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HSBC Exchange Traded Funds HSBC Exchange Traded Funds You probably already use Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) to improve investment performance, better manage risk, increase flexibility and minimise costs. If so, you ll appreciate their considerable benefits. Rather than repeat what you already know, here in black and white are a few points about our approach. Please scan what s important to you: Commitment 2 Risk 5 Performance 6 Cost 9 Liquidity 10 Convenience 13 Credentials 14 Making a trade 17 More information 18 1

HSBC Exchange Traded Funds Commitment HSBC is committed to this business for the long term. We consider ETFs to be core elements of investment portfolios. Using our brand is the best way for us to demonstrate this commitment. We give you HSBC ETFs. 2

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HSBC Exchange Traded Funds Risk Our business, like yours, depends on managing risk well. This issue has never been higher on the investment agenda. Not just counterparty risk, but all risks, from operational to reputational. The risk profile of an ETF is impacted by the investment approach taken. We aim to strike the right balance between close tracking of the index return and a simple and robust investment process. You need to be able to trust who you deal with. Risk management is at the top of HSBC s ETF agenda. 5

HSBC Exchange Traded Funds Performance The market exposures or indices relevant to you are the ones we intend to focus on. You may be interested in using an ETF to track the performance of a leading index for a specific market. Or you may want access to ETFs linked to an integrated family of indices from a major index provider. We can help you deliver the performance you need with HSBC ETFs. 6

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HSBC Exchange Traded Funds Cost ETFs have a reputation for being cost-effective investment tools. We are confident HSBC ETFs will live up to this reputation. And we are not just referring to annual management fees but the total cost to you of holding HSBC ETFs. Without compromising on quality, we are leveraging our scale to your advantage. 9

HSBC Exchange Traded Funds Liquidity We understand the importance of liquidity and how to nurture it for your benefit. The capabilities of HSBC Global Banking and Markets are being harnessed in this respect. We are also working with other market makers specialising in offering liquidity for ETFs. You can rest assured that we will strive to maintain the highest levels of liquidity for our ETFs. 10

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HSBC Exchange Traded Funds Convenience You choose the trading venue or platform that suits you. We will work hard to be present wherever you want to trade, on or off exchange. Post trade, we will make it easy to get the information you need. You can count on us to be a convenient choice. 13

HSBC Exchange Traded Funds Credentials You can be confident in the capabilities and resources of one of the world s leading financial institutions. In terms of investment management, the HSBC Group has over US$730bn of assets under management worldwide. And HSBC Global Asset Management has long-standing experience of managing funds tracking a diverse range of indices. When it comes to market making, HSBC s Global Markets business, one of the largest of its kind, offers 24-hour coverage and knowledge of local markets and products, including ETFs of course. Supporting our ETFs are the award-winning institutional fund services capabilities of HSBC Securities Services. They have US$3.6 trillion of assets under custody globally, one of the world s largest sub-custody networks and over US$3 trillion of funds under administration globally. Source: HSBC Holdings plc 2008 Annual Report Source: HSBC Securities Services as at 31 December 2008 14

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HSBC Exchange Traded Funds Making a trade You will most likely have well established practices and preferences for investing in ETFs. If you prefer to deal with HSBC, the trading desk in our Global Markets business is committed to offer a highly competitive service for professional investors. Delta One Sales + 44 20 79926002* hsbc.investor.solutions.uk@hsbcib.com Delta One Trading + 44 20 79911374* deltaone.products@hsbcib.com Please refer to the fund factsheet in the back of this brochure for a full list of market makers. If you advise retail clients that are also HSBC Bank Account customers in the UK, they may be aware they can use the HSBC InvestDirect sharedealing service at www.hsbc.co.uk/shares or 08456 080 848* (charges and terms & conditions apply). * To help us continually improve our service and in the interest of security, we may monitor and/or record your telephone calls with us. 17

HSBC Exchange Traded Funds More information We hope you have scanned what is important to you. If you would like more information about what HSBC ETFs have to offer today, please refer to the inserts in this brochure. For the latest data and for further information on HSBC Exchange Traded Funds please visit www.etf.hsbc.com 18

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Important information This brochure is intended for professional investors only and not for distribution to retail clients. Investors and potential investors should read the relevant simplified prospectus or full prospectus for a full list of risk warnings prior to making a decision to invest. These can be obtained from your broker or financial adviser, or free of charge from HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited, 8 Canada Square, London, E14 5HQ, UK. This brochure is intended for information only and does not constitute investment advice or a recommendation to any reader of this material to buy or sell investments. The value of investments and any income from them can go down as well as up, and the investor may not get back the amount they invested. Where overseas investments are held the rate of exchange may cause the value of such investments to go down as well as up. HSBC s Exchange Traded Funds are provided by HSBC ETFs plc ( the Company ), an investment company with variable capital incorporated in Ireland as a public limited company, and is authorised by the Financial Regulator. The Company is recognised in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority under section 264 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. UK based investors in HSBC ETFs plc are advised that they may not be afforded some of the protections conveyed by the provisions of this Act. Affiliated companies of HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited may make markets in HSBC ETFs plc. The securities representing interests in HSBC ETFs plc have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 and will not be offered for sale or sold in the United States of America, its territories or possessions and all areas subject to its jurisdiction, or to United States Persons, except in a transaction which does not violate the Securities Law of the United States of America. Approved for issue in the United Kingdom by HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited 2009. All rights reserved. 16466/AS/0809 FP09-0867