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Not so FINE at HSBC – £57.4m fine for depositor protection system failings

On: February 1, 2024

In: Economoney, Info, Knowledge, Observation

HSBC fined £57.4m by the Bank of England for ‘serious failings’ to protect customer deposits. The bank failed to accurately identify deposits eligible for the UK’s Financial Services Compensation Scheme, the Bank’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) announced. HSBC was fined by the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) forRead More →

‘Everything is fine, nothing to see here!’

By: essay

On: August 3, 2023

In: Chaos, Foolery, Funometer, Kartoonz, Observation

With: 0 Comments

Dream or reality – did this really happen? The party-gate scandal lead to SERVING members of the UK government being fined, including the then prime minster (since sacked by the party) – and the then chancellor of the exchequer (now our serving prime minister). You really can’t make this stuffRead More →

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