Tuesday, July 17, 2012

HSBC's Compliance Chief Bails


The WSJ reports that the top executive in charge of HSBC Holdings PLC's anti-money-laundering programs told lawmakers he is stepping down in the wake of a Senate investigation into risky practices at the global banking giant.

The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigation on Tuesday aired findings of a yearlong investigation that alleged HSBC's U.S. bank became a conduit for money-launderers and potential terrorist financiers. A report released ahead of the hearing also found "systemic failures" at its main U.S. government regulator, the Treasury Department's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency….

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