Al Taqwa (Nada Management)

Lugano company targeted by US closes (1/10)

Angola

UBS named in Angola corruption report (11/5)

French officials to question Gaydamak associate (10/21)

Angola-linked funds traced to UBS (3/6)

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

Argentina

Banque Degroof denies Iranian link (10/19)

Belgian bank named in Iran probe (10/5)

Swiss will extradite Lasnaud to Argentina (9/18)

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

Menem faces new investigations (7/26)

Credit Suisse affiliate suspends operations (4/16)

Argentina may change economic subversion law (3/23)

Credit Suisse CEO to resign from Argentine board (2/21)

Credit Suisse associates charged in Argentina (2/11)

Swiss investigating alleged Menem bribe (1/25)

Asset managers (Independent)

Third Lugano asset manager commits suicide (11/20)

Financier leaves incriminating suicide note (11/12)

Assets under management

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

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

Austria

Clariden holds 20% of Vienna bank (12/5)

PBS Bank reports losses, boosts capital (4/14)

Bahrain

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

Banco Noroeste

Former Banco Noroeste official arrested (6/21)

Assets frozen in Banco Noroeste probe (5/8)

Bank employees

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

Lombard Odier spins off business to former CEO (12/10)

UBS employee arrested for embezzlement (11/22)

Muhlemann quits as Credit Suisse CEO (9/21)

Employee theft reported at Anker Bank (8/31)

Former bank official allegedly stole clients' funds (8/28)

Former UBS banker admits stealing $70 million (8/3)

Muhlemann to step down as Credit Suisse chairman (7/4)

Former bank directors under investigation (6/24)

Granziol quits as UBS Warburg chairman (5/15)

Credit Suisse paid top managers Sfr135 million (5/7)

UBS to pay biotech analyst $30 million (5/3)

UBS chairman paid Sfr12.5 million (4/19)

BC Vaudoise chairman fired (4/18)

Former BC Geneve manager arrested (3/3)

Swisscom CEO withdraws as UBS nominee (2/24)

Banking industry

Geneva banks continue to attract funds (12/4)

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

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

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

Credit Suisse to freeze Swiss salaries (10/26)

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

Morgan Stanley tops pay survey (8/11)

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

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

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

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

Local banks form back-office joint venture (5/8)

Private bankers see recovery this year (1/18)

Bank supervision

Authorities close Zurich financial institution (10/10)

Regulator closes SMS Securities (9/5)

Regulator closes Zurich bank (8/15)

FBC monitoring BZ Bank on daily basis (8/8)

FBC to boost auditor supervision (4/26)

Belarus

UBS launches new share buyback programme (10/9)

Belgium

Switzerland freezes coltran-linked accounts (11/30)

Belgium seeks information about Geneva account (10/19)

Belgian regulator asks ING for information (3/19)

Belgian regulator probes ING merger (3/17)

Bout, Victor

Belgium seeks information about Geneva account (10/19)

Brazil

Switzerland freezes Brazilian accounts (3/2)

British Virgin Islands

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

Canada

SWX-listed company sues former CEO (9/6)

Canadian defendant commits suicide (7/27)

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

Banks named in Canadian investigation (4/30)

Canadian regulators probe stock trades (4/19)

Swiss firm funds Nazerali-linked companies (3/26)

SWX-listed company in regulatory probe (3/5)

Channel Islands

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

Cigarette smuggling

EU sues RJ Reynolds for money laundering (11/1)

Colombia

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

Congo

Switzerland freezes coltran-linked accounts (11/30)

Credit ratings

Moody's upgrades Valiant Bank's ratings (12/20)

Moody's may downgrade BSI's credit rating (12/10)

Fitch withdraws Finter Bank France rating (12/3)

S&P reaffirms Migrosbank's ratings (11/27)

S&P cuts Credit Suisse ratings (11/27)

Agencies review Credit Suisse ratings (10/4)

S&P assigns credit ratings to Graubundner KB (9/3)

S&P assigns credit ratings to Luzerner KB (8/30)

S&P lowers Migrosbank's rating outlook (8/8)

Gottardo's client assets fall, credit rating cut (7/25)

S&P lowers UBS rating outlook (7/18)

S&P lowers Credit Suisse rating outlook (7/18)

Julius Baer faces long-term challenges (6/6)

Bank Leu well placed to meet challenges (6/6)

S&P downgrades Credit Suisse (5/11)

Moody's reaffirms Valiant Bank's rating (5/6)

Moody's reaffirms HSBC Republic's rating (3/6)

Moody's lowers Credit Suisse ratings outlook (2/21)

Cuomo, Gerardo

EU sues RJ Reynolds for money laundering (11/1)

Egypt

Merrill Lynch fined over theft (3/24)

Elf

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

Judge probes Elf's Nigerian payments (9/28)

Judge questions Elf's banker (1/22)

Enron

Japanese firm sues UBS over Enron notes (10/17)

Credit Suisse may be named in Enron lawsuit (4/5)

UBS sued over Enron "buy" recommendation (3/27)

Credit Suisse CEO has board support (3/9)

EU

UBS chairman slams EU (12/26)

EU-Swiss talks remain deadlocked (12/13)

EU sues RJ Reynolds for money laundering (11/1)

Swiss take heart from US comments (9/29)

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

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

Villiger rejects "unacceptable" criticism (6/28)

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

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

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

Fiduciary deposits

EU-Swiss talks remain deadlocked (12/13)

France

French officials in new Marchiani probe (11/21)

French officials to question Gaydamak associate (10/21)

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

Investors sue Societe Financiere Privee (7/16)

French fugitive used Swiss bank accounts (2/9)

French report attacks Luxembourg (1/23)

Frankel, Martin

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

Germany

Germany to launch tax amnesty (12/18)

Germany may revive wealth tax (11/30)

Germany to impose capital gains tax (11/20)

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

German lawsuit against Julius Baer reported (10/31)

Trimet Group denies tax irregularities (9/24)

German bank is Ebner's largest creditor (8/17)

German tax amnesty seen likely (8/14)

Three arrested in Cologne bribery case (6/14)

Donor claims Stoiber knew about payments (5/16)

Investigators probe embezzlement at Klockner (4/29)

UBS to boost private banking in Germany (4/25)

No German amnesty planned (4/4)

Klockner funds traced to UBP, Bank Melli (3/27)

Bergier Commission issues final report (3/27)

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

Greece

Gottardo buys Greek brokerage firm (6/25)

Hedge funds

Weak markets trigger hedge fund shakeout (12/27)

Hong Kong

Baer closes Hong Kong, Monaco units (9/18)

Hungary

UBS in Hungarian fund venture (12/17)

India

India bans Credit Suisse unit for two years (6/18)

Indonesia

Belgium seeks information about Geneva account (10/19)

Iran

Banque Degroof denies Iranian link (10/19)

Belgian bank named in Iran probe (10/5)

Menem faces new investigations (7/26)

Investigators probe embezzlement at Klockner (4/29)

Klockner funds traced to UBP, Bank Melli (3/27)

Swiss payment for Lockerbie bombing alleged (2/18)

Swiss investigating alleged Menem bribe (1/25)

Islamic banking

UBS to launch Islamic bank next month (7/31)

Islamic groups

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

US charges head of Islamic charity (10/11)

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

US official praises Swiss cooperation (6/13)

Switzerland freezes assets of Pakistan group (5/8)

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

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

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

Israel

Swiss bank used in alleged Israeli fraud (12/9)

Israelis helped Arafat open Swiss account  (12/8)

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

UBS client with Abacha links identified (3/1)

Italy

Italy changes amnesty terms (12/24)

Italy may launch new amnesty (12/14)

Julius Baer to launch Italian joint venture (11/21)

Meliorbanca buys Gottardo unit (10/18)

Banca Arner launches Italian bank (10/16)

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

Gottardo to open more Italian branches (7/13)

Authorities reportedly search Banca Arner (7/3)

Swiss freeze accounts in Operation Spiderweb (6/15)

PKB Privatbank acquires stake in Milan bank (5/20)

Italians withdraw over Sfr45 billion (5/16)

Lugano banks hurt by Italian amnesty (4/27)

BSI launches Italian bank (4/19)

Italian clients withdraw Sfr8.6 billion from UBS (4/10)

Rothschild loses 10% of Lugano clients (4/6)

Gottardo acquires stake in Benedetti company (3/16)

Italy extends amnesty (2/23)

Italy may extend tax amnesty (2/8)

Banque Syz buys stake in Milan company (1/30)

Japan

Record UK fine imposed on Credit Suisse unit (12/20)

Japanese organize Swiss bank tours (11/20)

Banks target Japanese market (9/30)

UBS Warburg to close Japan private client operation (4/11)

Japanese group to launch private banking firm (2/19)

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan leader accused of bribery, cover-up (12/11)

Kazakh journalist forced into hiding (7/12)

Appeal to unblock Kazakh funds reported (3/19)

Korea, South

South Korean regulator reprimands UBS (8/14)

Latvia

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

Legal rulings

Court okays sending papers to Mexico (9/28)

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

Swiss court limits asset freezing powers (7/4)

Borodin found guilty of money laundering (3/7)

Swiss court rejects trade mark claims (1/12)

Libya

Swiss payment for Lockerbie bombing alleged (2/18)

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein is blacklisted again (4/19)

Liechtenstein may be blacklisted again (4/13)

Liechtenstein reviews corporate law (1/12)

Luxembourg

Ambassador admits falsifying documents (7/17)

Swiss ambassador to Luxembourg arrested (7/12)

Ferrier Lullin to close Luxembourg office (6/12)

French report attacks Luxembourg (1/23)

Mergers & acquisitions

St. Galler KB to acquire Bank Thorbecke (12/20)

Clariden holds 20% of Vienna bank (12/5)

Banque Amas acquires BFC's clientele (12/5)

Bank Linth offers to buy savings bank (11/23)

Clariden acquires PBS Private Bank (11/9)

Deutsche Bank to absorb Banque Worms (10/19)

Meliorbanca buys Gottardo unit (10/18)

Hindujas to buy SchmidtBank Zurich (9/5)

Three regional banks to merge (8/17)

Independent asset managers to merge (7/17)

Geneva private banks to merge (6/4)

UK company to buy RMF Investment (5/24)

PKB Privatbank acquires stake in Milan bank (5/20)

UBP signs merger pact with Recanatis (5/4)

BNP Paribas to acquire ConSors (5/1)

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

PBS Bank reports losses, boosts capital (4/14)

Prudential completes acquisition (4/4)

Swissca to take over Bank Coop funds (4/4)

Gottardo acquires stake in Benedetti company (3/16)

Rabobank to acquire 28% of Sarasin (3/5)

UBS to sell Hyposwiss to St Galler KB (2/9)

UBP to acquire Discount Bank & Trust (2/6)

Banque Syz buys stake in Milan company (1/30)

Valiant Holding to buy KGS Sensebank (1/26)

Prudential Securities buys Geneva bank (1/18)

Franklin and Fiduciary Trust complete merger (1/17)

Hansa launches bid for Sopafin (1/15)

SMS Group buys A&A Actienbank (1/12)

Mexico

Salinas files given to Mexico (11/29)

Court okays sending papers to Mexico (9/28)

Mexican jailed for embezzlement (9/22)

Mexican payoffs found at Credit Suisse (7/18)

Former Paine Webber employee sentenced (5/24)

Swiss judge ends Salinas investigation (5/16)

Credit Suisse to launch operation in Mexico (3/22)

Monaco

Monaco private banker jailed (11/7)

Baer closes Hong Kong, Monaco units (9/18)

Monaco clients may sue HSBC Republic (1/29)

Money laundering

EU sues RJ Reynolds for money laundering (11/1)

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

Government expands money laundering unit (1/19)

Mongolia

Lugano bank in Mongolian acquisition (12/13)

National Century Financial Enterprises

CSFB reports "massive fraud" by client (11/27)

Nauru

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

Netherlands

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

Rabobank to acquire 28% of Sarasin (3/5)

Nigeria

UBS may be fined for due diligence failure (12/5)

Credit Suisse fined for accepting Abacha funds (11/29)

Judge probes Elf's Nigerian payments (9/28)

UBS reprimanded over Abacha-linked funds (7/16)

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

UBS client with Abacha links identified (3/1)

UBS blocks $60 million of Abacha-linked funds (2/21)

Switzerland to give documents to Nigeria (1/26)

Norway

Norwegian investor charged with insider trading (5/29)

Pakistan

Switzerland freezes assets of Pakistan group (5/8)

Palestine

Israelis helped Arafat open Swiss account  (12/8)

Peru

Switzerland sends money to Peru (8/22)

Switzerland gives papers to Peru (2/28)

Washington releases embassy cables (1/12)

Philippines

Switzerland unblocks Marcos-linked funds (8/9)

Prosecutions

Ebner charged with insider trading (11/23)

Ambassador admits falsifying documents (7/17)

Swiss ambassador to Luxembourg arrested (7/12)

Former Lloyds employee sought by authorities (5/5)

Former BC Geneve manager arrested (3/3)

Former Vontobel officials under investigation (2/16)

Regulation

Financial advisors oppose regulation (12/24)

UBS may be fined for due diligence failure (12/5)

SBA to issue guidelines for analysts (12/5)

Credit Suisse fined for accepting Abacha funds (11/29)

Switzerland to reform bankruptcy rules  (11/22)

Regulator issues warning about UDK Comsult (11/8)

Senior banker complains about red tape (10/3)

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

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

Regulator urges banks to accept change (6/23)

G7 may impose sanctions on Switzerland (6/18)

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

Romania

Russian investors acquire Nova Bank stake (12/11)

Russia

Russian investors acquire Nova Bank stake (12/11)

French officials to question Gaydamak associate (10/21)

Russia removed from laundering blacklist (10/12)

Swiss help Russians build financial empire (6/22)

Swiss freeze accounts in Operation Spiderweb (6/15)

Russia seeks return of frozen funds (5/22)

Borodin refuses to pay fine (3/16)

Yukos transfers to Switzerland reported (3/7)

Borodin found guilty of money laundering (3/7)

Angola-linked funds traced to UBS (3/6)

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

Saudi Arabia

Geneva bank to close, denies drug links (12/20)

UBS to sell hotel to Saudi investor (12/12)

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

Swiss bank owner accused of drug smuggling (7/21)

Saudi shareholder of Credit Suisse dies (7/7)

SEC

SEC settles charges against AremisSoft (8/24)

SEC files suit against Millennium Financial (5/23)

SEC launches conflict of interest probe (4/27)

CSFB kickback scheme outlined (1/25)

Second World War

Bergier Commission issues final report (3/27)

Serbia

Switzerland unblocks Serbian account (11/20)

South Africa

South African activists sue big banks (11/13)

Apartheid victims to sue Swiss banks (6/19)

Spain

Former Credit Suisse director under investigation (6/19)

Spain investigates BBVA's "secret accounts" (4/6)

Stock market (Swiss)

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

SWX chairman quits, investigation dropped (2/7)

Stock markets (Non-Swiss)

CSFB error may have caused big losses (9/22)

New Swiss online bank planned (6/4)

Sweden

Skandia Group launches internet bank (8/14)

Skandia to launch Swiss internet bank (8/10)

SEB opens Zurich office (1/15)

Swissair

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi hit by Swissair collapse (4/22)

Switzerland

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

OECD calls for corporate governance overhaul (5/30)

Bergier Commission issues final report (3/27)

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

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

Turkey

Credit Suisse blocks fugitive's accounts (10/20)

UK

Football payments diverted to Swiss accounts (12/28)

Record UK fine imposed on Credit Suisse unit (12/20)

Top banker lashes out at UK (9/20)

UK private banks retrench, refocus (6/26)

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

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

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

UK and Switzerland clash over secrecy (5/17)

Four charged in metal-trading fraud (5/16)

BCV lent to company in fraud probe (5/11)

Investigators probe embezzlement at Klockner (4/29)

Swiss prosecutor slams UK (4/17)

Klockner funds traced to UBP, Bank Melli (3/27)

Merrill Lynch fined over theft (3/24)

UK fund managers to disclose charges (3/14)

UBS client with Abacha links identified (3/1)

Swiss payment for Lockerbie bombing alleged (2/18)

Ukraine

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

USA

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

Credit Suisse, UBS fined in US settlement (12/21)

Massachussets subpoenas CSFB officials (12/12)

Kazakhstan leader accused of bribery, cover-up (12/11)

Credit Suisse faces $250 million fine (11/25)

CSFB may be fined $200 million (11/16)

UBS to raise Swiss salaries by 0.9% (11/1)

Massachussets files complaint against CSFB (10/23)

Complaint may be filed against CSFB (10/19)

US charges head of Islamic charity (10/11)

UBS launches new share buyback programme (10/9)

Swiss take heart from US comments (9/29)

Merrill Lynch tops US private banking survey (9/17)

US regulators turn spotlight on CSFB (9/7)

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

IRS expands hunt for offshore clients (8/31)

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

US regulators suspend CSFB employees (8/17)

Wall Street firms will treat options as a cost (8/14)

Former US executive held account at Discount Bank (8/9)

Swiss banks are big US political donors (8/6)

Former UBS banker admits stealing $70 million (8/3)

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

Swiss bank owner accused of drug smuggling (7/21)

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

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

CSFB faces class action lawsuit (6/26)

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

US official praises Swiss cooperation (6/13)

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

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

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

Credit Suisse sues to recover penalty (6/4)

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

Merrill Lynch settles New York action (5/25)

Former Paine Webber employee sentenced (5/24)

Four charged in metal-trading fraud (5/16)

New York official probes Wall Street firms (4/11)

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

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

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

US seeks offshore Visa card records (3/27)

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

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

US seeks offshore credit card records (3/9)

CSFB fines employees for kickbacks (2/21)

Washington releases embassy cables (1/12)

Uzbekistan

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

Wealth management

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

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

Zimbabwe

Switzerland blocks Zimbabwe funds (7/16)

Switzerland freezes Mugabe assets (3/22)