Bank Index - 2004

 

Aareal Bank

German real estate bank opens Swiss branch (6/8)

Aargauische Kantonalbank

AKB Privatbank's profit jumped 62% last year (4/6)

Aargauische KB rejects privatization proposal (3/24)

Aargauische KB profit rose 9% last year (1/30)

ABB Export Bank

ABB Export Bank changes name (1/20)

ABN AMRO Bank

US extradites Italian to Switzerland (12/21)

ABN AMRO tightens money laundering controls (10/2)

ABN AMRO profit rose 8% last year (6/7)

Smugglers may have used Swiss banks to finance ETA (6/4)

Adler & Co. Privatbank

Luzerner KB first-quarter profit up 17% (5/7)

Adler & Co. profit fell 5% last year (4/26)

Lucerne to sell more bank shares (4/9)

Luzerner KB profit slipped 1% last year (2/13)

AIG Private Bank

AIG Private Bank boosted by acquisitions (5/18)

AKB Privatbank Zurich

Cantonal banks report first-half results (7/14)

AKB Privatbank's profit jumped 62% last year (4/6)

Aargauische KB profit rose 9% last year (1/30)

American Express Bank

UBS acquires Luxembourg operation (11/26)

American Express profit fell 35% last year (8/18)

Anglo Irish Bank

Anglo Irish Bank profit up 15% (5/17)

Benedict Hentsch to launch private bank (4/30)

AP Anlage & Privatbank

Fitch reports allegations against bank (12/4)

ABN AMRO tightens money laundering controls (10/2)

Fitch affirms Latvian bank's ratings (7/28)

Latvians acquire Swiss bank (4/16)

Appenzeller Kantonalbank

Appenzeller KB reports record profit (1/23)

Arab Bank

Arab Bank profit fell 12% last year (4/20)

ARVEST Privatbank

ARVEST Privatbank losses narrowed last year (5/24)

ARVEST Privatbank takes stake in UK biotech firm (4/13)

Arzi Bank

Arzi Bank reports growth (5/18)

Atlantic Asset Management Bank

Atlantic Bank profit down 35%, new CEO named (8/2)

Baloise Bank SoBa

Bank SoBa first-half profit up 6% (9/9)

Baloise to sell Belgian bank (7/2)

Baloise bank profit rose 8% last year (4/7)

Banca Arner

Regulator explains company closures (12/30)

Banca Arner expands in Italy, Brazil (8/25)

Regulator orders two companies to close (4/4)

Banca Commerciale Lugano

Lugano bank shares frozen (12/11)

BCL names new CEO (7/26)

BCL profit jumped 60% last year (6/7)

Banca del Gottardo

Gottardo names new chairman (12/22)

Gottardo reports 11% first-half gain (7/23)

Gottardo acquires French asset manager (5/27)

Swiss Life to keep Gottardo (3/31)

Argentine judge freezes Menem's assets (2/26)

Gottardo talks founder on price (2/18)

Gottardo's profit surged last year (2/18)

UniCredito-led group likely to acquire Gottardo (1/22)

Gottardo sale reported imminent (1/8)

Banca dello Stato del Cantone Ticino

Ticino losing competitive edge (7/6)

Ticino cantonal bank profit down 17% (4/3)

Banca del Sempione

Lugano bank shares frozen (12/11)

Banca del Sempione profit down 2% (8/18)

Smugglers may have used Swiss banks to finance ETA (6/4)

Banca di Credito e Commercio

Bankredit profit rose 12% last year (7/20)

Banque Safdie profit rose 39% last year (6/25)

Banca Euromobiliare

Banca Euromobiliare profit rose 39% last year (6/22)

Banca Intermobiliare di Investimenti e Gestioni

BIM (Suisse) reports start-up loss (8/10)

IBI reports new change in ownership (5/11)

Banca Monte Paschi

PKB Privatbank buys Italian bank's Swiss unit (7/9)

Banca Monte Paschi reports pretax loss (6/17)

Banca Popolare di Sondrio

Banca Popolare di Sondrio reports modest growth (2/20)

Banca Privata Edmond de Rothschild

Banca Privata profit fell 25% last year (6/17)

Banca Unione di Credito

Credit Suisse offers to buy Fiat bank (9/22)

Lugano bank to pay big dividend to Fiat (6/7)

Banco Mercantil

Banco Mercantil incurred losses last year (4/20)

Banco Santander

Banco Santander profit rose 7% last year (5/18)

Bank Adamas

Italian warrant issued for Russian fugitive (6/5)

Bank am Bellevue

Bank am Bellevue pretax profit plunged 76% (5/11)

Bank Behring & Eberle (Vaduz)

Liechtenstein freezes bank shares (10/31)

Bank Cial

New CEO takes over at Bank Cial (8/2)

Banque Cial names new CEO (5/19)

Bank CIAL profit rose 15% last year (2/12)

Bank Coop

Bank Coop first-half profit up 1% (7/17)

Basler KB first-quarter profit up 78% (4/30)

Basler KB profit rose 14% last year (3/10)

Bank Coop profit up 3% last year (2/21)

Bank for International Settlements

BIS issues fraud alert (5/6)

Bank Frey & Co.

New bank changes name (9/13)

Bank Frick & Co. (Vaduz)

Liechtenstein freezes bank shares (10/31)

Bank fur Tirol & Vorarlberg

Austrian bank opens Swiss branch (5/28)

Bank Globo

Bank shareholder charged with fraud (1/21)

Bank Hapoalim

Bank Hapoalim bids for Rappaport bank (11/27)

Bank Hapoalim's client assets up 15% (8/20)

Bank Hapoalim profit soared 70% last year (8/10)

Bank Hapoalim's pretax profit up 70% (3/10)

Investor sues Bank Hapoalim's Swiss unit (2/6)

Bank Hofmann

Libyan nuclear project used Swiss accounts (10/17)

Bank Hofmann may acquire German bank (10/10)

Bank Hofmann first-half profit up 30% (8/12)

Bank Hofmann's profit rose 14% last year (3/18)

Bank Hugo Kahn & Co.

Bank Hugo Kahn reports pretax loss (6/7)

Bank Hugo Kahn names new CEO (1/8)

Bank Jungholz

RBJ Invest changes name (10/7)

Bank Leu

Bank Leu reports strong first-half growth (9/1)

Berne sends papers to US in tax evasion probe (7/23)

Swiss differ on impact of EU accords (5/29)

Bank Leu profit rose 8% last year (3/25)

Bank Leu acquires Zurich real estate firm (2/19)

Bank Leumi le-Israel

Swiss regulator names administrator in fraud case (8/28)

Australia to investigate Swiss bank accounts (8/23)

Bank Leumi cuts pretax loss (5/12)

Australia asks for help in investigation (1/31)

Bank Linth

Bank Linth profit up 9% (7/22)

Bank Linth omits dividend as profit falls (2/21)

Bank Morgan Stanley

MLCM profit plunged 58% last year (9/30)

Moody's assigns ratings to Morgan Stanley (7/30)

Fitch assigns ratings to Bank Morgan Stanley (5/28)

Bank Morgan Stanley profit up 25% (3/30)

Bank of New York-Inter Maritime Bank

BONY-IMB profit plunged 50% last year (7/20)

Bank Hapoalim bids for Rappaport bank (11/28)

Bank Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie

Bank Sal. Oppenheim's client assets up 20% (7/26)

Bank Sarasin & Co.

Swiss regulator probes links with Behring (11/21)

Sarasin ties to Behring fund reported (11/14)

Liechtenstein freezes bank shares (10/31)

Sarasin seeks Sfr600 million from less-wealthy (9/8)

Sarasin lowers minimum investment (9/3)

Sarasin profit up 22% as withdrawals end (8/25)

Mirabaud buys 60% of Banque Jenni (7/23)

Listed banks tap new revenue sources (7/3)

Mirabaud to acquire Sarasin subsidiary (6/4)

Banque Jenni profit rose 22% last year (3/30)

Sarasin seeks to double client assets (3/28)

Sarasin returns to profit as clients withdraw funds (3/10)

Sarasin to acquire UK asset management firm (3/10)

Rabobank may pull out of Sarasin deal (2/1)

Bank von Ernst

Coutts Bank profit rose 25% last year (5/7)

Bank von Ernst profit rose 43% last year (4/21)

Banque Algerienne du Commerce Exterieure

Algerian trade bank's results little changed (7/26)

Banque Amas

Italy refuses to extradite Bofors figure (8/9)

Indian court says Hindujas must stand trial (2/5)

Banque Audi

Banque Audi names new chairman (12/11)

Banque Audi profit slipped 14% last year (8/18)

Banque Banorient

Banque Banorient profit rose 15% last year (6/25)

Banque Baring Brothers

Banque Baring Brothers profit down 5% (5/9)

Banque Bauer

Banque Bauer revenues collapse, new CEO named (7/26)

Banque Bauer share capital falls after losses (4/8)

Banque Benedict Hentsch & Cie

Benedict Hentsch launches financial group (10/28)

Benedict Hentsch to launch private bank (4/30)

Banque Bonhote & Cie

Banque Bonhote doubled group profit last year (5/11)

Banque Bonhote net profit up 51% (4/2)

Banque Cantonale de Fribourg

Cantonal banks report first-half results (7/14)

Magnin losses put at Sfr534 million (4/30)

BC Fribourg profit up 6% (1/30)

Banque Cantonale de Geneve

S&P assigns ratings to BC de Geneve (12/15)

Judge probes directors of Swiss company (12/4)

BNP Paribas to buy building for Sfr34.5 million (10/21)

Cantonal banks profit up 2% in first-half (9/1)

Staubli jailed for 28 months (8/4)

Geneva judge forced to resign (6/5)

Magnin losses put at Sfr534 million (4/30)

BCG posts first net profit in five years (3/4)

Staubli fraud trial to start on March 1 (2/28)

Banque Cantonale du Jura

Cantonal banks report first-half results (7/14)

BC Jura profit rose 7% last year (1/28)

Banque Cantonale du Valais

Cantonal banks profit up 2% in first-half (9/1)

BC Valais profit surged 26% last year (3/12)

Banque Cantonale Neuchateloise

More cantonal banks report first-half results (7/23)

BC Neuchatel designates new CEO (3/12)

BC Neuchatel reports record profit (2/25)

Credit Suisse cuts Swiss Life holding (1/6)

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

Swiss bank stocks post double-digit growth (12/30)

BCV shares jump on buyback news (12/22)

Internet fund offerings compared (12/21)

BCV reports flat nine-months results (12/1)

BC Vaudoise may buy back capital (11/26)

BCV agrees to sell French unit (11/3)

BCV client assets rose 2% in first half (10/10)

Ambassador's alleged laundering detailed (9/18)

BC Vaudoise first-half profit unchanged (8/25)

BCV first quarter profit up 6% (5/29)

Banque Piguet profit nearly tripled last year (5/24)

Magnin losses put at Sfr534 million (4/30)

BCV profit rose 22% last year (3/10)

Former BCV officials face new charge (3/2)

Banque Cramer & Cie

Two banks report acquisitions (11/28)

Banque Cramer reports first-year profit  (9/6)

Cramer raises capital for energy venture (7/10)

Banque de Commerce et de Placements

BCP to pay dividend as profit rises (6/15)

Fitch affirms BCP's ratings (5/26)

Banque de Depots et de Gestion

Banque de Depots profit fell 10% last year (8/10)

Banque de Gestion Financiere

BGF profit fell 44% last year (8/10)

Banque Degroof

Banque Degroof reports pretax loss (7/26)

Banque de la Mediterranee

Hariri-owned bank reports lower earnings (6/25)

Banque de Patrimoines Prives Geneve

Banque de Patrimoines Prives results little changed (5/25)

Banque Diamantaire

Banque Diamantaire profit up 37% (8/18)

Banque Edouard Constant

Widow wins small legal victory (5/13)

Banque Financiere de la Cite

Court rejects appeal in Bhutto-linked case (7/23)

Magnin losses put at Sfr534 million (4/30)

Banque Francaise du Commerce Exterieure

Court rejects appeal in Bhutto-linked case (7/23)

Banque Franck, Galland & Cie

Banque Franck boosted by acquisition (8/2)

Banque Franck's profit rose 31% last year (4/30)

Banque Galland changes name and status (1/25)

Banque Galland & Cie

Banque Galland changes name and status (1/25)

Banque Ippa & Associes

Luxembourg bank closes Lausanne branch (12/27)

Banque Jacob Safra

Banque Jacob Safra's profit surged last year (7/26)

Banque Jenni & Cie

Banque Jenni changes year-end (9/7)

Sarasin profit up 22% as withdrawals end (8/25)

Mirabaud buys 60% of Banque Jenni (7/23)

Mirabaud to acquire Sarasin subsidiary (6/4)

Banque Jenni profit rose 22% last year (3/30)

Banque Kanz

Judge seeks to interview fugitive banker (5/8)

Banque MeesPierson BGL

MeesPierson buys Swiss firm (12/17)

Banque MeesPierson results little changed (8/18)

Banque Notz Stucki

Ferrier Lullin completes acquisition (2/25)

Banque Pasche

Banque Pasche profit rose 30% last year (8/2)

Court rejects appeal in Bhutto-linked case (7/23)

Banque Pasche says net profit rose 19% last year (4/15)

Panel awards former banker Sfr10.5 million (2/26)

Banque Piguet & Cie

BCV client assets rose 2% in first half (10/10)

Banque Piguet profit nearly tripled last year (5/24)

Banque Privee Edmond de Rothschild

Geneva drops Angola debt probe (12/31)

Salinas brother found dead (12/11)

French bribes detailed, EU official implicated (10/16)

Banque Rothschild profit jumps 38% (9/2)

Banca Privata profit fell 25% last year (6/17)

Banque Privee's client assets up 26% (4/3)

Report details UBS role in Angola payments (3/24)

Banque Privee BCP

Portuguese bank increases capital (2/25)

Banque Safdie

Geneva bank named in Iraq probe (11/20)

Bankredit profit rose 12% last year (7/20)

Banque Safdie profit rose 39% last year (6/25)

Swiss to send Maluf papers to Brazil (2/26)

Banque SCS Alliance

Swiss banker pleads guilty to fraud (12/30)

Banque SCS Alliance boosts capital (12/29)

Luxembourg bank closes Lausanne branch (12/27)

Embezzler jailed for 17 years (12/11)

Banque SCS Alliance names new CEO (11/2)

Former Ukrainian premier convicted (6/5)

Accomplice pleads guilty in Frankel case (2/27)

Banque Syz & Co.

Banque Syz client assets up 15% (8/18)

Banque Syz in pact with German bank (5/26)

Banque Syz reports strong growth (5/4)

Banque Thaler

Delta Lloyd sells stake in Geneva bank (6/17)

Bantleon Bank

Bantleon Bank profit soared 71% last year (8/18)

Barclays Bank

Barclays plunged into the red last year (10/8)

Court rejects appeal in Bhutto-linked case (7/23)

Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank

More cantonal banks report first-half results (7/23)

Baselland KB profit rose 19% last year (2/6)

Basler Kantonalbank

Basler KB first-half profit up 9% (8/3)

Bank Coop first-half profit up 1% (7/17)

Basler KB first-quarter profit up 78% (4/30)

Basler KB profit rose 14% last year (3/10)

Bank Coop profit up 3% last year (2/21)

Basler KB profit rose 19% last year (2/4)

BBVA

BBVA reports strong growth (5/9)

BDL Banco di Lugano

UBS may spin off private bank units (2/5)

Berner Kantonalbank

Internet fund offerings compared (12/21)

Berner KB first-half profit down 5% (8/21)

Berner KB profit fell 8% last year (3/18)

Berner KB reports "pretax profit" (3/11)

BGG Banque Genevoise de Gestion

Salinas brother found dead (12/11)

BGG profit jumped 25% last year (5/11)

BIPIELLE Bank

Bipielle Bank reports shareholder changes (8/18)

Bipielle Bank profit surged last year (4/20)

BNP Paribas

Investigators probe Swiss role in Iraq trade (12/24)

BNP Paribas to acquire Citibank business (12/7)

La Caixa sells Geneva unit to BNP Paribas (12/1)

Liechtenstein freezes bank shares (10/31)

BNP Paribas to buy building for Sfr34.5 million (10/21)

French bribes detailed, EU official implicated (10/16)

UEB reports strong profit growth for last year (9/28)

BNP Paribas to buy two Monaco banks (9/21)

BNP Paribas unit narrows pretax loss (8/25)

Court rejects appeal in Bhutto-linked case (7/23)

UBS, BNP Paribas to sell Geneva hotel (6/25)

Report cites UBS role in Yukos affair (6/12)

Foreign banks manage Sfr600 billion (5/19)

Nigerian firm asks bank to stop payments (4/23)

Details of Yukos-linked asset freeze emerge (4/3)

BNP Paribas names new CEO (2/12)

Bordier & Cie

Bordier partner increases capital (5/10)

BSI

Italy refuses to extradite Bofors figure (8/9)

BSI profit fell 11% last year (3/12)

BZ Bank

BZ Bank reports first-half results (9/21)

Ebner's return credited to Blocher (7/14)

Ebner plans to launch equity fund (7/11)

BZ Bank reports client assets of Sfr2.2 billion (5/9)

BZ Bank's client assets fell 64% last year (2/20)

Caixabank Banque Privee

La Caixa sells Geneva unit to BNP Paribas (12/1)

CBG Compagnie Bancaire Geneve

Russian court rejects asset freeze appeal (5/29)

Centrum Bank (Vaduz)

Liechtenstein freezes bank shares (10/31)

C.I.M. Banque

CIM Banque narrows losses, cites legal dispute (8/10)

Citibank

Salinas brother found dead (12/11)

BNP Paribas to acquire Citibank business (12/7)

Citibank incurred pretax loss last year (9/6)

Court rejects appeal in Bhutto-linked case (7/23)

Court hears evidence in Banco Noroeste case (4/5)

Swiss to send Maluf papers to Brazil (2/26)

Lawyers trace stolen funds to Nigeria (2/25)

Italy seeks Swiss help in Parmalat probe (2/21)

Regulator probing Parmalat's Swiss links (1/31)

Citigroup eyes private banking acquisitions (1/15)

City Bank

City Bank to pay Sfr44 million to Credit Suisse (3/30)

City Bank profit up 18% (3/26)

Clariden Bank

Clariden Bank opens Beirut office (7/7)

Clariden profit rose 10% last year (4/21)

Belgian kickbacks paid via Zurich bank (2/11)

Commerzbank

Commerzbank to boost private banking (12/10)

Commerzbank profit rose 2% last year (5/4)

Corner Banca

Client to transfer Swiss funds to Australia (11/5)

Smugglers may have used Swiss banks to finance ETA (6/4)

Corner Banca pretax profit rose 18% last year (4/20)

Credit Suisse sells stake in Corner Banca (1/2)

cosba private banking

cosba first-half profit up 1% (7/15)

cosba boosted by acquisition (4/26)

Coutts Bank

Coutts Bank changes name (10/2)

BNP Paribas to buy two Monaco banks (9/21)

Foreign banks manage Sfr600 billion (5/19)

Coutts Bank profit rose 25% last year (5/7)

Bank von Ernst profit rose 43% last year (4/21)

Coutts Bank von Ernst

Coutts Bank changes name (10/2)

Credit Agricole Indosuez

Geneva drops Angola debt probe (12/31)

Marchiani's Swiss accounts clearly "private" (12/27)

Greek panel to investigate bank accounts (12/10)

French bribes detailed, EU official implicated (10/16)

Credit Agricole affiliate boosts capital (9/20)

Marchiani held on suspicion of corruption (8/6)

Berne sends papers to US in tax evasion probe (7/23)

Report cites UBS role in Yukos affair (6/12)

Russian court rejects asset freeze appeal (5/29)

Credit Agricole pretax profit fell 23% last year (5/18)

Credit Agricole reports net profit decline (4/22)

Details of Yukos-linked asset freeze emerge (4/3)

Report details UBS role in Angola payments (3/24)

Swiss to send Maluf papers to Brazil (2/26)

Credit Lyonnais

Credit Agricole affiliate boosts capital (9/20)

Credit Lyonnais hit by merger-related costs (8/10)

Credit Suisse Group

Swiss bank stocks post double-digit growth (12/30)

Marchiani's Swiss accounts clearly "private" (12/27)

Investor suit against Merrill Lynch dismissed (12/27)

Credit Suisse sells Warburg Pincus stake (12/24)

Zurich seizes Japanese loan shark's funds (12/24)

Former CSFB official convicted of insider trading (12/22)

Internet fund offerings compared (12/21)

Credit Suisse in deal with Russian tycoon (12/18)

Credit Suisse unveils plan to boost profits (12/8)

Credit Suisse reports European onshore growth (12/8)

Credit Suisse may cut many more jobs (12/4)

CSFB fined for improper trading (12/3)

New York court dismisses apartheid suit (12/1)

Credit Suisse denies talks with Axa (11/27)

Former Credit Suisse banker barred for life (11/24)

French regulator concerned at UBS losses (11/20)

Sarasin ties to Behring fund reported (11/14)

Seized Uzan homes sold at auction (11/12)

Credit Suisse director resigns (11/11)

Credit Suisse reports uneven third-quarter (11/5)

UBS, Credit Suisse announce Swiss pay hike (11/2)

CSFB review may propose big changes  (10/30)

UBS, Credit Suisse cited in Parmalat actions (10/22)

Bank Hofmann may acquire German bank (10/10)

CSG hopes to sell Winterthur for Sfr7.8 billion (10/8)

Credit Suisse offers to buy Fiat bank (9/22)

Julius Baer obtains Dubai license (9/21)

Credit Suisse hurt by insurance unit speculation (9/18)

UBS and CSFB among top 10 Bush donors (9/17)

Former CSFB banker sentenced to 18 months (9/10)

Bank Leu reports strong first-half growth (9/1)

CSFB penalized for employee theft (8/27)

Parmalat sues Credit Suisse for 250 million euros (8/21)

Bank Hofmann first-half profit up 30% (8/12)

Credit Suisse shares slump on latest results (8/7)

Marchiani held on suspicion of corruption (8/6)

NAB first-half profit up 6% (8/6)

CSFB chairman quits to join Citigroup (7/30)

Court rejects appeal in Bhutto-linked case (7/23)

Credit Suisse names three to executive board (7/15)

Some CSFB executives leave with Mack (7/11)

Clariden Bank opens Beirut office (7/7)

Credit Suisse ends talks with Allianz (7/4)

Listed banks tap new revenue sources (7/3)

Credit Suisse ousts co-chief executive Mack (6/26)

Halliburton cuts ties with former top official (6/19)

CSFB offering generous pay packages again (6/16)

Judge freezes Halliburton-linked accounts (6/14)

Deutsche Bank may seek Credit Suisse merger (6/5)

Japan seeks former Credit Suisse employee (6/5)

Medco doesn't know if CSFB will sell stake (5/8)

Swiss banks are hiring again (5/7)

Credit Suisse reports sharply higher profit (5/6)

Quattrone found guilty of obstruction (5/5)

Swiss regulator in dispute with banks (5/1)

Credit Suisse first-quarter net tops estimates (4/30)

Magnin losses put at Sfr534 million (4/30)

Credit Suisse restates financial statements (4/28)

Clariden profit rose 10% last year (4/21)

Switzerland investigates Statoil payments (4/9)

Credit Suisse chairman paid Sfr8 million last year (4/1)

City Bank to pay Sfr44 million to Credit Suisse (3/30)

Credit Suisse sees 'six or seven' merger partners (3/28)

Swiss banker testifies in Lazarenko case (3/26)

Credit Suisse restates 2003 net profit (3/26)

Credit Suisse names new managers, directors (3/26)

City Bank profit up 18% (3/26)

Bank Leu profit rose 8% last year (3/25)

Swiss dispute report of frozen Russian assets (3/24)

Bank Hofmann's profit rose 14% last year (3/18)

Parmalat may sue former bankers (3/5)

Credit Suisse names new CFO (3/4)

Credit Suisse CFO Ryan to step down (2/29)

Neue Aargauer Bank profit rose 5% last year (2/24)

Japanese group laundered money via Credit Suisse (2/24)

Bank Linth omits dividend as profit falls (2/21)

Turkey seizes Uzan family companies (2/21)

Bank Leu acquires Zurich real estate firm (2/19)

Credit Suisse revenue slumped in fourth-quarter (2/12)

Credit Suisse client assets rose 3% last year (2/12)

Belgian kickbacks paid via Zurich bank (2/11)

Parmalat-linked account seized at Credit Suisse (2/8)

Deutsche Bank considering merger with Swiss bank (2/6)

CSFB fined for US brokerage violations (2/4)

Credit Suisse sells Spanish brokerage firm (2/4)

Regulator probing Parmalat's Swiss links (1/31)

Credit Suisse says it has met targets (1/24)

Former CSFB banker fined $30,000 (1/17)

Gottardo sale reported imminent (1/8)

CSFB hopes to re-enter Indian market (1/7)

Credit Suisse cuts Swiss Life holding (1/6)

Swiss bank stocks rebounded last year (1/2)

Credit Suisse sells stake in Corner Banca (1/2)

Deka(Swiss) Privatbank

Deka(Swiss) Privatbank profit fell 12% last year (5/9)

Deutsche Bank

French judge widens Bin Laden probe (12/26)

Commerzbank to boost private banking (12/10)

French bribes detailed, EU official implicated (10/16)

Deutsche Bank (Suisse) names new CEO (9/9)

Rud Blass & Cie's profit down 73% (8/25)

Deutsche Bank client assets rose 9% last year (8/18)

Deutsche Bank may seek Credit Suisse merger (6/5)

Dexia Privatbank

Geneva drops Angola debt probe (12/31)

Two banks withdraw from SWX (12/28)

French bribes detailed, EU official implicated (10/16)

Ambassador's alleged laundering detailed (9/18)

Dexia Privatbank's profit jumped 69% last year (8/18)

Dominick Company

Dominick results hit by rising costs (6/22)

Dresdner Bank

UBS to acquire Latin American operations (12/22)

Commerzbank to boost private banking (12/10)

Allianz launches Zurich fund management unit (9/15)

Report cites UBS role in Yukos affair (6/12)

Russian court rejects asset freeze appeal (5/29)

Details of Yukos-linked asset freeze emerge (4/3)

Dresdner Bank net profit down 12% last year (3/30)

Dresdner Bank employee fired for embezzlement (1/14)

Dryden Bank

Dryden's client assets rose 46% last year (8/10)

EFG Bank Group

EFG raises Sfr500 million in new capital (11/3)

Fitch upgrades EFG Private Bank rating (10/27)

EFG to acquire Gibraltar bank (10/15)

EFG plans at least two acquisitions this year (9/9)

Moody's assigns ratings to EFG Private Bank (8/20)

Berne sends papers to US in tax evasion probe (7/23)

EFG Bank Group's net profit fell 23% last year (6/29)

Widow wins small legal victory (5/13)

EFG Private Bank results boosted by acquisition (3/16)

EFG Group to sponsor Lebanese tourism project (1/15)

Ehinger & Armand von Ernst

Merged UBS banks report 17% lower profit (3/18)

UBS may spin off private bank units (2/5)

Ferrier Lullin & Cie

Ferrier Lullin client assets little changed (9/22)

Court rejects appeal in Bhutto-linked case (7/23)

Bank loses one-third of front-office staff (7/10)

Ferrier Lullin profit rose 5% last year (4/21)

Ferrier Lullin's profit rose 5% last year (3/18)

Ferrier Lullin completes acquisition (2/25)

UBS may spin off private bank units (2/5)

FIBI Bank

FIBI Bank profit up 15% (5/11)

Fideuram Bank

Fideuram Bank reports first profit (7/20)

Italian tax police raid Fideuram offices (3/11)

Finansbank

Turkish group to launch ruble bond issue (12/4)

Finansbank operating profit fell 32% last year (10/7)

Finter Bank Zurich

Finter Bank profit fell 5% last year (6/15)

First Zurich Private Bank

New bank changes name (9/13)

First Zurich reports first-year profit (4/12)

F. van Lanschot Bankiers (Schweiz)

F. van Lanschot profit surged last year (10/8)

GE Capital Bank

GE Capital Bank reports pretax loss (5/18)

Glarner Kantonalbank

Glarner KB nine-month profit up 22% (10/22)

Glarner KB reports pretax loss (1/22)

Goldman, Sachs & Co. Bank

MLCM profit plunged 58% last year (9/30)

Goldman Sachs profit fell 23% last year (9/6)

Graubundner Kantonalbank

Privatbank Bellerive profit up 16% (9/6)

Zurich KB first-half profit rose 3% (7/30)

Graubundner KB boosts stake in private bank (4/6)

Parmalat may sue former bankers (3/5)

Italy seeks Swiss help in Parmalat probe (2/21)

Parmalat prosecutors target banks (2/14)

Regulator probing Parmalat's Swiss links (1/31)

Graubundner KB's profit rose 16% last year (1/31)

Habib Bank AG Zurich

Habib Bank profit up 12% (5/4)

Habibsons Bank

Berne sends papers to US in tax evasion probe (7/23)

Heritage Bank & Trust

New bank reports growth (9/6)

Bertarelli, Heritage poach talent from UBP (8/6)

Geneva firm obtains bank license (2/10)

Hottinger & Cie

Former mayor of Cannes sentenced (6/10)

HSBC Guyerzeller Bank

Geneva drops Angola debt probe (12/31)

HSBC Guyerzeller to boost 'onshore' operation (10/21)

HSBC Guyerzeller profit rose 55% last year (5/4)

HSBC Guyerzeller buys unit from parent (4/14)

Guyerzeller client assets little changed (3/16)

HSBC Private Bank

Regulator explains company closures (12/30)

Halliburton-linked accounts frozen (12/4)

HSBC reports new money inflow (11/10)

HSBC Private Bank client assets up 6% (8/6)

Judge freezes Halliburton-linked accounts (6/14)

Foreign banks manage Sfr600 billion (5/19)

HSBC Private Bank client assets up 9% (3/12)

US opens enquiry into Halliburton payments (2/5)

Hyposwiss Privatbank

Detained Hyposwiss director "has resigned" (9/7)

St. Galler KB results boosted by acquisition (2/26)

Hyposwiss profit fell 13% last year (2/26)

Suspects released from detention (1/30)

Hypothekarbank Lenzburg

Hypo Lenzburg first-half profit down 10% (7/13)

IBI Bank

BIM (Suisse) reports start-up loss (8/10)

IBI reports new change in ownership (5/11)

ING Group

UK brokerage launches Swiss unit (12/10)

ING Bank cuts costs to boost profit (8/10)

Abramovich aide rejects EBRD claim (7/17)

ING BHF-Bank profit fell 2% last year (5/4)

Investec Bank

Investec Bank profit down 56%, new CEO named (8/10)

Israel Discount Bank

Israel Discount Bank incurs second-year loss (8/25)

J. P. Morgan

JP Morgan operating profit fell 33% last year (5/25)

Morgan absorbs Fleming affiliate (4/29)

Morgan, UBS plan growth in Europe (1/28)

J. P. Morgan Fleming Asset Management

Morgan absorbs Fleming affiliate (4/29)

Julius Baer

Swiss bank stocks post double-digit growth (12/30)

Salinas brother found dead (12/11)

UBS to acquire Baer's North American business (12/7)

Court reinstates libel suit against Baer (11/22)

Baer issues profit warning (10/30)

German client sues Baer over losses (10/15)

Julius Baer obtains Dubai license (9/21)

Former Baer client under investigation again (9/6)

Baer boosted by institutional money (8/14)

Listed banks tap new revenue sources (7/3)

Baer's Spanish affiliate sees growth (7/1)

Baer fails to attract private clients (5/13)

Baer and former employees in arbitration (4/4)

Baer's net profit plunged 55% last year (3/11)

Baer's client assets up 12% (3/11)

Julius Baer sues former US employees (2/29)

Julius Baer and adviser sued for $40 million (1/10)

Jyske Bank

Jyske Bank profit up 25% (8/18)

Kredietbank

Kredietbank profit fell 6% last year (6/7)

La Roche & Co.

Basel private banker dies (1/27)

Lavoro Bank

Lavoro Bank profit fell 45% last year (6/22)

LB(Swiss) Privatbank

LB(Swiss) Privatbank results little changed (9/6)

Les Fils Dreyfus & Cie

Les Fils Dreyfus profit fell 11% last year (3/18)

LGT Group

Liechtenstein freezes bank shares (10/31)

LGT's client assets top Sfr50 billion (8/26)

LGT Group net profit fell 31% last year (4/22)

Liechtensteinische Landesbank

Two banks withdraw from SWX (12/28)

Liechtenstein freezes bank shares (10/31)

LLB first-half profit unchanged (8/6)

LLB profit rose 11% last year (3/5)

Lienhardt & Partner Privatbank

Lienhardt first-half profit up 5% (8/14)

Lienhardt & Partner profit rose 2% last year (3/10)

Lloyds TSB Bank

Court hears evidence in Banco Noroeste case (4/5)

Former Lloyds employee appears in court (3/25)

Lawyers trace stolen funds to Nigeria (2/25)

Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie

Lugano bank shares frozen (12/11)

Mitterand given suspended jail sentence (12/9)

Lombard Odier to work with Japanese firm (8/22)

Benedict Hentsch to launch private bank (4/30)

Pictet's client assets rose 15% last year (4/14)

French probe transfers to Arafat's wife (2/13)

Luzerner Kantonalbank

Luzerner KB nine-month profit up 13% (11/3)

Lucerne issues convertible bonds (9/2)

BC Vaudoise first-half profit unchanged (8/25)

Luzerner KB first-quarter profit up 17% (5/7)

Adler & Co. profit fell 5% last year (4/26)

Lucerne to sell more bank shares (4/9)

Luzerner KB profit slipped 1% last year (2/13)

Maerki Baumann & Co.

Swiss regulator probes links with Behring (11/21)

Libyan nuclear project used Swiss accounts (10/17)

Maerki Baumann profit fell 23% last year (6/27)

Zuger KB outsources securities trading (6/5)

Medibank

Medibank reports strong profit growth (8/25)

Medibank profit jumped 81% last year (1/31)

Merrill Lynch

Investor suit against Merrill Lynch dismissed (12/27)

Merrill Lynch names new CEO (12/8)

Merrill Lynch client assets up 20% in USD (12/1)

MLCM profit plunged 58% last year (9/30)

Merrill Lynch client assets up 11% in USD (9/14)

Merrill Lynch private banking losses detailed (9/8)

Merrill Lynch "heavy losses" in private banking (6/9)

Switzerland freezes South African account (5/9)

Merrill Lynch opens Singapore office (2/24)

Merrill Lynch names new CEO (1/14)

Migrosbank

S&P upgrades Migrosbank outlook (10/29)

Migrosbank profit down 16% (7/14)

Migrosbank profit jumped 84% last year (1/15)

Mirabaud & Cie

Banque Jenni changes year-end (9/7)

Mirabaud buys 60% of Banque Jenni (7/23)

Mirabaud to acquire Sarasin subsidiary (6/4)

Mitsubishi Tokyo Wealth Management

Japanese banks boost private banking operations (11/10)

Mitsubishi Tokyo reports start-up loss (9/6)

Mizuho Bank

Japanese banks boost private banking operations (11/10)

Lombard Odier to work with Japanese firm (8/22)

Mizuho Bank says restructuring completed (7/26)

Mizuho Bank cuts share capital by two-thirds (5/28)

MM Warburg Bank

Questions raised over banker's arrest (11/27)

Banque Syz in pact with German bank (5/26)

MM Warburg posts profit, pays dividend (5/4)

MM Warburg completes Tempus acquisition (4/8)

MM Warburg to acquire Tempus Privatbank (2/4)

Morval & Cie

Morval profit fell 5% last year (6/29)

National Bank of Kuwait

Kuwaiti bank reports profit rebound (8/18)

Neue Aargauer Bank

NAB first-half profit up 6% (8/6)

Neue Aargauer Bank profit rose 5% last year (2/24)

Neue Bank (Vaduz)

Libyan nuclear project used Swiss accounts (10/17)

Nidwaldner Kantonalbank

Cantonal banks report first-half results (7/14)

NKB pretax profit fell 12% last year (1/15)

Nomura Bank

Nomura Bank returns to profit (8/25)

Nordkap Bank

Nordkap's profit, revenues plunged last year (10/7)

ABB Export Bank changes name (1/20)

Obwaldner Kantonalbank

More cantonal banks report first-half results (7/23)

Obwaldner KB profit rose 17% last year (1/30)

OZ Group

OZ Group third-quarter profit plunged 60% (10/16)

OZ Group second-quarter profit down 53% (7/17)

OZ Group reports first-quarter gains (4/17)

OZ Group returns to profit on lower volume (1/23)

Petercam Private Bank

Petercam says no amnesty withdrawals yet (3/19)

Pictet & Cie

Pictet launches brokerage firm (12/17)

Salinas brother found dead (12/11)

Pictet to collaborate with Berne bank (11/26)

Swiss bank regulator names two members (11/4)

Court rejects appeal in Bhutto-linked case (7/23)

Former Pictet employee sentenced for blackmail (5/12)

Pictet's client assets rose 15% last year (4/14)

Pictet plans to expand in Germany (3/30)

German, Swiss offices searched in Falk affair (1/22)

PKB Privatbank

PKB Privatbank buys Italian bank's Swiss unit (7/9)

PKB Privatbank profit fell 21% last year (6/27)

Italy seeks Swiss help in Parmalat probe (2/21)

Parmalat prosecutors target banks (2/14)

Privatbank Bellerive

Privatbank Bellerive profit up 16% (9/6)

Graubundner KB boosts stake in private bank (4/6)

Graubundner KB's profit rose 16% last year (1/31)

Privatbank Ihag Zurich

Privatbank Ihag pretax profit fell 56% last year (5/11)

Privatbank Ihag Zurich announces board changes (4/29)

IHAG shareholders cut stake in Unaxis (4/7)

Privatbank Von Graffenried

Von Graffenried returns to profit (9/6)

Von Graffenried names new CEO (6/17)

Raiffeisen banks

Vontobel names new chairman (12/8)

Raiffeisen banks' first-half profit down 3% (8/19)

cosba first-half profit up 1% (7/15)

Vontobel in pact with Raiffeisen group (6/8)