Al Taqwa (Nada Management)

Swiss freeze accounts in terrorism probe (11/9)

Swiss bank account frozen in terrorist probe (9/21)

Antigua

Inter-Maritime group encounters setbacks (10/30)

US report cites Swiss American Bank (3/3)

Argentina

Swiss court freezes Argentine accounts (10/4)

Swiss find no Menem bank accounts (9/11)

Aruba

Smuggling allegations implicate Credit Suisse (8/23)

Asia

Report sees Asian private banking opportunities (7/24)

Assets under management

Client securities up 8% last year (6/10)

(Also see: Fiduciary deposits)

Australia

Man claims Swiss bank will fund airline bid (9/18)

Austria

Banque Syz opens in Austria (12/14)

Bank employees

UBS private banker arrested (12/30)

UBS fires president (12/19)

Lombard Odier names female partner (12/5)

Analyst claims Credit Suisse ignored Swissair warnings (10/19)

Honegger resigns from UBS board (10/17)

UBS employee charged with $70 million theft (9/26)

Credit Suisse director steps down (8/30)

Credit Suisse fires Wheat, hires Mack, reorganizes (7/13)

Banque Rothschild files claim against ex-employee (5/1)

New chairman, president take over at UBS (4/27)

Julius Baer unit fires small cap fund manager (4/3)

Banking industry

Geneva bank jobs up despite profit slump (11/20)

UBS agrees to 1.4% pay rise in Switzerland (10/27)

Swiss foreign exchange turnover down (10/10)

CSFB limits analysts' stock ownership (7/25)

Internet bank accounts "set off alarm bells" (7/16)

Private banks' earnings rose 50% last year (7/4)

Foreign banks' earnings up 32% last year (7/4)

Swiss banks' earnings rose 19% last year (6/10)

Many private banks may have to sell out (6/1)

Private banking profits to shrink (5/5)

Swiss banks to discontinue PayNet system (4/6)

Cantonal banks had record year (3/24)

Banks report higher spending (3/12)

Belgium

Belgian officials in probe of Swiss bank accounts (10/10)

Bensberg, Guido

Client fined in Bank Leu fraud case (5/12)

Bermuda

Inter-Maritime group encounters setbacks (10/30)

Brazil

Brazil to seek freeze on Citibank account (9/9)

Canada

Tempus Privatbank named in Canadian probe (6/2)

Cayman Islands

Critics attack US-Cayman agreement (12/9)

Cigarette smuggling

Smuggling allegations implicate Credit Suisse (8/23)

Colombia

Liechtenstein lawyers charged with money laundering (7/21)

Cook Islands

Sarasin named in Cook Islands lawsuit (8/4)

Credit ratings

Moody's raises CSFB's credit rating (11/1)

S&P awards AA+ rating to Basler KB (10/19)

S&P downgrades Credit Suisse outlook (10/4)

S&P assigns A rating to Banca del Gottardo (9/20)

S&P affirms UBS, Credit Suisse ratings (8/3)

S&P downgrades Swiss Life outlook to negative (8/3)

Fitch affirms Banque de Commerce ratings (8/1)

S&P assigns AA+ rating to Schwyzer KB (6/27)

S&P upgrades LGT Bank's rating outlook (6/21)

New HSBC unit rated AA- by S&P (6/15)

Moody's cuts UBS long-term credit ratings (6/1)

S&P sees benefits in Aargauische KB acquisition (4/9)

Moody's assigns credit ratings to Valiant Bank (3/27)

S&P assigns A- rating to BC Vaudoise (3/20)

Cuomo, Gerardo

Former Swiss judge found guilty of corruption (6/28)

Dubai

Pictet in alliance with Dubai bank (10/30)

Dormant accounts

Tribunal awards $10 million to Holocaust families (10/12)

Egypt

Credit Suisse launches Egyptian venture (5/9)

EU

Swiss official again rules out information exchange (10/17)

SBA's Roth firm on bank secrecy (7/15)

Paying-agent tax on banks possible (2/28)

Fiduciary deposits

Fiduciary deposits up 12% in 2000

France

UBS expands in France, stumbles in Japan (11/30)

Rothschild group targets French regions (11/20)

Regulators question UBS over possible bribe funds (9/13)

Authorities freeze Sfr800 million of Taiwan-related funds (7/4)

Liechtenstein freezes $33 million in bank accounts (6/30)

Taiwanese bank accounts frozen (6/21)

French report attacks Swiss anti-money laundering effort  (2/21)

Georgia

Inter-Maritime group encounters setbacks (10/30)

Germany

German cash pours into Switzerland (12/13)

German group buys Banque Artesia (12/8)

Swiss banks financed Nazi war effort (11/30)

Banks step in to prevent SchmidtBank collapse (11/22)

German banker sees "terrorism insider trading" (9/23)

German border police increase cash seizures (9/7)

Credit Suisse launches personal banking in Germany (8/24)

WestLB fined for tax evasion (7/16)

Germany tries to stem outflow of cash (6/30)

German regulator investigating Julius Baer unit (4/21)

Pictet targets German fund market (1/22)

Greece

Prosecutor investigating alleged fraud (5/18)

Grenada

Grenada and Ukraine added to OECD blacklist (9/8)

HBM BioVentures

Swiss venture capital fund raises Sfr766 million (12/14)

Heer, Jurg

Rothschild embezzler dies (2/28)

Hungary

SwissInvest targets Hungarian market (7/4)

Iceland

Icelandic bank acquires Swiss asset manager (9/11)

India

Switzerland investigates metals fraud (10/26)

India asks Swiss to freeze broker's account (7/6)

Islamic groups

Switzerland freezes 30 bank accounts (11/27)

Swiss freeze accounts in terrorism probe (11/9)

Switzerland freezes 24 bank accounts (11/1)

Swiss bank account frozen in terrorist probe (9/21)

Israel

Israeli banks call FIBI Bank guarantee (12/15)

Switzerland expels Israeli banker (11/14)

Israel Discount Bank launches Swiss operation (10/27)

Israeli institute official embezzled funds (7/26)

Israelis linked to Peruvian fugitive (3/5)

Italy

Italian amnesty has little effect so far (12/6)

Investigators trace Italian funds to Liechtenstein (11/15)

Switzerland and Italy sign anti-crime pact (10/30)

Gottardo to launch Italian bank operation (10/23)

Italy ratifies, modifies accord with Switzerland (10/4)

Italy offers amnesty to tax dodgers (9/23)

Corner Banca buys 55% of Italian broker (6/1)

Italian mutual funds report net outflows (3/8)

Japan

UBS expands in France, stumbles in Japan (11/30)

Kakkalis, Socrates

Prosecutor investigating alleged fraud (5/18)

Korea, South

UBS may buy stake in Korean company (12/4)

Kurds

Banks asked to check Kurdish accounts (11/30)

League tables

BC Vaudoise may need capital injection (12/14)

Legal rulings

Swiss court freezes offshore company account (2/14)

Liechtenstein

Investigators trace Italian funds to Liechtenstein (11/15)

Liechtenstein lawyers charged with money laundering (7/21)

Liechtenstein freezes $33 million in bank accounts (6/30)

Liechtenstein dropped from OECD blacklist (6/23)

Liechtenstein client assets flat last year (5/31)

Luxembourg

Pictet to contest freeze on Islamic funds (12/19)

VP Bank to acquire Baumann's Luxembourg unit (6/2)

Mergers & acquisitions

German group buys Banque Artesia (12/8)

Credit Suisse to buy stake in Bank Linth (12/1)

HSBC Guyerzeller absorbs two banks (10/23)

Credit Suisse to buy UK asset manager (10/16)

Fortis merges Swiss bank subsidiaries (10/13)

Deutsche Bank to acquire Scudder for $2.5 billion (9/25)

Morgan and Chase complete merger (8/24)

UBP absorbs Nordfinanz Bank (8/15)

Banque Amas reports acquisitions (7/31)

Swissfirst buys stake in Liechtenstein bank (7/28)

UBS to buy Canadian asset manager (6/21)

VP Bank to acquire Baumann's Luxembourg unit (6/2)

Corner Banca buys 55% of Italian broker (6/1)

Credit Suisse to buy Spanish asset manager (4/21)

Chase and Morgan merge their Swiss units (4/6)

ING to merge two Swiss units (3/21)

Bank von Ernst to buy stake in Terra Trust (3/9)

BZ Group buys 25% of VP Bank (1/19)

Monaco

Inter-Maritime group encounters setbacks (10/30)

Money laundering

IMF questions US money laundering controls (11/22)

SBA rejects money laundering criticism (9/14)

New money laundering head named (8/25)

Swiss say more should be done to fight money laundering (6/19)

Top money laundering official quits (6/15)

Bank secrecy no obstacle to fighting crime (6/10)

IMF sees threat to Switzerland's reputation (5/27)

US court extends extraterritorial reach (5/26)

Two convicted of Swiss money laundering (5/17)

Many non-banks reject money laundering rules (3/3)

French report attacks Swiss anti-money laundering effort  (2/21)

Nauru

Grenada and Ukraine added to OECD blacklist (9/8)

Nigeria

UK orders freeze on Abacha funds (10/3)

Pakistan

Switzerland will send Bhutto papers to Pakistan (11/6)

Peru

Switzerland expels Israeli banker (11/14)

Israelis linked to Peruvian fugitive (3/5)

FBC investigating banks in Montesinos affair (1/27)

Philippines

Grenada and Ukraine added to OECD blacklist (9/8)

Prosecutions

UBS private banker arrested (12/30)

Ticino cantonal bank hit by trading losses (10/5)

Prosecutor investigating alleged fraud (5/18)

IMF blocks Swiss access to information (3/16)

Rappaport, Bruce

Inter-Maritime group encounters setbacks (10/30)

US report cites Swiss American Bank (3/3)

Regulation

FBC names three new members (6/28)

FBC under pressure on insider trading (5/27)

FBC grapples with regulatory issues (4/28)

Investment companies may be regulated like funds (4/6)

FBC issues three regulatory letters (4/5)

Rich, Marc

Swiss bankers vouched for Marc Rich (2/3)

Russia

Eurasco Bank rescued by Russian oil company (10/10)

Grenada and Ukraine added to OECD blacklist (9/8)

Prosecutor investigating alleged fraud (5/18)

IMF blocks Swiss access to information (3/16)

Accused FBI spy had Swiss bank accounts (2/27)

Swiss court freezes offshore company account (2/14)

Saudi Arabia

Switzerland freezes 24 bank accounts (11/1)

SEC

Credit Suisse in $100 million US settlement (12/12)

Second World War

Swiss banks financed Nazi war effort (11/30)

Serbia

Serbian bank accounts reportedly found (10/13)

South Africa

Bank von Ernst in South African venture (6/1)

Spain

Swiss banks expand in Spain (11/10)

HSBC Republic named in Spanish scandal (11/3)

Owner of failed brokerage had Swiss bank account (8/20)

Credit Suisse to buy Spanish asset manager (4/21)

Stock markets (Non-Swiss)

Credit Suisse lists shares in New York (9/26)

Stock market (Swiss)

Swiss exchange recalculates stock indexes (9/28)

Swiss bank stocks fall sharply (9/15)

Swiss Exchange cuts trading hours (7/25)

Swiss Exchange to extend trading hours (5/17)

Sudan

Switzerland freezes 24 bank accounts (11/1)

Credit Lyonnais blocks Sudanese account (10/5)

Sweden

UBP in partnership with Swedish firm (6/28)

Julius Baer to open Stockholm office (1/24)

Swissair

Analyst claims Credit Suisse ignored Swissair warnings (10/19)

Partner resigns from Darier Hentsch (10/17)

Swissair creditors may sue UBS, Credit Suisse (10/7)

Switzerland

Bertarelli tops Switzerland's rich list (11/28)

Switzerland hosts seminar on looted funds (11/14)

Former Swiss judge found guilty of corruption (6/28)

IMF sees threat to Switzerland's reputation (5/27)

Paying-agent tax on banks possible (2/28)

Taiwan

Regulators question UBS over possible bribe funds (9/13)

Authorities freeze Sfr800 million of Taiwan-related funds (7/4)

Liechtenstein freezes $33 million in bank accounts (6/30)

Taiwanese bank accounts frozen (6/21)

Turkey

Banks asked to check Kurdish accounts (11/30)

UBS-led group to bid for Turkish bank (11/1)

UK

UK again attacks Swiss bank secrecy (12/14)

UK orders freeze on Abacha funds (10/3)

Swiss react angrily to Brown's remarks (9/21)

Smuggling allegations implicate Credit Suisse (8/23)

(Also see: Cayman Islands)

Ukraine

Grenada and Ukraine added to OECD blacklist (9/8)

United Arab Emirates

Switzerland investigates metals fraud (10/26)

USA

Critics attack US-Cayman agreement (12/9)

IMF questions US money laundering controls (11/22)

End of US estate tax poses dilemna for banks (11/21)

US investigates forex trading fraud (10/26)

UBS employee charged with $70 million theft (9/26)

US to wage financial war on terrorists (9/23)

Credit Suisse returns to US private banking market (9/5)

US may collect information about all foreign depositors (7/21)

US court extends extraterritorial reach (5/26)

Two convicted of Swiss money laundering (5/17)

Client fined in Bank Leu fraud case (5/12)

US targets "terrorist" finances (5/12)

Swiss companies named in US lawsuit (4/6)

US report cites Swiss American Bank (3/3)

Accused FBI spy had Swiss bank accounts (2/27)

(Also see: SEC)

Wealth management

Swiss banks target Arab clients (11/23)

PwC cuts private banking growth estimate (11/15)

Private banking market put at $23.5 trillion (11/9)

UBS official upbeat about strategy, long-term growth (7/24)

Report sees Asian private banking opportunities (7/24)

Report says world has 7.2 million rich people (5/14)

Europe lags US in private wealth growth, concentration (2/15)