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Following its signing of the DPA in 2012, HSBC embarked on

               a worldwide programme of upgrading its compliance

               systems to U.S. standards, raising its spending to more than

               $1 billion a year. (6)


               The DPA itself was lifted in December 2017.




















































               Diagram 1: Comparison of U.S. and U.K. DPAs



               Commenting on the expiry of the DPA, Gulliver said

               improving compliance would “remain a top priority for the

               bank into 2018 and beyond".
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