Bank Index - 2005

 

Aargauische Kantonalbank

Cantonal bank names new CEO (12/20)

Aargauische KB's client assets up 15% (2/3)

ABN AMRO Bank

ABN AMRO bid for Sarasin rebuffed (11/17)

US payments in Kirghizstan questioned  (11/16)

ABN AMRO Bank misses targets (5/12)

Two sentenced in ABN AMRO Bank fraud (3/19)

Adler & Co. Privatbank

Luzerner KB profit up 19% (11/9)

Luzerner KB unit reports growth (4/19)

Luzerner KB seeks acquisitions (2/24)

AIG Private Bank

Former AIG client sentenced (10/15)

AIG to open Shanghai office (9/27)

AIG doubles share capital (7/13)

Former AIG client to repay stolen funds (6/18)

AIG unit says not involved in parent's troubles (4/2)

AKB Privatbank Zurich

Cantonal bank names new CEO (12/20)

Aargauische KB's client assets up 15% (2/3)

American Express Bank

Macedonian leader denies Swiss accounts (12/9)

Amex Bank profit down 23% (8/23)

Anglo Irish Bank

Anglo Irish client assets up 20% (12/9)

MCG to acquire control of OZ Group (10/25)

Anglo Irish Bank profit up 17% (3/15)

Anker Bank

Private client units cut back-office staff (8/31)

AP Anlage & Privatbank

Fitch reissues Latvian bank statement (11/30)

Latvian-owned bank reports loss (8/8)

Arab Bank

Swiss to probe Iraq trade abuses (10/29)

Palestinian banker dies (7/8)

Arab Bank profit down 13% (3/26)

Former Lebanese premier assassinated (2/16)

Bank denies Arafat account allegations (2/10)

ARVEST Privatbank

Arvest Privatbank profit down 21% (5/16)

Arzi Bank

Arzi Bank profit down 20% (8/15)

Atlantic Asset Management Bank

Atlantic Bank profit fell 9% last year (8/8)

Baloise Bank SoBa

Baloise Bank first-half profit down 3% (9/8)

Bank SoBa profit up 2.5% (4/7)

Takeover talk boosts Baloise shares (4/2)

Banca Aletti & C.

Banca Aletti profit doubled last year (8/31)

Banca Arner

New Mediaset-linked accounts found (11/4)

Court clears handover of papers to Italy (9/20)

Banca Arner profit up 15% (9/19)

Lugano bank official steps down (9/16)

Court clears handover of Mediaset papers (5/21)

Lugano bank chairman steps down (5/9)

Morval director steps down (3/24)

Berlusconi may face new prosecution (2/25)

Banca Commerciale Lugano

BCL reports pretax loss (9/26)

Berlusconi ally's sentence reduced (5/25)

Lugano bank names new chairman (4/6)

Banca del Ceresio

Banca del Ceresio profit jumps 45% (8/8)

Banca del Gottardo

Gottardo confirms targets (12/2)

Gottardo sells Monaco unit (11/16)

Gottardo plans shakeup, new CEO (10/7)

Gottardo first-half profit down 7% (9/6)

Gottardo enters Spanish market (7/15)

Gottardo client ordered to forfeit assets (7/2)

Gottardo named in war crimes case (6/25)

Gottardo, BSI in outsourcing deal (6/1)

Parent unhappy with Gottardo's performance (4/6)

Gottardo's profit slides 19% (2/18)

Banca dello Stato del Cantone Ticino

Ticino bank finds no wrongdoing (11/11)

Ticino bank reviews client account (9/25)

Banca del Sempione

Banca del Sempione profit fell 19% last year (8/31)

Banca di Credito e Commercio

Banque Safdie absorbs Lugano unit (2/17)

Banca Euromobiliare

Banca Euromobiliare profit up 28% (6/28)

Italian banker dies (1/14)

Banca Gesfid

Banca Gesfid first-half profit up 38% (11/21)

Banca Intermobiliare di Investimenti e Gestioni

Slovakian group acquires Zurich bank (10/29)

BIM hopes to sell IBI Bank this year (8/15)

Banca Popolare di Sondrio

Banca Popolare Sondrio profit up 8% (8/15)

Banca Popolare Sondrio net profit up 11% (1/25)

Banca Unione di Credito

Fiat drops plan to sell bank (10/22)

Fiat bank's profit down 24% (5/23)

Banca Zarattini

Lugano company gains bank license (8/3)

Banco Mercantil

Venezuelan bank reports growth (10/6)

Two banks increase capital (5/31)

Banco Santander

Banco Santander profit boosted by subsidiaries (5/9)

Bank am Bellevue

Bellevue cuts stake in swissfirst (12/9)

Swissfirst profit more than doubles (11/26)

Shareholder sues swissfirst (11/5)

Swissfirst and Bellevue to merge (9/13)

Bank pays 50% of equity in dividends (8/15)

Bank Cial

Former Lugano bank official arrested (11/24)

Bank Cial operating profit rose 11% last year (1/26)

Bank Coop

Bank CEO quits after dispute (11/23)

Bank Coop first-half profit up 5% (7/19)

Bank Coop profit up 3% (2/25)

Bank Frey & Co.

Bank Frey profit fell 14% last year (9/12)

New York firm in pact with Zurich bank (3/17)

Bank Frick & Co. (Vaduz)

Swiss banker arrested in Nice (9/21)

Bank Globo

Former Bank Globo official named CEO (6/21)

Bank Hapoalim

Rappaport transferred bank to wife before sale (8/8)

Bank Hapoalim reports growth (7/31)

Russian company settles Israeli charges (6/30)

BONY-IMB changes board (6/7)

Bank Hapoalim first-quarter profit up 23% (5/5)

BoNY-IMB boosts share capital (5/3)

Bank Hapoalim profit rose 13% last year (4/12)

Bank Hapoalim to buy Rappaport bank (3/30)

Hapoalim to acquire Geneva bank this month (3/11)

Bank Hofmann

Bank Hofmann client assets up 8% (8/19)

Bank Hofmann profit up 18% (3/16)

Bank Hugo Kahn

Bank Hugo Kahn profit down 25% (5/30)

Bank Jungholz

Austrian bank unit's profit up (9/19)

Bank Leu

Bank Leu upgrades Geneva branch (5/11)

France hopes to settle Taiwan claim (4/23)

Bank Leu profit rose 38% last year (3/12)

Bank Leumi le-Israel

Israeli bank's profit almost wiped out (12/28)

Swiss to send bank papers to Australia (12/23)

Bank Leumi boosts provisions, restores dividend (5/23)

Bank Leumi to resume dividend payment (3/3)

Bank Linth

Bank Linth first-half profit soared 66% (7/29)

Bank Linth in pact with Wegelin (6/22)

Bank Linth profit unchanged (2/24)

Bank Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley changes CEO after profit falls (4/25)

Moody's lowers bank's rating outlook (4/8)

Bank of New York - Inter Maritime Bank, Geneva

Rappaport transferred bank to wife before sale (8/8)

BONY-IMB changes board (6/7)

BoNY-IMB boosts share capital (5/3)

Bank Hapoalim profit rose 13% last year (4/12)

Bank Hapoalim to buy Rappaport bank (3/30)

Hapoalim to acquire Geneva bank this month (3/11)

Bank of New York affiliate names new chairman (1/20)

Bank Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie

Oppenheim invests in Israeli firm (11/16)

Sal. Oppenheim to buy corporate finance unit (10/19)

Bank Sal. Oppenheim profit up 9% (8/8)

BHF-Bank profit little changed (6/14)

ING BHF-Bank changes name (2/1)

German private banker dies (1/7)

UBS in talks to buy Constantia (1/4)

Bank Sarasin & Co.

Sarasin absorbs Zurich unit (12/30)

ABN AMRO bid for Sarasin rebuffed (11/17)

Swiss banker arrested in Nice (9/21)

Baer to acquire UBS private banks (9/5)

Sarasin loses major private banking clients (8/24)

Sarasin launches drive in Germany (7/2)

Sarasin shares climb on bid rumours (6/10)

Former Sarasin partner dies (5/10)

Sarasin boosts dividend on higher profit (3/2)

Sarasin expands in Lugano, Dubai (3/2)

Banque Algerienne du Commerce Exterieure

Algerian trade bank profit down 3% (8/23)

Banque Amas

Banque Amas posts loss as revenues plunge (8/24)

Hindujas cleared in Bofors case (6/2)

Berne ends cooperation in Bofors probe (4/22)

Banque Audi

Banque Audi profit slides 30% (7/26)

Bank denies Arafat account allegations (2/10)

Banque Banorient

Banque Banorient profit rose 7% last year (6/14)

Banque Baring Brothers

Bank changes name (12/28)

Baring Brothers names new chairman (10/24)

ING Group sells Geneva bank stake (9/8)

Banque Baring Brothers profit jumps 60% (4/12)

Banker commissions sports car (3/20)

Banque Baring Brothers Sturdza

Bank changes name (12/28)

Banque Bauer

Banque Bauer names new chairman (again) (10/27)

Banque Bauer narrows pretax loss (7/26)

Banque Benedict Hentsch & Cie

New bank boosts capital (12/28)

Banque Bonhote & Cie

Banque Bonhote's profit up 13% (10/17)

Neuchatel bank's net profit up 18% (4/20)

Banque Cantonale de Geneve

Ernst & Young loses appeal (12/22)

Shareholders approve board changes (12/14)

Granadex owners convicted of fraud (11/5)

Client sues over safe deposit theft (10/14)

BC Geneve first-half profit up 29% (9/1)

Private client units cut back-office staff (8/31)

Cantonal banks' profit rose 4% last year (4/1)

BC Geneve boosts profit, declares dividend (3/4)

Sasea to begin creditor payments (1/15)

Banque Cantonale du Valais

Regulator withdraws capital requirement (12/15)

Banque Cantonale Neuchateloise

Nigerian jailed for trying to defraud bank (11/29)

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

Swiss stock market reports record year  (12/31)

BCV nine-month profit up 20% (11/30)

Swiss to probe Iraq trade abuses (10/29)

Some cantonal bank shares up sharply (9/6)

BCV first-half profit up 18% (8/25)

BCV redeems first tranche of bailout bonds (7/29)

BCV held 9.9% of Unaxis in June (7/2)

BCV lowers private client threshold (6/16)

Austrians win battle for Unaxis (5/28)

Banque Piguet cuts stake in Miami affiliate (5/23)

Swiss banks financed Iraq oil deals (5/21)

Prosecutor launches new Traboulsi probe (5/12)

Two cantonal banks report first-quarter gains (5/12)

BCV closes Asian offices (5/5)

Banque Piguet profit jumps 30% (4/29)

BC Vaudoise bets on Unaxis (4/9)

Cantonal banks' profit rose 4% last year (4/1)

BC Vaudoise profit rose 2.5% last year (3/17)

Banque Cramer & Cie

Banque Cramer boosted by acquisition (8/15)

Banque de Commerce et de Placements

UniCredit profit fell 29% last year (6/7)

BCP sees no change of shareholders (5/9)

Geneva bank's ownership in flux (2/4)

Banque de Depots et de Gestion

Lausanne bank names new chairman (8/16)

Banque de Gestion Financiere

Michelin bank reports losses, ownership change (6/21)

Banque Degroof

Banque Degroof profit down 22% (8/15)

Banque de la Mediterranee

Swiss to probe Iraq trade abuses (10/29)

French ambassador cited in Iraq probe (10/14)

Lebanese-owned bank names new chairman (8/4)

Former Lebanese premier assassinated (2/16)

Banque de Patrimoines Prives

Banque de Patrimoines profit down 14% (5/23)

Regulator probes bank's Angola links (4/30)

Banque Diamantaire

Baring Brothers names new chairman (10/24)

Banque Diamantaire profit up 22% (8/15)

Banque Franck, Galland & Cie

Banque Franck reports post-merger growth (8/15)

Banque Jacob Safra

Gottardo sells Monaco unit (11/16)

Safra bank reports growth (9/7)

Banque Jenni & Cie

Mirabaud unit reports surge in revenues, profits (9/20)

Banque MeesPierson BGL

Geneva bank changes name (12/30)

Dryden Bank losses climbed in first half (11/21)

Fortis unit boosts capital again (11/10)

Banque MeesPierson profit up 4% (8/23)

Fortis opens, Fidelity expands (2/4)

Banque Pasche

Banque Pasche profit rose 14% last year (8/15)

Banque Piguet & Cie

Banque Piguet cuts stake in Miami affiliate (5/23)

BCV closes Asian offices (5/5)

Banque Piguet profit jumps 30% (4/29)

BC Vaudoise profit rose 2.5% last year (3/17)

Banque Privee BCP (Suisse)

UBS boosts stake in Portuguese bank (12/28)

BCP first-half net profit nearly tripled (11/28)

Banque Privee Edmond de Rothschild

Berne returns funds to Angola, Nigeria (11/3)

Banque Privee's client assets up 16% (8/27)

Jardine buys stake in Rothschild unit (6/26)

Mexican court overturns Salinas conviction (6/12)

Rothschild group in Japan venture (4/21)

Banque Privee reports strong funds inflow (4/1)

Bank employees paid after Angola loan (3/5)

Quebec fund buys stake in Rothschild's French bank (2/2)

Banque Safdie

Swiss to probe Iraq trade abuses (10/29)

Banque Safdie's profit down 25% (6/23)

Safdie family plans Israeli acquisition (3/24)

Banque Safdie absorbs Lugano unit (2/17)

Banque SCS Alliance

Swiss bank cited in insider trading case (11/18)

Banque SCS Alliance names new chairman (10/28)

Banque SCS Alliance reports turnaround (8/31)

Banque SCS Alliance boosts capital again (4/1)

Banque SCS Alliance names director, changes auditor (3/9)

Geneva bank returns to profit after crisis (1/29)

Banque Syz & Co.

Syz Group loses two managers (11/9)

Banque Syz reports strong growth (5/9)

Banque Syz names investment manager (1/14)

Banque Thaler

Banque Thaler profit rose 16% last year (6/21)

Bantleon Bank

Bantleon Bank profit up 14% (9/7)

Barclays Bank

Russian minister denies $1 billion enrichment (12/5)

Bhutto questioned by Geneva magistrate (9/20)

Barclays seeks Swiss acquisition (7/22)

ING sells French units to Barclays (6/3)

Barclays to open Singapore booking centre (5/21)

Barclays reports losses on higher turnover (5/16)

Longest-serving African leader dies (2/8)

Barclays buys stake in Bulgarian company (2/4)

Barclays to buy ING's French businesses (1/20)

Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank

Japanese bank boosts capital (12/21)

Japanese bank's net loss tripled last year (10/17)

Private client units cut back-office staff (8/31)

Baselland KB first-half profit up 10% (8/12)

Agency says AAM's future unclear (5/21)

Cantonal banks' profit rose 4% last year (4/1)

Basler Kantonalbank

Bank CEO quits after dispute (11/23)

Bank Coop first-half profit up 5% (7/19)

Cantonal banks' profit rose 4% last year (4/1)

Bank Coop profit up 3% (2/25)

Baumann & Cie

Two small Basel banks join forces (4/20)

BBVA

Switzerland freezes Israeli's account (9/23)

BBVA profit rose 11% last year (4/15)

BDL Banco di Lugano

Former BPI chief executive arrested (12/16)

UBS completes sale of four units (12/3)

BGP's first-half profit up 32% (11/21)

Baer prices Sfr2.5 billion rights issue (11/11)

BDL net profit fell 11% last year (10/17)

Baer to acquire UBS private banks (9/5)

Berner Kantonalbank

Berner KB completes rights offering (10/21)

Cantonal banks' profit rose 4% last year (4/1)

BGG Banque Genevoise de Gestion

BGG profit slipped 4% last year (5/9)

BGP Banca di Gestioni Patrimoniale

BGP's first-half profit up 32% (11/21)

Fiat drops plan to sell bank (10/22)

BHF-Bank

ING sells German unit to investor group (12/24)

BHF-Bank profit little changed (6/14)

ING BHF-Bank changes name (2/1)

Bipielle Bank

Lugano bank used as hidden treasury (12/21)

Former BPI chief executive arrested (12/16)

Bipielle Bank names new chairman (12/1)

Swiss bank's role in takeover bid probed (9/16)

Bipielle Bank settles lawsuit for Sfr5.8 million (8/9)

BNP Paribas

Swiss to probe Iraq trade abuses (10/29)

UN panel criticizes BNP Paribas (10/29)

French ambassador cited in Iraq probe (10/14)

BNP Paribas profit rose 29% last year (9/19)

BNP Paribas unit's profit soared last year (9/7)

UEB profit rose 9% last year (9/6)

BNP Paribas to sell Geneva building (7/7)

Italians visit Lugano in Cirio probe (6/1)

Swiss banks financed Iraq oil deals (5/21)

Geneva opens Iraq payments probe (5/5)

BNP Paribas names new chairman (3/18)

BNP Paribas completes acquisition (3/7)

Bank employees paid after Angola loan (3/5)

Special prosecutor drops Yukos-linked probe (3/5)

Iraqi kickbacks paid via UBS (2/12)

Former UN official criticized (2/5)

US vetoed Swiss bank role in Iraq (2/5)

UEB seeks Swiss acquisition (2/2)

Bordier & Cie

Two Geneva banks boost capital (5/25)

Bordier seeks small acquisition (1/20)

BSI

Swiss to probe Iraq trade abuses (10/29)

BSI to acquire French private bank (10/29)

BAE paid $2 million to Pinochet (9/16)

BSI's client assets up 9% (7/29)

BSI client assets flat last year (7/3)

Gottardo, BSI in outsourcing deal (6/1)

BSI net profit falls as costs climb (3/11)

BZ Bank

Ebner renames holding company (12/23)

BZ Bank names CEO, reports growth (12/16)

BZ Bank first-half profit surges (6/15)

BZ Bank cuts share capital (5/3)

BZ Bank reports lower profit (1/18)

Cantrade Privatbank

Prosecutor launches new Traboulsi probe (5/12)

Centrum Bank (Vaduz)

Centrum Bank buys stake in Zurich firm (10/14)

Swiss banker arrested in Nice (9/21)

Longest-serving African leader dies (2/8)

C.I.M. Banque

CIM Banque loss widened last year (10/13)

Citibank

Pakistani minister seeks tax break (12/15)

US payments in Kirghizstan questioned  (11/16)

Nigerian sentenced in major fraud case (7/18)

Citibank profit rose 38% last year (6/14)

Citigroup to pay $2 billion in Enron case (6/12)

Mexican court overturns Salinas conviction (6/12)

Pinochet linked to Swiss account (3/18)

City Bank

City Bank profit little changed (3/15)

Clariden Bank

Clariden Bank's client assets up 21% (12/1)

Clariden opens Singapore office (11/26)

Clariden's client assets up 16% (3/3)

Swiss bank in deal with Iranian firm (2/9)

Clientis

Moody's assigns ratings to bank group (4/2)

Commerzbank

Russian minister denies $1 billion enrichment (12/5)

Commerzbank CEO under investigation (8/19)

Commerzbank cited in laundering probe (7/23)

Commerzbank profit fell 5% last year (5/23)

Compagnie Bancaire Espirito Santo

Portuguese bank's profit rose 15% last year (10/14)

Corner Banca

Berne may send client data to Australia (10/1)

Lugano bank cited in Australian affidavit (8/23)

Corner Banca sells merchant card business (8/3)

Corner Banca profit down 6% (4/26)

cosba private banking

cosba doubles first-half profit (7/26)

cosba rejected Vontobel partnership (5/16)

cosba's profit rose 12% last year (3/8)

Coutts Bank von Ernst

BAE paid $2 million to Pinochet (9/16)

UN official's son linked to Swiss account (9/8)

Private bank CEO may move to Singapore (8/20)

Coutts net profit plunges 84% after acquisition (4/19)

Credit Agricole

US payments in Kirghizstan questioned  (11/16)

Kirghizstan seeks former leader's wealth (10/4)

Court rejects Indian claim to gold (7/15)

Italians visit Lugano in Cirio probe (6/1)

Swiss banks financed Iraq oil deals (5/21)

Credit Agricole opens for business (3/24)

Credit Agricole Indosuez

Marchiani sentenced to jail terms (12/15)

Swiss to probe Iraq trade abuses (10/29)

Credit Agricole opens for business (3/24)

Special prosecutor drops Yukos-linked probe (3/5)

Credit Lyonnais

Swiss to probe Iraq trade abuses (10/29)

Credit Agricole opens for business (3/24)

Longest-serving African leader dies (2/8)

Sasea to begin creditor payments (1/15)

Credito Privato Commerciale

CPC's profit up 12% (9/7)

Lugano bank boosts capital (3/24)

Lugano bank names new chairman (1/16)

Credit Suisse

ING sells German unit to investor group (12/24)

Marchiani sentenced to jail terms (12/15)

UBS may return $100 million gain (12/15)

Credit Suisse discloses client breakdown (12/9)

Credit Suisse to boost profit by Sfr1 billion (12/9)

UBS, Credit Suisse to expand in India (12/9)

Russian minister denies $1 billion enrichment (12/5)

Berlusconi associate loses appeal (12/2)

Credit Suisse to acquire stake in Saudi firm (12/1)

Clariden Bank's client assets up 21% (12/1)

Clariden opens Singapore office (11/26)

Ruling clears way for Winterthur sale (11/25)

BGP's first-half profit up 32% (11/21)

Easyjet founder prefers Swiss banks (11/18)

Credit Suisse official to join US firm (11/18)

Fiduciary deposits up 13% this year (11/16)

Regulators seek Refco papers (11/10)

Credit Suisse beats expectations (11/3)

Credit Suisse client assets up 15% (11/3)

Swiss to probe Iraq trade abuses (10/29)

Survey shows huge online price range (10/25)

Fiat drops plan to sell bank (10/22)

Swiss banks to profit from high oil prices (10/21)

Banks announce pay increase (10/20)

Credit Suisse faces Refco lawsuits (10/15)

Parmalat sues Credit Suisse for Sfr11 billion (10/7)

Credit Suisse reiterates financial targets (10/6)

US court reinstates IPO case (9/30)

UBS unveils Chinese investments (9/29)

Berlusconi acquitted in fraud case (9/28)

Unipol unveils Credit Suisse agreement (9/16)

Russian minister linked to Swiss account (9/2)

Former Credit Suisse employee charged (8/27)

Bank Hofmann client assets up 8% (8/19)

Banks buy stakes in stock exchange (8/19)

Credit Suisse may have to boost reserves (8/12)

NAB first-half net profit up 3% (8/12)

Credit Suisse litigation hits earnings (8/4)

Credit Suisse reports strong new money inflow (8/4)

Credit Suisse to adopt single brand (6/30)

Credit Suisse names top managers (6/25)

Citigroup to pay $2 billion in Enron case (6/12)

Mexican court overturns Salinas conviction (6/12)

CSFB agrees to pay civil penalty (6/1)

Credit Suisse expands in China, Russia (5/27)

Fiat bank's profit down 24% (5/23/05)

CSFB overtaken in junk bond market (5/17)

Former Enron unit sues Credit Suisse (5/13)

Bank Leu upgrades Geneva branch (5/11)

Credit Suisse first-quarter net up 3% (5/5)

Credit Suisse client assets up 4% (5/5)

Credit Suisse changes Winterthur board (5/4)

Credit Suisse deputy chairman to step down (4/29)

France hopes to settle Taiwan claim (4/23)

Credit Suisse units to merge next month (4/15)

Credit Suisse unit penalized in Japan (4/9)

Credit Suisse may face Singapore loan losses (4/7)

Credit Suisse names two new directors (3/30)

CSFB cancels plan to spin off private equity arm (3/24)

Malaysia approves foreign brokerage firms (3/23)

UBS officials could face Parmalat charges (3/18)

Credit Suisse, UBS in Asian deals (3/16)

Bank Hofmann profit up 18% (3/16)

Credit Suisse director gives pay to charity (3/15)

Credit Suisse to open Bangkok office (3/12)

Bank Leu profit rose 38% last year (3/12)

Banks settle WorldCom lawsuit (3/5/)

Clariden's client assets up 16% (3/3)

Neue Aargauer Bank profit up 1% (2/24)

Defendant forfeits money in Swiss account (2/20)

Credit Suisse unveils share buyback plan (2/18)

Credit Suisse client assets rose 3% last year (2/18)

Credit Suisse faces $1.45 billion claim (2/12)

Bank denies Arafat account allegations (2/10)

Swiss bank in deal with Iranian firm (2/9)

Japanese loan sharks sentenced (2/9)

Longest-serving African leader dies (2/8)

Credit Suisse boosts provisions (2/5)

US vetoed Swiss bank role in Iraq (2/5)

Company launches biggest Russian IPO (1/26)

Sasea to begin creditor payments (1/15)

Swiss banks publish more wartime names (1/14)

Paris court rules in Banco Comercial case (1/13)

CSFB to sell Indonesian oil company stake (1/6)

Deka(Swiss) Privatbank

Lombard Odier buys stake in Zurich bank (5/21)

Swisscanto sells stake in Zurich bank (5/4)

Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank seeks small acquisitions (10/7)

Deutsche Bank profit rose 16% last year (8/15)

Rud, Blass profit surged last year (8/15)

Abacha's son indicted in Geneva (4/16)

Bin Laden's brother explains Swiss bank account (1/14)

Swiss bank profits may grow 3.5% this year (1/8)

Dominick Company

Dominick reports higher losses (4/25)

Dresdner Bank

Special prosecutor drops Yukos-linked probe (3/5)

Dresdner Bank net profit up 35% (2/25)

Dryden Bank

Geneva bank changes name (12/30)

Dryden Bank losses climbed in first half (11/21)

Fortis unit boosts capital again (11/10)

Dryden Bank boosts capital (8/25)

Fortis buys Prudential unit (7/1)

Two Geneva banks boost capital (5/25)

EFG Bank Group

Swiss stock market reports record year  (12/31)

UK orders helped EFG avoid "catastrophe" (11/26)

Banks won't exercise EFG option (11/11)

EFG Bank raises Sfr1.4 billion (10/8)

EFG launches share offering (9/23)

EFG Bank profit soars as flotation nears (9/11)

EFG Bank acquires two affiliates (9/1)

Fitch affirms EFG credit ratings (8/5)

EFG Bank to buy more Latin American assets (7/29)

EFG Bank sees net doubling this year (6/16)

EFG Group reports strong growth (5/23)

EFG Bank plans share offering this year (4/26)

EU president to explain free vacation (4/22)

Pinochet linked to Swiss account (3/18)

EFG Private Bank boosts capital (1/18)

Ehinger & Armand von Ernst

UBS completes sale of four units (12/3)

Baer prices Sfr2.5 billion rights issue (11/11)

Baer to acquire UBS private banks (9/5)

UBS unit cuts costs (3/15)

Ferrier Lullin & Cie

UBS completes sale of four units (12/3)

Baer prices Sfr2.5 billion rights issue (11/11)

Baer to acquire UBS private banks (9/5)

Ferrier Lullin to pay big dividend to UBS (3/9)

Ferrier Lullin names new chairman (3/5)

Fibi Bank (Switzerland)

Fibi Bank profit down 8% (5/4)

Fideuram Bank (Suisse)

Fideuram Bank's profit rose 36% last year (7/12)

Finansbank

Finansbank profit up 90% (8/15)

Finter Bank Zurich

Finter Bank profit rose 21% last year (8/8)

Fortis group

Geneva bank changes name (12/30)

Dryden Bank losses climbed in first half (11/21)

Dryden Bank boosts capital (8/25)

Banque MeesPierson profit up 4% (8/23)

Fortis buys Prudential unit (7/1)

Fortis opens, Fidelity expands (2/4)

F. van Lanschot Bankiers

F. van Lanschot profit rose 6% last year (9/7)

GE Capital Bank

GE unit changes name (2/26)

GEFS (Suisse)

Macedonian leader denies Swiss accounts (12/9)

GE unit moves to Zurich (10/7)

GE unit profit up 21% (5/16)

GE unit changes name (2/26)

Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs Zurich changes name, status (12/8)

Gonet & Cie

Gonet names limited partner (11/16)

Graubundner Kantonalbank

GKB cooperating with Swiss investigation (11/1)

Swiss exchange reprimands GKB (10/29)

Parmalat sues Credit Suisse for Sfr11 billion (10/7)

Swiss bank rejects Parmalat claim (10/1)

GKB reports growth after acquisition (8/3)

Cantonal banks' profit rose 4% last year (4/1)

Swiss exchange investigates GKB (3/3)

GKB boosts stake in private bank (1/29)

Habib Bank AG Zurich

Habib Bank profit up 3% (5/16)

Heritage Bank & Trust

Geneva bank in Uruguay acquisition (12/28)

Heritage launches fund vehicle (11/17)

Baring Brothers names new chairman (10/24)

Heritage Bank profit up 2% (8/23)

Hottinger & Cie

Swiss fund boosts buyback capability (10/20)

HSBC Group

S&P upgrades HSBC ratings outlook (12/16)

Fitch affirms HSBC ratings (12/1)

Berne returns funds to Angola, Nigeria (11/3)

Swiss banks to profit from high oil prices (10/21)

HSBC Private Bank pretax profit up 23% (8/26)

HSBC Private Bank reports asset breakdown (7/3)

Paris meeting reviews Halliburton case (6/23)

Lugano bank chairman steps down (5/9)

Guyerzeller profit rose 2% last year (4/19)

Morval director steps down (3/24)

HSBC Private Bank client assets up 8.5% (3/17)

Guyerzeller averages over Sfr2 million per client (3/11)

Hyposwiss Privatbank

Swiss to provide papers in Parmalat probe (12/20)

Three indicted for Azerbaijan bribes (10/8)

Former bank director pleads guilty (10/8)

St. Galler KB reports record first-half (8/18)

Hyposwiss CEO quits (7/2)

Hyposwiss Privatbank reports growth (5/10)

St. Galler KB profit rose 4% last year (2/16)

Hypothekarbank Lenzburg

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

Hypo Lenzburg profit rose 4% last year (1/21)

IBI Bank

Slovakian group acquires Zurich bank (10/29)

BIM hopes to sell IBI Bank this year (8/15)

ING Group

ING sells German unit to investor group (12/24)

Swiss to probe Iraq trade abuses (10/29)

ING Group sells Geneva bank stake (9/8)

ING Bank pays Sfr200 million to parent (8/8)

ING sells French units to Barclays (6/3)

Swiss banks financed Iraq oil deals (5/21)

Banque Baring Brothers profit jumps 60% (4/12)

ING BHF-Bank changes name (2/1)

Barclays to buy ING's French businesses (1/20)

Investec Bank

Investec Bank profit jumps four-fold (8/17)

Israel Discount Bank

Israeli bank narrows losses (8/15)

J. P. Morgan

Swiss banks to profit from high oil prices (10/21)

Morgan profit fell 13% last year (10/17)

Julius Baer Group

Swiss stock market reports record year  (12/31)

UBS completes sale of four units (12/3)

Moody's assigns long-term rating to Baer (11/29)

UBS to handle Baer's equity trading (11/24)

Baer completes rights offering (11/24)

Baer prices Sfr2.5 billion rights issue (11/11)

Baer drops Swiss institutional equity research (10/27)

Swiss banks to profit from high oil prices (10/21)

Baer schedules meeting for November 10 (10/18)

BDL net profit fell 11% last year (10/17)

Baer may sell custody business (9/15)

Investors welcome Baer acquisition plan (9/11)

Baer sees major gains from acquisition (9/5)

Baer to acquire UBS private banks (9/5)

Baer profit falls as clients withdraw funds (8/12)

Baer hedge fund manager to resign (8/5)

Baer publishes restated results (7/15)

Baer partnership talks make no progress (7/7)

Baer replaces CEO in surprise move (6/29)

Baer client data stolen (6/17)

Mexican court overturns Salinas conviction (6/12)

Sarasin shares climb on bid rumours (6/10)

Baer examining all options (6/3)

Swiss Exchange drops Baer probe (4/28)

Baer's private client business wanes as funds grow (4/13)

Baer loses private clients, hurting prospects (3/9)

German court clears Baer (2/23)

Swiss exchange probes Julius Baer disclosure (1/23)

Baer family to cede control (1/18)

Jyske Bank

Jyske Bank profit down 9% (8/23)

Kanz Bank

Two sentenced in al-Shaalan case (9/2)

Kredietbank (Suisse)

Kredietbank profit fell 8% last year (6/9)

Fortune Management boosts capital (3/5)

Kredietbank absorbs Geneva affiliate (2/15)

La Roche & Co.

Nigerian sentenced in major fraud case (7/18)

Lavoro Bank

Lavoro Bank profit falls 18% (7/26)

LB(Swiss) Privatbank

LB(Swiss) Privatbank profit rose 6% last year (8/8)

Les Fils Dreyfus & Cie

Les Fils Dreyfus profit up 18% (3/28)

LGT Group

Liechtenstein banks expand (12/21)

LGT Bank (Schweiz) first-half profit fell 66% (11/21)

Swiss banker arrested in Nice (9/21)

LGT Group first-half profit down 9% (8/24)

LGT Group names new chairman (7/5)

LGT's first-quarter profit down 5% (4/27)

Liechtensteinische Landesbank

Liechtenstein banks expand (12/21)

LLB (Schweiz) first-half profit tripled (11/21)

MCG to acquire control of OZ Group (10/25)

LLB profit jumps after acquisition (9/13)

LLB opens office in Middle East (7/5)

LLB buys local businesses (7/2)

LLB takes control of Swisspartners (4/2)

Liechtenstein bank reports growth (3/5)

OZ Group profit fell 27% last year (1/29)

Swissfirst buys 5% stake in OZ Group (1/14)

Lienhardt & Partner Privatbank

Lienhardt absorbs two units (12/7)

Lienhardt first-half profit up 6% (8/17)

Lienhardt profit up 1% (4/26)

Lloyds TSB Bank

Nigerian sentenced in major fraud case (7/18)

Geneva firm paid $365,000 to Annan's son (3/25)

Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie

Pictet in pact with ethical money manager (12/22)

Berlusconi associate loses appeal (12/2)

Private bank client assets surge (11/18)

Heritage launches fund vehicle (11/17)

BAE paid $2 million to Pinochet (9/16)

Lombard Odier completes overhaul (6/14)

Mexican court overturns Salinas conviction (6/12)

Lombard Odier forms local joint venture (6/7)

Lombard Odier buys stake in Zurich bank (5/21)

Lombard Odier's client assets fail to grow (3/22)

Bank employees paid after Angola loan (3/5)

Lombard Odier partners boost capital (2/17)

Bank denies Arafat account allegations (2/10)

Banque Syz names investment manager (1/14)

Luzerner Kantonalbank

Luzerner KB profit up 19% (11/9)

Two cantonal banks report first-quarter gains (5/12)

Luzerner KB unit reports growth (4/19)

Cantonal banks' profit rose 4% last year (4/1)

Luzerner KB seeks acquisitions (2/24)

Maerki Baumann & Co.

Swiss to send bank papers to Australia (12/23)

Maerki Baumann boosted by out-sourcing work (8/8)

Medibank

Medibank profit rose 12% last year (8/15)

Merrill Lynch

Merrill Lynch to repatriate overseas profits (12/8)

Swiss to probe Iraq trade abuses (10/29)

Merrill Lynch Bank profit little changed (10/24)

Swiss banks to profit from high oil prices (10/21)

Merrill Lynch unit's profit up 4% (10/17)

Japanese bank changes name (10/14)

Merrill Lynch in Japan venture (9/29)

Merrill Lynch gets Dubai license (4/7)

MFC Merchant Bank

SEC charges Geneva resident with fraud (12/5)

MFC Bank first-half profit down 33% (11/21)

Migrosbank

Survey shows huge online price range (10/25)

Migrosbank first-half profit up 7% (7/14)

Migrosbank profit fell 15% last year (1/18)

Mirabaud & Cie

Mirabaud unit reports surge in revenues, profits (9/20)

Mirabaud to launch Monaco unit (6/17)

Mitsubishi Tokyo Wealth Management

Japanese bank boosts capital (12/21)

Japanese banks report lower profits, losses (12/5)

Japanese bank's net loss tripled last year (10/17)

Japanese bank changes name (10/14)

Merrill Lynch in Japan venture (9/29)

Mitsubishi UFJ Wealth Management Bank

Japanese banks report lower profits, losses (12/5)

Japanese bank's net loss tripled last year (10/17)

Japanese bank changes name (10/14)

Mizuho Bank

Japanese banks report lower profits, losses (12/5)

Mizuho Bank client assets down 37% (8/23)

Japanese bank backs hedge fund venture (3/8)

M. M. Warburg Bank

M.M. Warburg boosted by acquisition (5/4)

Morval & Cie

Morval profit up 32% (8/15)

Morval director steps down (3/24)

Mourgue d'Algue & Cie

Private bank appoints partner (9/6)

National Bank of Kuwait

NBK hit by dollar's strength (9/8)

Neue Aargauer Bank

NAB first-half net profit up 3% (8/12)

Neue Aargauer Bank profit up 1% (2/24)

Nomura Bank

Japanese banks report lower profits, losses (12/5)

Nomura Bank profit up 12% (8/4)

Nordkap Bank

Nordkap Bank funding increased 38% (8/15)

NPB Neue Privat Bank

NPB's net profit cut in half (9/6)