The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday took action to bar two former foreign exchange (FX) traders of HSBC from employment in the banking industry. Mark Johnson and Stuart Scott, former senior HSBC managers, were recently indicted for criminal wire fraud in connection with their trading activities at HSBC Bank plc, a subsidiary of HSBC which is a U.S. bank holding company. Johnson was a managing director and the global head of FX cash trading. In that role, Johnson supervised FX trading desks for HSBC. Scott reported to Johnson and was head of FX trading for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa and was also employed by HSBC Bank plc.
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