Banks hit by forex fines Regulators in the U.S., Britain and Switzerland have ordered five banks to pay more than $3.3 billion for rigging the $5.3 trillion-a-day foreign-exchange market ------------------------- UBS AG Net profit (2013) $3.29bn Citigroup Inc. Net profit $13.67bn JPMorgan Chase & Co. Net profit $17.92bn Royal Bank of Scotland Operating loss $14.30bn HSBC Holdings Plc. Net profit $16.20bn ----------------------- Fines* $800 million $668 million $662 million $634 million $618 million ------------------------ *Penalties imposed by U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority and Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority words 89