Under pressure from u. s. regulators, hsbc bank admitted that it was guilty of this category of ethics violations:

The correct answer is:  fraud and financial misconduct.

Explanation:

In 2012, HSBC Holdings plc agreed to pay U.S. authorities a record $1.92 billion in penalties after admitting fraud and financial misconduct because of being used as a money laundry from drug-related Mexican activities. This is a breach of ethics in which bank officials and staff consider themselves guilty of having millions of dollars worth of trafficking in drugs.

there's 11 people for the 1st position. then, no matter who gets it, there's only 10 left for the second, and then 9 left for the third. 11 x 10 x 9 = 990.   the answer is there are 990 different ways the positions can be filled by these applicants