It now sits at fifth place in the Latin American DCM tables and has a long list of notable transactions.
HSBC’s advertising stresses its combination of local knowledge and global reach – and this is what differentiates the bank from its competitors, says Tony Murphy, chief executive of HSBC Securities USA and co-head, Corporate, Investment Banking and Markets, Americas. HSBC knows its strengths, he says, and is playing to them in order to build the investment bank. “Our edge is cross-border reach and local distribution franchises.”