HSBC Senior Official Arrested For Currency Benchmark Rigging

HSBC Senior Official Arrested For Currency Benchmark Rigging

The past 18 months have been rather troubling for banks all over the world. Various investigations have resulted in US$3.1bn in fines. The financial ecosystem is facing another setback, as the HSBC global head of FX trading has been arrested at JFK airport earlier this week. This arrest came as quite a surprise to a lot of people, albeit Mark Johnson is suspected of currency benchmark rigging. None of these claims have been verified at the time of publication, but law enforcement officials have a case against him by the look of things. HSBC Official Is In Hot Water. While it is not....


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