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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: HSBC Private Bank (Suisse)
Current Parent Company: HSBC
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Penalty: $12,500,000
Year: 2014
Date: November 25, 2014
Offense Group: financial offenses
Primary Offense: investor protection violation
Violation Description: The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that HSBC's Swiss-based private banking arm settled allegations that it violated federal securities laws by failing to register with the SEC before providing cross-border brokerage and investment advisory services to U.S. clients.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: banking
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