SwissLeaks HSBC publishes a letter of apology in the British press
The apology should not be enough to restore its reputation. Yet in the letter dated Sunday and published in full screen in several British newspapers including the “Sunday Telegraph” or the “Sunday Times”, the CEO of HSBC, Stuart Gulliver, said the Swiss subsidiary was ” completely reorganized, “since the explosion of the scandal says” SwissLeaks. “
” We have absolutely no desire to do business with clients who evade taxes, “said Stuart Gulliver in this document addressed “all HSBC customers, shareholders and employees.” “We must show that we understand that the people we serve expect more from us. This is why our offer our sincerest apologies, “he said.
The bank had already acknowledged earlier this week of” deficiencies “while ensuring that these practices of the past. The bulk of the 140 customers cited in the press left the bank, which has strengthened since the criteria to be satisfied customers, says the text.
This fraud scheme is international and concern more than 100,000 customers and 20,000 offshore companies. According to investigators, 180.6 billion euros have transited in Switzerland between November 2006 and March 2007.
61 world figures would be affected by the suspicion of tax evasion. Among her, show business stars like Gad Elmaleh or British singer Phil Collins, sports like Uruguayan footballer Diego Forlan and Spanish Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso, and politics as King Mohammed VI of Morocco and the King Abdullah II of Jordan.
“Sunday Times” also reveals that the bank, with a market capitalization of 155 billion euros, distributed 94 million euros to its top executives and other traders in the last three years. He did not mention …
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