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SEC protection of HSBC questioned

Once again the question of protection, regulation, or lack or regulation in the United States comes up relative to HSBC. “We cannot have a segregated market where only the large and connected get protected by the SEC,” said former SEC commissioner Roel Campos, now a partner at law firm Cooley Godward Kronish. The […]

HSBC Bank International, Bahamas and Cayman Islands

According to MSN Money, the IRS launched a major crackdown on credit cards issued by banks such as Swiss American Bank, Royal Bank of Canada and HSBC Bank International with operations in places such as the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands. The General Accounting Office estimates that 1 million to 2 million Americans have offshore […]