Saudi Arabia’s indebted family conglomerate Algosaibi sued Maan al-Sanea, the billionaire head of the Saad Group, for fraud in a case involving allegations of $10 billion in loan irregularities, according to court documents.
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HSBC Holdings Plc and a Cayman Islands-based hedge fund were sued by the trustee liquidating Bernard Madoff’s business over claims they withdrew $578 million in “fake” profit from the con man’s firm before it collapsed.
When HSBC North American operations, which includes HSBC Finance (Household International), doesn’t perform very well, you can still get promoted.
In the “Reap what you sow” category, financial protection in the UK is not a rosy picture. Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling today will set out measures to tighten regulation of the British banking industry, requiring institutions to plan for their own demise, a person familiar with the plan said.
HSBC so eloquently said “”The Rights Issue enhanced HSBC’s signature financial strength and this, together with the start made to 2009, means we are well-positioned to ride out the economic uncertainty ahead, and to take advantage of opportunities to grow.”

