ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska will collect $255 million (159.6 million pounds) related to BP Plc's pipeline leaks and a resulting shutdown in 2006 in the Prudhoe Bay oilfield, the state's Department of Law said on Thursday. Related Stories France's Credit Agricole hopes Emporiki is darkness before dawn Asian shares fall on U.S. fiscal worries, European uncertainty HMRC probing HSBC Jersey...

LONDON (Reuters) - HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are examining details of more than 4,000 British clients of HSBC in Jersey after a whistle-blower handed them a list of names, addresses and account balances this week, the Daily Telegraph reported in its Friday edition. Related Stories France's Credit Agricole hopes Emporiki is darkness before dawn Asian shares fall on U.S. fiscal worries,...

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HSBC-JERSEY-LIST:UK taxman probing HSBC Jersey accounts - report

The world is getting smaller and much less safe for tax evaders, as demonstrated by today’s disclosure that HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is investigating offshore accounts opened in Jersey by serious criminals. Britain’s biggest bank, HSBC, finds itself sweating in the spotlight again – just a few months after it was forced to apologise [...]

HSBC Saint Helier: Where the Bad Things Are. Photo - J Christensen Well now, this is awkward for the Jersey financial authorities. After years and years of proclaiming the island as well regulated, transparent and only open for legitimate business, Britain's Daily Telegraph is running a lead story about HSBC Jersey u nder the headline "HSBC Investigation: Drug Dealers, Gun Runners and Britain's...