Subject Index - 2005

 

Abu Dhabi

LLB opens office in Middle East (7/5)

Afghanistan

Switzerland adds 13 names to blacklist (12/14)

Angola

Businessman probed for alleged Angolan theft (12/15)

Berne returns funds to Angola, Nigeria (11/3)

Regulator probes bank's Angola links (4/30)

Bank employees paid after Angola loan (3/5)

Did Geneva drop probe under pressure ? (1/14)

Assets under Management

Bank publishes expanded AUM data (10/21)

Assets under management at record high (8/23)

Assets under management near record high (7/23)

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

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

(also see: Fiduciary deposits)

Australia

Swiss to send bank papers to Australia (12/23)

Berne may send client data to Australia (10/1)

Lugano bank cited in Australian affidavit (8/23)

Six charged with laundering in Sydney (8/19)

Azerbaijan

Three indicted for Azerbaijan bribes (10/8)

Bahamas

Swiss bank cited in insider trading case (11/18)

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

Bahamas seeks missing assets at UBS (10/26)

Swiss banker arrested in Nice (9/21)

Bank employees

Former trader sues UBS over pay (8/5)

UBS ordered to pay $29 million to former employee (4/8)

Former senior executive sues UBS (2/25)

Bank supervision

Regulator withdraws capital requirement (12/15)

Switzerland bans firm from taking deposits (8/20)

Regulator probes bank's Angola links (4/30)

Banking industry

Bank bonuses may approach record levels (12/14)

Geneva banks may beat forecasts (12/1)

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

Swiss banks to profit from high oil prices (10/21)

Banks announce pay increase (10/20)

Geneva bank profits rebound (10/14)

Client sues over safe deposit theft (10/14)

Study compares Swiss banks with rivals (10/10)

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

UBS ranked among most valuable brands (7/23)

PostFinance reports growth (7/23)

Crisis in Swiss brokerage industry (7/18)

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

Cantonal banks' profit rose 4% last year (4/1)

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

PostFinance reports growth (2/8)

Swiss officials reject Chirac proposal (1/29)

Swiss bank profits may grow 3.5% this year (1/8)

Behring, Dieter

Behring launches new business (12/24)

Swiss banker arrested in Nice (9/21)

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

Behring released from custody (4/26)

Bin Laden family

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

Bin Laden's brother explains Swiss bank account (1/14)

Brazil

Zurich police arrest drug traffickers (10/22)

Nigerian sentenced in major fraud case (7/18)

Buerle, Georg

Austrians win battle for Unaxis (5/28)

Bulgaria

Barclays buys stake in Bulgarian company (2/4)

Canada

Fiduciary cited in two fraud cases (12/21)

SEC charges Geneva resident with fraud (12/5)

Swiss bank cited in insider trading case (11/18)

Canadian fund company probed (9/16)

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

Regulator probes UBS brokerage unit (2/12)

Quebec fund buys stake in Rothschild's French bank (2/2)

Cayman Islands

Baer client data stolen (6/17)

Chile

BAE paid $2 million to Pinochet (9/16)

Pinochet linked to Swiss account (3/18)

China

UBS angers rivals in China (10/21)

UBS unveils Chinese investments (9/29)

AIG to open Shanghai office (9/27)

UBS in talks with Chinese firm (7/7)

UBS in talks with Chinese bank (6/23)

Credit Suisse expands in China, Russia (5/27)

UBS expands in China, launches stock buyback (3/10)

UBS to set up Chinese joint venture (1/12)

Colombia

Swiss officials seize Colombian bank deposits (8/10)

Credit ratings

S&P upgrades HSBC ratings outlook (12/16)

Fitch affirms HSBC ratings (12/1)

Fitch reissues Latvian bank statement (11/30)

Moody's assigns long-term rating to Baer (11/29)

S&P assigns ratings to VP Bank (9/1)

Fitch affirms EFG credit ratings (8/5)

Fitch publishes Pictet ratings (6/3)

Moody's lowers bank's rating outlook (4/8)

Moody's assigns ratings to bank group (4/2)

Cuba

Washington panel may investigate UBS (10/7)

Denmark

Eccentric Danish "billionaire" dies (1/21)

Dormant accounts

Judge approves $22 million award (4/16)

Swiss banks publish more wartime names (1/14)

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

Dubai

Merrill Lynch gets Dubai license (4/7)

Sarasin expands in Lugano, Dubai (3/2)

Elf

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

CPC's profit up 12% (9/7)

Prosecutor launches new Traboulsi probe (5/12)

Appeals court issues Elf rulings (4/1)

Enron

Citigroup to pay $2 billion in Enron case (6/12)

Former Enron unit sues Credit Suisse (5/13)

EU

Bermuda seeks Swiss exemption for funds (10/14)

EU to require money transfer details (7/29)

Switzerland begins taxing EU residents (7/2)

EU president to explain free vacation (4/22)

EU savings tax rules clarified (4/13)

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

Erb group

Questions raised about ZKB manager (3/11)

Fiduciary deposits

Fiduciary deposits up 17% (12/16)

Fiduciary deposits up 13% this year (11/16)

Fortune Management

Fortune Management boosts capital (3/5)

France

Marchiani sentenced to jail terms (12/15)

Businessman probed for alleged Angolan theft (12/15)

Regulator fines companies for UBS transaction (11/28)

Swiss may unfreeze Taiwan deposits (11/25)

French ambassador cited in Iraq probe (10/14)

Marchiani corruption trial begins (10/6)

Former Geneva asset manager jailed (9/24)

Former Altran managers questioned (9/23)

September hearing for Geneva asset manager (8/19)

French politician linked to Florida bank (7/15)

Football fee paid via Swiss bank (6/3)

Judge probes Riviera property deals (6/1)

Prosecutor launches new Traboulsi probe (5/12)

Geneva opens Iraq payments probe (5/5)

France hopes to settle Taiwan claim (4/23)

Official arrested in Nice (4/15)

Bank employees paid after Angola loan (3/5)

Gaon given suspended prison term (2/4)

Quebec fund buys stake in Rothschild's French bank (2/2)

Did Geneva drop probe under pressure ? (1/14)

French officials probe football transfers (1/5)

(Also see: Elf)

Frankel, Martin

Banque SCS Alliance reports turnaround (8/31)

Georgia

Georgian soccer official arrested (4/9)

Germany

ING sells German unit to investor group (12/24)

Russian minister denies $1 billion enrichment (12/5)

Vontobel in pact with German Postbank (10/29)

Commerzbank CEO under investigation (8/19)

Former German minister convicted of corruption (8/12)

Commerzbank cited in laundering probe (7/23)

Indian payment diverted to Swiss account (7/15)

Former German minister convicted (4/19)

Swiss banks see German opportunity (4/2)

German brokerage hit by fraud claims (3/17)

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

German court clears Baer (2/23)

German private banker dies (1/7)

German amnesty boosted by December surge (1/6)

Ghana

Judge probes bribery at UN agency (4/16)

Gordon, Daniel

Former AIG client sentenced (10/15)

Former AIG client to repay stolen funds (6/18)

Greece

Easyjet founder prefers Swiss banks (11/18)

Fugitive judge held Swiss accounts (11/11)

UBS share sale in Greece criticized (10/5)

Guernsey

Guernsey deposits at record high (12/9)

Haiti

Freeze on Duvalier assets extended (6/7)

Halliburton

Paris meeting reviews Halliburton case (6/23)

HealthSouth

UBS cited in bribery allegation (11/9)

Hedge funds

Alternative investments to drive revenue growth (11/25)

UBS to invest $2 billion in hedge fund (9/11)

Baer hedge fund manager to resign (8/5)

UBS names new investment bank CEO (7/1)

Japanese bank backs hedge fund venture (3/8)

UBS world's biggest hedge fund player (2/8)

India

UBS, Credit Suisse to expand in India (12/9)

Court rejects Indian claim to gold (7/15)

Indian payment diverted to Swiss account (7/15)

UBS to move IT functions to India (6/23)

Hindujas cleared in Bofors case (6/2)

India punishes UBS for hiding information (5/21)

Berne ends cooperation in Bofors probe (4/22)

Indonesia

Switzerland freezes Indonesian accounts (9/23)

Swissfirst to sell Indonesian bank stake (7/17)

CSFB to sell Indonesian oil company stake (1/6)

Iran

Swiss bank in deal with Iranian firm (2/9)

Iraq

Swiss to probe Iraq trade abuses (10/29)

UN panel criticizes BNP Paribas (10/29)

Texas oilman charged in Iraq probe (10/22)

French ambassador cited in Iraq probe (10/14)

Swiss brace for more Iraq revelations (9/11)

UN official's son linked to Swiss account (9/8)

Panel accuses former UN officials of corruption (8/9)

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

US freezes assets of Hussein nephews (7/23)

Gottardo named in war crimes case (6/25)

Berne concerned about Iraq payments (5/21)

Swiss banks financed Iraq oil deals (5/21)

Geneva opens Iraq payments probe (5/5)

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

Geneva firm paid $365,000 to Annan's son (3/25)

Iraqi kickbacks paid via UBS (2/12)

Former UN official criticized (2/5)

US vetoed Swiss bank role in Iraq (2/5)

Israel

Oppenheim invests in Israeli firm (11/16)

Switzerland freezes Israeli's account (9/23)

Russian company settles Israeli charges (6/30)

Safdie family plans Israeli acquisition (3/24)

Hapoalim to acquire Geneva bank this month (3/11)

Israeli buys Swiss shopping centres (2/4)

(Also see: Palestine)

Italy

Berlusconi in new bribery probe (12/29)

Lugano bank used as hidden treasury (12/21)

Former BPI chief executive arrested (12/16)

Berlusconi associate loses appeal (12/2)

Bipielle Bank names new chairman (12/1)

Prosecutors issue Borodin-linked warrants (11/9)

New Mediaset-linked accounts found (11/4)

Berlusconi acquitted in fraud case (9/28)

Court clears handover of papers to Italy (9/20)

Swiss bank's role in takeover bid probed (9/16)

Italians visit Lugano in Cirio probe (6/1)

Berlusconi ally's sentence reduced (5/25)

Court clears handover of Mediaset papers (5/21)

Berlusconi cuts stake in media company (4/15)

Berlusconi may face new prosecution (2/25)

Iraqi kickbacks paid via UBS (2/12)

Italian banker dies (1/14)

UBS to acquire Italian firm (1/11)

(Also see: Parmalat)

Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire)

Switzerland imposes Ivory Coast sanctions (1/20)

Japan

UBS may return $100 million gain (12/15)

Japanese banks report lower profits, losses (12/5)

Peruvian couple diverted charity funds (12/2)

Merrill Lynch in Japan venture (9/29)

Rothschild group in Japan venture (4/21)

Credit Suisse unit penalized in Japan (4/9)

Japanese bank backs hedge fund venture (3/8)

UBS launches Japanese private banking arm (3/2)

Japanese loan sharks sentenced (2/9)

Jordan

Palestinian banker dies (7/8)

Kirghizstan

US payments in Kirghizstan questioned  (11/16)

Kirghizstan seeks former leader's wealth (10/4)

Korea, South

UBS may acquire Korean firm (11/10)

Korea, North

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

Kozeny, Viktor

Three indicted for Azerbaijan bribes (10/8)

Former bank director pleads guilty (10/8)

KPMG

KPMG sells wealth management business (4/2)

Langbar International

Fiduciary cited in two fraud cases (12/21)

Latvia

Fitch reissues Latvian bank statement (11/30)

Latvian newspaper attacks prosecutor (2/24)

League tables

Guernsey deposits at record high (12/9)

Geneva banks may beat forecasts (12/1)

Private bank client assets surge (11/18)

Fiduciary deposits up 13% this year (11/16)

Paraguay must pay Sfr100 million (9/30)

Banque Privee's client assets up 16% (8/27)

BCV first-half profit up 18% (8/25)

US freezes assets of two Syrians (7/2)

Schroder's profit doubled last year (5/30)

Cantonal banks' profit rose 4% last year (4/1)

UBS world's biggest hedge fund player (2/8)

Lebanon

Lebanese-owned bank names new chairman (8/4)

Former Lebanese premier assassinated (2/16)

Legal rulings

Court blocks handover of Berezovsky papers (11/5)

UBS wins one lawsuit, settles another (11/3)

Swiss court upholds gag orders (10/4)

UK bank liable for wrongful dismissal (9/20)

Court rejects Indian claim to gold (7/15)

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

UBS found liable through 'digital forensics' (6/18)

Court holds bank liable for losses (5/10)

Court gives prosecutors ultimatum (5/6)

Liberia

Switzerland imposes Ivory Coast sanctions (1/20)

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein banks expand (12/21)

LGT Group names new chairman (7/5)

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

Macau

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

Macedonia

Macedonian leader denies Swiss accounts (12/9)

Malaysia

Swissfirst to sell Indonesian bank stake (7/17)

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

Malaysia approves foreign brokerage firms (3/23)

Mergers & acquisitions

Geneva bank in Uruguay acquisition (12/28)

Vontobel to acquire hedge fund manager (12/16)

ZKB may spend Sfr1.5 billion on acquisition (11/25)

ABN AMRO bid for Sarasin rebuffed (11/17)

UBS may acquire Korean firm (11/10)

BSI to acquire French private bank (10/29)

MCG to acquire control of OZ Group (10/25)

Sal. Oppenheim to buy corporate finance unit (10/19)

Centrum Bank buys stake in Zurich firm (10/14)

ZKB acquires bookkeeping firm (9/22)

Swissfirst and Bellevue to merge (9/13)

Baer to acquire UBS private banks (9/5)

LLB buys local businesses (7/2)

Fortis buys Prudential unit (7/1)

Jardine buys stake in Rothschild unit (6/26)

Lombard Odier buys stake in Zurich bank (5/21)

Two small Basel banks join forces (4/20)

LLB takes control of Swisspartners (4/2)

Bank Hapoalim to buy Rappaport bank (3/30)

UBS falling behind in European M&A (3/8)

Luzerner KB seeks acquisitions (2/24)

UEB seeks Swiss acquisition (2/2)

GKB boosts stake in private bank (1/29)

Barclays to buy ING's French businesses (1/20)

Bordier seeks small acquisition (1/20)

UBS to acquire Italian firm (1/11)

Mexico

Mexican court overturns Salinas conviction (6/12)

SEC charges Mexican businessman with fraud (1/8)

Mills, David

Berlusconi in new bribery probe (12/29)

Monaco

Easyjet founder prefers Swiss banks (11/18)

Gottardo sells Monaco unit (11/16)

Mirabaud to launch Monaco unit (6/17)

SBP cleared in Hobbs-Melville case (1/20)

Money laundering

Due diligence violations reported (10/24)

Swiss anti-laundering efforts reviewed (10/14)

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

Money laundering reports down 5% (4/16)

Money laundering probes up 75% (4/1)

FATF blacklist cut to three (2/12)

Netherlands

Gottardo named in war crimes case (6/25)

Nigeria

Nigerian jailed for trying to defraud bank (11/29)

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

Berne returns funds to Angola, Nigeria (11/3)

Nigerian sentenced in major fraud case (7/18)

Nigeria slams Swiss "blackmail" (5/29)

Abacha's son indicted in Geneva (4/16)

Noga to pursue claim against ANZ (3/12)

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

Court clears return of Nigerian funds (2/9)

Nigerian arrested on Swiss warrant (1/8)

(Also see: Halliburton)

Pakistan

Pakistani minister seeks tax break (12/15)

Bhutto questioned by Geneva magistrate (9/20)

Palestine

Palestinian banker dies (7/8)

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

Bank denies Arafat account allegations (2/10)

(also see: Israel)

Panama

Mystery of missing banker deepens (7/8)

Charges reinstated in Bosch case (4/21)

Paraguay

Paraguay must pay Sfr100 million (9/30)

Parmalat

Swiss to provide papers in Parmalat probe (12/20)

GKB cooperating with Swiss investigation (11/1)

Parmalat sues Credit Suisse for Sfr11 billion (10/7)

Swiss bank rejects Parmalat claim (10/1)

Parmalat sues UBS, Deutsche Bank (8/25)

Prosecutors seek trial for four banks (7/30)

UBS officials could face Parmalat charges (3/18)

Lugano bank names new chairman (1/16)

Peru

Peruvian couple diverted charity funds (12/2)

Switzerland freezes Israeli's account (9/23)

Former Peruvian minister convicted (2/26)

Poland

Swiss officials freeze Polish account (8/9)

Pole claims minister bribed (6/28)

Portugal

UBS boosts stake in Portuguese bank (12/28)

Mayor re-elected despite charges (10/12)

Prosecutions

Ernst & Young loses appeal (12/22)

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

Former Lugano bank official arrested (11/24)

Granadex owners convicted of fraud (11/5)

Zurich police arrest drug traffickers (10/22)

Basel businessmen under investigation (9/30)

Former Geneva asset manager jailed (9/24)

Former Credit Suisse employee charged (8/27)

September hearing for Geneva asset manager (8/19)

Former UBS banker jailed for theft (7/16)

Former Bank Globo official named CEO (6/21)

Former ambassador jailed for money laundering (6/7)

Four arrested in real estate fraud (4/21)

Judge probes bribery at UN agency (4/16)

Two sentenced in ABN AMRO Bank fraud (3/19)

Former auditing firm CEO convicted (1/25)

Ramsden, Terry

Investor plans Swiss trading system  (12/12)

Rappaport, Bruce (Baruch)

Rappaport transferred bank to wife before sale (8/8)

Bank Hapoalim to buy Rappaport bank (3/30)

(Also see: Bank of New York-Inter Maritime Bank)

Refco

Regulators seek Refco papers (11/10)

Credit Suisse faces Refco lawsuits (10/15)

Regulation

Fund reps exempt from controls (12/29)

Bermuda seeks Swiss exemption for funds (10/14)

Switzerland publishes regulatory principles (9/23)

Swiss readiness to freeze accounts criticized (9/15)

UBS official to head regulatory panel (8/26)

Bankers group opposes new regulations (8/4)

Funds to disclose pricing details (7/13)

Regulator presses for fund disclosure (5/10)

FBC chairman to step down (4/29)

Regulator calls for greater fund transparency (4/21)

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

Bankers group attacks laundering proposals (3/12)

Switzerland could become trusts centre (2/25)

Swiss regulator warns of unauthorized bank (1/30)

Berne to update money laundering legislation (1/12)

Russia

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

Court rejects Russian brothers' appeal (12/30)

Russian minister denies $1 billion enrichment (12/5)

Magistrate probes Russian share dispute (11/11)

Prosecutors issue Borodin-linked warrants (11/9)

Court blocks handover of Berezovsky papers (11/5)

Russian minister linked to Swiss account (9/2)

Commerzbank CEO under investigation (8/19)

Two arrested for Moscow kidnapping (8/12)

Commerzbank cited in laundering probe (7/23)

Russian brothers suspected of laundering (7/23)

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

Ukraine approves Russian bank (7/16)

Russian company settles Israeli charges (6/30)

Arrest linked to Swiss company (6/4)

Judge probes Riviera property deals (6/1)

Russians to trace palladium exports (5/28)

Credit Suisse expands in China, Russia (5/27)

Russia seeks extradition of former minister (5/20)

Former Russian minister arrested (5/7)

Noga to pursue claim against ANZ (3/12)

Special prosecutor drops Yukos-linked probe (3/5)

Company launches biggest Russian IPO (1/26)

Russian buys residence for Sfr20 million (1/26)

EBRD sues Russian tycoon (1/21)

Russian buys stake in Swiss firm (1/15)

Sasea

Sasea to begin creditor payments (1/15)

Saudi Arabia

Credit Suisse to acquire stake in Saudi firm (12/1)

Two sentenced in al-Shaalan case (9/2)

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

(Also see: Bin Laden family)

Saxena, Rakesh

Thai bank president sentenced (12/30)

SEC

SEC charges Geneva resident with fraud (12/5)

Swiss bank cited in insider trading case (11/18)

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

CSFB agrees to pay civil penalty (6/1)

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

Waksal in final settlement with SEC (1/21)

SEC charges Mexican businessman with fraud (1/8)

Singapore

Clariden opens Singapore office (11/26)

Private bank CEO may move to Singapore (8/20)

Singapore says European assets not significant (7/8)

Barclays to open Singapore booking centre (5/21)

Singapore to overtake Switzerland (5/12)

Credit Suisse may face Singapore loan losses (4/7)

Slovakia

Slovakian group acquires Zurich bank (10/29)

South Africa

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

Spain

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

Gottardo enters Spanish market (7/15)

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka rebels used Swiss banks (12/2)

Stern, Edouard

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

French banker murdered in Geneva (3/3)

Stock market (Swiss)

Swiss stock market reports record year  (12/31)

UBS to handle Baer's equity trading (11/24)

Swiss exchange reprimands GKB (10/29)

Baer drops Swiss institutional equity research (10/27)

Survey shows huge online price range (10/25)

Swiss exchange fires chairman (9/22)

Some cantonal bank shares up sharply (9/6)

Crisis in Swiss brokerage industry (7/18)

SBP withdraws from Swiss exchange (4/29)

Swiss Exchange drops Baer probe (4/28)

Swiss Exchange names new directors (4/27)

Swiss launch bid for Eurobond business (4/2)

Swiss exchange ends Swissquote probe (3/16)

Swiss exchange investigates GKB (3/3)

Swiss exchange probes Julius Baer disclosure (1/23)

Stock markets (Non-Swiss)

NYSE sanctions four individuals (9/8)

Banks buy stakes in stock exchange (8/19)

Former UBS traders fined (7/20)

NYSE fines UBS for supervisory failures (7/14)

SUVA

Ticino bank finds no wrongdoing (11/11)

Ticino bank reviews client account (9/25)

Swiss Helvetia Fund

Swiss fund boosts buyback capability (10/20)

Switzerland

Swiss tax havens face new rivals (12/9)

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

Syria

US freezes assets of two Syrians (7/2)

Syrian deposits fell 39% last year (6/23)

Taiwan

Swiss may unfreeze Taiwan deposits (11/25)

Berne approves handover of Taiwan papers (10/28)

UBS Taiwan fined for weak controls (6/26)

Swiss court blocks Taiwan assistance  (4/29)

France hopes to settle Taiwan claim (4/23)

Tally-Ho Ventures

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

Thailand

Thai bank president sentenced (12/30)

Credit Suisse to open Bangkok office (3/12)

Togo

Longest-serving African leader dies (2/8)

Turkey

Geneva bank's ownership in flux (2/4)

UK

Court says UBS banker lied about client (12/23)

Client to pull GBP100 million from UBS (12/10)

Extradited resident convicted on tax charges (11/24)

UBS fined for misreporting (11/17)

BAE paid $2 million to Pinochet (9/16)

Two jailed for Dome fraud (9/14)

Blair's links to banker questioned (9/11)

Gottardo client ordered to forfeit assets (7/2)

UK fund to sue UBS, Aberdeen (6/29)

Banker commissions sports car (3/20)

UBS private bank sets GBP50 billion UK goal (1/19)

Ukraine

Ukraine approves Russian bank (7/16)

UN

Judge probes bribery at UN agency (4/16)

Geneva firm paid $365,000 to Annan's son (3/25)

Swiss probe theft at UN affiliate (2/12)

US vetoed Swiss bank role in Iraq (2/5)

(Also see: Iraq)

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

UAE company may sue Swiss banks (4/15)

(Also see: Abu Dhabi, Dubai)

Uruguay

Geneva bank in Uruguay acquisition (12/28)

Paris court rules in Banco Comercial case (1/13)

USA

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

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

US payments in Kirghizstan questioned  (11/16)

Texas oilman charged in Iraq probe (10/22)

Three indicted for Azerbaijan bribes (10/8)

Former bank director pleads guilty (10/8)

Washington panel may investigate UBS (10/7)

US court reinstates IPO case (9/30)

US student forfeits Swiss accounts (9/21)

Fed bans former UBS banker (9/16)

Two sentenced in al-Shaalan case (9/2)

US probes UBS role in tax shelter scheme (8/20)

US freezes assets of Hussein nephews (7/23)

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

French politician linked to Florida bank (7/15)

US freezes assets of two Syrians (7/2)

Arrest linked to Swiss company (6/4)

Russia seeks extradition of former minister (5/20)

Student charged with bank fraud (5/7)

Former Russian minister arrested (5/7)

US may seek wire transfer data (4/10)

US philanthropist sentenced to 18 months (3/22)

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

US arrests biggest American tax evader (3/3)

Medical fraud moves to Europe (2/20)

Defendant forfeits money in Swiss account (2/20)

US vetoed Swiss bank role in Iraq (2/5)

(Also see: SEC)

Wealth management

Credit Suisse discloses client breakdown (12/9)

Offshore private banking stalled last year (6/18)

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

Survey finds global wealth rising (6/10)

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

WorldCom

Banks settle WorldCom lawsuit (3/5)

Zambia

Zambia sues former president (3/16)

Zimbabwe

Swiss add names to Zimbabwe blacklist (9/7)


 
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