Hong Leong Bank (5819.KL)

Overall impact
C (59)

Commentary

Hong Leong Bank is an average overall performer. With a 'C' rating of 58.9 for overall impact (60th percentile compared to all companies), Hong Leong Bank ranks 111th out of 180 industry peers, behind Bancolombia, Banco Santander Chile, Itau Unibanco and 107 others, and ahead of Popular, Macro Bank, HDFC Bank and 66 others. On top material causes for Hong Leong Bank's industry (Banking), Hong Leong Bank performs poorly in Free, Secure Flow of Information (29.4 score). Hong Leong Bank did not receive an 'A' rating on any cause.
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Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-personnel mines
Antisemitism
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
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Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-personnel mines
Antisemitism
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
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5819.KL Price
$21.46
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Revenue
$1.31 billion
Market cap
$9.18 billion
Public/private
Public
Hypothetical historical growth of $10,000
Historical performance
Company
Founded
1905
Employees
7,987
Sector
Financials
Industry
Banks
Sub-industry
Diversified Banks
SASB industry
Commercial Banks
Headquarters
Malaysia
Share classes
5819.KL
Description
Hong Leong Bank Berhad operates as a financial services company in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, and Cambodia. The company operates through Commercial Banking, Investment Banking and Asset Management, Insurance, and Other Operations segments. Its deposit products include current, savings, salary, SME current, foreign currency, and business flexi fixed and fixed deposit accounts, as well as fixed and premium deposits, and safe deposit boxes. The company also offers personal, property, auto, business cash, business auto, business mortgage, term, working capital, and onshore foreign currency loans; credit cards; share margin, loan, share, and mortgage financing services; letters of credit; and overdrafts and revolving credit facilities. In addition, it provides structured investments, unit trust, bonds, and foreign share trading services; and collection, shipping and bank guarantee, bankers' acceptance, trust receipt, invoice financing, export credit refinancing, foreign/domestic bills of exchange purchased, advance against trade, ebroking, remittance, and wealth and cash management services. Further, the company offers motor, travel, home, life, personal accident, medical, card, investment linked, and safe deposit locker insurance products; payments, merchants, and online banking services; and agent and nominee, and ATM services, as well as invests in and manages properties. The company operates approximately 250 branches. The company was formerly known as MUI Bank Berhad and changed its name to Hong Leong Bank Berhad in January 1991. The company was founded in 1905 and is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Hong Leong Bank Berhad is a subsidiary of Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad.
Material causes
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