HSBC Holdings plc is a universal bank and financial services company organized into three segments: Commercial Banking, Global Banking and Markets, and Wealth and Personal Banking. HSBC is the world's sixth-largest bank by total assets and market capitalization. The company traces its origin to a hong in British Hong Kong. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation established HSBC to act as a group holding company in 1991. HSBC is headquartered in London, UK.