Subject Index - 2004

 

Angola

Geneva drops Angola debt probe (12/31)

Swiss give 'Angolagate' papers to France (9/30)

Report details UBS role in Angola payments (3/24)

Arrest warrant issued for arms dealer (1/17)

Argentina

Switzerland hands more papers to Argentina (12/16)

Argentine judge seeks Swiss help (11/6)

Swiss find no Menem account linked to bombing (7/14)

Switzerland initials treaty with Argentina (4/30)

Argentine judge freezes Menem's assets (2/26)

Armenia

Swiss-Armenians to launch bank (7/30)

Assets under Management

Client securities rose 11.8% last year (6/18)

Foreign banks manage Sfr600 billion (5/19)

Australia

Client to transfer Swiss funds to Australia (11/5)

Australia to investigate Swiss bank accounts (8/23)

Australia sells shares held by Swiss banks (5/14)

Australia asks for help in investigation (1/31)

Austria

Austrian bank opens Swiss branch (5/28)

Privatbank Ihag Zurich announces board changes (4/29)

Azerbaijan

Suspects released from detention (1/30)

Bahamas

Behring firm linked to indicted American (8/19)

Bank employees

UBS, Credit Suisse announce Swiss pay hike (11/2)

Bank employees report high stress levels (10/22)

Report cites UBS low pay, rising turnover (9/12)

Three Zurich KB employees shot dead (7/6)

CSFB offering generous pay packages again (6/16)

Baer and former employees in arbitration (4/4)

UBS to cut employee benefits (3/5)

Julius Baer sues former US employees (2/29)

Panel awards former banker Sfr10.5 million (2/26)

UBS chairman's pay rose 52% last year (2/10)

Dresdner Bank employee fired for embezzlement (1/14)

Bank industry

Internet fund offerings compared (12/21)

Banker resigns from industry board (11/20)

Geneva profits rebound, but Zurich threatens (11/10)

Moody's sees Swiss bank cost pressures (10/12)

Support for bank secrecy slipping (9/28)

Banking group sees second-half slowdown (9/16)

Cantonal banks profit up 2% in first-half (9/1)

Listed banks tap new revenue sources (7/3)

Client securities rose 11.8% last year (6/18)

Swiss banking industry to shrink (6/5)

Liechtenstein bank profits up 32% (5/19)

Foreign banks manage Sfr600 billion (5/19)

Cantonal bank profits rose 10% last year (5/11)

Swiss banks are hiring again (5/7)

Geneva banks see 15% to 20% profit growth this year (3/2)

Swiss private banks face growing competition (2/19)

Swiss Post deposits up 23% (2/18)

Swiss private banks see 10% asset growth (1/16)

Banking supervision

Regulator bans director for seven years (12/30)

Regulator orders special bank audit (12/30)

Regulator explains company closures (12/30)

Swiss regulator moves against three companies (10/2)

Swiss regulator names administrator in fraud case (8/28)

Swiss regulator closes Lugano securities firm (8/26)

Firm under scrutiny reports changes (4/15)

Regulator orders two companies to close (4/4)

Zurich bank owner arrested (1/23)

Behring, Dieter

Swiss regulator probes links with Behring (11/21)

Sarasin ties to Behring fund reported (11/14)

Liechtenstein freezes bank shares (10/31)

Swiss financier arrested on suspicion of fraud (10/23)

Behring plans reportedly unravel (9/2)

Behring to sell holding companies (8/27)

Behring firm linked to indicted American (8/19)

Hedge fund manager's performance questioned (8/2)

Redsafe Bank license remains suspended (6/30)

Redsafe Bank announces acquisitions (3/9)

Swiss investor to buy insolvent firm (3/6)

Belarus

Washington to outlaw two foreign banks (8/26)

Belgium

Belgium asks Israel for money-transfer explanation (7/26)

Belgian amnesty falls far short of target (7/17)

Petercam says no amnesty withdrawals yet (3/19)

Belgian kickbacks paid via Zurich bank (2/11)

Bermuda

Bermuda not covered by EU directive (7/24)

Bertarelli family

Bertarelli, Heritage poach talent from UBP (8/6)

Bin Laden family

French judge widens Bin Laden probe (12/26)

Brazil

Banca Arner expands in Italy, Brazil (8/25)

Court hears evidence in Banco Noroeste case (4/5)

Swiss to send Maluf papers to Brazil (2/26)

Lawyers trace stolen funds to Nigeria (2/25)

Brenninkmeijer family

Buyout fund opens London office (10/1)

Bulgaria

Bulgarian bank may open Zurich office (3/19)

Canada

CSFB fined for improper trading (12/3)

UBS fined for inflating trading figures (10/10)

Cramer raises capital for energy venture (7/10)

Canadian developer charged with fraud (3/9)

Canadian banker charged with insider trading (2/6)

Chile

US bank helped Pinochet hide assets (7/16)

Belgian kickbacks paid via Zurich bank (2/11)

Clearstream

Swiss investigate clearing firm (2/17)

Colombia

Ambassador's alleged laundering detailed (9/18)

Congo

Switzerland to tighten diamond import controls (7/13)

Switzerland returns funds to Africa (3/5)

Costa Rica

WEF head quits as Costa Rica scandal grows (10/30)

Credit ratings

S&P assigns ratings to BC de Geneve (12/15)

Fitch reports allegations against bank (12/4)

S&P upgrades Migrosbank outlook (10/29)

Fitch upgrades EFG Private Bank rating (10/27)

Moody's assigns ratings to EFG Private Bank (8/20)

Moody's assigns ratings to Morgan Stanley (7/30)

Fitch affirms Latvian bank's ratings (7/28)

Fitch assigns ratings to Bank Morgan Stanley (5/28)

Fitch affirms BCP's ratings (5/26)

Cuba

Cuba deposits $3.9 billion in UBS account (7/24)

Dubai

Julius Baer obtains Dubai license (9/21)

Dubai financial centre fires UK regulators (6/19)

Elf

Two avoid jail for Elf-related laundering (10/10)

Five indicted for Elf-related laundering (5/23)

Firm under scrutiny reports changes (4/15)

Equatorial Guinea

US bank helped Pinochet hide assets (7/16)

EU

Swiss parliament ratifies savings tax accord (12/18)

Liechtenstein signs EU savings tax pact (12/9)

Banker resigns from industry board (11/20)

Switzerland and EU sign accords (10/27)

French bribes detailed, EU official implicated (10/16)

Bermuda not covered by EU directive (7/24)

Spanish politician wins EU parliament vote (7/21)

EU postpones cross-border savings crackdown (6/25)

Swiss differ on impact of EU accords (5/29)

Switzerland and EU agree bilateral treaties (5/20)

Erb group

Thurgauer KB hit by Erb group bankruptcy (2/18)

Fiduciary deposits

BVI remains top source of fiduciary deposits (6/29)

France

Marchiani's Swiss accounts clearly "private" (12/27)

French judge widens Bin Laden probe (12/26)

Geneva businessman faces possible jail term (12/22)

Mitterand given suspended jail sentence (12/9)

Judge probes directors of Swiss company (12/4)

French regulator concerned at UBS losses (11/20)

French bribes detailed, EU official implicated (10/16)

French judge probes Geneva payments (10/2)

Swiss give 'Angolagate' papers to France (9/30)

French government drops amnesty proposal (8/18)

Marchiani held on suspicion of corruption (8/6)

Greece launches amnesty, France may follow (7/30)

French judge indicts nine in Swiss-linked fraud (7/17)

French judge gets third anonymous Clearstream letter (6/24)

Former mayor of Cannes sentenced (6/10)

Swiss to provide papers in Taiwan frigates case (5/15)

Report details UBS role in Angola payments (3/24)

UBS official to plead guilty to US felony charge (2/5)

France seeks cover-up in Taiwan affair (1/29)

French minister under investigation resigns (1/23)

Arrest warrant issued for arms dealer (1/17)

(Also see: Elf)

Frankel, Martin

Swiss banker pleads guilty to fraud (12/30)

Embezzler jailed for 17 years (12/11)

Accomplice pleads guilty in Frankel case (2/27)

Georgia

Georgia asks Switzerland to block accounts (1/10)

Germany

UBS to buy German advisory firm (12/1)

German court lets client sue Swiss bank (11/16)

Libyan nuclear project used Swiss accounts (10/17)

German client sues Baer over losses (10/15)

Bank Hofmann may acquire German bank (10/10)

Bank industry lobbyist visits Berlin (10/2)

German dental scam used Swiss accounts (9/11)

Former German interior minister on trial (8/20)

Swiss investors acquire CSK Software (8/10)

Strauss convicted, Pfahls arrested (7/17)

Swiss bankers group unhappy with German deal (7/16)

German real estate bank opens Swiss branch (6/8)

Smugglers may have used Swiss banks to finance ETA (6/4)

Banque Syz in pact with German bank (5/26)

German amnesty revenues disappoint (5/20)

Munich court fines Strauss for investment fraud (4/24)

Former stock market star on trial (4/16)

Germany may exempt Swiss banks (4/4)

Pictet plans to expand in Germany (3/30)

German soccer club officials arrested (3/17)

Germany won't exempt Swiss banks (3/13)

German amnesty failing to reach target (2/22)

Swiss "humiliated" by new German regulation (2/2)

Germany launches tax amnesty (1/2)

Gibraltar

EFG to acquire Gibraltar bank (10/15)

Greece

Greek panel to investigate bank accounts (12/10)

Court reinstates libel suit against Baer (11/22)

Greece launches amnesty, France may follow (7/30)

Guernsey

Guernsey deposits fell 3% last year (4/2)

Halliburton

Halliburton-linked accounts frozen (12/4)

Halliburton cuts ties with former top official (6/19)

Judge freezes Halliburton-linked accounts (6/14)

Halliburton group official linked to Swiss account (6/2)

French judge to receive Halliburton bank data (3/3)

US opens enquiry into Halliburton payments (2/5)

HealthSouth

SEC may take action against UBS (12/22)

US investigating bankers' role in HealthSouth fraud (7/27)

Investors sue UBS over HealthSouth fraud (1/10)

Hedge funds

UBS tops hedge fund league table (11/19)

Holenweger, Oskar

Questions raised over banker's arrest (11/27)

Hong Kong

Hong Kong warns about bogus website (7/21)

Japan seeks former Credit Suisse employee (6/5)

UBS analyst charged in Hong Kong (6/3)

UBS analyst arrested in Hong Kong (2/28)

Hong Kong reports bogus website (1/2)

India

Italy refuses to extradite Bofors figure (8/9)

Indian court says Hindujas must stand trial (2/5)

CSFB hopes to re-enter Indian market (1/7)

Indonesia

Swissfirst bid for Indonesian bank rejected (9/1)

Swiss company wins auction for Asian bank (5/20)

Medco doesn't know if CSFB will sell stake (5/8)

Swissfirst acquires stake in Indonesian bank (2/25)

Group including Swissfirst to buy Indonesian bank (1/28)

Iran

Switzerland investigates Statoil payments (4/9)

Iraq

Investigators probe Swiss role in Iraq trade (12/24)

Dutch businessman to face war crimes charges (12/8)

Geneva bank named in Iraq probe (11/20)

Geneva traders accused of Iraqi bribes (10/10)

Switzerland to transfer Sfr10 million to Iraq (9/23)

Lukoil's Swiss unit extends US military contract (8/14)

Swiss banks freeze Iraqi assets (5/29)

Berne adds names to Iraq sanctions list (5/13)

Switzerland to return some funds to Iraq (3/3)

US losing patience with Berne over Iraq funds (2/6)

Swiss reject Saddam relatives' request for funds (2/6)

Switzerland to return Iraqi assets soon (1/13)

Israel

UBP to manage funds for Israeli group (12/30)

Israeli receiver claims money sent to Swiss account (10/29)

Belgium asks Israel for money-transfer explanation (7/26)

UBS fails to place Israeli shares (6/4)

Fugitive UK politician agrees to settlement (4/24)

Investor sues Bank Hapoalim's Swiss unit (2/6)

Italy

Lugano bank shares frozen (12/11)

Berlusconi cleared of bribery charges (12/11)

Prosecutor seeks jail term for Berlusconi (11/13)

Banca Arner expands in Italy, Brazil (8/25)

Milan prosecutors widen Eni bribery probe (8/12)

Italy refuses to extradite Bofors figure (8/9)

UBS to take full control of Italian broker (7/10)

Italian warrant issued for Russian fugitive (6/5)

Widow wins small legal victory (5/13)

Italian tax police raid Fideuram offices (3/11)

Japan

Zurich seizes Japanese loan shark's funds (12/24)

Japanese banks boost private banking operations (11/10)

Lombard Odier to work with Japanese firm (8/22)

Japan seeks former Credit Suisse employee (6/5)

Japanese group laundered money via Credit Suisse (2/24)

Kenya

Kenya seeks Swiss help in corruption probe (7/29)

Geneva individual central to Kenya corruption case (4/30)

Korea, South

South Korean bank seeks Swiss partner (2/28)

Latvia

Fitch reports allegations against bank (12/4)

Fitch affirms Latvian bank's ratings (7/28)

Latvians acquire Swiss bank (4/16)

League tables

Swiss bank stocks post double-digit growth (12/30)

UBS boosted risk-taking in third-quarter (11/30)

BC Vaudoise may buy back capital (11/26)

Belgian amnesty falls far short of target (7/17)

BVI remains top source of fiduciary deposits (6/29)

Swiss bank stocks rebounded last year (1/2)

Lebanon

Clariden Bank opens Beirut office (7/7)

Hariri-owned bank reports lower earnings (6/25)

EFG Group to sponsor Lebanese tourism project (1/15)

Legal rulings

Swiss court okays handover of papers to US (10/15)

Swiss court rejects Russian asset freeze appeal (6/5)

Widow wins small legal victory (5/13)

Swiss court limits document transfers abroad (1/21)

Liberia

Switzerland to investigate Liberian funds (6/24)

Libya

Libyan nuclear project used Swiss accounts (10/17)

UBS client pleads guilty to Libya dealings (7/31)

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein signs EU savings tax pact (12/9)

Liechtenstein freezes bank shares (10/31)

Liechtenstein freezes Trinidad-linked account (7/8)

Liechtenstein bank profits up 32% (5/19)

Liechtenstein laundering reports fell 15% last year (2/19)

Luxembourg

Luxembourg bank closes Lausanne branch (12/27)

UBS acquires Luxembourg operation (11/26)

(Also see: Clearstream)

Malaysia

Zainuddin company boosts capital (9/20)

Swiss company wins auction for Asian bank (5/20)

Former Malaysian minister uses Swiss vehicle (4/15)

Malaysian charged with breach of trust (2/11)

Mali

Switzerland returns funds to Africa (3/5)

Mergers & acquisitions

UBS to acquire Latin American operations (12/22)

MeesPierson buys Swiss firm (12/17)

UBS to acquire Baer's North American business (12/7)

BNP Paribas to acquire Citibank business (12/7)

UBS to buy German advisory firm (12/1)

La Caixa sells Geneva unit to BNP Paribas (12/1)

Two banks report acquisitions (11/28)

UBS acquires Luxembourg operation (11/26)

EFG to acquire Gibraltar bank (10/15)

Credit Suisse offers to buy Fiat bank (9/22)

UBS to acquire Schwab unit (9/1)

UBS may buy Schwab institutional business (8/29)

UBS to acquire 100% of Russian joint venture (8/25)

Swiss investors acquire CSK Software (8/10)

Mirabaud buys 60% of Banque Jenni (7/23)

PKB Privatbank buys Italian bank's Swiss unit (7/9)

Two Geneva asset managers to merge (6/25)

Deutsche Bank may seek Credit Suisse merger (6/5)

Valiant group to merge three banks (5/29)

Gottardo acquires French asset manager (5/27)

Credit Suisse sees 'six or seven' merger partners (3/28)

Sarasin to acquire UK asset management firm (3/10)

Bank Leu acquires Zurich real estate firm (2/19)

UBS to acquire UK advisory firm (2/18)

UBS to buy Laing & Cruickshank (2/10)

Deutsche Bank considering merger with Swiss bank (2/6)

MM Warburg to acquire Tempus Privatbank (2/4)

Citigroup eyes private banking acquisitions (1/15)

UBS may acquire UK private client business (1/11)

Mexico

Salinas brother found dead (12/11)

Monaco

BNP Paribas to buy two Monaco banks (9/21)

Money laundering

Report calls for US money laundering reforms (12/17)

ABN AMRO tightens money laundering controls (10/2)

Cost of combating money laundering soars (9/21)

Swiss police arrest seven in laundering case (9/1)

Money laundering investigations up 57% (3/27)

Ukraine and Egypt removed from blacklist (2/28)

Liechtenstein laundering reports fell 15% last year (2/19)

Netherlands

Dutch businessman to face war crimes charges (12/8)

Nigeria

Investor claims $30 million from Nigeria (10/8)

Switzerland to return $500 million to Nigeria (8/20)

Nigerian firm asks bank to stop payments (4/23)

Switzerland returns $50 million to Nigeria (4/20)

Court hears evidence in Banco Noroeste case (4/5)

Switzerland returns funds to Africa (3/5)

Lawyers trace stolen funds to Nigeria (2/25)

Norway

Switzerland investigates Statoil payments (4/9)

Pakistan

Libyan nuclear project used Swiss accounts (10/17)

Pakistani arrested on Swiss fraud complaint (8/20)

Court rejects appeal in Bhutto-linked case (7/23)

Palestine

French probe transfers to Arafat's wife (2/13)

Panama

Lawyer arrested in case of murdered Swiss banker (8/25)

Parmalat

UBS, Credit Suisse cited in Parmalat actions (10/22)

Swiss refuse help in Tetra Pak probe (10/16)

Parmalat sues Credit Suisse for 250 million euros (8/21)

Parmalat sues UBS for 290 million euros (8/7)

Parmalat report slams UBS, other banks (7/22)

Firm under scrutiny reports changes (4/15)

Judge rejects fast-track Parmalat trial request (3/25)

Prosecutors seek Parmalat indictments (3/20)

Swiss identify more Parmalat suspects (3/12)

Parmalat may sue former bankers (3/5)

Parmalat banker linked to Swiss accounts (2/28)

Italy seeks Swiss help in Parmalat probe (2/21)

Parmalat prosecutors target banks (2/14)

Parmalat-linked account seized at Credit Suisse (2/8)

Regulator probing Parmalat's Swiss links (1/31)

Italian officials to probe Parmalat bank fees (1/17)

UBS says it bought Parmalat bonds (1/9)

Poland

Switzerland freezes six Polish accounts (7/27)

Prosecutions

Geneva businessman faces possible jail term (12/22)

Banker denounces suspicious client (11/6)

Ambassador's alleged laundering detailed (9/18)

Geneva financier cleared of charges (9/17)

Man sentenced to 10 years in prison for fraud (8/21)

Former ambassador accused of money laundering (8/20)

Swiss probe of Al Qaeda nears conclusion (6/26)

Flowtex fiduciary awarded damages (6/12)

Former Pictet employee sentenced for blackmail (5/12)

Ernst & Young Switzerland names new CEO (3/26)

Former Lloyds employee appears in court (3/25)

Former BCV officials face new charge (3/2)

Swindler arrested in Ticino (2/28)

Two alleged loan sharks arrested in Mendrisio (2/18)

UBS official to plead guilty to US felony charge (2/5)

Zurich bank owner arrested (1/23)

German, Swiss offices searched in Falk affair (1/22)

Bank shareholder charged with fraud (1/21)

Qatar

Gulf bank to buy offshore fund manager (7/2)

Quattrone, Frank

Former Credit Suisse banker barred for life (11/24)

Former CSFB banker sentenced to 18 months (9/10)

Quattrone found guilty of obstruction (5/5)

Former CSFB banker fined $30,000 (1/17)

Ramsden, Terry

SBP in pact with Ramsden-linked venture (12/18)

Rappaport, Bruce (Baruch)

Bank Hapoalim bids for Rappaport bank (11/27)

Regulation

Plan for single regulator advances (11/25)

G20 nations to swap tax information (11/20)

Swiss bank regulator names two members (11/4)

Switzerland adds names to blacklist (9/14)

Four nations to launch tax evasion database (6/27)

Government seeks greater transparency (6/24)

Swiss regulator in dispute with banks (5/1)

UBP client seeks compensation for losses (4/21)

Small banks penalized by growing regulation (4/9)

Swiss banks to identify payers (3/30)

Banks oppose secrecy clause in constitution (3/25)

Russia

Geneva drops Angola debt probe (12/31)

Credit Suisse in deal with Russian tycoon (12/18)

Turkish group to launch ruble bond issue (12/4)

UBS to acquire 100% of Russian joint venture (8/25)

Gazprom to collect Turkmen income in Switzerland (8/12)

Abramovich aide rejects EBRD claim (7/17)

Swiss arbitration panel told of threats (6/27)

Court unfreezes another Yukos-linked account (6/18)

Report cites UBS role in Yukos affair (6/12)

Italian warrant issued for Russian fugitive (6/5)

Swiss court rejects Russian asset freeze appeal (6/5)

Russian court rejects asset freeze appeal (5/29)

Details of Yukos-linked asset freeze emerge (4/3)

Swiss dispute report of frozen Russian assets (3/24)

Report details UBS role in Angola payments (3/24)

Swiss said to freeze $5 billion of Russian assets (3/12)

Police raid offices in Yukos probe (3/5)

Russian capital outflows fell sharply last year (1/7)

Saudi Arabia

UBS, BNP Paribas to sell Geneva hotel (6/25)

Judge seeks to interview fugitive banker (5/8)

Saudi prince alleges Swiss kidnapping (1/23)

SEC

SEC may take action against UBS (12/22)

CSFB penalized for employee theft (8/27)

UBS to settle mutual fund accusations (2/13)

Serbia

Zurich freezes account in Serbian drug probe (4/9)

Singapore

Merrill Lynch opens Singapore office (2/24)

Soditic group

Swiss investigate clearing firm (2/17)

South Africa

New York court dismisses apartheid suit (12/1)

Libyan nuclear project used Swiss accounts (10/17)

Switzerland freezes South African account (5/9)

Spain

Spanish court rejects bribery complaint (10/22)

Spanish politician wins EU parliament vote (7/21)

Baer's Spanish affiliate sees growth (7/1)

Smugglers may have used Swiss banks to finance ETA (6/4)

Spanish singer sued for embezzlement (5/14)

Credit Suisse sells Spanish brokerage firm (2/4)

Staubli, Jurg

Staubli jailed for 28 months (8/4)

Staubli fraud trial to start on March 1 (2/28)

Stock market (Swiss)

UBS, Credit Suisse cited in Parmalat actions (10/22)

Swiss bank stocks post double-digit growth (12/30)

Two banks withdraw from SWX (12/28)

Swiss exchange bids for Eurobond business (11/17)

SWX rejects merger with German bourse (8/21)

Swiss bank stocks rebounded last year (1/2)

Stock markets (Non-Swiss)

UBS buys 12 NYSE seats (10/19)

German exchange plans to merge with SWX (7/18)

CSFB fined for US brokerage violations (2/4)

Sweden

Swiss refuse help in Tetra Pak probe (10/16)

Former Ericsson executives under investigation (2/6)

Swisspartners

Swisspartners opens Geneva office (4/30)

Switzerland

Swiss withholding tax on dividends abolished (12/23)

Lugano hotel sold for Sfr20 million (12/16)

Swedes lead Swiss rich list again (11/25)

One in 25 Swiss a millionaire (11/19)

Switzerland losing forex market share (9/29)

Ticino losing competitive edge (7/6)

Geneva judge forced to resign (6/5)

BIS issues fraud alert (5/6)

Magnin losses put at Sfr534 million (4/30)

Swiss bank heiress advertises for partner (2/26)

UBS client named in directories scheme (1/12)

Taiwan

Swiss to provide papers in Taiwan frigates case (5/15)

France seeks cover-up in Taiwan affair (1/29)

Trinidad & Tobago

Liechtenstein freezes Trinidad-linked account (7/8)

Turkey

Turkish group to launch ruble bond issue (12/4)

Seized Uzan homes sold at auction (11/12)

Lugano bank looks to eastern Europe, Turkey (5/11)

Turkey seizes Uzan family companies (2/21)

Turkmenistan

Gazprom to collect Turkmen income in Switzerland (8/12)

UK

Investor suit against Merrill Lynch dismissed (12/27)

Former CSFB official convicted of insider trading (12/22)

UK pension trust sues UBS (10/29)

Berne to extradite UK resident on tax charges (9/26)

UK police to seek cocaine profits in Switzerland (7/10)

Versailles group founder convicted of fraud (5/27)

Fugitive UK politician agrees to settlement (4/24)

ARVEST Privatbank takes stake in UK biotech firm (4/13)

Swiss banks concerned by UK tax moves (3/28)

Ukraine

Former Ukrainian premier convicted (6/5)

Judge dismisses many charges against Lazarenko (5/7)

Swiss banker testifies in Lazarenko case (3/26)

USA

US extradites Italian to Switzerland (12/21)

US group to campaign against OECD (12/18)

Jewish group in turmoil over bank transfer (12/1)

Court reinstates libel suit against Baer (11/22)

Fugitive pleads not guilty to tax fraud (11/13)

UBS and CSFB among top 10 Bush donors (9/17)

Former Baer client under investigation again (9/6)

Washington to outlaw two foreign banks (8/26)

Lukoil's Swiss unit extends US military contract (8/14)

UBS client pleads guilty to Libya dealings (7/31)

Berne sends papers to US in tax evasion probe (7/23)

US regulators probing auction-rate bond market (6/25)

Fed official details UBS "deception" (5/21)

UBS launches US private banking unit (5/20)

UBS fined $100 million for currency violations (5/11)

UBS violates agreement with Fed (5/2)

Indicted benefactor flees from Zurich to Havana (4/22)

Benefactor indicted on fraud charges (4/17)

American brothel owners used Swiss banks (3/19)

US losing patience with Berne over Iraq funds (2/6)

Vanuatu

Regulator explains company closures (12/30)

Wealth management

Commerzbank to boost private banking (12/10)

Credit Suisse reports European onshore growth (12/8)

UBS losing ground among wealthy Americans (8/24)

Private banks' operating profits flat last year (6/29)

Zaire

Switzerland returns funds to Africa (3/5)


 
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