May 12, 2023

HSBC Bank USA, N.A., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., and HSBC Bank plc (collectively HSBC Affiliates) have been ordered to pay $30 million to the CFTC and $15 million to the SEC to settle charges of violating recordkeeping and supervisory requirements.  As part of the settlement, HSBC Affiliates admitted that it failed to stop employees from communicating internally and externally through unapproved mediums, and failed to preserve those messages as business records even if they pertained to the businesses.  CFTC; SEC

Tagged in: Financial Institution Fraud, Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets,