Global Banking Internship

Gain experience working with major government, corporate, and institutional clients, as either a relationship or investment banker, providing tailored financial solutions to help them raise debt or equity, or to advise on negotiating a merger or an acquisition.

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Corporate and Institutional Banking Internship

You'll work in a dedicated team focused on specific client groups across corporate and institutional clients.
You'll see first-hand how relationship bankers work with teams like trade finance, cash management, capital markets, investment banking, and markets and securities services, to grow client relationships and analyse profitability, risks and other factors involved in transactions.
You'll gain insight into how relationship bankers and broader coverage teams across geographies work with product partners and other HSBC functions such as legal, credit, and risk.
You'll learn how we incorporate Environmental, Social and Governance considerations into our client solutions, ranging from sustainable supply chains to raising green bonds.
You'll be responsible for researching and understanding clients for the purposes of developing business and managing risk.
A day at work may include creating client presentations ahead of strategic meetings and pitches; preparing credit papers; analysing client information; supporting client strategic reviews; and client planning.
Perform well and you'll be considered for our Corporate and Institutional Banking Graduate Programme .

Capital Financing and Investment Banking Coverage

You'll work with a dedicated team focused on specific transactions, products, or market sectors in your region, interacting with other Global Banking teams around the world, to deliver the best strategic solutions based on our clients' needs.
You'll have the opportunity to work within one of our core client facing teams, such as Advisory and Investment Banking Coverage, Capital Markets, Real Assets, and Structured Finance or Issuer Services.
You'll prepare and review materials used in delivering our tailored financial and advisory solutions to clients, including investment documentation, management presentations, and pitchbooks by thoroughly researching market conditions, current events and future developments.
You'll gain a deeper understanding of how various types of financial models are used for mergers and acquisitions, and debt and equity financing transactions.
Perhaps most importantly for your long-term career, a strong performance during your internship, could lead to the opportunity to join our Global Banking Graduate Programme .

Corporate and Institutional Banking Internship

You're interested in financial markets and proactively take opportunities to satisfy your intellectual curiosity.
You're a team player who uses interpersonal skills to build strong relationships, communicate effectively and influence opinions.
You're a problem-solving self-starter who knows how to prioritise and manage your time effectively.
You catch the details and read the fine print. Analysing data and situations excites you because you never stop asking, 'Why?'

Capital Financing and Investment Banking Coverage

You're intellectually curious and have a keen interest in financial markets. You prioritise with ease and commit yourself fully to tasks.
You learn fast and thrive working in a fast-moving environment that can demand challenging outputs and timelines.
Details don't escape your attention. Teamwork and collaboration are how you work. Communicating clearly and concisely is how you make your views and opinions known.
You're a strategic and logical thinker that likes to analyse data and situations.

Corporate and Institutional Banking Internship

You'll start with an introduction to financial markets to understand the corporate life cycle, accounting, financial modelling, valuation fundamentals, equity and debt capital markets, and credit and lending.
You'll receive training in market data, and training specific to the team you're working with, such as Market data tools and HSBC proprietary tools.
You'll hone your relationship-building and presentation skills and develop a first-hand understanding of our products, services as well as market and industry knowledge.
You'll have plenty of opportunities for continuous learning and people to support you during your time with us so that you're well prepared for your future. Read more about the support you'll get .

Capital Financing and Investment Banking Coverage

You'll start with an introduction to financial markets that will give you a better understanding of product overviews, the corporate lifecycle, modelling, valuation, accounting fundamentals and further financial analysis relevant to your team.
You'll receive training specific to the team you work with, that will build your market and industry knowledge, as well as the necessary core analytical skills. And you'll learn how we work closely with clients to understand their long-term strategic goals and deliver tailored financial and advisory solutions. You'll join our Speaker Series to meet with Senior bankers and learn about our different teams and the breadth of our coverage and clients.
By the end of your internship, you'll have improved your Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills and be more confident in your analysis, presentation and visualisation skills.
You'll have plenty of opportunities for continuous learning and people to support you during your time with us so that you're well-prepared for your future. Read more about the support you'll get .

Meet the grads currently on our programmes. They'll tell you what life is like at HSBC, what they're doing and learning, and share advice based on their experience.

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Life on the Corporate Banking programme
Tina is developing her skills in relationship management with clients across different sectors. She loves HSBC's supportive and inclusive environment where she can ask any questions and give her suggestions.

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Life on the Issuer Services programme
As a child, Helen always imagined herself working in a bank. Now she is learning all about capital market products through job rotations, on-the-job learning, her mentors and the people she works with around the world.

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Life on the Investment Banking programme
By working in finance, Adam is getting exposure to all sorts of industries. He feels encouraged and supported to speak up about the direction he wants to take his career in.