Bank Index - 2007

 

AAM Banque Privee

Bank says unhappy clients don't have to pay (11/5)

Cantonal bank spins off division (8/24)

Aareal Bank

Valartis director resigns (11/6)

Aargauische Kantonalbank

S&P upgrades cantonal bank's rating (12/20)

Bank Linth first-half profit up 6% (7/20)

Fraud reported at Zimbabwe bank (5/11)

Cantonal bank's proposal rejected (2/16)

ABN AMRO Bank

Fortis to gain from ABN Amro breakup (10/5)

ZKB in first Swiss property derivatives swap (9/26)

ABN AMRO's first-half profit up 41% (9/3)

Prosecutors to charge former president (6/25)

ABN AMRO outflows continue (6/22)

Former Zambian president stole millions (5/7)

Adler & Co. Privatbank

Adler's first-half profit up 14% (7/23)

Adler's net profit fell 3% last year (3/13)

AIG Privatbank

Swiss bankers arrested in Brazil (11/7)

AIG launches Taiwan unit (9/12)

Banks to pool 'affluent' clients (7/9)

AIG takes over Baar firm's mandates (6/1)

AIG Bank names new directors (5/10)

Zurich bank linked to Moldovan figure (3/7)

AKB Privatbank

S&P upgrades cantonal bank's rating (12/20)

AKB Privatbank's first-half profit down 12% (8/23)

AKB profit fell 7% last year (7/9)

Fraud reported at Zimbabwe bank (5/11)

American Express Bank

Standard Chartered to buy Amex Bank (9/18)

Amex first-half net plunges 54% (8/27)

Amex may sell private bank (6/6)

Anglo Irish Bank

St. Galler KB to acquire Geneva bank (12/14)

Anglo Irish to sell Geneva bank (10/5)

Anglo Irish Bank's first-half profit up 20% (4/24)

Anglo Irish Bank's profit up 18% (3/6)

Anker Bank

UBS to return stolen Czech funds (12/12)

Regulator bans bank from trading (8/30)

Anker Bank first-half profit down 19% (8/27)

Prosecutors to charge former president (6/25)

BC Geneve's profit rose 17% last year (3/6)

AP Anlage & Privatbank

Latvian bank reports growth (7/16)

Appenzeller Kantonalbank

Appenzeller KB's nine-months results flat (10/15)

Migrosbank first-half profit up 14% (7/12)

Appenzeller KB's 1Q profit down 6.5% (4/20)

Obwaldner KB's pretax profit down 18% (1/25)

Arab Bank

Arab Bank's first-half profit down 5% (7/23)

Chirac to use friend's apartment (4/25)

ARVEST Privatbank

ARVEST's net profit down 35% (5/7)

Arzi Bank

Foreign banks in Swiss acquisitions (12/27)

Aston Bank

Lugano firm obtains bank licence (10/30)

Atlantic Asset Management Bank

German tycoon dies (1/16)

Baloise Bank SoBa

Baloise Bank's first-half profit down 4% (9/6)

Baloise Bank profit up 12% (3/21)

Banca Aletti & C.

Mafia-linked accounts frozen in Lugano (11/5)

Banca Arner

Banca Arner's first-half profit up 60% (8/30)

Bank reduces shareholders' role (6/18)

Producer charged in Berlusconi case (3/7)

Lugano bank names new chairman (2/23)

Italian executive quits in Mediaset probe (1/30)

Banca Commerciale Lugano

BCL net profit plunges 69% (8/9)

Swiss bank owner arrested (7/17)

BCL reports year of "upheaval" (7/9)

Berlusconi associate freed from house arrest (2/19)

Banks announce management changes (2/8)

Banca del Ceresio

Ceresio's first-half profit up 1% (5/8)

Banca del Gottardo

Gottardo linked to controversial US firm (12/3)

BSI to acquire Gottardo (11/7)

Gottardo hit by client withdrawals (8/10)

Swiss Life restates backing for Gottardo (4/2)

Gottardo's pretax profit plunges 78% (3/2)

Banca dello Stato del Cantone Ticino

BCV first-half net profit down 7% (8/21)

Ticino bank's first-half profit down 7% (8/2)

Ticino bank's net profit up 12% (3/27)

Banca del Sempione

Banca Sempione's first-half profit up 17% (8/30)

Banca Sempione's profit up 29% (7/9)

Prosecutors to charge former president (6/25)

Berlusconi associate freed from house arrest (2/19)

Banca Euromobiliare

Credem unit's profit up 10% (7/9)

Banca Gesfid

Banca Gesfid's first-half profit up 25% (8/29)

Italian group buys rest of Gesfid (5/23)

Banca Popolare di Sondrio

Banca Sondrio first-half profit up 43% (8/27)

Banca Sondrio's profit up 14% (7/9)

Banca Privata Edmond de Rothschild

Rothschild Lugano's profit up 2% (8/28)

Banca Unione di Credito

BSI completes merger (1/3)

Banco Mercantil

Mercantil's operating profit down 6% (8/6)

Venezuelan bank profits up 23% (6/25)

Banco Santander

Santander's first-half profit up 26% (8/28)

Bank CA St. Gallen

Regional bank rejects partnership bid (5/8)

Bank CIC

Bank to change name (12/24)

Bank Coop

Migrosbank first-half profit up 14% (7/12)

Bank Coop teams with insurer (7/6)

Lugano bank loses credit card case (6/27)

Bank Coop profit rose 19% last year (2/1)

Bank Frey & Co.

Bank Frey replaces CEO (6/18)

Bank Hapoalim

Two banks adopt new names (11/12)

Bank Hapoalim's first-half profit down 23% (8/23)

Israeli bank hit by soaring costs (3/20)

Bank Hugo Kahn & Co.

Bank Hugo Kahn profit rose 40% last year (5/21)

Bank Leumi

Bank Leumi names new CEO (11/30)

Bank Leumi's first-half profit up 43% (8/27)

Changes at two Zurich banks (8/9)

Bank Leumi to pay big dividend (5/1)

Bank Linth

Bank Linth first-half profit up 6% (7/20)

Bank Linth changes name (4/20)

LLB's profit up 17% (3/23)

LLB holds 74% of Bank Linth (2/22)

LLB wins takeover battle (2/8)

Regulator criticizes bid language (1/18)

BankMed

BankMed's first-half profit up 88% (8/17)

Bank boosted by Lebanese war (6/18)

Chirac to use friend's apartment (4/25)

Bank Morgan Stanley

US firms report client asset growth (12/19)

Morgan Stanley boosts capital (12/4)

Morgan Stanley first-half net falls 37% (8/2)

US bank seeks Swiss acquisitions (6/26)

Banks announce management changes (2/8)

US firm to boost offshore banking (1/17)

Bank-now

Bank-now reports 12-month results (9/3)

Banks to pool consumer credit units (8/7)

Bank Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie

German bank in family office venture (10/25)

Sal. Oppenheim's first-half profit up 27% (8/28)

German bank moves to Luxembourg (7/27)

BHF-Bank net profit down 9% (5/21)

Bank Sarasin & Co.

Sarasin in Bahrain joint venture (12/20)

Banks obtain Singapore licences (12/6)

Sarasin seeks acquisitions (11/27)

Sarasin to buy investment service business (10/31)

Banks outline Asian expansion plans  (10/9)

Sarasin executive resigns (9/21)

Sarasin first-half profit up 56% (8/21)

Banks target eastern Europe (7/25)

Behring investors may sue Sarasin (7/13)

Banks to pool 'affluent' clients (7/9)

Sarasin seeks cooperation with other banks (5/23)

Sarasin sells Luxembourg unit (5/16)

Sarasin hit by Geneva defections (5/10)

Rabobank closes Sarasin acquisition (4/12)

Sarasin chases growth overseas (3/24)

Sarasin's net profit fell 14% last year (3/13)

Sarasin offer price "inadequate" (2/26)

Rabobank launches Sarasin offer (2/20)

Sarasin and Vontobel in merger talks (2/13)

Sarasin to buy 20% of Zurich bank (1/22)

Rabobank takes control of Sarasin (1/9)

Banque Algerienne du Commerce Exterieure

Algerian bank's first-half profit rebounds (7/26)

Algerian bank's loans plunge 99% (7/9)

Banque Amas

Banque Amas may buy Indian brokerage (9/6)

Hinduja bank returns to profit (6/7)

Banks split stock (4/27)

Banque Audi

Banque Audi's first-half profit up 42% (8/23)

Banque Baring Brothers Sturdza

Sturdza bank's first-half profit falls 34% (7/17)

Sturdza bank's profit up 18% (5/14)

Banque Bauer

Two banks boost capital (10/10)

Banque Bauer revenues plunge 56% (8/28)

Banque Benedict Hentsch & Cie

Bank's parent narrows losses (9/11)

Former Swissair officials acquitted (6/7)

Swissair trial begins (1/19)

Banque Bonhote & Cie

Banque Bonhote's first-half profit up 41% (9/6)

Banque Bonhote's profit up 43% (6/25)

Pictet reports dramatic growth (2/7)

Banque Cantonale de Fribourg

Bank Linth first-half profit up 6% (7/20)

Obwaldner KB's pretax profit down 18% (1/25)

Banque Cantonale de Geneve

UBS to return stolen Czech funds (12/12)

Bank takes over institutional operation (11/30)

Geneva to close rescue fund (9/14)

BCV first-half net profit down 7% (8/21)

BC Geneve first-half profit up 10% (8/20)

Geneva bank in public sector venture (8/2)

Court upholds claim by Geneva bank (5/16)

BC Geneve's profit rose 17% last year (3/6)

Bank offers to reimburse robbery victims (1/11)

Banque Cantonale du Jura

BC Jura profit up 15% (7/6)

GKB pretax profit unchanged (2/1)

Banque Cantonale du Valais

VZ Holding reports growth (8/29)

Banque Cantonale Neuchateloise

BCV first-half net profit down 7% (8/21)

BC Neuchatel profit rose 2% last year (2/22)

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

EFG unveils three acquisitions (12/21)

BC Vaudoise nine-month profit up 6% (11/13)

Former BCV CEO wins payment (10/31)

S&P upgrades BC Vaudoise rating (10/5)

Report cites banks' role in Kenya corruption (9/10)

BCV first-half net profit down 7% (8/21)

Banks to pool consumer credit units (8/7)

Piguet's profit up 25% (8/6)

Moody's assigns ratings to BCV (7/25)

BCV redeems rescue notes (7/5)

Court rules against metals trader (6/16)

Former Swissair officials acquitted (6/7)

BCV's first-quarter profit up 13% (5/15)

Piguet client assets up 15% (4/25)

Two banks to pool IT resources (4/20)

BCV profit rose 10% last year (3/15)

BCV in alternative investment pact (1/31)

Banque CIAL

Bank to change name (12/24)

Banque CIAL's first-half net profit down 34% (8/2)

Bank replaces CEO after losses (6/13)

Banque Cramer & Cie

Shareholder plans Geneva bank merger (10/31)

Banque Cramer's first-half net plunges 65% (8/3)

Banque Cramer's pretax profit down 9% (7/9)

Banque de Commerce et de Placements

BCP's first-half profit up 27% (8/16)

Fitch confirms BCP's ratings (6/11)

BCP profit rose 60% last year (5/1)

Banks expand to Geneva, Dubai (3/27)

Banque de Credit et de Depots

Lugano bank boosts capital (12/27)

Banque de Depots et de Gestion

Lausanne bank's first-half profit up 26% (7/25)

Banque de Patrimoines Prives Geneve

Swiss banker arrested in France (12/7)

Report cites banks' role in Kenya corruption (9/10)

BPP's first-half profit plunges 41% (8/30)

BPP net profit plunges 66% (5/28)

Banque Diamantaire

Diamond bank's profit falls 50% (8/6)

Diamond bank's profit up 7% (3/20)

Banque Du Bois

Changes at two Zurich banks (8/9)

Banque Franck, Galland & Cie

Banque Franck's first-half profit up 21% (8/23)

Banque Franck client assets up 10% (5/15)

Banque Franck's profit jumps 39% (3/21)

Banque Heritage

Fitch assigns ratings to Geneva bank (12/18)

Banque Heritage's first-half profit up 87% (8/23)

Banque Heritage profit up 9% (7/16)

Heritage in investment banking venture (7/2)

Heritage buys Uruguayan bank (6/25)

Banque Jacob Safra

Safra Bank's first-half profit up 47% (8/24)

Banque Jenni & Cie

Banque Jenni's profit up 17% (10/8)

Banque Morval

Two banks adopt new names (11/12)

Banque Pasche

Banque Pasche grows through acquisitions (11/12)

Banque Pasche first-half profit up 96% (9/3)

Amex may sell private bank (6/6)

Banque Pasche profit rose 8% last year (6/6)

Banque Pasche completes acquisition (1/4)

Banque Piguet

Piguet's profit up 25% (8/6)

Piguet client assets up 15% (4/25)

Banque Piguet opens Hong Kong office (1/10)

EFG to acquire Miami firm (1/8)

Banque Privee BCP

Banque BCP's first-half profit up 20% (7/24)

Banque Privee Edmond de Rothschild

Rothschild Bank's first-half net down 8% (11/7)

Rothschild affiliate in Indian venture (9/10)

Report cites banks' role in Kenya corruption (9/10)

Rothschild Lugano's profit up 2% (8/28)

Rothschild's client assets up 17% (8/20)

Rothschild reports record results (4/3)

Rothschild shares most pricey (2/23)

Rothschild launches real estate fund (1/24)

Banque Privee Espirito Santo

Portuguese bank's first-half profit up 24% (7/17)

Portuguese bank changes name (1/11)

Banque Safdie

Banque Safdie's first-half net down 6% (8/30)

Banque Safdie's profit up 50% (7/9)

Court rejects claim against Geneva bank (5/17)

Safdie director steps down (2/26)

Safdie managers to leave (1/30)

Banque SCS Alliance

Banque SCS Alliance first-half profit up 22% (7/30)

Bank returns to profit under new owners (7/9)

Geneva bank cited in South African probe (4/4)

Banque Syz & Co.

Banque Syz first-half profit up 11% (9/3)

Banque Syz announces board changes (7/13)

Syz group's client assets up 53% (3/22)

Banque Thaler

Banque Thaler profit up 17% (4/2)

Bantleon Bank

Bantleon reports first-half pretax loss (7/25)

Moody's assigns rating to Bantleon fund (3/29)

Barclays Bank

Barclays reports first-half loss (9/11)

Geneva bank cited in Ghana payments (8/13)

Barclays' profit up 85% (5/14)

Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank

Cantonal bank spins off division (8/24)

Baselland KB first-half profit unchanged (8/3)

Cantonal bank's proposal rejected (2/16)

Basler Kantonalbank

Magazine warns of fraud at Swiss banks (10/1)

GKB pretax profit down 21% (7/27)

Bank Coop teams with insurer (7/6)

Cantonal bank's proposal rejected (2/16)

Bank Coop profit rose 19% last year (2/1)

Baumann & Cie

Trafina Privatbank profit up 10% (7/16)

BBVA

BBVA profit up 6% (8/7)

Bellevue Group

Changes in shareholdings reported (11/8)

Bellevue third-quarter net down 10% (10/23)

Bellevue boosted by sale of unit (7/20)

Bellevue Group first-quarter profit up 3% (4/20)

Bellevue Group boosts payout (3/29)

Bank cited for "repeated violations" (3/27)

Bellevue won't contest adverse ruling (2/6)

Berner Kantonalbank

Bank breaks industry taboo (8/24)

Regional bank group's net profit up 11% (8/23)

BCV first-half net profit down 7% (8/21)

Berner KB pretax profit up 3% (3/15)

Local banks pool resources (1/16)

BGG Banque Genevoise de Gestion

BGG's profit rose 19% last year (4/24)

BHF-Bank

BHF-Bank net profit down 16% (8/8)

German bank moves to Luxembourg (7/27)

BHF-Bank net profit down 9% (5/21)

Bipielle Bank

Bipielle Bank boosts capital (10/23)

Bipielle Bank's first-half profit down 28% (9/3)

Court clears handover of bank information (7/12)

Bipielle Bank's net profit plunges 83% (5/1)

Lugano bank names new chairman, CEO (1/30)

BLOM Bank

Lebanese-owned bank's profit up 28% (7/2)

Prosecutors to charge former president (6/25)

BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas names new CEO (9/17)

BNP Paribas' first-half profit up 11% (9/3)

BNP Paribas' profit up 13% (6/4)

BNP Paribas client assets up 5% (3/30)

US charges former UN official (1/17)

Bordier & Cie

Bordier partners boost stake in London firm (5/21)

Pictet reports dramatic growth (2/7)

BSI

BSI to acquire Gottardo (11/7)

BSI first-half profit up 15% (8/8)

BSI boosted by acquisitions (3/22)

Swiss reportedly freeze Indian accounts (3/11)

BSI completes merger (1/3)

BZ Bank

BZ Bank's profit rose 26% last year (12/18)

BZ Bank buys stake in vaccine firm (8/13)

BZ Bank first-half net nearly triples (6/13)

Financier sues magazine (4/19)

Ebner rises from the ashes (3/1)

Cantrade Privatbank

Court rules against metals trader (6/16)

cashgate

cashgate narrows losses (8/30)

Banks to pool consumer credit units (8/7)

C.I.M. Banque

CIM Banque reports first-half net profit (8/27)

CIM Banque narrows pretax loss (7/2)

Citibank

Magazine warns of fraud at Swiss banks (10/1)

Citibank profit up 59% (9/11)

Citigroup names wealth management head (8/13)

Former Zambian president stole millions (5/7)

Clariden Leu

Swiss bankers arrested in Brazil (11/7)

Clariden Leu names new CEO (11/1)

Clariden Leu reports below-par growth (8/24)

Clariden Leu loses investment team (6/26)

Clariden Leu buys stake in German bank (5/25)

Brazilian police arrest "doleiros" (4/18)

Profit squeeze may force Asian shakeout (4/13)

Zurich bank buys Asian business (2/12)

Clariden Leu aims for 8% growth (2/10)

Clariden Leu merger completed (1/29)

Clariden Leu aims for 5% new money growth (1/24)

Clientis

Regional bank group profit up 9% (8/17)

Clientis group's profit rose 7% last year (3/30)

Commerzbank

Commerzbank's first-half profit up 10% (8/17)

Commerzbank's profit up 27% (5/14)

Commerzbank client assets up 12% (5/11)

Compagnie Bancaire Espirito Santo

Portuguese bank changes name (1/11)

Corner Banca

Corner Banca's first-half profit up 2% (8/30)

Ombudsman complaints down (7/3)

Lugano bank loses credit card case (6/27)

Prosecutors to charge former president (6/25)

Corner Banca's profit up 9% (3/29)

Swiss to send papers to Australia (3/20)

Coutts Bank von Ernst

Zurich bank changes name (12/12)

Coutts' first-half profit up 27% (8/10)

Coutts profit rose 14% last year (5/1)

Credit Agricole

Geneva bank acquires Bahamas unit (11/30)

Credit Agricole to expand logistics centre (10/5)

Credit Agricole's first-half profit up 18% (9/18)

Mortgage bank's first-half profit up 31% (9/11)

Credit Agricole's first-half profit up 18% (8/9)

Credit Agricole's profit up 22% (6/4)

Sarasin sells Luxembourg unit (5/16)

Israeli firm fires top official (4/18)

Credit Agricole net profit up 27% (4/3)

Portuguese bank changes name (1/11)

Credit Europe Bank

Credit Europe's first-half net up 6% (8/28)

Banks target eastern Europe (7/25)

Credit Europe profit down 29% (7/9)

Credito Privato Commerciale

CPC's first-half profit up 25% (10/16)

Credit Suisse

Judge refuses to dismiss Credit Suisse case (12/24)

Credit Suisse confident about prospects (12/15)

Credit Suisse expands in China, Israel (12/7)

UBS names new CEO in France (12/6)

Banks back US political candidates (11/27)

Credit Suisse unit names new CEO (11/23)

Banks expand private banking franchises (11/14)

Banks to join Nasdaq 144a market (11/12)

Credit Suisse shares hit by investor fears (11/9)

Swiss bankers arrested in Brazil (11/7)

Credit Suisse third-quarter profit down 17% (11/1)

Credit Suisse client assets down 3.5% (11/1)

Clariden Leu names new CEO (11/1)

Couple sues over confiscated funds (10/24)

Banks buy stake in trading platform (10/11)

NYSE fines banks (10/10)

Credit Suisse fund wins China approval (10/9)

Banks outline Asian expansion plans  (10/9)

Credit Suisse sues former employee (10/3)

Credit Suisse to report third-quarter profit (10/2)

Credit Suisse to cut 150 jobs (9/26)

Banks join private placement platform (9/13)

Former bank employee's acquittal upheld (9/11)

Report cites banks' role in Kenya corruption (9/10)

Bank-now reports 12-month results (9/3)

Bank transactions in brief (8/31)

Credit Suisse risk controls "sound" (8/22)

Oslo mayor resigns over Swiss account (8/22)

Oslo mayor admits Swiss account (8/18)

Credit Suisse boosts stake in Italian bank (8/14)

NAB first-half profit flat (8/10)

Credit Suisse reports record results (8/2)

Credit Suisse client assets up 5% (8/2)

Credit Suisse tops leveraged finance exposure (7/31)

Credit Suisse to manage Korean assets (7/25)

S&P revises Credit Suisse ratings outlook (7/20)

Credit Suisse holds 18% of its voting rights (7/5)

Turkish officials seek Uzan assets (7/3)

Credit Suisse linked to "rogue states" (6/26)

Fitch confirms Credit Suisse Mexico rating (6/25)

Prosecutors to charge former president (6/25)

Mexico re-arrests former governor (6/22)

Bank buys stake in carbon offset firm (6/22)

Credit Suisse Guernsey makes big profit (6/20)

US court rules in favour of banks (6/18)

Two banks slash Iran, Syria exposure (6/18)

Israeli acquires Sfr1 billion of Swiss property (6/15)

Banks open offices in Dubai, Almaty (6/13)

Blair to join Credit Suisse ? (6/12)

Swiss reject IMF reform proposals (6/5)

Swiss unfreeze Marcos-linked account (6/5)

Credit Suisse settles Enron lawsuit (6/1)

Saudi brokerage launches operations (5/28)

UK directors ordered to pay GBP5.5 million (5/28)

Two Swiss banks in Europe's top 10 (5/21)

Former Indian officials linked to Swiss accounts (5/21)

Credit Suisse ordered to repay clients (5/18)

UBS, Credit Suisse in 'green' deals (5/17)

Court rejects claim against Geneva bank (5/17)

Swiss exchange in merger plan (5/18)

Staff defections continue in Asia (5/15)

Credit Suisse unit's rating downgraded (5/14)

SEC sues Pakistani banker (5/11)

Credit Suisse buys Turkish brokerage (5/10)

Former Zambian president stole millions (5/7)

Credit Suisse banker arrested in New York (5/4)

Credit Suisse reports record first quarter (5/2)

Credit Suisse client assets up 12% (5/2)

Credit Suisse pursues former Singapore employee (4/26)

Credit Suisse may boost stake in Saudi firm (4/20)

Brazilian police arrest "doleiros" (4/18)

Credit Suisse to acquire mortgage lender (4/17)

Wentworth Capital opens Zurich office (4/11)

Credit Suisse named in two lawsuits (4/10)

Geneva bank cited in South African probe (4/4)

Credit Suisse poaches UBS Mexico team (4/3)

Executive quits after less than a month (3/30)

Credit Suisse chairman's pay up 33% (3/27)

Reagan-era figure charged with fraud (3/27)

Hottinger may buy stake in Indian firm (3/26)

Total CEO questioned about Iran bribes (3/23)

US court blocks Enron lawsuit (3/20)

Credit Suisse launches Indian brokerage (3/20)

Japan raps Credit Suisse for illegal selling (3/16)

Banks exposed to "sub-prime" mortgages (3/16)

UBS exposure to troubled lender reported (3/8)

Bank loses Mideast team to Baer (3/7)

UK private eyes penetrate Swiss banks (3/5)

Swiss banks cited in insider trading probes (3/3)

Credit Suisse US accounts average $5 million + (2/28)

Banks over-dependent on hedge funds (2/27)

Russian share offering raises questions (2/26)

NZZ rejects ad criticizing bank (2/23)

Court rules Credit Suisse notes illegal (2/22)

Switzerland gives bank papers to Japan (2/20)

NAB's profit rose 5% last year (2/20)

Credit Suisse names new CEO (2/15)

Credit Suisse reports dazzling results (2/15)

Credit Suisse client assets up 13% (2/15)

Credit Suisse buys US mortgage assets (2/13)

Clariden Leu aims for 8% growth (2/10)

Credit Suisse in BT telecom deal (2/5)

Credit Suisse launches family firm index (1/30)

Clariden Leu merger completed (1/29)

Credit Suisse buys stake in energy firm (1/24)

Clariden Leu aims for 5% new money growth (1/24)

Credit Suisse to boost payout (1/23)

Credit Suisse may buy US lender (1/19)

Romania extends banker's detention (1/17)

Credit Suisse optimistic for 2007 (1/12)

Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank's first-half net plunged 79% (8/24)

Rud Blass first-half net down 16% (8/17)

Rud Blass reports pretax loss (7/16)

Bank regulator names new member (6/16)

Regulator probes options trades (5/24)

Baer shares jump on takeover talk (5/18)

ZKB executive to leave after criticism (4/27)

Deutsche Bank leads derivatives market (2/22)

Dexia Privatbank

Dexia Bank's first-half net down 21% (9/13)

Dexia to open Bahrain branch (4/16)

Dominick Co.

Dominick's profit up 19% (5/14)

Dresdner Bank

Regulator completes Dresdner probe (12/10)

Magazine warns of fraud at Swiss banks (10/1)

Dresdner investigated as CEO quits (9/25)

Dresdner Bank's first-half profit up 4% (7/17)

Former banker freed on probation (7/5)

Dresdner Bank profit up 4% (2/28)

DZ Privatbank

DZ Privatbank first-half profit up 24% (8/2)

DZ Privatbank profit fell 6% last year (3/5)

EFG Group

EFG unveils three acquisitions (12/21)

EFG to acquire UK asset manager (12/4)

Changes in shareholdings reported (11/8)

EFG's growth stalled in third quarter (10/31)

EFG to sell in-house products (10/25)

EFG acquisition cleared (10/19)

Gescartera trial starts in Madrid (9/18)

EFG Group pretax profit up 38% (9/3)

EFG acquires UK firm (8/24)

EFG client assets up 18% (7/31)

EFG obtains Jersey licence (7/16)

EFG acquires Canadian firm (6/20)

EFG Group profit up 40% (5/28)

EFG details last year's growth (5/21)

EFG client assets up 13% (4/27)

EFG reports strong growth (2/28)

EFG to acquire Miami firm (1/8)

Record CHF bond issues last year  (1/5)

Egobank

Lugano bank names new chairman, CEO (1/30)

Faisal Private Bank

Changes in shareholdings reported (11/8)

New Islamic bank reports growth (9/11)

Swiss bank cited in "terrorism" probes (1/31)

Ferrier Lullin & Cie

Small Geneva firm manages Sfr2 billion (6/28)

FIBI Bank

FIBI Bank's first-half profit surges (9/3)

Fibi Bank profit up 37% (6/18)

Fideuram Bank

Fideuram Bank profit up 61% (6/25)

Finter Bank Zurich

Finter Bank's first-half profit up 12% (8/21)

Finter Bank's profit up 31% (7/9)

Fortis Banque

Fortis to gain from ABN Amro breakup (10/5)

Fortis Bank's first-half profit up 72% (8/30)

Fortis Bank's profit up 30% (7/9)

Fortis client assets up 19% (5/2)

GE Money Bank

GE bank's first-half profit down 26% (8/30)

Banks to pool consumer credit units (8/7)

Glarner Kantonalbank

Bank Linth first-half profit up 6% (7/20)

LLB wins takeover battle (2/8)

Regulator criticizes bid language (1/18)

Goldman Sachs Bank

US firms report client asset growth (12/19)

Banks expand private banking franchises (11/14)

Two banks boost capital (10/10)

Gonet & Cie

Gonet manages security fund (6/11)

Graubundner Kantonalbank

GKB settles lawsuit for Sfr35 million (9/27)

GKB pretax profit down 21% (7/27)

GKB pretax profit unchanged (2/1)

Habib Bank AG Zurich

Habib Bank's first-half profit up 91% (9/3)

Habib Bank boosts capital (8/22)

SEC charges UK resident with insider trading (8/4)

Habib Bank profit slipped 1% last year (5/28)

Former Zambian president stole millions (5/7)

Two banks sign up to Turkish loan (4/14)

Hottinger & Cie

Australian bank in Indian joint venture (10/18)

Banker joins insurance firm's board (9/20)

Hottinger may buy stake in Indian firm (3/26)

HSBC Group

HSBC fires three employees (11/26)

Schroders cited in Kenya corruption case (10/9)

Gescartera trial starts in Madrid (9/18)

HSBC holding company's profit up 27% (9/13)

HSBC Private Bank's client assets up 12% (9/5)

Guyerzeller's first-half profit down 13% (9/5)

Fitch confirms HSBC private bank ratings (8/7)

HSBC details client assets (6/20)

French lobbyist under investigation (6/2)

HSBC cited in Kenya payments (5/17)

Guyerzeller new money fell 56% last year (4/3)

HSBC Private Bank client assets up 21% (3/9)

Hypo Alpa-Adria-Bank (Vaduz)

Regulator bans bank from trading (8/30)

Hyposwiss Privatbank

St. Galler KB to acquire Geneva bank (12/14)

Hyposwiss Privatbank CEO resigns (11/22)

Hyposwiss Privatbank's first-half profit up 13% (8/24)

Hyposwiss Privatbank's profit up 10% (7/9)

Hypothekarbank Lenzburg

Cantonal bank's proposal rejected (2/16)

Regional bank reports flat profit (1/19)

InCore Bank

Maerki Baumann's profit up 25% (7/9)

IBI Bank

IBI Bank returns to profit (7/9)

Slovakian firm buys Russian bank (4/11)

ING Bank

ING Bank's first-half profit up 13% (8/28)

ING Bank's profit up 2% (7/9)

Investec Bank

South African bank's net down 20% (12/3)

Schroders cited in Kenya corruption case (10/9)

Two banks name new CEOs (9/11)

Investec Bank profit nearly tripled last year (7/31)

Two banks boost capital (7/18)

Israel Discount Bank

Foreign banks in Swiss acquisitions (12/27)

IDB's first-half profit down 18% (9/3)

IDB reports first annual net profit (4/11)

JP Morgan

JP Morgan's first-half profit up 66% (8/29)

JP Morgan's client assets up 8% (4/27)

Julius Baer

Baer hurt by weak dollar (12/5)

Banks expand overseas (11/27)

Baer to open Milan private banking office (11/20)

Baer to float US fund unit soon (11/8)

Baer to sharpen private banking business (10/17)

Baer shares jump on sale rumours (10/12)

Banks outline Asian expansion plans  (10/9)

Baer acquires Monaco firm (10/5)

Sovereign funds may target Swiss banks (9/26)

Baer stake in Ukraine bank reported (9/18)

GAM sees bank loan opportunities (9/6)

Bank transactions in brief (8/31)

Baer may float New York fund unit (8/9)

Baer focusing on international growth (7/27)

Baer acquires stake in Bulgarian firm (7/16)

Clariden Leu loses investment team (6/26)

UBS sells Julius Baer stake (6/22)

Amex may sell private bank (6/6)

UBS to fund buyback with Baer proceeds (5/25)

Baer shares jump on takeover talk (5/18)

SEC sues Pakistani banker (5/11)

Banks split stock (4/27)

Baer raids rival's staff in Singapore (4/18)

German taxman investigates Baer clients (4/3)

Baer obtains Singapore licence (3/20)

Bank loses Mideast team to Baer (3/7)

Swiss banks cited in insider trading probes (3/3)

UBS may sell Baer stake to institutions (2/21)

UBS may sell Baer stake in June (2/9)

Baer profit rose 34% last year (2/8)

Baer sells London boutique (1/11)

Baer pursues Alpine strategy (1/5)

Jyske Bank

Jyske Bank first-half profit flat (7/30)

Kanz Bank

Former bank owner sentenced to 10 years (5/9)

Kredietbank

Kredietbank's first-half profit up 43% (8/27)

LB(Swiss) Privatbank

LB(Swiss) Privatbank's first-half profit up 12% (7/30)

Les Fils Dreyfus & Cie

Les Fils Dreyfus first-half profit up 28% (7/31)

Les Fils Dreyfus' profit up 7% (3/16)

LGT Group

LGT Zurich's first-half profit up 71% (9/3)

LGT first-half profit up 38% (8/21)

LGT boosts capital (7/9)

LGT Group profit up 20% (4/3)

Liechtensteinische Landesbank

LLB boosted by acquisition (8/30)

LLB Zurich's first-half profit soars (8/30)

LLB Zurich's profit rose 23% last year (6/4)

More banks split stock (5/10)

Bank Linth changes name (4/20)

LLB's profit up 17% (3/23)

LLB holds 74% of Bank Linth (2/22)

LLB wins takeover battle (2/8)

Regulator criticizes bid language (1/18)

Lienhardt & Partner Privatbank

Lienhardt profit up 13% (2/26)

Lloyds TSB Bank

Lloyds TSB faces money laundering claim (10/16)

Financier says he's not a target of BAE probe (5/18)

Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie

Fitch confirms rating after manager leaves (12/24)

Banks obtain Singapore licences (12/6)

Bank in pact with Gore-backed firm (11/27)

Geneva bank opens Prague office (10/11)

Fitch affirms LODH alternative rating (7/16)

Lombard Odier names new senior partner (5/11)

Lombard Odier launches joint venture fund (3/26)

Total CEO questioned about Iran bribes (3/23)

Berlusconi associate freed from house arrest (2/19)

Pictet reports dramatic growth (2/7)

Lombard Odier partner boosts capital (1/25)

Luzerner Kantonalbank

LKB's nine-month pretax profit flat (11/6)

BCV first-half net profit down 7% (8/21)

S&P revises LKB's rating outlook (8/13)

Adler's first-half profit up 14% (7/23)

Luzerner KB first-quarter profit up 3% (5/8)

Adler's net profit fell 3% last year (3/13)

Zurich KB's profit surged last year (2/9)

Maerki Baumann & Co.

Maerki Baumann CEO quits after two months (9/4)

Maerki Baumann Holding profit down 21% (8/17)

Maerki Baumann's profit up 25% (7/9)

Merrill Lynch

Merrill Lynch in pact with Zug firm (9/27)

Merrill Lynch unit's first-half profit up 46% (9/13)

Merrill Lynch first-half profit up 28% (9/3)

Merrill Lynch unit boosted by hedge funds (8/16)

MLCM's net profit fell 36% last year (5/21)

Merrill Lynch Bank's profit down 3% (5/7)

Merrill Lynch seeks Swiss acquisition (5/4)

MFC Merchant Bank

Bank changes name, business (6/29)

MFC Merchant Bank sold (4/24)

MFC Bank settlement reported (3/22)

Migrosbank

Migrosbank first-half profit up 14% (7/12)

Migrosbank's profit flat last year (1/18)

Mirabaud & Cie

Banks expand overseas (11/27)

Mirabaud to boost institutional sales (11/22)

Mirabaud reports growth (11/13)

Banque Jenni's profit up 17% (10/8)

Banks open offices in Dubai, Almaty (6/13)

Mirabaud "easily" meeting growth target (4/23)

Mirabaud partner boosts capital (2/12)

Pictet reports dramatic growth (2/7)

Mizuho Bank

Mizuho Bank's first-half profit down 25% (10/31)

M.M. Warburg Bank

Warburg's first-half profit surges (8/16)

Warburg client assets up 15% (5/1)

Morval & Cie

Two banks adopt new names (11/12)

Morval group profit up 11% (9/3)

NBAD Private Bank

Abu Dhabi bank launches Geneva unit (5/23)

NBK Private Bank

NBK's first-half profit up 50% (8/3)

Neue Aargauer Bank

Credit Suisse unit names new CEO (11/23)

NAB first-half profit flat (8/10)

NAB's profit rose 5% last year (2/20)

Neue Bank (Vaduz)

Siemens used Vaduz account for bribes (8/20)

Nidwaldner Kantonalbank

Migrosbank first-half profit up 14% (7/12)

Zuger KB pretax profit down 7% (1/18)

Nomura Bank

Nomura's first-half profit up 22% (11/2)

Nomura's net profit fell 13% last year (8/20)

Nordkap Bank

Nordkap Bank's first-half net up 19% (8/23)