs could weigh on profitability targets.

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A Chinese national flag flies in front of HSBC headquarters in Hong Kong February 28, 2011. HSBC Holdings Plc will report later on Monday its 2010 results, with Europe's biggest bank expected to almost triple profit as bad debts decline but tough regulatory costs could weigh on...

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Stuart T. Gulliver, Group Chief Executive, Group Managing Director and Executive Director of HSBC Holdings Plc speaks during a plenary session of the World Economic Forum in Jakarta June 12, 2011.

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Stuart T. Gulliver, Group Chief Executive, Group Managing Director, Executive Director of HSBC Holdings Plc (L) and Indonesian Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo attend a plenary session of the World Economic Forum in Jakarta June 12, 2011.