Subject Index - 2006

 

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi to launch Swiss bank (4/14)

Angola

Court upholds unusual regulatory order (5/9)

Antigua

Antigua sues Rappaport (3/3)

Asia

Baer "starting from scratch" in Asia (11/7)

UBS sees 25% of new money from Asia (7/13)

Assets under Management

Foreign private client securities up 2% (11/22)

German assets may top Sfr800 billion (11/20)

Offshore private client securities flat (10/19)

Client assets top Sfr5 trillion for first time (9/22)

US dollar client assets up 6% (7/21)

Offshore banking returns to growth (6/17)

Foreign banks' client assets up 17% (6/1)

Private client securities up 4% (5/18)

Foreign private client securities up 3% (4/21)

Credit Suisse chairman's pay unchanged (3/31)

UBS reports private client breakdown (3/24)

Assets under management up 26% (2/24)

Swiss fund market grew 19% last year (1/31)

Foreign private client securities up 12% (1/20)

(Also see: Fiduciary deposits)

Australia

Credit Suisse to buy 25% of Australian broker (9/7)

Three arrested in Swiss tax scheme (7/22)

Austria

Dresdner tipoff triggered Siemens probe (11/29)

Vontobel denies Austrian report (8/4)

Azerbaijan

Former bank director still not sentenced (7/4)

Bush invites Azeri leader to US (4/21)

Bahamas

Tremblay pleads guilty to laundering (11/20)

Court upholds unusual regulatory order (5/9)

Banker charged with laundering $1 billion (1/27)

Bahrain

EFG expands in Bahrain, Monaco (10/26)

First Islamic private bank launched (10/6)

UBS to close Noriba unit in Bahrain (3/15)

Bank employees

UBS CEO sets up foundation (12/29)

Bank trader commits suicide (8/24)

Former UBS manager on trial for sabotage (6/1)

Credit Suisse banker in murder-suicide (5/5)

Bank employee arrested in Ticino (2/17)

Bank supervision

FBC orders bank directors to resign (5/20)

Court upholds unusual regulatory order (5/9)

Banking industry

Banks to pay record bonuses (12/15)

Ski slopes threatened by global warming (12/13)

Cantonal banks boost private banking (12/1)

Analyst reviews secrets of success (11/30)

Credit Suisse tops executive pay survey (11/10)

Most cantonal banks destroying value (11/10)

Geneva banks see 15% higher profits (10/17)

Swiss banks expect record revenues (9/14)

Cantonal banks' first-half profit up 10% (9/14)

Geneva banks on hiring spree (9/5)

Post office bank deposits up 4% (7/28)

Complaints to ombudsman down (7/5)

Swiss banks post record results (6/17)

Swiss private banks' profit up 23% (6/17)

UBS sees plenty of room for growth (6/2)

Foreign banks' client assets up 17% (6/1)

Banks launch structured products group (4/7)

Cantonal banks had "excellent" year (3/29)

Swiss banks "among Europe's strongest" (3/9)

Post office bank reports growth (2/15)

UBS sees Swiss market growth (1/11)

Landmark bankruptcy case ends (1/4)

(Also see: Regulation)

Behring, Dieter

Behring bank ordered to pay investors (10/28)

Behring blames associates for losses (4/13)

Belarus

Berne tightens sanctions on Burma, Belarus (6/30)

Belgium

Berne rejects request for Pinochet data (10/13)

Bermuda

Bermuda bank launches Zurich unit (9/16)

Former Langbar executives' assets frozen (4/5)

Brazil

Credit Suisse to buy Brazilian firm (12/22)

Credit Suisse in Russia, Brazil deals (12/8)

UBS to buy Brazilian bank (5/10)

Brazil arrests Swiss banker (3/24)

Burma (Myanmar)

Cuba criticizes Swiss banks (11/17)

Myanmar removed from FATF blacklist (10/16)

Berne tightens sanctions on Burma, Belarus (6/30)

Credit Suisse blacklists Iran, others (1/25)

Canada

Canadian court rejects UBS claim (12/22)

Norwegian investor buys Canadian firm (12/7)

Montreal Exchange to list shares (12/1)

Mafia figure linked to Swiss accounts (11/25)

Canadian sentenced for embezzlement (11/2)

Canadian leader paid from Swiss account (2/10)

Canadian hid assets in Switzerland (2/1)

UBS seeks 100% of Canadian unit (1/20)

Chile

Pinochet investigation continues (12/13)

Saudis threaten UK over corruption probe (11/19)

Berne rejects request for Pinochet data (10/13)

Pinochet accused of drug trafficking (7/14)

Swiss help sought in Pinochet probe (1/31)

China

Montreal Exchange to list shares (12/1)

Pictet cleared for Chinese investment (11/2)

UBS, Credit Suisse eye Chinese market (6/30)

Credit Suisse in China setback (4/23)

Two charged in China weapons case (2/9)

Credit Suisse to buy stake in China firm (1/12)

Colombia

US moves to seize Swiss account (5/11)

Comoros Islands

French mercenary given suspended sentence (6/22)

Two detained in Geneva (5/11)

Congo

Swiss courts review Mobutu, Bhutto cases (5/25)

Credit ratings

Moody's assigns ratings to ZKB (12/5)

Moody's rates Syz debt issue (11/17)

Banque Syz assigned Moody's ratings (7/27)

Moody's assigns rating to EFGI (7/7)

Lombard Odier gets hedge fund rating (6/30)

Fitch confirms Pictet ratings (6/27)

S&P raises HSBC group ratings (6/20)

Moody's assigns rating to SIS (6/6)

Fitch upgrades BCP ratings (5/24)

Moody's assigns ratings to Raiffeisen banks (3/2)

S&P upgrades BC Vaudoise rating (1/28)

S&P revises Credit Suisse rating outlook (1/27)

S&P revises cantonal bank's outlook (1/18)

Cuba

Cuba criticizes Swiss banks (11/17)

UBS criticized in Washington (3/31)

Credit Suisse blacklists Iran, others (1/25)

Czech Republic

IBI Bank opens Athens office (11/26)

Czech agency sues UBS (11/2)

Czech funds missing in Switzerland (5/10)

Dominican Republic

Swiss accounts cited in Dominican fraud (10/10)

Dubai

Baer descendant forced to drop name (10/13)

VP Bank to seek overseas licences (10/6)

Lugano bank to open Dubai office (4/12)

EFG obtains Dubai license (2/8)

Elf

Three convicted in Elf case (5/19)

Enron

Former Enron CFO accuses banks (9/28)

Credit Suisse to settle Enron claim (5/10)

EU

Euro banknotes overtake dollars (12/29)

Panel says SWIFT, banks acting illegally (11/23)

EU may seek more offshore agreements (9/4)

Swiss collect more taxes for EU (6/30)

EU deposits plunged last year (6/17)

Swiss collect Sfr100 million in taxes for EU (4/7)

EU tax revenue estimated at Sfr200 million (3/22)

Euro-MP criticized for backing industries (2/21)

Fiduciary deposits

Fiduciary deposits up 13% (12/15)

Fiduciary deposits up 11% (11/17)

Fiduciary deposits up 9% (10/16)

Fiduciary deposits up 7% (9/15)

Fiduciary deposits up 3% in first half (8/16)

Fiduciary deposits up 1% this year (7/14)

EU deposits plunged last year (6/17)

Fiduciary deposits flat in first quarter (5/18)

Fiduciary deposits down 1% (4/18)

Fiduciary deposits down 2% (3/18)

Fiduciary deposits rose 24% last year (2/17)

Fiduciary deposits up 19% (1/16)

Finland

Finnish investor sentenced again (6/20)

Fischer, Bobby

UBS closes account despite client protest (8/4)

France

French probe alleged Iran bribes (12/19)

Total suspected of Iran bribes (12/7)

Total executive under investigation (10/20)

SBP faces criminal trial in France (9/16)

Taiwan seeks return of $520 million (9/8)

French mercenary given suspended sentence (6/22)

Two detained in Geneva (5/11)

Salinas acquitted by French court (5/3)

Swiss seek French help in Iran probe (4/13)

Former French minister in fraud probe (4/7)

Indian opposition attacks French deal (3/24)

Bank's links with borrower questioned (3/24)

Lugano bank cited in Marseille trial (3/17)

UBS to buy French asset manager (3/3)

Pasqua's son cleared in bribery case (3/3)

Geneva bank opposes Carrefour offer (1/26)

(Also see: Elf)

Germany

German client sues Citibank (12/19)

Siemens knew about Swiss accounts last year (12/15)

UBS to expand in Germany (12/9)

Swiss won't give Strauss papers to Germany (12/8)

Dresdner tipoff triggered Siemens probe (11/29)

Siemens probe widens (11/23)

German assets may top Sfr800 billion (11/20)

Police arrest five Siemens employees (11/17)

New structured products exchange planned (10/25)

Court upholds German cross-border ban (10/4)

Gazprom launches Zug unit (10/6)

Ikea bribes in Germany reported (9/20)

Swiss to hand over Libya-related papers (8/4)

Germans probe South Africa payments (7/7)

Banks report strong German demand (6/1)

Zurich tribunal accuses Russian minister (5/26)

Canadian leader paid from Swiss account (2/10)

Greece

Swiss to hand over papers in arms probe (12/28)

Dresdner tipoff triggered Siemens probe (11/29)

IBI Bank opens Athens office (11/26)

Swiss to send information to Greece (7/14)

Swiss reject Greek information request (5/18)

Swiss give information to Greek prosecutors (3/14)

Swiss to transfer papers to Greece (2/16)

Former judge arrested in Paris (1/20)

Grenada

UBS criticized in Washington (3/31)

HealthSouth

HealthSouth threatened to fire UBS (1/25)

Hedge funds

Jabre firm penalized again (12/29)

Geneva attracting more managers (12/23)

Merrill Lynch in hedge fund venture (11/30)

New fund rules published (11/24)

Fortress plans first US hedge fund IPO (11/10)

UBS deposed as top hedge fund manager (11/6)

Disgraced manager sets up Geneva firm  (10/11)

Bank Leu to close hedge fund (10/5)

Credit Suisse mulls US acquisitions (9/29)

UBP confirms troubled hedge fund exposure (9/22)

Banker urges lower hedge fund tax (8/31)

CMA offering raises $402 million (7/21)

Lombard Odier gets hedge fund rating (6/30)

EFG unit to float hedge fund (6/16)

UBS launches Dillon Read unit (6/9)

Report cites UBS hedge fund exposure (4/21)

US hedge fund chooses Credit Suisse (4/7)

UBS tops hedge fund league table (2/21)

EFG to acquire hedge fund firm (2/15)

NASD probes hedge fund sales (2/2)

Hong Kong

Suspended trader leaves Credit Suisse (12/14)

Money manager pleads guilty in Hong Kong (9/22)

Sarasin reprimanded in Hong Kong (3/31)

Iceland

Norwegian investor buys Canadian firm (12/7)

India

UBS launches Hyderabad operation (6/27)

Swiss, German banks open Bombay office (6/14)

Hinduja bank may buy stake in Hinduja bank (6/1)

Private bank approved for Indian investments (4/17)

UK freezes account at Credit Suisse (4/2)

Indian opposition attacks French deal (3/24)

Credit Suisse may move jobs to India (2/17)

India warns against e-mail fraud (1/27)

UBS buys stake in Indian bank (1/20)

Indonesia

Indonesian bank reports profit (10/16)

Singapore attracting corrupt fugitives (7/27)

Bank sends information to Indonesia (6/17)

Indonesia probes banker's Swiss account (3/3)

Iran

French probe alleged Iran bribes (12/19)

Total suspected of Iran bribes (12/7)

Clariden Leu plans acquisitions (11/30)

Cuba criticizes Swiss banks (11/17)

US plans "financial boycott" of Iran (5/9)

Swiss seek French help in Iran probe (4/13)

EFG obtains Dubai license (2/8)

Credit Suisse blacklists Iran, others (1/25)

UBS cuts ties with Iran, Syria (1/22)

Iraq

First oil-for-food conviction reported (11/1)

Italians probe bribery, fraud cases (6/26)

Former French minister in fraud probe (4/7)

UBS criticized in Washington (3/31)

Court rejects bid to unfreeze account (2/28)

Ireland

Ireland warns about "Swiss" company (5/11)

Islamic banking

First Islamic private bank launched (10/6)

UBS plans Islamic commodity fund (10/6)

Israel

Israeli firm in pact with Swiss bank (11/13)

Israelis investigate Swiss company (6/23)

Israeli linked to Abacha affair (5/12)

Credit Suisse cited in Israeli trial (3/3)

Italy

Italian group buys Lugano bank (12/29)

Dresdner tipoff triggered Siemens probe (11/29)

Berlusconi trial begins in Milan (11/23)

Siemens probe widens (11/23)

Marbella bribery scandal widens (11/17)

Gottardo cited in Telecom Italia probe (9/28)

Accounts frozen in Italian wiretapping case (9/22)

Canavesio firms under investigation (7/27)

Italian financier missing (7/14)

Swiss to send more papers to Italy (7/12)

Italian pretender under the spotlight (6/30)

Italians probe bribery, fraud cases (6/26)

Lugano firm cited in Italian probe (6/2)

Monaco freezes $25 million in Swiss banks (5/24)

Berlusconi ally sentenced to six years (5/5)

Italian financier arrested (4/21)

Lugano bank cited in advertising dispute (2/21)

Italians plan Lugano bank inspection (2/3)

UBS cited in Italian probe (1/26)

(Also see: Parmalat)

Japan

Pictet leads foreign managers in Japan (11/17)

Luxury fund attracts Japanese investors (11/6)

Japanese asset manager arrested (10/28)

KPMG cited in Livedoor scandal (4/14)

UBS settles copper trading dispute (4/7)

Former Credit Suisse employee acquitted (3/23)

Japanese employee cited in several probes (3/9)

Credit Suisse denies role in Livedoor affair (2/24)

Japanese investigators visit Switzerland (2/18)

Two held over Japanese pension fund loss (2/17)

Swiss bank probed in Japanese scandal (2/4)

Swiss bank cited in Japanese scandal (1/26)

Korea, South

UBS to acquire Korean firm (7/28)

Credit Suisse to buy stake in Korean firm (3/4)

Korea, North

Cuba criticizes Swiss banks (11/17)

North Korea asks Swiss to probe claims (4/21)

US blacklists Swiss company (3/31)

Credit Suisse blacklists Iran, others (1/25)

Latvia

Latvian bank to open Lithuania office (11/30)

League tables

Another record year for stocks (12/29)

Canadian court rejects UBS claim (12/22)

Analyst reviews secrets of success (11/30)

Credit Suisse tops executive pay survey (11/10)

Most cantonal banks destroying value (11/10)

UBS deposed as top hedge fund manager (11/6)

UBS tops global fund management survey (9/7)

Banker urges lower hedge fund tax (8/31)

HSBC Private Bank's profit up 40% (8/31)

BCV reports record first-half results (8/23)

Morgan Stanley names new chairman (7/5)

Foreign banks' client assets up 17% (6/1)

Banque Privee reports record results (4/4)

Cantonal banks had "excellent" year (3/29)

Swiss banks "among Europe's strongest" (3/9)

Goldman tops asset management fees table (2/7)

UBS fined by New York Stock Exchange (1/13)

(Also see: Credit ratings)

Lebanon

Saudi royal family middlemen named (12/2)

Legal rulings

Court rules on liability time limit (12/29)

Swiss to hand over papers in arms probe (12/28)

IPO lawsuits face setbacks (12/8)

Court says silence equals consent (11/21)

Usury conviction upheld (11/3)

Court rejects misleading prospectus claim (10/13)

Court says finders fees belong to clients (7/11)

Bank liable for advisor's theft (5/30)

Court upholds unusual regulatory order (5/9)

Liberia

No proof of Liberian money laundering (3/8)

Libya

Swiss to hand over Libya-related papers (8/4)

Liechtenstein

LLB offers to buy regional bank (12/8)

Siemens probe widens (11/23)

Police arrest five Siemens employees (11/17)

Former LLB employee sentenced (11/17)

Behring bank ordered to pay creditors (10/28)

Swissfirst sells Liechtenstein unit (10/13)

Former FIFA partner cited in bribery claim (5/16)

UBS criticized in Washington (3/31)

Vaduz laundering reports down 17% (2/23)

Lithuania

Latvian bank to open Lithuania office (11/30)

Malaysia

Indonesian bank reports profit (10/16)

Malaysia warns against unauthorized firm (9/6)

Mergers & acquisitions

Italian group buys Lugano bank (12/29)

EFG to buy Swedish brokerage firm (12/22)

Credit Suisse to buy Brazilian firm (12/22)

Robeco to acquire control of SAM (12/14)

LLB offers to buy regional bank (12/8)

Glarner KB ups bid for regional bank (12/1)

Cantonal bank launches takeover bid (11/3)

Vontobel buys brokerage operation (10/28)

BNP Paribas to absorb Zurich bank (9/30)

Credit Suisse mulls US acquisitions (9/29)

French bank boosts Rosbank stake (9/29)

UBS to acquire US branch network (9/7)

Credit Suisse to buy 25% of Australian broker (9/7)

UBS completes US acquisition (8/14)

UBS to acquire Korean firm (7/28)

EFG to acquire UK firm (7/12)

Mergers soar despite client erosion (6/23)

BSI to acquire Fiat bank (6/15)

ZKB to acquire investment firm (6/7)

UBS to buy derivatives business (5/26)

EFG to buy Monaco bank (5/19)

Credit Suisse acquires US firm (5/18)

UBS said to be finalizing US, Korean deals (5/18)

Israeli bank plans Swiss acquisition (5/15)

HSBC sees growing consolidation (5/11)

UBS to buy Brazilian bank (5/10)

UBS, EFG in Turkish acquisitions (5/10)

UBS to buy US brokerage network (4/12)

UBS buys minority stake in UNX (4/4)

Credit Suisse to buy stake in Korean firm (3/4)

UBS to buy French asset manager (3/3)

EFG to acquire hedge fund firm (2/15)

Credit Suisse to buy stake in China firm (1/12)

Mexico

Salinas acquitted by French court (5/3)

Middle East

GKB postpones offering (12/14)

Swiss firm launches Middle East fund (6/28)

Middle East investors acquire Bank Frey stake (4/17)

Monaco

EFG expands in Bahrain, Monaco (10/26)

Lugano firm cited in Italian probe (6/2)

Monaco freezes $25 million in Swiss banks (5/24)

EFG to buy Monaco bank (5/19)

Money laundering

Swiss confiscate cocaine profits (12/20)

Three indicted in US for laundering (11/11)

Myanmar removed from FATF blacklist (10/16)

Foreign information requests up last year (4/28)

New money laundering cases fell last year (3/31)

Vaduz laundering reports down 17% (2/23)

Anti-corruption group criticizes Switzerland (2/2)

Myanmar (Burma)

Cuba criticizes Swiss banks (11/17)

Myanmar removed from FATF blacklist (10/16)

Berne tightens sanctions on Burma, Belarus (6/30)

Credit Suisse blacklists Iran, others (1/25)

Nepal

Nepal royal family may pay tax (6/27)

Netherlands

Romanian assets reportedly frozen (6/1)

Nigeria

"Missing" Nigerian funds report incorrect (12/22)

Repatriated Nigerian funds "missing" (12/6)

FBI raided Nigerian official's home (6/7)

Israeli linked to Abacha affair (5/12)

Swiss return $700 million to Nigeria (4/14)

Norway

Total suspected of Iran bribes (12/7)

Norwegian investor buys Canadian firm (12/7)

Swiss seek French help in Iran probe (4/13)

Pakistan

Amateur boxing head ousted (11/10)

Boxing official's Swiss account questioned (11/1)

Swiss to hand over Libya-related papers (8/4)

Swiss courts review Mobutu, Bhutto cases (5/25)

Paraguay

Former Paraguay president sentenced (12/6)

Former Paraguay president on trial again (11/10)

Former Paraguayan president cleared (9/19)

Former Paraguayan president sentenced (6/7)

Parmalat

Credit Suisse settles Parmalat case (11/23)

Parmalat sues GKB again (7/7)

GKB's Parmalat role under scrutiny (5/8)

Partners Group

Swiss firm floats private equity fund (9/29)

Partners Group raises Sfr500 million (3/24)

Swiss investment firm plans flotation (2/14)

Philippines

Confiscation ruling beats deadline (12/29)

Prosecutions (Swiss)

Vontobel manager cleared of fraud (12/18)

Swiss won't give Strauss papers to Germany (12/8)

Two jailed for Inter Capital Bank fraud (11/23)

Italian convicted of theft (11/17)

Former bank deputy chairman sentenced (11/3)

Canadian sentenced for embezzlement (11/2)

First oil-for-food conviction reported (11/1)

Second bank CEO under investigation (10/28)

Police arrest two in laundering probe (10/25)

Swissfirst sells Liechtenstein unit (10/13)

Former bank deputy chairman on trial (10/3)

Hockey officials accused of tax fraud (9/8)

Geneva manager suspected of fraud (7/5)

German arrested for embezzling investors (6/27)

Prosecutors charge Swissair directors (4/1)

Court rejects appeal in laundering case (3/6)

Six to stand trial in BCV case (2/24)

Lausanne prosecutors probe insider trading (2/10)

Football transfer fees probed (1/20)

Complaint filed in cantonal bank case (1/12)

Qatar

Saudis threaten UK over corruption probe (11/19)

UBP awarded licence in Qatar (11/7)

Credit Suisse to open Qatar unit (3/7)

Credit Suisse to launch Qatar unit (1/4)

Quattrone, Frank

Quattrone may be owed $120 million (8/25)

Quattrone settles US charges (8/19)

NASD drops charges against Quattrone (6/2)

Quattrone verdict, ban overturned (3/25)

Ramsden, Terry

Ramsden sued over missing million (9/29)

Rappaport, Bruce (Baruch)

Antigua sues Rappaport (3/3)

Regulation

Regulator fails to curb insider trading (12/28)

Swiss regulators ban trader (12/22)

Regulator finds no insider abuse at Swissfirst (12/22)

Berne to broaden insider-trading law (12/8)

Swiss central bank warns speculators (12/1)

Some funds find Swiss rules too strict (11/28)

New fund rules published (11/24)

Berne to ratify trusts convention next year (10/26)

Industry seeks less restrictive fund rules (9/5)

Switzerland may abolish bearer shares (5/27)

Regulator wants tighter insider trading law (4/28)

US group urges derivatives disclosure (4/20)

Switzerland to introduce new fund vehicles (3/9)

Swiss plan new financial regulator (2/2)

Romania

Romania extends banker's detention  (12/22)

Romania arrests Credit Suisse official (12/1)

Swiss medical firm under investigation (8/22)

Romanian assets reportedly frozen (6/1)

Russia

Credit Suisse wins Russian mandate (12/28)

SWX fines OZ Group affiliate (12/20)

Berezovsky investigation continues (12/12)

Credit Suisse in Russia, Brazil deals (12/8)

Swede tops Swiss rich list again (12/6)

Russian fraud used Swiss firms (11/23)

Gazprom may acquire Zurich bank (11/20)

Russia may sell Zurich bank (11/17)

Russian police break up laundering gang (10/19)

Gazprom launches Zug unit (10/6)

Credit Suisse launches Moscow operation (9/22)

Swiss to give bank records to Russia (6/7)

Zurich tribunal accuses Russian minister (5/26)

Russian agrees to settle bank debt (3/9)

Swiss block handover of Yukos-linked papers (2/7)

Clariden buys stake in Siberian bank (2/3)

Court blocks handover of Yukos papers (1/12)

Saudi Arabia

UK buckles under Saudi pressure (12/15)

Saudi royal family middlemen named (12/2)

UK probes Saudi middlemen accounts (11/22)

Saudis threaten UK over corruption probe (11/19)

First Islamic private bank launched (10/6)

Swiss to give "terrorist" bank records to US (8/11)

Saudi Arabian deposits up 51% (6/17)

SEC

Swiss banks cited in SEC probe (10/13)

Zurich bank cited in SEC asset freeze (7/21)

Las Vegas offering ruled fraudulent (7/4)

Berne to give bank papers to US (3/31)

Credit Suisse to take big unexpected charge (2/14)

Singapore

Sarasin poaches Singapore team (12/1)

VP Bank to seek overseas licences (10/6)

Citibank sues six former employees (9/22)

UBS to open Singapore training centre (9/13)

Singapore attracting corrupt fugitives (7/27)

Credit Suisse expands in Singapore (5/12)

Singapore bids for offshore business (2/7)

Slovakia

IBI Bank opens Athens office (11/26)

Slovenia

Slovenian firm assigned Moody's rating (7/21)

Dresdner sells stake in Slovenian firm (3/8)

Dresdner buys stake in Slovenian firm (2/14)

South Africa

Saudis threaten UK over corruption probe (11/19)

Pictet in South African distribution deal (9/22)

Swiss to hand over Libya-related papers (8/4)

Swiss advisor arrested in South Africa (7/26)

South Africa recovers assets from Swiss account (7/24)

Germans probe South Africa payments (7/7)

Spain

Canadian court rejects UBS claim (12/22)

Marbella bribery scandal widens (11/17)

Spanish stamp dealer under investigation (9/18)

Spanish investor buys 6% of SBP (6/13)

Sri Lanka

Courier arrested at Swiss border (10/6)

Stock market (Swiss)

Another record year for stocks (12/29)

SWX fines OZ Group affiliate (12/20)

Swiss exchange may back new bourse (11/29)

Swiss exchange rules out merger (11/24)

New structured products exchange planned (10/25)

Swiss stock prices reach record high (9/29)

Swiss exchange cuts virt-x prices (9/6)

Exchange launches probe of SBP (6/28)

Stock markets (Non-Swiss)

Montreal Exchange to list shares (12/1)

Banks may launch pan-European exchange (11/17)

Banks to launch block trade service (9/28)

Banks to launch rival stock reporting system (9/20)

NASD fines Credit Suisse (7/18)

NYSE fines Credit Suisse (7/14)

NYSE fines UBS, Credit Suisse (6/14)

UBS fined by New York Stock Exchange (1/13)

St. Vincent & The Grenadines

"Swiss Trust Bank" seeks deposits (4/17)

Sudan

Cuba criticizes Swiss banks (11/17)

Credit Suisse blacklists Iran, others (1/25)

Sweden

EFG to buy Swedish brokerage firm (12/22)

Swede tops Swiss rich list again (12/6)

Accounts linked to former CEO frozen (3/18)

SWIFT

Panel says SWIFT, banks acting illegally (11/23)

Disclosure of bank data to US illegal (10/13)

SWIFT rejects bank's penetration complaint (10/6)

Swiss downplay CIA penetration (7/7)

US penetrates SWIFT database (6/24)

Switzerland

Ski slopes threatened by global warming (12/13)

Swede tops Swiss rich list again (12/6)

CHF loses reserve currency status (9/15)

Berne to investigate federal prosecutor (6/6)

Former FIFA partner cited in bribery claim (5/16)

Switzerland well-prepared to cope with crisis (2/7)

Swiss economist named BIS chairman (1/10)

Syria

Cuba criticizes Swiss banks (11/17)

Credit Suisse blacklists Iran, others (1/25)

UBS cuts ties with Iran, Syria (1/22)

Taiwan

Taiwan seeks return of $520 million (9/8)

Tanzania

Saudis threaten UK over corruption probe (11/19)

Thailand

Thai prime minister link to UBS alleged (2/4)

Thailand seizes more Saxena assets (1/27)

Turkey

UBS, EFG in Turkish acquisitions (5/10)

Uzan brother sentenced in Turkey (2/23)

UK

UK buckles under Saudi pressure (12/15)

Saudi royal family middlemen named (12/2)

Former Credit Suisse salesman fined (11/24)

UK probes Saudi middlemen accounts (11/22)

Saudis threaten UK over corruption probe (11/19)

Credit Suisse unit to buy UK airport (10/12)

EFG to acquire UK firm (7/12)

Swiss fiduciary sentenced in UK (6/17)

Banker heads new car club (5/5)

UK freezes account at Credit Suisse (4/2)

Anglo-Swiss banker named as party backer (3/31)

UK company plans Swiss bank (3/23)

Lugano bank cited in advertising dispute (2/21)

Euro-MP criticized for backing industries (2/21)

Dominick claim on UK shares reported (1/27)

Ukraine

Lazarenko jailed for nine years (8/25)

USA

Euro banknotes overtake dollars (12/29)

Hawaii moves against "Swiss" firm (12/20)

New York charges UBS with fraud (12/15)

IPO lawsuits face setbacks (12/8)

US espionage suspect leaves Switzerland (12/1)

Panel says SWIFT, banks acting illegally (11/23)

Tremblay pleads guilty to laundering (11/20)

Three indicted in US for laundering (11/11)

UBS admits link to slavery (11/3)

US probes UBS, Credit Suisse debt trading (11/2)

Most US dollars outside the US (10/28)

SWIFT rejects bank's penetration complaint (10/6)

Swiss probe suspected US espionage (9/15)

Swiss to give "terrorist" bank records to US (8/11)

Swiss downplay CIA penetration (7/7)

US penetrates SWIFT database (6/24)

Former student pleads guilty to fraud (6/8)

FBI raided Nigerian official's home (6/7)

Former UBS manager on trial for sabotage (6/1)

Credit Suisse wins IPO case (5/25)

Former NCFE executives charged with fraud (5/24)

US moves to seize Swiss account (5/11)

US plans "financial boycott" of Iran (5/9)

Swiss approve US cooperation pact (5/5)

US blacklists Swiss company (3/31)

UBS criticized in Washington (3/31)

Five arrested in Medicare fraud (3/24)

Accounts linked to former CEO frozen (3/18)

AIG Bank's parent settles US charges (2/10)

Two charged in China weapons case (2/9)

Lawyer hid stolen paintings in Swiss bank (2/2)

Banker charged with laundering $1 billion (1/27)

(Also see: HealthSouth, Mergers & Acquisitions, SEC)

Vanuatu

Lugano firm cited in Italian probe (6/2)

Venezuela

Vontobel cited by anti-Chavez website (2/24)

Vietnam

Suspended trader leaves Credit Suisse (12/14)

UBS awarded license in Vietnam (10/19)

Wealth management

Global wealth map published (12/6)

Swede tops Swiss rich list again (12/6)

UK firm launches private banking indexes (10/11)

Millionaires' assets grew 8.5% last year (6/21)

UBS attracts more ultra-rich clients (5/24)

Banker sees little growth in Europe (5/10)

Barclays to report clients' offshore accounts (5/5)

UBS reports private client breakdown (3/24)

Citigroup to pursue onshore business (3/8)

'Family office' competition heats up (1/4)

Zaire (Congo)

Swiss courts review Mobutu, Bhutto cases (5/25)


 
Click here for Swissmoney home page  

 
© Swissmoney Research. All rights reserved.