Think about the planning, goal setting and analysis you learned about this week.

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Think about the planning, goal setting and analysis you learned about this week. Use your own company or choose a company you are interested in learning more about or admire, and present a brief s. W.O.T. analysis of the organization. Attached is an Excel document with a sample of what a type of S.WO.T. analysis may look like for an organization. Fill squares with your input. You are welcome to add or change the criteria in the left-hand column to better fit the need of your inquiry. Discuss why you chose the company and provide a brief overview of what products or services in the they provide. Have fun.

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I chose HSBC for SWOT Analysis. I am interested in the financial and banking sector and aiming for a career in the banking sector. Hence I chose HSBC to get knowledge of the banking and financial sector. I admire the company for its worldwide presence and effective management of resources to become the market leader. HSBC is one of the traditional banks with a rich history dating back to 15th August 1836 when it was founded in Birmingham. HSBC is the world’s leading banking and financial services provider. The headquarters of HSBC is located in London, England with an annual revenue of $66.2 billion and more than 228687 employees worldwide. The Unique Selling Proposition (USP) of HSBC is to provide all financial and banking needs of the customers in a single point and accordingly they adopt the tagline “The World’s local bank”. HSBC provides retail banking, commercial banking, wealth management, private banking and global banking services.
HSBC SWOT Analysis
Strengths:
1) Strong Brand image
2) Core activities of HSBC form its strength
3) Good Reputation
4) Wide presence with more than 7500 offices in 87 countries across the world
5) USP
6) Employees are a major strength with more than 275000 employees across the world
7) Strong market capitalization
8) Good financial position
9) Geography-based operation
10) Strong investor and customer base with a steady income source
11) Innovative strategies
12) Strong presence in investment banking and commercial banking segments
Weakness:
1) The banking sector is in consolidation and declining stage due to the recession
2) Security concerns are on the rise with cyber attacks on the rise
3) Retail customer switching is frequent
4) Retail banking is on the weaker side compared to competitors
5) Needs infrastructure development in retail outlets in an innovative manner
Opportunities:
1) Economic development
2) Government support
3) Opportunity to expand its operations in other countries
4) Favourable economic conditions in many nations
5) Private banking creates new opportunities
6) Fast growing markets
7) Capitalizing on the HSBC international network to get new partners and investors
8) Lower interest rates
9) Market share increase
10) Diversifying portfolios to serve customers with new and innovative financial products
11) Taking advantage of the e-commerce growth
Threats:
1) Fierce Competition is the major threat for HSBC
2) The main competitors include UBS, CITI, RBS, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Standard Chartered, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs
3) Financial crisis especially the European recession
4) Global recession
5) Government regulations change
6) Tax structure across nations
7) Available of substitute

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