HSBC’s private banking arm in Switzerland has been accused of money laundering and fraud by a Belgian prosecuting judge for its role in helping more than 1,000 wealthy investors avoid taxes.
A Belgian prosecuting judge has formally accused the private bank of assisting rich clients, including diamond dealers, move money to the offshore tax havens of Panama and the British Virgin Islands.
A spokesman for the court said wealthy Belgian clients with money in Swiss branches of HSBC are meant to incur 35 per cent tax on interest.
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