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Publications

Corporate World

• Looking ahead (PDF) Stuart Grant, Head of Corporate and Structured Banking, HSBC, UK.
• News analysis (PDF) Are claims of economic recovery overly optimistic?
• Future of food: 1 (PDF) Message to UK food businesses: innovate and expand.
• Future of food: 2 (PDF) Food commodity prices have become a political hot potato.
• Where will your funds come from? (PDF) Does the banking crisis mean a fundamental shift from debt to equity financing?
• Signs of life (PDF) Five indicators that the economy is heading in the right direction.
• In a fix? (PDF) Hedging strategies for UK mid-corporates.
• Economic overview (PDF) Forecasts and indicators for the UK and abroad.

Treasury World

• Treasury World is the magazine from HSBC Payments and Cash management. It's designed for European CFOs, finance directors, corporate treasurers and others tasked with getting the most for their company's money.
  
• Your questions answered (PDF) Balance sheet risk management, SEPA migration and PSD issues are all covered in this edition.
• Slings and arrows: 2010 (PDF) What milestones lie ahead for treasurers? And what can be done to prepare for the inevitable challenges?
• European Payments (PDF) From SEPA to PSD, the payments services landscape in the midst of major change.
• CFO Profile (PDF) Mark Allan on making the journey from treasury to CFO
• Country Focus: France (PDF) The financial world is watching France as it prepares its payment services for the future
• Forward Thinking (PDF) Oleg Radichkin, Head of Payments and Cash Management, HSBC Russia
• Read the full edition (PDF)

Global Markets

• Read HSBC's latest monthly article on the financial markets in Global Markets (PDF).

Currency Outlook

• Keep up to date with the latest HSBC research on trends in the Global FX markets with Currency Outlook (PDF), every month.

Services

Daily Market Update

• Daily Market Update brings you free daily updates of important news and market observations by email. It also includes:

• The major and exotic currency mid market rates stated in both USD and GBP
• LIBOR rates and select equity and commodity rates
• Historical GBP/USD and GBP/EUR charts.

• To request this service email ukgmcc.market.commentary@hsbcgroup.com

Daily Markets SMS Service

• Stay in touch with currency movements through your mobile phone or Blackberry. Get two messages each business day straight from the dealing floor with morning FX opening rates and afternoon FX closing rates for seven major currency pairs. To sign up for this free service, contact the Corporate Banking Centre in your region.

Services for professionals

• Business Banking for Professionals can provide a wide variety of financial solutions for solicitors, accountants and other professionals who bank with HSBC.