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This is a list of operations and activities of HSBC Holdings plc, which collectively are often known as the HSBC Group, which has operations in 83 countries and territories as at 20 March 2008.
| Country | Operating company | Established | Company acquired | Year of acquisition | Locations | Customers | Staff | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | HSBC Bank plc | 1836, Birmingham | Midland Bank plc | 1992 | 1,500 | 12,000,000 | 55,000 | hsbc.co.uk |
| France | HSBC France SA | 1894, Paris | Credit Commercial de France SA | 2000 | hsbc.fr | |||
| China | HSBC Bank (China) Company Ltd | 2007, Shanghai | hsbc.cn |
In The Times Good University Guide the university is ranked 12th overall in the UK, having been ranked 6th the previous year.[1] The University has also been recently ranked as the 9th best in United Kingdom by The Guardian University Guide 2008, becoming the East Midlands top rated University, having been awarded 6 Queen's Anniversary Prizes, a record only equalled by the University of Oxford.[2] The Good University guide also ranked it 11th earlier this year
It is the country's premier university for sports development, research and education.[citation needed] The University has the largest sports scholarship programme in the UK. Currently over 250 international athletes are studying and training there.
- ^ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,2714-2208873,00.html The Times Good University Guide 2007, overall table
- ^ http://www.lboro.ac.uk/about/qap.html Loughborough University, Queen's Anniversary Prizes