79 sources. 24 official.
The evidence behind every case file: regulator notices, court documents, prosecutors’ releases, company filings and reputable reporting. The branch, jobs, complaints and rights pages list their own sources at the bottom.
Australia: A$35m penalty for “widespread and systemic” scam-protection failures
- 26-127MR Federal Court orders $35 million penalty against HSBC for scam protection failuresAustralian Securities and Investments Commission · 18 June 2026 · asic.gov.auOfficial record
- 26-126MR $35 million penalty sought as HSBC admits to scam protection failuresAustralian Securities and Investments Commission · June 2026 · asic.gov.auOfficial record
- HSBC agrees to pay $35 million penalty after widespread scam failuresABC News (Australia) · 18 June 2026 · abc.net.au
Hong Kong regulator fines HSBC over 4,200 flawed research reports
- SFC reprimands and fines HSBC $4.2 million for disclosure failures in research reportsSecurities and Futures Commission · 26 August 2025 · apps.sfc.hkOfficial record
- Enforcement collaboration between HKMA and SFCHong Kong Monetary Authority · 26 August 2025 · hkma.gov.hkOfficial record
EU cartel fine over euro interest-rate derivatives, upheld in 2024
- Press release: Judgment in Case T-561/21 HSBC v CommissionCourt of Justice of the European Union · 27 November 2024 · curia.europa.euOfficial record
- HSBC €31.7 million trader chat room cartel fine upheld by EU courtEuronews · 27 November 2024 · euronews.com
- EU lowers HSBC fine in readopted Euribor decisionGlobal Competition Review · June 2021 · globalcompetitionreview.com
Swiss regulator finds HSBC private bank seriously breached money-laundering rules
- FINMA concludes enforcement proceedings against HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SAFINMA · 18 June 2024 · finma.chOfficial record
- HSBC Switzerland has breached money laundering rules: FINMASwissinfo · 18 June 2024 · swissinfo.ch
FCA fines HSBC for unfair treatment of 1.5 million customers in financial difficulty
- FCA fines HSBC £6.2 million over treatment of customers in financial difficultyFinancial Conduct Authority · 23 May 2024 · fca.org.ukOfficial record
- HSBC fined £6.2m for unfairly treating customers in financial difficultyCity AM · 23 May 2024 · cityam.com
Bank of England regulator fines HSBC £57.4m over depositor protection failures
- The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) fines HSBC £57,417,500 for failures in deposit protectionPRA statement, reproduced by Mondo Visione · 30 January 2024 · mondovisione.comOfficial record
- HSBC fined for historic depositor protection failings — lessons for banksSlaughter and May · February 2024 · slaughterandmay.com
- HSBC hit with £57.4m fine for depositor protection failuresPayment Expert · 31 January 2024 · paymentexpert.com
South Korea fines HSBC for illegal “naked” short selling
- BNP Paribas, HSBC fined $20.3 million for illegal short sellingThe Korea Times · 25 December 2023 · koreatimes.co.kr
- BNP Paribas, HSBC fined $20.4 million in Korea for naked short-sellingKED Global · 26 December 2023 · kedglobal.com
- South Korean court clears HSBC of violating short-selling rulesThe Star (Reuters) · 11 February 2025 · thestar.com.my
- Supreme Court upholds acquittal of HSBC in naked short-selling caseKorea JoongAng Daily · 8 October 2026 · koreajoongangdaily.com
$90m in US penalties for spoofing and traders’ unrecorded WhatsApp messages
- CFTC Orders HSBC Bank USA, N.A. to Pay a $45 Million Penalty (Release 8702-23)Commodity Futures Trading Commission · 12 May 2023 · cftc.govOfficial record
- Statement of Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson regarding CFTC orders against HSBCCommodity Futures Trading Commission · 12 May 2023 · cftc.govOfficial record
- HSBC to pay $75 million in penalties to settle U.S. CFTC chargesReuters via Kitco · 12 May 2023 · kitco.com
- HSBC and Scotia Capital charged by SEC for off-channel communication recordkeeping failuresThe TRADE · May 2023 · thetradenews.com
UK advertising watchdog bans HSBC climate adverts as misleading
- ASA bans HSBC advert for greenwashingCorporate Adviser · 19 October 2022 · corporate-adviser.com
- HSBC "green" ads banned for omitting data about bank’s emissionsMorningstar UK · 19 October 2022 · morningstar.co.uk
- HSBC slapped for running ads saying it’s green when it’s notFortune · 19 October 2022 · fortune.com
FCA fines HSBC £63.9m for eight years of money-laundering control failures
- FCA fines HSBC Bank plc £63.9 million for deficient transaction monitoring controlsFinancial Conduct Authority · 17 December 2021 · fca.org.ukOfficial record
- FCA fines HSBC £64m for failings in its AML processesFinTech Futures · December 2021 · fintechfutures.com
HSBC freezes accounts of exiled Hong Kong politician Ted Hui and his family
- HSBC re-freezes accounts belonging to family of exiled democrat Ted Hui amid Hong Kong police money laundering probeHong Kong Free Press · 7 December 2020 · hongkongfp.com
- Senior politicians urge HSBC to unfreeze accounts of Hong Kong activist Ted HuiCity AM · December 2020 · cityam.com
- Former HK lawmaker’s frozen accounts drag HSBC into political turmoilCaixin Global · 8 December 2020 · caixinglobal.com
FinCEN Files: HSBC moved money for an alleged Ponzi scheme after its record fine
- HSBC moved vast sums of dirty money after paying record laundering fineInternational Consortium of Investigative Journalists · 21 September 2020 · icij.org
- HSBC Moved Vast Sums of Dirty Money After Paying Record Laundering FineOCCRP · 21 September 2020 · occrp.org
HSBC’s Asia chief signs petition backing Beijing’s Hong Kong security law
- HSBC, Standard Chartered back China’s security law for Hong KongFortune · 4 June 2020 · fortune.com
- Hong Kong: HSBC and Standard Chartered publicly back controversial security lawsBusiness & Human Rights Resource Centre · June 2020 · business-humanrights.org
- HSBC backs China’s national security law for Hong KongThe Washington Times · 3 June 2020 · m.washingtontimes.com
US: HSBC Swiss bank admits helping Americans evade tax, pays $192.35m
- Justice Department Announces Deferred Prosecution Agreement with HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SAUS Department of Justice · 10 December 2019 · justice.govOfficial record
- HSBC to pay $192m penalty for helping Americans evade taxesICIJ · December 2019 · icij.org
Belgium: €294.4m settlement over tax fraud and money laundering
- HSBC concludes record settlement with Brussels authoritiesThe Brussels Times · 6 August 2019 · brusselstimes.com
- HSBC Pays €294 Million to Settle Belgian Tax Fraud CaseTax Notes · 6 August 2019 · taxnotes.com
- HSBC agrees to 300 million euro settlement of Belgian tax caseCNBC (Reuters) · 6 August 2019 · cnbc.com
$765m US penalty over pre-crisis mortgage-backed securities
- HSBC Agrees to Pay $765 Million in Connection with Its Sale of Residential Mortgage Backed SecuritiesUS Department of Justice · 9 October 2018 · justice.govOfficial record
- HSBC agrees to $765 million settlement with DOJ over pre-crisis mortgagesHousingWire · August 2018 · housingwire.com
HSBC pays $101.5m over traders front-running a client’s $3.5bn currency deal
- Former Head of HSBC’s Global Foreign Exchange Cash Trading Sentenced to PrisonUS Department of Justice · 26 April 2018 · justice.govOfficial record
- HSBC Agrees to $101M Penalty to Settle FX Front-Running InvestigationNew York Law Journal · 18 January 2018 · law.com
- HSBC to pay $101.5 million to resolve federal fraud chargesFox Business (AP) · 18 January 2018 · foxbusiness.com
France: €300m to avoid trial for laundering the proceeds of tax fraud
- Communiqué de presse du Parquet national financier — HSBC Private Bank Suisse (14 novembre 2017)Tribunal judiciaire de Paris / Parquet national financier · 14 November 2017 · tribunal-de-paris.justice.frOfficial record
- HSBC to pay 300 mn euros to France to avoid tax fraud trialThe Local France · 14 November 2017 · thelocal.fr
- France Announces Its First Deferred Prosecution AgreementSkadden · December 2017 · skadden.com
Russian “Laundromat”: $545m passed through HSBC
- Banks accused of handling laundered Russian moneyThe Global Treasurer · 21 March 2017 · theglobaltreasurer.com
- Laundered Russian Cash Went Through Big Banks, Guardian SaysBloomberg · 20 March 2017 · bloomberg.com
- How illicit Russian money was allegedly siphoned into EU and beyondEuronews · 22 March 2017 · euronews.com
PPI mis-selling: $5.1bn set aside for compensation
- HSBC Holdings plc Form 20-F 2016US Securities and Exchange Commission (HSBC filing) · February 2017 · sec.govOfficial record
Panama Papers: HSBC requested more than 2,300 offshore shell companies
- The 10 banks that requested the most offshore companies for clientsICIJ (Panama Papers) · April 2016 · projects.icij.org
- Panama Papers: HSBC helped rich clients register more than 2,300 shell companiesSouth China Morning Post · April 2016 · scmp.com
- UK financial services watchdog gives firms until next week to carry out their reviews into the Panama PapersCity AM · April 2016 · cityam.com
HSBC pays CHF 40m to close Geneva money-laundering investigation
- HSBC to pay 40m Swiss francs to settle money laundering caseThe Irish Times (Reuters) · 4 June 2015 · irishtimes.com
- Geneva prosecutor drops HSBC probeSwissinfo · 4 June 2015 · swissinfo.ch
- Swiss probe ends as HSBC pays out £28mCity AM · June 2015 · cityam.com
Swiss Leaks: HSBC’s Swiss bank and 100,000+ secret accounts
- Swiss Leaks: Murky cash sheltered by bank secrecyInternational Consortium of Investigative Journalists · February 2015 · icij.org
- HSBC admits Swiss bank failings over client taxesReuters via Business Standard · 9 February 2015 · business-standard.com
- UK revenue chief denies failure to act against tax-dodging clients of HSBCThe Irish Times · February 2015 · irishtimes.com
- HMRC underused HSBC data, PAC claimsAccountancy Age · 12 February 2015 · accountancyage.com
FX scandal: FCA fines HSBC £216m over currency trading failures
- Final Notice: HSBC Bank plc (G10 spot FX)Financial Conduct Authority · 11 November 2014 · fca.org.ukOfficial record
- 2014 fines tableFinancial Conduct Authority · fca.org.ukOfficial record
- FCA fines five banks £1.1bn for forex rigging, Barclays probe continuesSharecast · 12 November 2014 · sharecast.com
$1.9bn US settlement over drug-cartel money laundering and sanctions breaches
- HSBC Holdings Plc and HSBC Bank USA N.A. Admit Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions ViolationsUS Department of Justice · 11 December 2012 · justice.govOfficial record
- HSBC to Pay Record $1.9 Billion U.S. Fine to Settle Money Laundering CaseReuters via Insurance Journal · 11 December 2012 · insurancejournal.com
- Expiration of 2012 Deferred Prosecution AgreementHSBC Holdings plc · 11 December 2017 · hsbc.comOfficial record
- HSBC draws line under Mexican cartel case after five years on probationReuters via Business Standard · 12 December 2017 · business-standard.com
US Senate investigation: “HSBC Case History”
- U.S. Vulnerabilities to Money Laundering, Drugs, and Terrorist Financing: HSBC Case History (hearing page and report)US Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee · 17 July 2012 · hsgac.senate.govOfficial record
- Senate Hearing 112-597 (official transcript and exhibits)US Government Publishing Office · govinfo.govOfficial record
- HSBC ‘allowed drug cartels to launder money’Al Jazeera · 17 July 2012 · aljazeera.com
Interest-rate hedging products mis-sold to small businesses
- FSA agrees settlement with four banks over interest rate hedging productsFSA statement, reproduced by Mondo Visione · 29 June 2012 · mondovisione.comOfficial record
- Interest rate hedging productsFinancial Conduct Authority · fca.org.ukOfficial record
- FCA accused of unlawful conduct in bank redress caseCyprus Mail (Reuters) · 11 December 2024 · cyprus-mail.com
Record retail fine for mis-selling investments to elderly people paying for care
- FSA fines HSBC record £10.5m for mis-selling to elderlyInvestment Week · 5 December 2011 · investmentweek.co.uk
- HSBC faces £40m payout after inappropriate salesChannel 4 News · 5 December 2011 · channel4.com
- Record mis-selling fine welcomed by charityAge UK Scotland · December 2011 · ageuk.org.uk