Treasury Services for SMEs

Operating through 86 treasury sites in over 56 countries and territories, with over 3,600 dealing and support staff, the business combines sophisticated 24-hour global coverage and detailed knowledge of local markets.

HSBC services the requirements of the world's central banks, international and local corporations, institutional investors, financial institutions and other market participants.

HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd's Treasury and Capital Markets Regional Treasury Centre is based in Dubai, UAE. It services the dealing rooms of Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar.
The Regional Treasury Centre's key areas include:

The Corporate Sales Desk

The corporate sales desk assists clients in managing their risk exposures so as to minimise the impact of market volatility on the company.

This includes analysing the business/balance sheet structure of the company and quantifying the net exposures in terms of interest rates, foreign exchange, mismatch in cash flows, and so on. Based on the risk appetite of a client, hedging strategies are then tailor-made to suit the client's needs.

Up-to-date market information and research, a wide range of hedging products and a team of qualified treasury specialists are some of the main features of the Corporate sales desk.

The Trading Desk

The trading desk makes markets in about 35 currency pairs both in spot and forwards to more than 250 banks from areas including the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Turkey, Cyprus, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Mauritius and all the major financial centres.

Its highly efficient risk management systems and operations enables it to provide superior service with respect to pricing, order monitoring, market information, and more such facilities.

The desk also quotes both spot and forward gold on an unallocated basis, trades in interest rate futures on SIMEX, LIFFE & CME exchanges and is a market maker in local fixed income products. The trading desk operates from 04:00 to 16:00 hrs GMT and thereby covers most of the markets and time zones.

The Institutional Sales Desk

The Institutional Sales Desk is primarily responsible for developing the local debt capital market.

This includes identifying and offering institutional investors and financial institutions in the UAE and the region, all types of debt products issued by major international centres, emerging markets and the region as well.

The desk also provides all investors with specific debt requirements related to any market across the globe, coupled with extensive research on individual debt issues, commentaries and all other relevant information.

The Money Market Desk

The money market desk is the Bank's contact with the international and local interest rate markets. It provides the customer with the best interest rates available as well as managing the Bank's interest rate exposure.

The desk also provides USD/AED spot and forward rates for corporate and interbank customers.