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‘Captured regulators, impunity behind HSBC’s decision to keep HQ in London’ – experts

By David Posted on February 18, 2016 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with hsbc, london, money laundering, ponzi, regulators, scams, UK

‘HSBC’s decision to keep its headquarters in the UK is unsurprising because British regulators are captured and the City of London is the world’s leading center of financial crime, ethical finance experts have said. British-born whistleblower Nicholas Wilson, who claims to have uncovered evidence of HSBC fraud amounting to £1 billion ($1.43bn), says the bank’s […]

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HSBC fined $470 million for 2008 financial crisis, no one jailed

By David Posted on February 8, 2016 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with banks, hsbc

‘Multinational bank HSBC has agreed to a $470 million settlement with the U.S. government for mortgage lending and foreclosure abuses that worsened the 2008 financial crisis, but is it enough? The Justice Department’s Acting Associate Attorney General Stuart F. Delery said the agreement was “the result of a coordinated effort between federal and state partners […]

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Henry Kissinger Partners With HSBC International Bank

By David Icke Posted on January 10, 2016 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with hsbc

‘The notorious Henry Kissinger and equally infamous international bank HSBC have reportedly partnered together to finalize the location of the new headquarters for Europe’s largest bank. SkyNews reports that board members of HSBC have met with former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to “discuss the geopolitical implications of the ongoing review of the bank’s […]

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The biggest bank fraud in British history carried out on UK shoppers and covered up

By David Icke Posted on November 28, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with banks, fraud, hsbc, UK

‘“In my position, as you can imagine, I’ve got a few enemies.” An anonymous tip off has contacted the DWP to suggest that Nicholas Wilson is frauding the benefits office. “They sent a letter calling me in for a compliance interview.” The irony is that Nicholas Wilson is a whistleblower, who has been trying to […]

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In the Rugby World Cup of Banking Occupation – Win, Lose or Draw, its HSBC

By Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert Posted on October 31, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with Australia, goldman sachs, guest blog, hsbc

Today, New Zealand and Australia go head to head in rugby for the William Webb Ellis Trophy, otherwise known as the Rugby World Cup. Both sides have held the trophy twice previously, with the All Blacks the current reigning world…

HSBC say ‘majority’ of 275,000 payments missed in computer meltdown will be processed tonight with the rest being finished overnight

By David Icke Posted on August 29, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with hsbc, UK

‘HSBC have told customers that the ‘majority’ of payments which failed to reach their bank accounts this morning will be completed this evening. Up to 275,000 people were not paid today and went in to the Bank Holiday weekend with depleted accounts after HSBC’s payments system failed. Britain’s biggest bank, which has 16million UK customers, […]

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Hit by poor results, HSBC quits Brazil in $5.2bn deal

By ickonic Posted on August 4, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with brazil, hsbc

‘Europe’s biggest bank, HSBC, has sold its business in Brazil to Banco Bradesco SA. The UK-headquartered bank’s decision came after years of disappointing results in the world’s second-biggest emerging market. Entering the Brazilian market in the 1990s, HSBC failed to overcome the challenge posed by the country’s biggest banks: Itau, Bradesco and Banco do Brasil. […]

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London is now the global money-laundering centre for the drug trade, says crime expert

By ickonic Posted on July 5, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with drug money, hsbc, lloyds, money laundering

‘The City of London is the money-laundering centre of the world’s drug trade, according to an internationally acclaimed crime expert. UK banks and financial services have ignored so-called “know your customer” rules designed to curb criminals’ abilities to launder the proceeds of crime, Roberto Saviano warned. Mr Saviano, author of the international bestseller Gomorrah, which […]

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Five Banks Account For 96% Of $250 Trillion In Outstanding US Derivative Exposure

By ickonic Posted on July 2, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with bank of america, banks, citigroup, hsbc, jpmorgan, USA

‘The latest quarterly report from the Office Of the Currency Comptroller is out and as usual it presents in a crisp, clear and very much glaring format the fact that the top 4 banks in the US now account for a massively disproportionate amount of the derivative risk in the financial system. Specifically, of the […]

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The Guardian view on HSBC: a bank beyond shame

By ickonic Posted on June 13, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with banks, fraud, hsbc, money laundering, war

‘On banking, the Conservative manifesto had it right: “Hardworking taxpayers supported the banks during the financial crisis and so the banks should in turn support them during the recovery.” Bankers got rich playing pass-the-parcel with […]

Britain’s £100bn-a-year money-laundering problem: out of 14,000 tip-offs, police acted forcefully on seven

By ickonic Posted on June 10, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with banks, hsbc, money laundering, police, UK

‘Britain is failing to prosecute corrupt officials and criminals laundering their money through front companies, banks and luxury houses here, because the police lack the resources and the legal processes are woefully inadequate. That is […]

HSBC to cut up to 25,000 jobs worldwide, including 8,000 in the UK

By ickonic Posted on June 9, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with hsbc

”HSBC has said it will cut 8,000 jobs in the UK as part of 25,000 job losses worldwide as it looks to reduce costs. The cuts will come from both the investment and retail sides […]

UK banks named in football bribery scandal: Barclays and HSBC ‘handled millions in suspect transactions’

By David Icke Posted on May 29, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with banks, hsbc

‘Two of Britain’s biggest High Street banks have been dragged into the bribery and corruption scandal engulfing football’s world governing body. Barclays and HSBC have been named in legal papers filed by the US Department […]

Nina Ricci heiress jailed for hiding millions from French tax authorities with Swiss HSBC

By David Icke Posted on April 14, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with france, hsbc, New World Order, Tax Avoidance

‘Britain has come under renewed criticism for its failure to prosecute tax evaders hiding cash at HSBC’s Swiss arm, as a French court handed down a jail sentence to the heiress of the Nina Ricci […]

HSBC Not Closing Gold Vaults – Safety Deposit Boxes‏ Being Closed

By Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert Posted on March 24, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with bail-ins, currency wars, gold, gold bars, gold bullion, gold coins, Headlines, hsbc, Precious Metals, silver

HSBC Not Closing Gold Vaults – Safety Deposit Boxes‏ Being Closed – Incorrect rumors abound around blogosphere that HSBC is rapidly and quietly closing gold vaults – HSBC are in fact closing down their safety deposit box facilities in vaults…