Bank Index - 2008

 

AAM Privatbank

Basler KB's pretax profit down 3% (2/21)

Aargauische Kantonalbank

Government to privatize Aargauische KB (4/18)

St. Galler KB profit down 4% (2/13)

ABN AMRO Bank

ABN AMRO outflows more than double (4/30)

Adler & Co. Privatbank

Adler's net profit fell 15% last year (4/7)

AIG Privatbank

Another Swiss banker arrested in Brazil (4/24)

Banks to launch joint venture in July (2/25)

Swiss bankers face charges in Brazil (2/13)

Anglo Irish Bank

St. Galler KB completes acquisition (2/29)

Anker Bank

Geneva bank to absorb Zurich unit (2/26)

Appenzeller Kantonalbank

Cantonal bank's profit falls 16% (4/11)

Berner KB to launch rights offering (1/25)

Arab Bank

Arab Bank client assets down 6% (4/28)

ARVEST Privatbank

ARVEST's client assets down 4% (4/28)

Arzi Bank

IDB's net profit down 31%  (4/21)

AXA Bank Belgium

News in brief (5/9)

Baloise Bank SoBa

Baloise Bank profit down 3% (3/25)

Banca Arner

Swiss banker arrested in Italy (5/8)

Banca Arner's client assets up 36% (4/16)

Banca Commerciale Lugano

Lugano bank names new CEO (3/28)

Banca Credinvest

Lugano bank changes name (1/8)

Banca del Gottardo

BSI's client assets up 5% (3/13)

Gottardo client assets flat (2/19)

Banca dello Stato del Cantone Ticino

Zurich KB's profit fell 11% last year (2/8)

Banca Euromobiliare

Italian bank buys Citigroup division (2/12)

Banca Popolare di Sondrio

Banca Sondrio's profit up 37% (3/10)

Bank Coop

Bank Coop profit rose 6% last year (1/31)

Bank Hapoalim

Israeli bank's profit flat (3/25)

Bank Linth

Bank Linth's profit fell 5% last year  (3/4)

BankMed

News in brief (5/9)

Bank-now

Banks launch joint consumer credit firm (3/5)

Bank of America

Bank changes in brief (2/6)

Bank Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie

Deutsche Bank client assets down 6% (4/29)

Oppenheim's net profit down 4% (4/29)

Bank Sarasin

Baer reports "significant" new money (5/10)

News in brief (5/9)

Sarasin launches Spanish joint venture (4/16)

Sarasin boosted by sale of units (2/25)

Banks to launch joint venture in July (2/25)

Sarasin awarded German bank licence (2/1)

Bank zweiplus

Banks to launch joint venture in July (2/25)

Banque Cantonale de Fribourg

GKB's pretax profit down 1% (2/1)

Banque Cantonale de Geneve

News in brief (5/9)

BC Geneve's profit fell 5% last year (2/26)

Geneva bank to absorb Zurich unit (2/26)

Geneva to close rescue fund in June (1/23)

Banque Cantonale du Jura

GKB's pretax profit down 1% (2/1)

Berner KB to launch rights offering (1/25)

Banque Cantonale du Valais

BC Vaudoise results disappoint  (3/5)

Banque Cantonale Neuchateloise

Basler KB's pretax profit down 3% (2/21)

Berner KB to launch rights offering (1/25)

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

BCV's first-quarter profit down 62% (5/8)

Piguet client assets up 4% (5/7)

Metals trader convicted of fraud (4/23)

BCV shares fall after profit warning (4/18)

BCV names new CEO (4/9)

HSBC to appoint new CEO (3/8)

BC Vaudoise results disappoint  (3/5)

Banks launch joint consumer credit firm (3/5)

Officials cleared in BCV case (2/29)

Government may sell BCV shares (1/10)

Banque de Commerce et de Placements

BCP profit rose 28% last year (4/28)

Banque de Patrimoines Prives Geneve

Deputy chairman quits after chairman's arrest (1/8)

Banque Franck, Galland & Cie

Banque Franck's net profit up 24% (4/1)

Banque Heritage

Uruguayan bank assigned credit rating (4/18)

Banque Jacob Safra

S&P assigns ratings to Geneva bank (1/15)

Banque Pasche

Geneva bank boosts capital (1/4)

Banque Piguet

Piguet client assets up 4% (5/7)

Banque Privee Edmond de Rothschild

Rothschild client assets top Sfr100 billion (4/3)

Swiss to send Salinas funds to Mexico (3/27)

Insiders buy Rothschild shares (2/1)

Rothschild doubles client advisors (1/18)

Banque Privee Espirito Santo

Lausanne bank to move head office (2/20)

Swiss banker found dead in tax haven (2/16)

Banque Safdie

Banque Safdie's client assets up 6% (4/16)

Banque Syz & Co.

Syz group's profit fell 8% last year (4/28)

Clients pull Sfr21 billion from UBS funds (4/14)

Syz group's client assets up 30% (3/17)

Former bank chairman dies (1/7)

Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank

Berner KB's profit rose 6% last year (3/13)

Basler KB's pretax profit down 3% (2/21)

Basler Kantonalbank

Basler KB's pretax profit down 3% (2/21)

Bank Coop profit rose 6% last year (1/31)

Bellevue Group

Bellevue Group boosts dividend (3/10)

Swiss file complaint against UK firm (3/10)

Former bank CEO sues publisher (2/7)

Berner Kantonalbank

Berner KB's profit rose 6% last year (3/13)

Berner KB to launch rights offering (1/25)

BHF-Bank

News in brief (5/9)

Bipielle Bank

Former Lugano bank manager sentenced (3/26)

BNP Paribas

Swiss banker's ties to Alstom detailed (5/6)

BNP Paribas hit by investment losses (4/9)

Liechtenstein denies it froze ETA-linked funds (4/9)

Private banker stole Sfr5 million (2/6)

Bordier & Cie

Bordier partner boosts capital (4/11)

Pictet's client assets up 16% (2/9)

BSI

BSI's client assets up 5% (3/13)

Guernsey deposits reach record high (2/26)

Gottardo client assets flat (2/19)

Cantrade Privatbank

Metals trader convicted of fraud (4/23)

cashgate

Banks launch joint consumer credit firm (3/5)

Citigroup

Client assets down at US banks (4/18)

Swiss to send Salinas funds to Mexico (3/27)

US banks disclose little private client data (1/17)

Clariden Leu

Another Swiss banker arrested in Brazil (4/24)

Clariden's new money plunged in second half (3/20)

Guernsey deposits reach record high (2/26)

Swiss bankers face charges in Brazil (2/13)

Clientis group

Clientis group's profit rose 7% last year (4/4)

Corner Banca

Corner Banca's profit down 2% (3/12)

Coutts Bank

Polish politicians used Swiss accounts (3/26)

Credit Agricole

Credit Agricole's client assets up 8% (4/16)

Bank expansion plans in brief (4/4)

Credit Suisse

Swiss banker arrested in Italy (5/8)

Bank fined for phantom trading (5/2)

Swiss call for Indian market opening (5/2)

Another Swiss banker arrested in Brazil (4/24)

Credit Suisse reports Sfr2.1 billion loss (4/24)

Credit Suisse client assets fall 11% (4/24)

Credit Suisse to cut 500 more jobs (4/22)

Credit Suisse loss estimated at Sfr2.7 billion (4/18)

Switzerland and Japan to share seized funds (4/18)

Clients pull Sfr21 billion from UBS funds (4/14)

Clients shun "big bank" mortgages (4/14)

CSG may report "up to Sfr2 billion" loss (4/11)

German bank may sue Credit Suisse (4/4)

UBS probed for helping Germans evade taxes (4/1)

Credit Suisse probed for sanctions busting (3/27)

Swiss to send Salinas funds to Mexico (3/27)

Clariden's new money plunged in second half (3/20)

Credit Suisse sees first-quarter loss (3/20)

Credit Suisse voted best custodian bank (3/13)

Swiss file complaint against UK firm (3/10)

Fund closures hit Swiss banks (3/9)

Guernsey deposits reach record high (2/26)

Credit Suisse takes Sfr3 billion hit (2/20)

NAB's profit slipped 1% last year (2/19)

Swiss bankers face charges in Brazil (2/13)

Credit Suisse details risk exposure (2/12)

Credit Suisse client assets down 1% (2/12)

Credit Suisse to post Sfr8.2 billion profit (2/10)

Banker convicted of insider trading (2/5)

UBS ratings outlook changed to negative (1/31)

Credit Suisse awarded Indian licence (1/30)

Banks prepare to pay annual bonuses (1/29)

Qatar may buy Credit Suisse stake (1/27)

Former bank director dies (1/23)

Credit Suisse plans private banking growth (1/17)

Credit Suisse may take more write-downs (1/6)

Deka(Swiss) Privatbank

Deka(Swiss) client assets plunge 17% (4/28)

Deutsche Bank

Bank fined for phantom trading (5/2)

Deutsche Bank client assets down 6% (4/29)

Swiss to send Salinas funds to Mexico (3/27)

Dexia Private Bank

Banks open overseas offices (1/11)

Dresdner Bank

Dresdner Bank's pretax profit falls 24% (4/21)

LGT's auditors spotted Siemens transfers (1/2)

DZ Privatbank

DZ Privatbank's net profit flat last year (3/5)

EFG Group

EFG opens Los Angeles office (4/28)

Polish politicians used Swiss accounts (3/26)

EFG in Lebanese venture (3/13)

Fund closures hit Swiss banks (3/9)

EFG reports rapid growth (2/26)

EFG says new money "improved" (1/10)

Banks hit as wealthy clients repay loans (1/8)

EGOBANK

Lugano bank changes name (1/8)

Faisal Private Bank

Islamic bank seeks growth abroad (2/4)

Gulf firm opens Geneva office (1/7)

Fortis Banque

ABN AMRO outflows more than double (4/30)

Fortis Banque's net profit up 34% (4/17)

GE Money Bank

Banks launch joint consumer credit firm (3/5)

GE unit closes two offices (2/8)

Glarner Kantonalbank

Glarner KB may convert to company status (4/1)

Berner KB's profit rose 6% last year (3/13)

Basler KB's pretax profit down 3% (2/21)

Graubundner Kantonalbank

Parmalat suspect held on Swiss warrant (3/12)

GKB's pretax profit down 1% (2/1)

Hentsch, Henchoz & Cie

Spain seeks fugitive who cheated Swiss bank (4/9)

Hottinger & Cie

Private bank changes legal status (4/28)

HSBC Group

Guyerzeller client assets rose 7% last year (4/2)

HSBC reports "very strong" inflows (3/11)

HSBC to appoint new CEO (3/8)

HSBC uses drama to train managers (1/18)

Hyposwiss Privatbank

Hyposwiss Privatbank names new CEO (2/20)

Hyposwiss Privatbank Geneve

St. Galler KB completes acquisition (2/29)

Israel Discount Bank

IDB's net profit down 31%  (4/21)

JP Morgan Chase

Client assets down at US banks (4/18)

US banks disclose little private client data (1/17)

Julius Baer Group

Baer reports "significant" new money (5/10)

Baer launches stock buy-back programme (4/21)

Clients pull Sfr21 billion from UBS funds (4/14)

Baer unit boosted assets 41% last year (4/14)

Bank expansion plans in brief (4/4)

Swiss to send Salinas funds to Mexico (3/27)

Italian bank says no acquisition soon (3/19)

Baer may sell GAM stake (3/12)

Baer drops lawsuit against website (3/5)

Website closed at Baer's request (2/20)

Baer to float US subsidiary this year (2/12)

Baer's net profit rose 31% last year (2/8)

Client calls Zurich bank from prison (1/25)

Baer benefits from turmoil (1/25)

Baer publishes restated segment results (1/16)

Baer team moves to GAM (1/9)

Kaupthing Bank

Icelandic bank unit opens Geneva branch (1/8)

La Roche & Co.

Basel bank receives Hong Kong licence (3/14)

Les Fils Dreyfus & Cie

Client withdrawals grow at Dreyfus (3/17)

LGT Group

Senior UBS executive detained in US (5/11)

Swiss banker's ties to Alstom detailed (5/6)

Bank expansion plans in brief (4/4)

FIFA-linked trial starts in Zug (3/13)

LGT clients withdraw funds (3/4)

Liechtenstein to probe former bank employee (2/28)

S&P revises LGT's ratings outlook (2/21)

German prosecutors target LGT clients (2/15)

LGT's auditors spotted Siemens transfers (1/2)

Liechtensteinische Landesbank

LLB Zurich's profit tripled last year (4/14)

LLB's client assets up 19% (3/18)

Bank Linth's profit fell 5% last year  (3/4)

Four charged with blackmail (2/29)

LLB "paid millions to blackmailers" (2/11)

Lienhardt & Partner Privatbank

Lienhardt profit up 13% (3/3)

Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie

Deka(Swiss) client assets plunge 17% (4/28)

Geneva bank launches first hedge fund (4/25)

Clients pull Sfr21 billion from UBS funds (4/14)

Spain seeks fugitive who cheated Swiss bank (4/9)

Swiss to send Salinas funds to Mexico (3/27)

Gore fund nears $5 billion (3/12)

Swiss file complaint against UK firm (3/10)

Fund closures hit Swiss banks (3/9)

Fund reports employee transfer (1/10)

Luzerner Kantonalbank

Luzerner KB pretax profit down 8% (5/8)

Adler's net profit fell 15% last year (4/7)

BC Geneve's profit fell 5% last year (2/26)

Maerki Baumann & Co.

Maerki Baumann finds new CEO (4/17)

Merrill Lynch

Client assets down at US banks (4/18)

US banks disclose little private client data (1/17)

Migrosbank

Migrosbank's profit rose 3% last year (1/16)

Mirabaud & Cie

Pictet's client assets up 16% (2/9)

Bank changes in brief (2/6)

Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley client assets down 5% (3/18)

US banks disclose little private client data (1/17)

Natixis

French bank launches Geneva unit (2/27)

NBAD Private Bank

Gulf firm opens Geneva office (1/7)

NBK Private Bank

Bank expansion plans in brief (4/4)

Neue Aargauer Bank

NAB's profit slipped 1% last year (2/19)

Nidwaldner Kantonalbank

Migrosbank's profit rose 3% last year (1/16)

Obwaldner Kantonalbank

Cantonal banks report record results (3/19)

Pictet & Cie

Clients pull Sfr21 billion from UBS funds (4/14)

Swiss to send Salinas funds to Mexico (3/27)

Pictet partner to retire (2/12)

Pictet's client assets up 16% (2/9)

UBS loses Swiss fund market share (1/15)

Privatbank IHAG Zurich

Privatbank IHAG client assets up 16% (4/21)

Privatbank IHAG's net profit up 37% (3/3)

Rahn & Bodmer

Share sale to Swiss bank reported (1/9)

Raiffeisen Group

Raiffeisen Group's profit down 2% (3/6)

Banks launch joint consumer credit firm (3/5)

RBA Holding

Regional bank group's profit up 8% (4/11)

Three banks leave RBA group (1/25)

Rothschild Bank

Rothschild doubles client advisors (1/18)

Royal Bank of Canada

Canadian bank's client assets up 26% (4/7)

Saxo Bank

Bank changes in brief (2/6)

Schaffhauser Kantonalbank

Berner KB to launch rights offering (1/25)

Schroder & Co. Bank

Many "absolute return" funds under water (4/30)

Schwyzer Kantonalbank

Berner KB to launch rights offering (1/25)

SLB Commercial Bank

Lukoil bank's net profit plunges 95% (5/8)

Societe Bancaire Privee

SBP won't return to profit this year (4/24)

SBP to report loss for last year (2/20)

Exchange fines Geneva bank (1/23)

SBP names new officials (1/8)

Societe Generale

Bank fined for phantom trading (5/2)

State Street Bank

State Street buys fund accounting unit (5/8)

St. Galler Kantonalbank

St. Galler KB completes acquisition (2/29)

Hyposwiss Privatbank names new CEO (2/20)

St. Galler KB profit down 4% (2/13)

Swiss National Bank

German buys 4% of Swiss central bank (3/28)

Swissquote Group

Swissquote's net profit down 6% (4/24)

Swissquote to offer savings accounts (3/27)

Swissquote reports record fourth quarter (2/8)

Swissquote to offer funds this year (1/3)

Synthesis Bank

Bank changes in brief (2/6)

Synthesis Bank names new officials (1/9)

Tempus Privatbank

Swiss banker's ties to Alstom detailed (5/6)

Thurgauer Kantonalbank

Basler KB's pretax profit down 3% (2/21)

UBS

Senior UBS executive detained in US (5/11)

Was UBS close to insolvent in March ? (5/6)

Clients withdraw Sfr12.8 billion from UBS (5/6)

Swiss call for Indian market opening (5/2)

Many "absolute return" funds under water (4/30)

UBS shareholders approve capital increase (4/24)

Another Swiss banker arrested in Brazil (4/24)

Metals trader convicted of fraud (4/23)

UBS explains how it lost Sfr40 billion (4/21)

UBS directors meet Arnold (4/18)

Greek named as largest UBS shareholder (4/17)

Clients pull Sfr21 billion from UBS funds (4/14)

Clients shun "big bank" mortgages (4/14)

Ospel's severance pay under wraps (4/12)

Former UBS executive urges break-up (4/5)

UBS ousts Ospel after Sfr12 billion loss (4/1)

UBS credit ratings downgraded (4/1)

UBS probed for helping Germans evade taxes (4/1)

UBS to write down auction-rate notes (3/29)

Swiss to send Salinas funds to Mexico (3/27)

Egyptian to list firm on Swiss exchange (3/25)

UBS chairman paid Sfr2.6 million (3/19)

UBS may cut 8,000 jobs (3/16)

Former GM executive charged with fraud (3/15)

Parmalat suspect held on Swiss warrant (3/12)

Fund closures hit Swiss banks (3/9)

UBS dumps portfolio at huge loss (3/7)

UBS shareholders approve capital increase (2/29)

UBS seeks new chairman (2/21)

UBS shares fall on new exposure reports (2/15)

UBS new money slumped in December (2/15)

UBS names investment bank CEO (2/13)

Swiss bankers face charges in Brazil (2/13)

PDVSA moves payments to Swiss bank (2/11)

Credit Suisse to post Sfr8.2 billion profit (2/10)

UBS acquisition loses 22% of client assets (2/8)

UBS hits another roadblock in India (2/6)

Swiss reject Finnish extradition request (2/4)

Central bank backs UBS capital plan (2/3)

UBS in talks with bond insurer (2/2)

UBS ratings outlook changed to negative (1/31)

UBS to report Sfr4.4 billion loss for 2007 (1/31)

Banks prepare to pay annual bonuses (1/29)

Hildebrand tipped as next UBS chairman (1/26)

Singapore charges former Citibank employees (1/24)

UBS shakes up investment bank (1/17)

UBS loses Swiss fund market share (1/15)

US probes dividend tax avoidance scheme (1/14)

UBS sees another difficult year (1/11)

UniCredit (Suisse) Bank

UniCredit Bank's first-half profit up 42% (2/12)

Union Bancaire Privee

UBP to buy 50% of Italian manager (4/1)

UBP reports second-half slowdown (1/30)

United Mizrahi Bank

United Mizrahi's profit up 36% (4/14)

Urner Kantonalbank

Berner KB to launch rights offering (1/25)

Valartis Group

Leading shareholder sells Valartis stake (4/30)

Valartis Group's net profit up 10% (4/9)

Valartis loses star trader (2/4)

Banks open overseas offices (1/11)

Valiant Group

Valiant Group's profit up 14%  (3/3)

Vontobel group

Vontobel launches wealth management unit (5/5)

Swiss call for Indian market opening (5/2)

Bank expansion plans in brief (4/4)

Vontobel reports second-half downturn (2/28)

Liechtenstein to probe former bank employee (2/28)

VP Bank

VP Group's client assets up 18% (3/11)

VZ Depotbank

VZ Holding's profit up 23% (3/11)

Zuger Kantonalbank

Migrosbank's profit rose 3% last year (1/16)

Zurich Kantonalbank

Zurich KB's profit fell 11% last year (2/8)


 
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