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By Michael McFarlin |
January 18, 2013
Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert recently discussed HSBC's admission to laundering money and violating international banking sanctions. One thing that has become clear is that not only are these mega-banks too-big-to-fail, but they also are too-big-to-prosecute.
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By Ginger Szala |
December 11, 2012
The $1.9 billion settlement between the U.S. government and HSBC proves one thing: No one can keep big banks in check.
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By Howard Mustoe, Bloomberg |
December 11, 2012
HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe’s largest bank, agreed to pay $1.92 billion to settle U.S. probes of money laundering in the largest such accord ever.
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By Greg Farrell and Howard Mustoe, Bloomberg |
December 10, 2012
HSBC Holdings Plc will pay at least $1.9 billion to settle U.S. probes of money laundering allegations involving Europe’s largest bank, a person familiar with the matter said
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By Howard Mustoe and Gavin Finch, Bloomberg |
November 5, 2012
HSBC Holdings Plc said it’s likely to face criminal charges from U.S. anti-money laundering probes and the cost of a settlement may “significantly” exceed the $1.5 billion the bank has set aside.
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By Tiffany Kary and Greg Farrell, Bloomberg |
August 24, 2012
HSBC Holdings Plc, which is under investigation by U.S. regulators for laundering funds of sanctioned nations including Iran and Sudan, is in talks to settle the matter, two people with knowledge of the case said.
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By Howard Mustoe, Bloomberg |
August 15, 2012
Standard Chartered Plc may have to pay as much as three times more than the $340 million it was fined by a New York regulator to settle all the probes by regulators into its transactions for Iranian clients.
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By Greg Farrell and Tiffany Kary, Bloomberg |
August 15, 2012
Standard Chartered Plc, having settled a New York money laundering probe for $340 million the day before it was to defend its right to operate in the state, still faces federal inquiries.
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By Howard Mustoe and Gavin Finch, Bloomberg |
July 30, 2012
HSBC Holdings Plc, the British bank accused of helping drug lords in Mexico to launder money, apologized to investors for compliance failings and set aside $2 billion more to cover the costs of fines and redress.
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By Ambereen Choudhury and Nacha Cattan, Bloomberg |
July 25, 2012
HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe’s biggest bank, said its Mexican unit paid a $27.5 million fine to the nation’s regulators for non-compliance with money-laundering systems and controls.
