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Too Big to Fail – HSBC’S Enduring Effects
According to Rolling Stone’s article “Gangster Bankers,” HSBC got away with straight murder. The coverings of HSBC’s crimes which lasted over half a decade were revealed just before the holidays, shocking politicians, lawyers and investigators worldwide. A fine of … Continue reading
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HSBC’s Response to their Scandal
It’s interesting to see how a company as colossal as HSBC reacts to their own scandal. You would assume most big corporations turn a cold shoulder to their own misbehavior. Looking through their 2012 Annual Report, I found that the … Continue reading
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HSBC Scandal: Short Term Effects
HSBC’s lengthy scandal resulted in several short term effects. Although the regulators from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency failed to take action upon discovering lax control over money wire transfers in 2007, little was done to penalize … Continue reading
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“Too Big, Too Jail OR Fail”
After HSBC admitted to breaking money laundering laws hiding $200 trillion worth of transactions involved with Mexican and Columbian drug cartels as well as groups potentially aligned with terrorists, among other sanctioned nations, all they were fined was a … Continue reading
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CRISIS DEVELOPMENTS
Regulators from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OOC) are zooming in on the loan and transaction history of HSBC. The regulators from the OOC have found the banking giant to have “severe deficiencies in its anti-money laundering controls, … Continue reading
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How much money does a bank have to launder before people go to jail?
Also I wanted to add a visual representation of the backlash HSBC has caused and its impact on law and the contemporary philosophy ‘too big to fail or jail.’ Check out this video where Senator Elizabeth Warren aggressively questions, How … Continue reading
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Crisis Facts
My research as follows regarding when and where the crisis occurred: In pursuant of HSBC’s polluted corporate culture, the U.S. financial system has fallen victim to the money laundering of $881 million involving drug trafficking and terrorist financing. With the … Continue reading
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See if you can move your Valentine’s post to the class page, categorized under Valentine’s Day. This should make it easier for your to post about HSBC.
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