The Bank of England has warned HSBC Holdings Plc for two years in a row that it hasn’t done enough to tackle concerns about how the bank handles risks including financial crime and staff conduct. Samir Assaf, HSBC’s top investment banker, told executives on a conference call this week that the central bank’s Prudential Regulation Authority informed the firm that it was making insufficient progress on non-financial risks, according to people familiar with the discussion who requested anonymity. Assaf said the PRA’s warning was recently reiterated this year, following a previous letter in 2018, and he considers it an ... (full story)