HSBC Agrees to Settle Criminal Cum-Cum Dividend Tax Case

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Friday, January 16, 2026
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
42
Issue: 
2
Abstract: 

On January 8, 2026, the French financial prosecutors announced that British-based bank HSBC had agreed to pay a €267.5 million fine to settle criminal charges concerning an alleged dividend tax fraud, which a Paris court has approved.