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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Banking giant HSBC will not be offering crypto services, according to CEO Noel Quinn. Noting that HSBC is more negative on crypto than other banks, the executive stressed: “I do worry about the sustainability of the valuations of crypto.”
HSBC Will Not Get Into Crypto, CEO Says
The chief executive of HSBC, Noel Quinn, talked about his bank’s cryptocurrency stance in an interview with CNBC-TV18 last week. He confirmed:
As a bank, we’re not getting into the crypto world, crypto trading, crypto exchanges.
Emphasizing that cryptocurrencies are....
HSBC has reportedly changed its policy regarding cryptocurrency. The bank now prohibits customers from buying the stock of public companies that hold bitcoin, like Microstrategy. All of the companies with bitcoin treasuries could be on the chopping block at HSBC. HSBC Now Bars Clients From Buying Crypto and Crypto-Related Stocks Like Microstrategy British bank HSBC has reportedly become more strict with its crypto policy. The bank now prohibits its customers from buying the stock of public companies that are holding bitcoin in its treasury. An HSBC customer has shared a message he said he....