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Europe eyes lackluster open; bank earnings in focus

03/08/2016(0)
European stocks traded slightly lower on Wednesday but banking stocks, thanks to results from HSBC and Societe Generale, rallied as investors digest some more earnings and a fall in the ... Read More
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Europe expected to retreat at open

02/08/2016(0)
European stocks were lower in morning trade Tuesday, dragged down by banking shares as worries about the health of the region’s lenders continued to weigh on sentiment. The pan-European STOXX ... Read More
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Two top HSBC currency traders charged in forex probe

21/07/2016(0)
A top HSBC executive has been charged with fraud in the US. Mark Johnson, HSBC’s global head of foreign exchange trading was arrested on Tuesday night. A former colleague, ... Read More
The HSBC headquarters is seen in the Canary Wharf financial district in east London

HSBC to pay $1.575 billion, ending Household International class action

17/06/2016(0)
A unit of HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA.L) said on Thursday it will pay $1.575 billion to end a 14-year-old shareholder class action lawsuit stemming from the Household International consumer ... Read More
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Cyprus: 86 people on ‘Lagarde List’ have been sent tax notices

12/04/2016(0)
The first leg of the Tax Department’s investigation into a list of deposits in Swiss HSBC bank in 2003 has been completed, with 86 individuals sent notices, tax czar ... Read More
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HSBC, RBS and Barclays plan to close 400 branches

07/04/2016(0)
Three of Britain’s largest banks are planning to close about 400 branches this year, according to people familiar with the situation, a new programme of closures that could leave ... Read More
The HSBC headquarters is seen in the Canary Wharf financial district in east London

Credit Suisse, HSBC dismiss ‘Panama Papers’ tax avoidance allegations

06/04/2016(0)
Credit Suisse and HSBC, two of the world’s largest wealth managers, dismissed on Tuesday suggestions they were actively using offshore structures to help clients cheat on their taxes. Their ... Read More
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UBS, HSBC Offshore Dealings Thrust Into Panama Papers Spotlight

05/04/2016(0)
Report describes UBS’s dealings with law firm Mossack Fonseca Both banks say they comply with laws for vetting customers UBS Group AG and HSBC Holdings Plc — two of the ... Read More
The HSBC headquarters is seen in the Canary Wharf financial district in east London

HSBC comes up short in money laundering vigilance, U.S. says

04/04/2016(0)
HSBC Holdings Plc has not done enough to thwart money laundering, despite making significant progress since reaching a landmark 2012 anti-money-laundering settlement with U.S. prosecutors, a federal monitor has ... Read More
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Iranian Miniskirts, Bags of Cash Raise Doubts Over Controls at HSBC

30/03/2016(0)
Monitor finds lapses in bank’s efforts to prevent money laundering and evasion of sanctions following 2012 settlement with Justice Department The monitor overseeing HSBC’s compliance with a landmark anti-money-laundering ... Read More
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