HSBC pays record fine to settle US money-laundering accusations

HSBC is to pay a record $1.9bn (£1.2bn) to settle allegations it laundered money for drug cartels and broke sanctions in the US to allow terrorists to move money around the financial system, in the latest embarrassment for Britain’s banks. The bank’s chief executive, Stuart Gulliver, said he was …

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HSBC pays record fine to settle US money-laundering accusations