Swiss Leaks

Swissleaks: the map of the HSBC bank accounts

Swiss Leaks (or SwissLeaks) is a journalistic investigation, released in February 2015, of a giant tax evasion scheme allegedly operated with the knowledge and encouragement of the British multinational bank HSBC via its Swiss subsidiary, HSBC Private Bank (Suisse).[1] Triggered by leaked information from French computer analyst Hervé Falciani[1] on accounts held by over 100,000 clients and 20,000 offshore companies with HSBC in Geneva, the disclosed information was then called "the biggest leak in Swiss banking history".[2]

  1. ^ a b Michel, Serge; Lhomme, Fabrice; Davet, Gérard (2015-02-09). "'SwissLeaks': the backstory of a worldwide investigation". Le Monde.fr. Archived from the original on 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
  2. ^ "The Swiss Leaks". cbsnews.com. 8 February 2015. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.