Financial services has witnessed a number of famous apologies over the years linked to fraud, rogue trading, and even train fare dodging. Investment Week remembers the most notable, and the ones which never were.
The banking sector in particular is no stranger to public expressions of regret for past actions following the financial crisis. Earlier this week, HSBC bosses Douglas Flint and Stuart Gulliver became the latest in a long line of bank chiefs to offer their apologies to MPs. Investment Week takes a closer look at some of the well-known public apologies of the past few years, listed in no particular order, and the big names who have never apologised. Douglas Flint and Stuart Gulliver The most recent apology came earlier this week when HSBC's senior executives Douglas Flint and Stuar...
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