HSBC
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Star fund manager is among investors in new service which aims to launch without branches in second half of 2015
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Andrew Tyrie attacks bank for response to plans that could see managers jailed for up to seven years over reckless misconduct
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Investors should support change and Banking Standards Review Council should report to Treasury, says thinktank
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Arlette Ricci accused of hiding money from France’s tax authorities in test case related to the HSBC tax-avoidance scandal
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Move suggests authorities are closer to filing criminal charges in long-running investigation into whether banks have been colluding to move currency rates
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Shares in RBS fell by almost 3% as it emerged bank has least margin for error among UK rivals
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French magistrates examining whether the bank helped wealthy clients avoid a new tax, the European Union Savings Directive
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Beijing blocks HSBC’s banking portal and other websites as critics describe censorship as ‘startling’
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In latest blow to industry’s reputation, authorities in Belgium say bank’s Swiss arm has helped wealthy customers evade tax
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Observer editorial: As banks are fined £2.6bn, no one goes to jail - and people do not launch a mass protest against blatant fraud
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Analysis In market-rigging case, US Justice Department treats corporate criminals like juvenile offenders
Regulators imposed a massive $4.25bn fine on JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, Bank of America, Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC and UBS for rigging currency markets
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From Libor rigging and sanction busting to forex manipulation, a look back at the global banking industry’s offences and penalties
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George Osborne says proceeds from regulator’s crackdown on currency market rigging will be ‘used for the wider public good’
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Guardian business live Bank of England predicts lower inflation; banks fined for forex rigging – live updates
HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland, UBS, JP Morgan and Citigroup have all been penalised for their role in rigging the global foreign exchange market -
Market Forces blog FTSE 100 slips back as banks and supermarkets weigh but Standard Chartered bucks trend
Investors pause for breath but Asia-focused bank edged higher after ruling out fundraising
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From Libor rigging and sanction busting to forex manipulation, a look back at the global banking industry’s offences and penalties
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Market Forces blog G4S rises after update and US sale but Capita slumps nearly 6% on contract concerns
Leading shares move lower as banking shares weigh after latest round of fines -
Regulators in US and UK mete out record fines after finding a ‘free for all culture’ on currency trading floors at RBS, HSBC, Citibank, JP Morgan and UBS
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Six banks including Barclays, HSBC and RBS thought to be facing fines of up to £250m each by City regulator
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US casualties and 80 families of dead soldiers sue five banks alleging money secretly sent to Iran was used to fund terror groups
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Competition and Markets Authority to embark on most detailed analysis of sector for a decade, looking into how banks treat small business and personal customers
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The Competition and Markets Authority review is just the latest in a long line of investigations into high street banking | Nils Pratley
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Analysis The spectre over HSBC
The ‘significant items’ line in the HSBC profit and loss account will remain significant for some time yet -
Bank also warns of ‘significant fines’ amid investigations into clients’ tax affairs in France
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Investors take some profits after disappointing Chinese and eurozone manufacturing surveys
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If traders swap privileged information, they are skewing the odds even more heavily in their favour
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Big lenders have closed off finance to Abbot’s Point, says US environment group Rainforest Action Network
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CMA finds banks ‘bundling’ – telling small businesses they must open a current account in order to take out a loan
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For starters there’s a £1,999 booking fee, and it’s not fixed-rate so could move upwards, but it’s still a good offer
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Petrofac falls following three banks cutting target but Tesco climbs ahead of results
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Barclays is preparing to offer some of its best ever deals, including a 2.29% fix, while HSBC has launched a 0.99% loan
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Nils Pratley: As Andrew Tyrie of the Banking Standards Commission put it: ‘A buck that does not stop with an individual often stops nowhere’
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Mining firm doesn’t need its smaller rival and attractive terms would kill Glencore’s share price
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Alan Thomson leaves this month and John Trueman ready to quit amid plans to make executives criminally liable if a bank fails
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Business as usual for HSBC as fines and provisions hit earnings hard