HSBC Bank PLC Handed $85.1 Million Fine for Anti-Money Laundering Shortcomings
December 17 2021 - 3:04AM
Dow Jones News
By Sabela Ojea
The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority said Friday that it has
fined HSBC Bank PLC 63.9 million pounds ($85.1 million) due to a
lack of efficiency of its transaction monitoring systems and
anti-money laundering processes.
The U.K.'s financial regulator said its investigation found that
three key parts of the lender's transaction monitoring systems
showed significant weaknesses over a period of eight years from
March 31, 2010 to March 31, 2018.
The watchdog said that since HSBC didn't dispute its findings
and decided to settle as soon as possible, the fine was reduced by
30%. Otherwise the fine would have risen to GBP91.4 million, the
FCA said.
"HSBC has undertaken a large-scale remediation program into its
anti-money laundering processes, which was supervised by the FCA,"
it said.
Write to Sabela Ojea at sabela.ojea@wsj.com; @sabelaojeaguix
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