汇丰银行为税务欺诈调查向法国支付300万欧元,不认罪。 HSBC to pay €300M to France over tax fraud probe, without admitting guilt.

汇丰银行已同意向法国当局支付3亿欧元,包括2.68亿欧元的罚款和3 000万欧元的退税,以调查其在2014年至2019年股息税欺诈计划中的作用。 HSBC has agreed to pay €300 million, including a €268 million fine and €30 million in back taxes, to French authorities to settle a probe into its role in a dividend tax fraud scheme from 2014 to 2019. 本案是对允许投资者避税的“加加贸易”的更广泛调查的一部分,并不涉及认罪。 The case, part of a broader investigation into "cum-cum" trading that allowed investors to evade taxes, does not involve an admission of guilt. 法国检察官将银行的行动称为“人工”行动, 也是利用税收漏洞的系统努力的一部分。 French prosecutors called the bank’s actions "artificial" and part of a systemic effort to exploit tax loopholes. 汇丰银行说,和解方案承认其合作和纠正措施。 HSBC said the settlement recognizes its cooperation and corrective measures. 该决议遵循其他银行,包括农业信贷银行的酸油股采取的类似行动,并且是在法国和欧洲主要金融机构不断接受检查的情况下通过的。 The resolution follows similar actions by other banks, including Credit Agricole’s Cacib unit, and comes amid ongoing scrutiny of major financial institutions in France and Europe. 另外,汇丰银行争取86%的股东批准香港2900亿港元计划,让香港的杭生银行私下进入,定于1月26日举行庭审,可能于1月27日除名。 Separately, HSBC secured 86% shareholder approval for a HK$290 billion plan to take Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Bank private, with a court hearing scheduled for January 26 and a potential delisting on January 27.