HSBC is being investigated by US authorities over its hiring of people linked to Asian governments, adding to the bank’s litigation worries, which helped drag it to a fourth-quarter loss.
The bank said yesterday that it was one of “multiple financial institutions” being investigated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission over its Asian hiring practices, an issue that has also plagued US lenders such as JPMorgan Chase.
Stuart Gulliver, chief executive, said the SEC had widened its investigation from a group of US banks to include several international groups with operations in Asia.
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