HSBC's Long List of Troubles Just Got Even Longer

An HSBC Holdings Plc flag in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg
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HSBC Holdings Plc has had a rough time of it lately.

Since former Swiss employee Herve Falciani made off with client data in 2008 and fled to France, Europe’s biggest bank has been dealing with the fallout as investigations into money laundering and tax evasion have begun around the world.