Bank Holidays In United Kingdom and List Of Main Banks In UK
Bank Holidays In United Kingdom 2017 – Check Out Full Details
What is Bank Holiday in United Kingdom
The spring bank holiday, also known as the late May bank holiday, is a time for people in the United Kingdom to have a day off work or school. It falls on the last Monday of May but it used to be on the Monday after Pentecost
Here is the full Bank Holidays list for 2017:
Monday January 2 – New Year’s Day substitute
Friday April 14 – Good Friday
Monday April 17 – Easter Monday
Monday May 1 – Early May Bank Holiday
Monday May 29 – Spring Bank Holiday
Monday August 28 – Summer Bank Holiday – Reading & Leeds Festival Weekend
December 25 (Monday) – Christmas Day
December 26 (Tuesday) – Boxing Day
List of banks in the United Kingdom
| Bank | Headquarters | Market value (£bn) 4 October 2013 | Total assets (£bn) As of 30 June 2012[4][5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays | Canary Wharf (London, England) | 43.6[9] | 1,620 |
| HSBC | Canary Wharf (London, England) | 126.3[6] | 1,677 |
| Lloyds Banking Group† | City of London (London, England) | 53.5 [7] | 955 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland Group†† | Edinburgh (Edinburgh, Scotland) | 42[8] | 1,405 |
| Standard Chartered | City of London (London, England) | 36.7[10] | 395 |
HSBC – Largest Bank in the UK
HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services firms in the world. It is also one of the top 5 UK banks.
HSBC was founded in the 1860s primarily to finance trading transactions between Asia (China and India) and the West (Europe).
The inspiration behind HSBC, one of the biggest UK banks, started with a man named Thomas Sutherland, a Scot who was working on a temporary contract in Hong Kong for the British Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. Thomas discovered that there was pent-up demand for local banking firms in Hong Kong and on the China coast – banks that could provide similar banking facilities as could be found in London and other European cities.
HSBC Holidays in 2017
HSBC will be closed on the days listed below. Please keep in mind that these are not necessarily the actual holidays but the days the institution observes the holiday. If the holiday is not listed below, HSBC will not be closed for that holiday.
| Jan 2 | New Year’s Day (observed on the 2nd) | Monday |
| Jan 16 | Martin Luther King Day | Monday |
| Feb 20 | Presidents’ Day | Monday |
| Apr 16 | Easter | Sunday |
| May 29 | Memorial Day | Monday |
| Jul 4 | Independence Day | Tuesday |
| Sep 4 | Labor Day | Monday |
| Oct 9 | Columbus Day | Monday |
| Nov 11 | Veterans Day | Saturday |
| Nov 23 | Thanksgiving | Thursday |
| Dec 24 | Christmas Eve | Sunday |
| Dec 25 | Christmas Day | Monday |
Barclays – 2nd Biggest UK Bank
Founded over 320 years ago, Barclays has expanded over the years. This UK bank now has an extensive global presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
During this UK bank’s over 320 years history, Barclays has only had two head offices. One of which is located at 54 Lombard Street in London and the other at 1 Churchill Place in Canary Wharf. Each are located in one of the UK’s two main financial districts.
Barclays was the first bank in the world to launch through-the-wall ATM machines, at a time when ATMs were a rare novelty. The first of six ATM prototypes was opened at Barclays’ Enfield branch in 1967, and many more followed.
Lloyds Bank – 4th Largest UK Bank
Based on total asset size, Lloyds is ranked as this year’s fourth top UK banks. Lloyds Bank is part of the Lloyds Banking Group, which was formed in 2009 following the acquisition of HBOS by Lloyds TSB Group. This UK bank has £0.85 trillion in assets.
Unfortunately, the acquisition brought over billions of bounds worth of highly toxic assets to the balance sheet of the combined conglomerates.
Dates of Bank Holidays in United Kingdom
| 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 May | Monday | Early May bank holiday |
| 17 April | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 14 April | Friday | Good Friday |
| 2 January | Monday | New Year’s Day (substitute day) |
About United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a sovereign country in western Europe.For more details can click on official website and jobsbadi.com
Lying
off the north-western coast of the European mainland, the United
Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of
the island of Ireland and many smaller islands.[10] Northern
Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom that shares a land
border with another sovereign state—the Republic of Ireland.[note 9] Apart
from this land border, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic
Ocean, with the North Sea to its east, the English Channel to its south
and the Celtic Sea to its south-south-west, giving it the 12th-longest
coastline in the world. The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and
Ireland. With an area of 242,500 square kilometres (93,600 sq mi), the
United Kingdom is the 78th-largest sovereign state in the world and the
11th-largest in Europe. It is also the 21st-most populous country, with
an estimated 65.1 million inhabitants. Together, this makes it the
fourth-most densely populated country in the European Union (EU).
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