Granting of banking licence to BSI Ltd

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07 Dec 2011

Granting of banking licence to BSI Ltd

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced today (Wednesday) that the Monetary Authority has granted a banking licence to BSI Ltd (BSI) under the Banking Ordinance.  The granting of this banking licence took effect on 7 December 2011.

BSI is incorporated in Switzerland.  According to the July 2011 issue of The Banker, BSI is the 9th largest bank in Switzerland in terms of Tier-1 capital.

After the granting of a banking licence to BSI, the number of licensed banks in Hong Kong has increased to 152.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority
7 December 2011

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