HSBC sued for $1bn by new SVB owner for 'plundering' staff - reports

Dubbed Project Colony

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HSBC has been accused by First Citizens, which acquired Silicon Valley Bank after its collapse, of breaking the law by poaching more than 40 employees from the failed American bank.

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