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Op risk data: Ghost of Madoff still haunts HSBC

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HSBC HQ, London, sandwiched between two skyscrapers, seen at a 45-degree angle

HSBC takes the unwanted accolade of October’s largest operational risk loss, with a $1.1 billion provision in response to a lawsuit brought by Herald Fund over assets lost in Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme. Herald Fund was a Cayman Islands-registered entity that pooled smaller investments and directed them to Madoff’s wealth management firm.

Herald began using HSBC’s Luxembourg unit as a custodian

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