汇丰拨出7亿美元支付美国罚单
<p><span word="HSBC">HSBC</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="laundering">laundering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="shameful">shameful</span>, <span word="embarrassing">embarrassing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="painful">painful</span>", <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> $700<span word="m">m</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="regulatory">regulatory</span> <span word="fines">fines</span>.</p><p>汇丰(<span word="HSBC">HSBC</span>)承认，该行未能阻止墨西哥和美国的洗钱活动是"令人羞愧和难堪，同时也是十分痛苦的"。该行已在账目上计入一笔7亿美元的支出，用以支付美国监管部门开出的罚单。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="affair">affair</span>, <span word="compounded">compounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> $1.3<span word="bn">bn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compensating">compensating</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="mis">mis</span>-<span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="derivatives">derivatives</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>, <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="underlying">underlying</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="down">down</span> 3 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>此外，汇丰计入13亿美元的支出，用以赔偿在误导之下购买了支付还款保障保险(<span word="PPI">PPI</span>)和衍生品的英国顾客。受这两项支出影响，这家英国最大银行今年上半年的基础利润被推低3%。</p><p><span word="Stuart">Stuart</span> <span word="Gulliver">Gulliver</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="executive">executive</span>, <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="apology">apology</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="way">way</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="compliance">compliance</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span>." <span word="The">The</span> <span word="scandals">scandals</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="undermined">undermined</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="HSBC">HSBC</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="operations">operations</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="heartland">heartland</span>, <span word="come">come</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regulatory">regulatory</span> <span word="crackdown">crackdown</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="feeding">feeding</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="London">London</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="centre">centre</span>.</p>
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