Swiss Banking

Global Crackdown Doing Little To Deter Tax Evaders

Posted 05.07.2012

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Despite efforts to crack down on international tax evasion, the practice is still rampant around the world. Bank accounts in tax havens held $2.7 ...

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Fur Coats, Pricey Cars Show Business Is Still Good For Swiss Bankers

Reuters | Posted 05.20.2012

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* Swiss appeal based on stability, neutrality, steady economy * Emerging markets make up for losses in "old world" By E...

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Swiss Bankers Anxious After Bank Indicted Over Tax Evasion

Reuters | Posted 04.05.2012

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By Katharina Bart ZURICH, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The first indictment of a Swiss private bank over hiding untaxed money for wealthy Americ...

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Report: Swiss Central Bank Chief Head Personally Profited From Dollar Trades

AP | FRANK JORDANS | Posted 03.05.2012

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GENEVA — After days of stonewalling, the Swiss National Bank gave in Wednesday to demands it shed light on currency trades from its chief's pers...

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Ex-UBS Banker Gets Five Years In Prison For Aiding U.S. Tax Evasion

Posted 11.18.2011

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A former senior UBS banker who helped the U.S. government expand its crackdown on offshore tax evasion was sentenced to five years probation Frida...

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Major Swiss Bank To Disclose Names Of U.S. Clients Suspected Of Tax Evasion

Posted 01.08.2012

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Credit Suisse AG, Switzerland's second-largest bank, has begun notifying certain U.S. clients suspected of offshore tax evasion that it intends to...

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UBS Insider Blows The Whistle On Swiss Banking

GlobalPost | Michael Bronner | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's the inner sanctum of Swiss banking -- the heavily-guarded nexus between numbered Swiss bank accounts and their owner's good names -- and it's the...

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Switzerland Approves Deal With U.S. To Help Catch Tax Cheats

AP | ELIANE ENGELER | Posted 05.25.2011

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GENEVA — The Swiss parliament on Tuesday approved a treaty with the United States that will hand thousands of files on suspected tax cheats to U...

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UBS: Swiss Banking Industry

AP | FRANK JORDANS | Posted 05.25.2011

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GENEVA — Embattled UBS AG has warned that Switzerland's financial industry is at risk unless lawmakers approve a tax treaty with the U.S., and t...

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UBS-IRS Deal: Court Ruling Forces Swiss To Rethink Deal To Reveal Names

AP | FRANK JORDANS | Posted 05.25.2011

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GENEVA — The Swiss government said Wednesday it may have to renegotiate a carefully wrought deal with the United States to hand over thousands o...

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UBS: American Investors' Identities To Be Revealed

Huffington Post | Julie Satow | Posted 05.25.2011

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The curtain is being peeled back on the infamous secrecy of Swiss banks. The largest bank in Switzerland, UBS, agreed Wednesday to reveal the names o...

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Judge Tells Feds They Can Ask For Secret Swiss Banking Info

New York Times | Lynnley Browning | Posted 05.25.2011

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A federal judge on Tuesday cleared the way for prosecutors to force the Swiss banking giant UBS to turn over the names of wealthy clients as part of a...

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