Lawyers

• HSBC under investigation over its hiring practices in Asia

  HSBC said that it is under investigation by U.S. regulators. They are allegedly examining the bank's hiring practices in Asia.

• HSBC adds Toronto, Canada as possible location of new headquarters

  Toronoto, Canada has been added to the list of potential sites for the rumored relocation of HSBC's headquarters. The list also includes New York, and Hong Kong, which are also strong candidates for the relocation.

• Lord Green expresses 'dismay' over HSBC tax scandal

  Former Chief Executive of HSBC Holdings Plc Lord Green expressed his "dismay and regret" when questioned about tax evasion and avoidance at the bank's Swiss branch by Channel 4 on Wednesday.

• Argentina wants HSBC to repatriate $3.5 billion in offshore funds

  Argentina wants HSBC Holdings Plc to repatriate $3.5 billion that it says the bank's Argentine branch moved offshore to help clients evade taxes and move capital abroad, the country's tax chief said on Monday.

• Brazil probes link between HSBC Swiss accounts, Petrobras scandal: sources

  Brazil's tax watchdog opened a probe on whether about a dozen people involved in the Petrobras corruption scandal also allegedly had undeclared accounts with HSBC Holdings Plc's private bank in Switzerland, two sources with knowledge of the situation said on Saturday.

• Goldman, BASF, HSBC accused of metals price fixing: U.S. lawsuit

  Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N), Germany's BASF SE (BASFn.DE) and two other big platinum and palladium dealers have been sued in the United States in what the plaintiff's law firm called the first nationwide class action over alleged price-fixing of the metals.

• EU antitrust unit accuses JPMorgan, two others over interbank rate manipulation

  The European Commission has filed complaints against JPMorgan Chase & Co, HSBC Holdings Plc and Credit Agricole SA for being in a cartel involving the manipulation of interbank lending rates in Europe, Bloomberg reported.

• Scotiabank, four others to face allegations of gold price manipulation

  Trader Kevin Maher claimed in his lawsuit filed on Tuesday that Scotiabank, Barclays Plc, Deutsche Bank AG, HSBC Holdings Plc and Societe Generale SA had manipulated the London gold fix benchmark based on press reports and a draft research paper, Financial Post said.

• Singaporean billionaire's ex-wife sues HSBC over bank negligence in her investment portfolio

  Teo Geok Fong claimed that HSBC Holdings Plc misled her in investing several high-risk assets that resulted to losses, according to her lawsuit filed with the Singapore High Court.