HSBC will Sponsor Welcome Reception at AFP 2007 Annual Conference in Boston

September 19, 2007 - Bethesda, MD – The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) announced today that HSBC will again sponsor this year’s Welcome Reception for the AFP Annual Conference in Boston, MA to be held October 21-24. Nearly 6,000 treasury and finance professionals from around the world will congregate at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center for the finance event of the year. Attendees will experience invaluable education sessions, be exposed to leading industry services and products, and enjoy incredible networking opportunities where peers can share their business challenges and solutions.

“The AFP Welcome Reception is a signature event at our annual conference and will provide a wonderful opportunity to connect with colleagues in a truly historic setting and HSBC is a valued partner in the success of this event,” said Jim Kaitz, President and CEO of AFP.

“HSBC is delighted to serve as sponsor for the second year in a row. This annual forum offers industry participants the opportunity to discuss innovations in cash and payments processing, which will ultimately benefit our clients and the industry as a whole,” said Michael Gallagher, Executive Vice President, Global Transaction Banking - North America at HSBC.

HSBC provides a wide array of transaction banking products and services including cash management, trade services, supply chain, securities and bank notes. HSBC has been named “2007 Best in Cash Management in North America” by Euromoney for the second consecutive year.

The Welcome Reception is scheduled for Sunday, October 21, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. at the Boston Public Library, the country’s oldest municipal library.

Please visit the Conference Web site for both hotel and registration information at http://www.afponline.org/pub/conf/annual_conference.html

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Media interested in attending the finance event of the year should register for complimentary press passes by contacting Natalia Martinovic at nmartino@afponline.org.

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HSBC Bank USA, N.A. offers its 3 million customers access to global markets and services. The Bank provides a full range of commercial banking products and services to individuals, corporations, institutions and governments, through its personal financial services, private banking, commercial banking and corporate investment banking and markets segments. The Bank is also an international dealer in derivative instruments and has mortgage banking and brokerage operations.

About AFP®
The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) serves more than 16,000 individual members throughout all stages of their careers in treasury and financial management. Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, AFP provides professional certification, continuing education, research, development of industry standards, financial tools and publications, training and career development and representation to legislators and regulators. AFP’s global reach includes AFP of Canada, a Toronto-based membership organization and gtnews, a London-based, on-line resource for the treasury and finance community.

AFP is the daily resource for its members to seek answers, solutions, best practices and collaboration with peers. For more information about AFP, visit www.AFPonline.org.