January 2002

Lugano company targeted by US closes (1/10)

Liechtenstein reviews corporate law (1/12)

Washington releases embassy cables (1/12)

Switzerland blocks Sfr40 million in 70 accounts (1/18)

Private bankers see recovery this year (1/18)

Government expands money laundering unit (1/19)

Geneva official tells banks to check Arab funds (1/22)

French report attacks Luxembourg (1/23)

Andersen survey finds gap between clients, managers (1/23)

Swiss regulators want new rules to ease cooperation (1/24)

Switzerland to give documents to Nigeria (1/26)

February 2002

Italy may extend tax amnesty (2/8)

Swiss payment for Lockerbie bombing alleged (2/18)

Assets under management fell 5% last year (2/24)

Italy extends amnesty (2/23)

Switzerland to comply with EU bond disclosure (2/26)

Switzerland gives papers to Peru (2/28)

March 2002

Geneva judge freezes Angola-linked funds (3/1)

Switzerland freezes Brazilian accounts (3/2)

Germany probes SPD-linked bank accounts (3/8)

US seeks offshore credit card records (3/9)

UK fund managers to disclose charges (3/14)

Swiss find no evidence of terrorist insider trading (3/15)

Borodin refuses to pay fine (3/16)

Swiss purchases of US stocks fell sharply last year (3/18)

Switzerland freezes Mugabe assets (3/22)

Amvescap may buy Swiss bank (3/26)

US seeks offshore Visa card records (3/27)

Bergier Commission issues final report (3/27)

April 2002

US wants tougher tax treaty with Switzerland (4/3)

No German amnesty planned (4/4)

BVI to provide tax information to the US (4/4)

Switzerland "snubs" US over asset freeze (4/6)

Switzerland freezes Islamic charity's funds (4/12)

Liechtenstein may be blacklisted again (4/13)

Swiss prosecutor slams UK (4/17)

Andersen to merge with Ernst & Young (4/18)

Nigeria to receive $1 billion in Abacha settlement (4/18)

Liechtenstein is blacklisted again (4/19)

Switzerland says bank secrecy "non-negotiable" (4/25)

FBC to boost auditor supervision (4/26)

SEC launches conflict of interest probe (4/27)

Lugano banks hurt by Italian amnesty (4/27)

May 2002

Money laundering reports up sharply last year (5/4)

Switzerland freezes assets of Pakistan group (5/8)

Assets frozen in Banco Noroeste probe (5/8)

Swiss judge ends Salinas investigation (5/16)

Frankel pleads guilty in $200 million fraud case (5/16)

Donor claims Stoiber knew about payments (5/16)

Italians withdraw over Sfr45 billion (5/16)

UK and Switzerland clash over secrecy (5/17)

Russia seeks return of frozen funds (5/22)

SEC files suit against Millennium Financial (5/23)

UK company to buy RMF Investment (5/24)

Most Swiss want to keep bank secrecy law (5/25)

Swiss cantonal banks' profit down 14.8% (5/25)

Norwegian investor charged with insider trading (5/29)

US and Switzerland to exchange security personnel (5/30)

OECD calls for corporate governance overhaul (5/30)

June 2002

IMF favours more consolidation, stronger regulator (6/4)

New Swiss online bank planned (6/4)

Channel Islands will give information to EU (6/5)

Swiss banking industry profit fell 23% last year (6/6)

Client securities down 8.5% last year (6/6)

US court allows investor to enforce UK judgment (6/7)

Switzerland in "virtual war" with UK (6/8)

First Union Kreditanstalt unit to fund NAFTA venture (6/12)

US official praises Swiss cooperation (6/13)

Former ImClone CEO used Swiss bank account (6/14)

Three arrested in Cologne bribery case (6/14)

Swiss freeze accounts in Operation Spiderweb (6/15)

G7 may impose sanctions on Switzerland (6/18)

Former Banco Noroeste official arrested (6/21)

Regulator urges banks to accept change (6/23)

"Swiss Investment Bank" solicits online deposits (6/25)

Regulator to focus on credit risk management (6/26)

Villiger rejects "unacceptable" criticism (6/28)

July 2002

Swiss court limits asset freezing powers (7/4)

Swiss regulator to tighten money laundering rules (7/11)

Swiss ambassador to Luxembourg arrested (7/12)

EU splits emerge over Swiss bank secrecy (7/13)

US wants changes in Swiss tax treaty (7/13)

Investors sue Societe Financiere Privee (7/16)

Switzerland blocks Zimbabwe funds (7/16)

Independent asset managers to merge (7/17)

Ambassador admits falsifying documents (7/17)

Swiss court orders bank to provide documents (7/18)

US and Switzerland to sign anti-terrorist pact (7/20)

Swiss lawyer suspected of laundering mafia funds (7/26)

Canadian defendant commits suicide (7/27)

Swiss banks pin their hopes on Bush (7/27)

August 2002

Skandia to launch Swiss internet bank (8/10)

German tax amnesty seen likely (8/14)

Swiss bank used in Argentina's "dirty war" (8/20)

US adds 25 names to terrorism list (8/30)

IRS expands hunt for offshore clients (8/31)

September 2002

Switzerland signs anti-terrorist pact with US (9/6)

Uzbek leader's daughter maintains Swiss account (9/12)

Swiss financial services income down 11% (9/17)

Swiss will extradite Lasnaud to Argentina (9/18)

Top banker lashes out at UK (9/20)

Mexican jailed for embezzlement (9/22)

Trimet Group denies tax irregularities (9/24)

Swiss banks step up Middle East marketing (9/27)

Cantonal banks' first-half profit down 5% (9/28)

Swiss take heart from US comments (9/29)

October 2002

DMI Group switches control of Faisal Finance (10/1)

Senior banker complains about red tape (10/3)

Authorities close Zurich financial institution (10/10)

Russia removed from laundering blacklist (10/12)

November 2002

German plan could be bonanza for Swiss banks (11/6)

Regulator issues warning about UDK Comsult (11/8)

Swiss private banking earnings may fall 30% (11/9)

Financier leaves incriminating suicide note (11/12)

Switzerland freezes Saudi businessman's accounts (11/15)

Third Lugano asset manager commits suicide (11/20)

Switzerland unblocks Serbian account (11/20)

Germany to impose capital gains tax (11/20)

Switzerland to reform bankruptcy rules  (11/22)

Moody's sees banking industry shakeout (11/22)

Salinas files given to Mexico (11/29)

Moody's sees big fall in Swiss bank numbers (11/29)

Germany may revive wealth tax (11/30)

Switzerland freezes coltran-linked accounts (11/30)

December 2002

Geneva banks continue to attract funds (12/4)

SBA to issue guidelines for analysts (12/5)

Russian investors acquire Nova Bank stake (12/11)

EU-Swiss talks remain deadlocked (12/13)

Italy may launch new amnesty (12/14)

Germany to launch tax amnesty (12/18)

Credit union blames former officials for losses (12/18)

Swiss Exchange to take over virt-x (12/20)

Italy changes amnesty terms (12/24)

Financial advisors oppose regulation (12/24)

French judge indicts 37 in Elf affair (12/26)

US to act against Nauru, Ukraine (12/28)