General Index - 2005

 

January 2005

French officials probe football transfers (1/5)

German amnesty boosted by December surge (1/6)

SEC charges Mexican businessman with fraud (1/8)

'Dormant accounts' lawyer accused of theft (1/8)

Nigerian arrested on Swiss warrant (1/8)

Berne to update money laundering legislation (1/12)

Study cites Swiss role in "financing apartheid" (1/14)

Russian buys stake in Swiss firm (1/15)

Switzerland imposes Ivory Coast sanctions (1/20)

Eccentric Danish "billionaire" dies (1/21)

EBRD sues Russian tycoon (1/21)

Former auditing firm CEO convicted (1/25)

Russian buys residence for Sfr20 million (1/26)

Swiss officials reject Chirac proposal (1/29)

Swiss regulator warns of unauthorized bank (1/30)

February 2005

Gaon given suspended prison term (2/4)

Israeli buys Swiss shopping centres (2/4)

PostFinance reports growth (2/8)

Court clears return of Nigerian funds (2/9)

FATF blacklist cut to three (2/12)

Swiss probe theft at UN affiliate (2/12)

Switzerland to return most Abacha funds to Nigeria (2/17)

Medical fraud moves to Europe (2/20)

Foreign client securities set year-end record (2/22)

Bank auditing costs fell 4% in 2003 (2/24)

Latvian newspaper attacks prosecutor (2/24)

Switzerland could become trusts centre (2/25)

Former Peruvian minister convicted (2/26)

March 2005

US arrests biggest American tax evader (3/3)

French banker murdered in Geneva (3/3)

Germany rejects tax break for high-earners (3/4)

SEC obtains asset freeze in fraud case (3/8)

US says Swiss art market open to laundering (3/8)

Bankers group attacks laundering proposals (3/12)

Swiss to license managers of foreign funds (3/12)

Noga to pursue claim against ANZ (3/12)

Zambia sues former president (3/16)

Suspect arrested in banker's murder (3/17)

German brokerage hit by fraud claims (3/17)

EU finds no leakage of Palestinian aid (3/18)

Competition increases for cross-border savings (3/22)

April 2005

Appeals court issues Elf rulings (4/1)

Money laundering probes up 75% (4/1)

KPMG sells wealth management business (4/2)

Swiss banks see German opportunity (4/2)

Swiss launch bid for Eurobond business (4/2)

Georgian soccer official arrested (4/9)

US may seek wire transfer data (4/10)

EU savings tax rules clarified (4/13)

US charges oil traders with Iraq kickbacks (4/15)

UAE company may sue Swiss banks (4/15)

Berlusconi cuts stake in media company (4/15)

Official arrested in Nice (4/15)

Money laundering reports down 5% (4/16)

Judge probes bribery at UN agency (4/16)

Former German minister convicted (4/19)

Four arrested in real estate fraud (4/21)

Regulator calls for greater fund transparency (4/21)

Malaysian buys 50% of Geneva hotel (4/23)

Behring released from custody (4/26)

Swiss Exchange names new directors (4/27)

Swiss-based financier carried official passport (4/28)

Liechtenstein money laundering reports up 36% (4/28)

FBC chairman to step down (4/29)

Swiss court blocks Taiwan assistance  (4/29)

May 2005

Court gives prosecutors ultimatum (5/6)

Regulator presses for fund disclosure (5/10)

Court holds bank liable for losses (5/10)

Singapore to overtake Switzerland (5/12)

Russia seeks extradition of former minister (5/20)

Berne concerned about Iraq payments (5/21)

Foreign banks' client assets up 4% (5/27)

Russians to trace palladium exports (5/28)

Nigeria slams Swiss "blackmail" (5/29)

June 2005

Judge probes Riviera property deals (6/1)

Arrest linked to Swiss company (6/4)

Former ambassador jailed for money laundering (6/7)

Freeze on Duvalier assets extended (6/7)

Survey finds global wealth rising (6/10)

Swiss private banks' profit up 12% (6/17)

Swiss bank profits rose 8% last year (6/17)

Offshore private banking stalled last year (6/18)

Pole claims minister bribed (6/28)

July 2005

US freezes assets of two Syrians (7/2)

Switzerland begins taxing EU residents (7/2)

Singapore says European assets not significant (7/8)

Court upholds seizure of suspect's property (7/12)

Funds to disclose pricing details (7/13)

Indian payment diverted to Swiss account (7/15)

French politician linked to Florida bank (7/15)

Ukraine approves Russian bank (7/16)

Court says former minister must stay in jail (7/20)

PostFinance reports growth (7/23)

US freezes assets of Hussein nephews (7/23)

Russian brothers suspected of laundering (7/23)

Assets under management near record high (7/23)

KPMG tracks insolvent fund's assets (7/23)

UN official had Swiss, Cyprus bank accounts (7/27)

EU to require money transfer details (7/29)

August 2005

Bankers group opposes new regulations (8/4)

Court blocks transfer of bin Laden papers (8/5)

Swiss officials freeze Polish account (8/9)

Swiss officials seize Colombian bank deposits (8/10)

Former German minister convicted of corruption (8/12)

September hearing for Geneva asset manager (8/19)

Six charged with laundering in Sydney (8/19)

Switzerland bans firm from taking deposits (8/20)

Assets under management at record high (8/23)

September 2005

Swiss add names to Zimbabwe blacklist (9/7)

Swiss brace for more Iraq revelations (9/11)

Two jailed for Dome fraud (9/14)

Swiss readiness to freeze accounts criticized (9/15)

Bankers group sees higher revenues this year (9/15)

Canadian fund company probed (9/16)

UK bank liable for wrongful dismissal (9/20)

US student forfeits Swiss accounts (9/21)

Swiss exchange fires chairman (9/22)

Switzerland publishes regulatory principles (9/23)

Swiss court overturns Elf-related verdicts (9/23)

Switzerland freezes Indonesian accounts (9/23)

Former Geneva asset manager jailed (9/24)

Court clears handover of papers to Spain (9/26)

Paraguay must pay Sfr100 million (9/30)

Basel businessmen under investigation (9/30)

October 2005

Swiss court upholds gag orders (10/4)

Marchiani corruption trial begins (10/6)

Study compares Swiss banks with rivals (10/10)

Mayor re-elected despite charges (10/12)

Bermuda seeks Swiss exemption for funds (10/14)

Swiss anti-laundering efforts reviewed (10/14)

Geneva bank profits rebound (10/14)

Bank publishes expanded AUM data (10/21)

Zurich police arrest drug traffickers (10/22)

Texas oilman charged in Iraq probe (10/22)

Due diligence violations reported (10/24)

Berne approves handover of Taiwan papers (10/28)

November 2005

Court blocks handover of Berezovsky papers (11/5)

Cantonal bank first-half profits up 18% (11/5)

US freezes $3 million in insider trading case (11/7)

Switzerland returns $180 million to Nigeria (11/9)

Prosecutors issue Borodin-linked warrants (11/9)

Fugitive judge held Swiss accounts (11/11)

Magistrate probes Russian share dispute (11/11)

Extradited resident convicted on tax charges (11/24)

Swiss may unfreeze Taiwan deposits (11/25)

Alternative investments to drive revenue growth (11/25)

Tally-Ho Ventures to buy Swiss firm (11/29)

December 2005

Geneva banks may beat forecasts (12/1)

Sri Lanka rebels used Swiss banks (12/2)

Guernsey deposits at record high (12/9)

Swiss tax havens face new rivals (12/9)

Banker re-arrested in blackmail case (12/13)

Switzerland adds 13 names to blacklist (12/14)

Bank bonuses may approach record levels (12/14)

Businessman probed for alleged Angolan theft (12/15)

Fiduciary deposits up 17% (12/16)

Fiduciary cited in two fraud cases (12/21)

Behring launches new business (12/24)

Berlusconi in new bribery probe (12/29)

Fund reps exempt from controls (12/29)

North Korean leader "transferred accounts" (12/29)

Court rejects Russian brothers' appeal (12/30)

Thai bank president sentenced (12/30)

Court sends former minister back to Russia (12/31)


 
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