英伦广角 2012-07-21 汇丰银行涉嫌为毒贩洗钱遭指控

  Billions of dollars, tens of thousands of lives, the Mexican drug awards have been as lucrative¹ as they are brutal². We now know the cartel has been able to launder³ their profits thanks to Europe’s largest bank. The executives of HSBC face to the 4-field of America’s politicians, years of lacks controls that provide a gateway⁴ to criminal money into the US.

        One HSBC executive told us that a major reason why HSBC opened its US bank was to provide its overseas clients with a gateway into the US financial system. Now, on top of that, HBUS’ history of weak anti-money laundering⁵ controls, and you’ve got a recipe for trouble.

        It’s not just money from the cartels of Mexico, the committee’s investigation⁶ found evidence to safeguards supposed to prevent transactions with world great regimes like Iran were bypassed. Services were provided to banks in Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh with links to terrorist financing. And millions of dollars in suspicious travelers cheques were clear for Japanese bank and a fitting Russian used car dealers⁷. HSBC has said sorry and promised to do better. Senior figures are already paying the price.

        I recognize that there have been some significant areas of failure. I have said before and I will say again: despite the best efforts and intentions of many dedicated⁸ professionals, HSBC has fallen short of our own expectations and the expectations of our regulators. As I have thought about the structural⁹ transformation¹⁰ of the bank’s compliance¹¹ function, I recommended to the group that now is the appropriate time for me and for the bank for someone new to serve as the head of group compliance.

        Outgoing has also criticism of the regularities¹² supposed to protect the financial system but it failed to take action.

        What these hearings were shown is how HSBC has consistently failed to tackle financial crime machines and how US regulators have consistently failed to get HSBC to what it escaped. What we need is we need serious regulation and in the worst cases, we need criminal prosecutions¹³ against those who get it wrong. 

        Suddenly, Washington is very interested in British banks elsewhere on Capitol Hill. The head of the Federal Reserve was grilled¹⁴ up what he knew and when about the Libor scandal. The search for answers has only just begun. It is not the end of the money laundering scandal for HSBC either. US Department of Justice has confirmed that it’s investigating which reported the fine will be as much as $1b.

1 lucrative   

adj.赚钱的，可获利的

参考例句：

• He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
• It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。

2 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

3 launder   

v.洗涤；洗黑钱（把来路可疑的钱弄得似乎合法）

参考例句：

• She wore a freshly laundered and starched white shirt.她穿一件刚刚浆洗熨烫过的白色衬衣。
• The gang launders the steal money through their chain of restaurants.这帮匪徒通过他们的连锁饭店洗赃款。

4 gateway   

n.大门口，出入口，途径，方法

参考例句：

• Hard work is the gateway to success.努力工作是通往成功之路。
• A man collected tolls at the gateway.一个人在大门口收通行费。

5 laundering   

n.洗涤（衣等），洗烫（衣等）；洗（钱）v.洗（衣服等），洗烫（衣服等）( launder的现在分词 )；洗（黑钱）（把非法收入改头换面，变为貌似合法的收入）

参考例句：

• Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

7 dealers   

n.商人( dealer的名词复数 )；贩毒者；毒品贩子；发牌者

参考例句：

• There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers. 私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。
• The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers. 警察腐败，与那伙毒品贩子内外勾结。

8 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

9 structural   

adj.构造的，组织的，建筑（用）的

参考例句：

• The storm caused no structural damage.风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities.北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

10 transformation   

n.变化；改造；转变

参考例句：

• Going to college brought about a dramatic transformation in her outlook.上大学使她的观念发生了巨大的变化。
• He was struggling to make the transformation from single man to responsible husband.他正在努力使自己由单身汉变为可靠的丈夫。

11 compliance   

n.顺从；服从；附和；屈从

参考例句：

• I was surprised by his compliance with these terms.我对他竟然依从了这些条件而感到吃惊。
• She gave up the idea in compliance with his desire.她顺从他的愿望而放弃自己的主意。

12 regularities   

规则性( regularity的名词复数 )； 正规； 有规律的事物； 端正

参考例句：

• They felt that all the regularities in nature have a purpose. 他们感到自然界一切有规律的事物均有目的性。
• Our experience meanwhile is all shot through with regularities. 我们的经验同时也都具有规律性。 来自哲学部分

13 prosecutions   

起诉( prosecution的名词复数 )； 原告； 实施； 从事

参考例句：

• It is the duty of the Attorney-General to institute prosecutions. 检察总长负责提起公诉。
• Since World War II, the government has been active in its antitrust prosecutions. 第二次世界大战以来，政府积极地进行着反对托拉斯的检举活动。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

14 grilled   

adj. 烤的, 炙过的, 有格子的 动词grill的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• He was grilled for two hours before the police let him go. 他被严厉盘查了两个小时后，警察才放他走。
• He was grilled until he confessed. 他被严加拷问，直到他承认为止。