--FILE--A pedestrian walks past a signboard of HSBC (the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited) in Guangzhou city, south China's Guangdong province, 24 August 2015. HSBC's board will meet on Sunday (7 February 2016) to decide whether to shift its headquarters from London, two sources said. The board had a meeting scheduled in London and if a decision was reached, the bank would formally announce its decision that evening, they said. There was a chance the board would not reach a verdict and could postpone the decision to another meeting they said. Finance director Iain Mackay has said HSBC considered Hong Kong as well as Canada, the United States, China, Australia, Singapore, France and Germany as possible locations. Hong Kong is seen by analysts and investors as the most likely destination. Large investors including Aberdeen Asset Management forecast the bank to stay in London.
