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Record 1 2010-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Events
  • Cancers and Oncology
OBS

HSBC is the title sponsor of the HSBC ChildRun which raises funds for British Columbia's Children's Hospital to help kids with cancer. The HSBC ChildRun is a family "fun run, "where participants can choose from one of two traffic-controlled [events :] a [kid's carnival including a 1-km race] through the hospital grounds with entertainment and activities for the little ones, and a more challenging 5-km route through Queen Elizabeth Park.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de manifestations et d'activités diverses
  • Cancers et oncologie
OBS

La [banque] HSBC est le commanditaire éponyme de la course HSBC ChildRun qui vise à amasser des fonds pour l'hôpital pour enfants de la Colombie-Britannique, afin de venir en aide aux enfants atteints du cancer. La course HSBC ChildRun est [une fête familiale] où les participants peuvent choisir un des deux [événements] à circulation contrôlée [suivants] : une fête foraine pour enfants [comprenant un course] de 1 km sur les terrains de l'hôpital, où les petits peuvent s'amuser, et un parcours plus ardu de 5 km dans le parc Queen Elizabeth.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
DEF

[A] large [bank] that raise[s] most of [its] funds from the domestic and international money markets, relying less on depositors for funds.

CONT

The big international banking names that are to be found in the world’s financial centres (London, New York, Paris, Tokyo) are money-centre banks.

OBS

Any money center bank list should include ABN AMRO, Barclay's, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Deutsch Bank, HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial, UBS and Wells Fargo as archetypes.

OBS

The preferred Canadian spelling form is "centre," not "center."

Key term(s)
  • money market bank

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
CONT

L'indice des services financiers Goldman et Sachs [...] porte sur les institutions financières offrant des services bancaires régionaux, des services de fiducie et de banque installée sur les principales places financières ainsi que des services financiers aux entreprises et aux particuliers, dont les cartes de crédit, l'épargne immobilière et les crédits hypothécaires.

CONT

Citadel est le leader mondial des investissements hors du commun [...] Ses clients incluent notamment les banques installées sur les principales places financières, les compagnies d'assurances [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones bancarias
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