Geneva Prosecutor Says It’s Analyzing HSBC Client Account Leak

(Bloomberg) — Geneva’s public prosecutor is doing a preliminary analysis of the information leaked about HSBC’s Geneva private bank. * Henri Della Casa, a spokesman for prosecutor’s office, says analysis doesn’t necessarily trigger a decision whether to open an investigation * Patrick Humphris, a Geneva-based spokesman for HSBC’s private bank, says co. has no comment beyond recent remarks *NOTE: Le Temps earlier reported the prosecutor’s office is examining the situation to see if it merits an investigation * NOTE: HSBC List Shows Putin Allies, Drug Lords Used Swiss Secrecy

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