Subject Index - 2007

 

Abu Dhabi

Banks expand overseas (11/27)

Abu Dhabi bank launches Geneva unit (5/23)

Abu Dhabi to open Swiss bank next month (5/1)

Algeria

Ericsson kickbacks reported (11/21)

Al-Zayat, Fouad

Arab gambler can't invoke Swiss law (3/5)

Angola

Judge orders 42 to stand trial in Angola case (4/6)

AremiSoft

Lloyds TSB faces money laundering claim (10/16)

Argentina

Brazilian bank holding company registered (4/3)

Asia

Reports detail Asian wealth explosion (10/22)

Banks outline Asian expansion plans  (10/9)

Staff defections continue in Asia (5/15)

Profit squeeze may force Asian shakeout (4/13)

Assets under Management

US dollar falls to record lows (11/23)

Client securities slipped this summer (10/19)

Swiss banks attract record inflows (8/31)

Structured products down 3% in June (8/21)

Structured products up 51% (7/19)

Client assets approach Sfr6 trillion (6/20)

Foreign banks' client assets up 13% (5/23)

Client assets up 5% in first quarter (5/21)

Client assets rose 13% last year (2/20)

Swiss fund market grew 10% last year (1/29)

Private client securities up 5% (1/19)

Swiss banks manage $5.5 trillion (1/13)

(Also see: Fiduciary deposits)

Australia

Swiss to send papers to Australia (3/20)

Baer Capital Partners

Baer to open Milan private banking office (11/20)

Bahrain

Sarasin in Bahrain joint venture (12/20)

Dexia to open Bahrain branch (4/16)

Swiss "investment bank" sued for fraud (4/5)

Bank employees

Credit Suisse sues former employee (10/3)

Banks join private placement platform (9/13)

Maerki Baumann CEO quits after two months (9/4)

UBS fires chief executive (7/6)

ZKB chief executive resigns (5/7)

Bank employee attacks hotel guests (4/13)

Executive quits after less than a month (3/30)

Bank supervision

Regulator completes Dresdner probe (12/10)

Bank told to make litigation provision (10/1)

Magazine warns of fraud at Swiss banks (10/1)

Dresdner investigated as CEO quits (9/25)

Swiss banks' operating profits up 1% (6/14)

Bank cited for "repeated violations" (3/27)

Four foreign supervisors visit (3/27)

Swiss regulator forces bank sale (3/19)

Geneva bank's future uncertain (3/10)

Banking industry

Swiss banks trail in efficiency (12/18)

Swiss private banks "among the best" (12/4)

Report sees offshore consolidation (11/19)

Ospel near top in Swiss pay survey (11/19)

Report recommends taxing cantonal banks (11/1)

Banks see slower growth next year (10/19)

Swiss banking system "in good shape" (10/10)

Swiss banks shine in competition survey (10/8)

Switzerland doubles forex market share (9/26)

Bankers forecast another record year (9/20)

Rothschild Bank poaches team from UBS (9/18)

Swiss financial sector unveils "master plan" (9/13)

Swiss trust companies launch association (9/10)

Cantonal banks' profits up 12% (9/4)

Compliance costs exceed expectations (7/9)

Ombudsman complaints down (7/3)

Swiss private banks' profit up 25% (6/14)

Foreign banks' profit up 18% (6/14)

Swiss banks' operating profits up 1% (6/14)

Raiffeisen banks join PayNet (6/5)

S&P says Swiss banks "resilient" (5/10)

Cantonal bank profits rose 12% last year  (3/28)

Credit Suisse chairman's pay up 33% (3/27)

UBS executives' pay up 11% (3/23)

Most Swiss support the banks (3/7)

Banks step up IT outsourcing (2/21)

Bank results confirm market leadership (2/20)

Post office deposits reach Sfr40 billion (2/6)

Banks scramble for talent (1/23)

Banks see further growth this year (1/18)

Swiss banks manage $5.5 trillion (1/13)

Swiss financial jobs flat last year (1/11)

Record CHF bond issues last year  (1/5)

Bedrock Holdings

Former banker buys stake in Geneva firm (10/17)

Behring, Dieter

Behring arrested again (3/9)

Belgium

Swiss to provide diamond trafficking information (10/11)

Fraud reported at Belgian bank (5/11)

Belgian private banking is booming (1/5)

Bermuda

Bermuda bank opens second Swiss unit (10/2)

Brazil

Former employees charged with laundering (12/10)

Swiss bankers arrested in Brazil (11/7)

More Brazilian millionaires reported (7/24)

UBS official settles charges in Brazil (7/12)

Brazilian police arrest "doleiros" (4/18)

Brazilian bank holding company registered (4/3)

Safdie director steps down (2/26)

Safdie managers to leave (1/30)

Brunei

UBS cited in Brunei prince allegations (3/7)

Bulgaria

Baer acquires stake in Bulgarian firm (7/16)

Burma -- see Myanmar

Burundi

Burundi central bank governor arrested (8/14)

Cameroon

Cameroon oil trading probed (1/17)

Canada

Berne suspends information-sharing with Berlin (11/14)

Mafia-linked accounts frozen in Lugano (11/5)

Italy rounds up mafia network (10/23)

Regulator bans bank from trading (8/30)

EFG acquires Canadian firm (6/20)

Former Canadian financial advisor pleads guilty (4/27)

Cayman Islands

UBS accused of "dishonest practices"(6/27)

EFG client assets up 13% (4/27)

Wentworth Capital opens Zurich office (4/11)

German taxman investigates Baer clients (4/3)

China

UBS denies insider trading (12/27)

Credit Suisse expands in China, Israel (12/7)

Reports detail Asian wealth explosion (10/22)

Credit Suisse fund wins China approval (10/9)

'Swiss Mutual Fund' promoters charged (8/30)

Chinese wealth fuels luxury goods demand (8/19)

UBS to expand Indian support centre(7/5)

Chinese exchange taps UBS (3/27)

UBS to own Chinese brokerage (3/6)

SEC probes trading tips (2/6)

Credit Suisse launches family firm index (1/30)

UBS launches commodity index (1/29)

UBS challenges Goldman as equity leader (1/22)

Cigarette smuggling

Prosecutors to charge former president (6/25)

Colombia

Banks expand overseas (11/27)

Congo (Democratic Republic of)

Rothschild Bank's first-half net down 8% (11/6)

Credit ratings

Fitch confirms rating after manager leaves (12/24)

S&P upgrades cantonal bank's rating (12/20)

Fitch assigns ratings to Geneva bank (12/18)

Rating agencies welcome UBS moves (12/14)

Moody's downgrades UBS rating (11/30)

S&P upgrades BC Vaudoise rating (10/5)

S&P downgrades UBS rating (10/1)

Agencies revise UBS outlook to negative (9/18)

Credit Suisse risk controls "sound" (8/22)

S&P revises LKB's rating outlook (8/13)

Fitch confirms HSBC private bank ratings (8/7)

Moody's assigns ratings to BCV (7/25)

S&P revises Credit Suisse ratings outlook (7/20)

Fitch affirms Pictet's ratings (7/17)

Fitch affirms LODH alternative rating (7/16)

Fitch confirms BCP's ratings (6/11)

EFG Group profit up 40% (5/28)

Credit Suisse unit's rating downgraded (5/14)

Moody's revises Swiss bank ratings (4/20)

Ratings assigned to Saudi family group (4/2)

Moody's assigns rating to Bantleon fund (3/29)

Cuba

Credit Suisse linked to "rogue states" (6/26)

Cyprus

Prosecutors to charge former president (6/25)

US charges former UN official (1/17)

Czech Republic

UBS to return stolen Czech funds (12/12)

Geneva bank opens Prague office (10/11)

Flow of Czech cash to Switzerland probed (9/26)

Court clears handover of bank information (9/24)

Financier says he's not a target of BAE probe (5/18)

Slovakian firm buys Russian bank (4/11)

Czech fugitive charged in fraud case (2/15)

Denmark

Danes to acquire Geneva bank (9/14)

Dubai

Rothschild Bank poaches team from UBS (9/18)

Banks open offices in Dubai, Almaty (6/13)

Court rejects claim against Geneva bank (5/17)

Dubai moves against fraudulent scheme (4/10)

Banks expand to Geneva, Dubai (3/27)

Egypt

US charges former UN official (1/17)

Enron

UBS settles Enron lawsuit (6/7)

Credit Suisse settles Enron lawsuit (6/1)

US court blocks Enron lawsuit (3/20)

EU

EU approves US access to bank data (6/29)

New EU rules to cost less than Sfr100 million (5/29)

EU accounts yield Sr500 million in tax (4/25)

EU attacks Swiss tax breaks (2/13)

Fiduciary deposits

Fiduciary deposits up 17.5% (12/14)

Fiduciary deposits up 16% (11/16)

Jersey used to avoid Swiss dividend tax (11/6)

Fiduciary deposits top Sfr700 billion (10/16)

Fiduciary deposits up 13% (9/14)

Fiduciary deposits up 11% (8/16)

Fiduciary deposits up 9% (7/16)

Fiduciary deposits up 6% (6/15)

Fiduciary deposits up 4% (5/16)

Fiduciary deposits rose 18% last year (2/16)

Fiduciary deposits up 13% (1/17)

France

Swiss banker arrested in France (12/7)

UBS names new CEO in France (12/6)

Pasqua sentenced for corruption (11/12)

UBS to buy French asset manager (10/25)

France to promote Paris as financial centre (10/5)

Bank fined for helping embezzler (7/26)

More subject to French wealth tax (7/20)

Wealthy French grow richer (7/11)

French income gap widens (6/29)

Switzerland returns $34 million to Taiwan (6/13)

Blair to join Credit Suisse ? (6/12)

French investigate hedge fund trading (6/6)

French lobbyist under investigation (6/2)

SG Bank profit surged 60% last year (5/31)

Former bank owner sentenced to 10 years (5/9)

Chirac to use friend's apartment (4/25)

Judge orders 42 to stand trial in Angola case (4/6)

Total CEO questioned about Iran bribes (3/23)

Franco-Romanian financier arrested  (3/16)

Former banker in bribery probe (2/16)

French wealth tax drives more abroad (2/14)

Cameroon oil trading probed (1/17)

Gazprom

Liechtenstein probes Gazprom-linked fund (10/15)

Georgia

Credit Suisse to manage Korean assets (7/25)

Germany

PostFinance in pact with German bank (12/18)

Regulator completes Dresdner probe (12/10)

Berne suspends information-sharing with Berlin (11/14)

Magazine warns of fraud at Swiss banks (10/1)

Flow of Czech cash to Switzerland probed (9/26)

Siemens used Vaduz account for bribes (8/20)

German bank moves to Luxembourg (7/27)

Court rejects Ullrich's appeal (7/23)

German court clears account monitoring (7/12)

Pisarro extortion suspect named (6/6)

Swiss seize masterpieces in bank safe (6/1)

Clariden Leu buys stake in German bank (5/25)

Swiss to hand over Ullrich's bank records (5/18)

Two former Siemens employees convicted (5/15)

Florida court upholds Swiss judgement (4/18)

German taxman investigates Baer clients (4/3)

Siemens managers admit Italian bribes (3/14)

German tycoon dies (1/16)

Ghana

Geneva bank cited in Ghana payments (8/13)

Greece

Court clears handover of bank information (9/24)

Guernsey

Jersey used to avoid Swiss dividend tax (11/6)

Credit Suisse Guernsey makes big profit (6/20)

Haiti

Swiss extend freeze on Duvalier funds (again) (8/22)

Swiss extend freeze on Duvalier funds (6/1)

Fate of Duvalier assets in doubt (5/22)

Hedge funds

Fitch confirms rating after manager leaves (12/24)

Geneva hedge fund manager arrested (11/30)

US charges hedge fund founder (11/12)

Hedge fund manager reports growth (9/25)

Barclays to rescue Geneva-run hedge fund (9/11)

Regulator backs drive to attract hedge funds (9/10)

GAM sees bank loan opportunities (9/6)

Swiss firm's hedge fund implodes (8/24)

UBP client assets up 18% (7/27)

Partners Group reiterates growth target (7/26)

Hedge fund "hiding behind Swiss secrecy" (7/6)

Partners Group assets up 27% (7/5)

UBS accused of "dishonest practices"(6/27)

UBS settles Enron lawsuit (6/7)

French investigate hedge fund trading (6/6)

The rise and fall of a hedge fund (6/4)

Wood River investors sue UBS (5/21)

Jabre raises $1.9 billion (5/11)

UBS to close hedge fund unit (5/3)

Berne may lure hedge funds with low tax (4/18)

Hedge fund fees penalize investors (3/4)

Banks over-dependent on hedge funds (2/27)

Regulators probe hedge fund lending (1/9)

Official probes UBS "hedge fund hotels" (1/2)

Hong Kong

UBS disappoints in Hong Kong (10/17)

Banks outline Asian expansion plans  (10/9)

Singapore assets up 24% (7/4)

Syz group buys Hong Kong firm (1/24)

Banque Piguet opens Hong Kong office (1/10)

Hungary

East Europeans borrow in Swiss francs (2/21)

India

UBS abandons Indian acquisition (12/28)

EFG unveils three acquisitions (12/21)

UBS hits roadblock in India (12/15)

UBS names new CEO in France (12/6)

Australian bank in Indian joint venture (10/18)

Rothschild affiliate in Indian venture (9/10)

Banque Amas may buy Indian brokerage (9/6)

UBS speculation mounts as shares fall (7/27)

Credit Suisse holds 18% of its voting rights (7/5)

UBS to expand Indian support centre (7/5)

UBS rejects break-up idea (6/21)

Former Indian officials linked to Swiss accounts (5/21)

Hottinger may buy stake in Indian firm (3/26)

Credit Suisse launches Indian brokerage (3/20)

Berne rejects Indian request for freeze (3/13)

Swiss reportedly freeze Indian accounts (3/11)

UBS to buy Indian fund business (1/26)

Indonesia

Credit Suisse to manage Korean assets (7/25)

Swiss banks won't shun Iran (2/8)

Iran

Credit Suisse linked to "rogue states" (6/26)

Two banks slash Iran, Syria exposure (6/18)

US warns Swiss banks to shun Iran (6/2)

Total CEO questioned about Iran bribes (3/23)

Berne imposes sanctions on Iran (2/14)

Swiss banks won't shun Iran (2/8)

Zurich bank boosts business with Iran (1/19)

Iraq

Texas oilman sentenced in Iraq case (11/28)

Swiss to transfer shares to Iraq (3/19)

American jailed in Iraq bribery case (2/17)

US charges former UN official (1/17)

Ireland

St. Galler KB to acquire Geneva bank (12/14)

Islamic banking

Credit Suisse launches Indian brokerage (3/20)

Israel

Credit Suisse expands in China, Israel (12/7)

Big Swiss real estate deal falls through (10/26)

Israelis in major Swiss real estate deal (8/1)

Israeli acquires Sfr1 billion of Swiss property (6/15)

Israeli stopped with suitcase of cash (6/13)

Israeli finance minister holds Swiss account (5/7)

Israeli firm fires top official (4/18)

Italy

Mafia-linked accounts frozen in Lugano (11/5)

Court upholds Berlusconi acquittal (10/29)

Italy rounds up mafia network (10/23)

Italian client assets up 8.5% (10/4)

Partners group in Italian venture (9/28)

Regulator fines Italian investor (9/27)

Court clears handover of bank information (9/24)

Swiss bank owner arrested (7/17)

Banque Syz announces board changes (7/13)

Court clears handover of bank information (7/12)

Prosecutors to charge former president (6/25)

Fiduciary deposits up 6% (6/15)

Italian group buys rest of Gesfid (5/23)

Two former Siemens employees convicted (5/15)

Siemens managers admit Italian bribes (3/14)

New Berlusconi trial starts (3/13)

Producer charged in Berlusconi case (3/7)

Italians move more money to Switzerland (3/1)

Berlusconi associate freed from house arrest (2/19)

Italian firms exempt from Swiss disclosure (2/2)

Lugano bank names new chairman, CEO (1/30)

Italian executive quits in Mediaset probe (1/30)

(Also see: Parmalat)

Japan

Banks expand overseas (11/27)

Banks outline Asian expansion plans  (10/9)

Former bank employee's acquittal upheld (9/11)

UBS to expand Indian support centre (7/5)

Japan raps Credit Suisse for illegal selling (3/16)

Switzerland gives bank papers to Japan (2/20)

Jersey

Jersey used to avoid Swiss dividend tax (11/6)

Kadoorie family

Family-owned firm reports growth (9/19)

Kazakhstan

Credit Suisse confident about prospects (12/15)

Banks open offices in Dubai, Almaty (6/13)

Swiss deposit to be used in Kazakhstan (5/3)

Houston firm pleads guilty to bribery (4/27)

Kenya

Schroders cited in Kenya corruption case (10/9)

Report cites banks' role in Kenya corruption (9/10)

HSBC cited in Kenya payments (5/17)

Korea, North

Credit Suisse linked to "rogue states" (6/26)

Swiss banks won't shun Iran (2/8)

Korea, South

Politician's former partner hid stolen funds (10/23)

UBS replaces fixed-income trading head (8/3)

Credit Suisse to manage Korean assets (7/25)

Saudi brokerage launches operations (5/28)

UBS to buy Korean firm (5/11)

Kuwait

Kuwaiti firm may buy Swiss bank stake (3/26)

Landert, Gerhard

German bank in family office venture (10/25)

Lawi family

Family-owned firm reports growth (9/19)

League tables

Swiss private banks "among the best" (12/4)

Report sees offshore consolidation (11/19)

Ospel near top in Swiss pay survey (11/19)

Swiss banks shine in competition survey (10/8)

GAM sees bank loan opportunities (9/6)

HSBC Private Bank's client assets up 12% (9/5)

Swiss banks attract record inflows (8/31)

VZ Holding reports growth (8/29)

Abu Dhabi bank launches Geneva unit (5/23)

Foreign banks' client assets up 13% (5/23)

Two Swiss banks in Europe's top 10 (5/21)

MLCM's net profit fell 36% last year (5/21)

LGT Group profit up 20% (4/3)

Vontobel's profit surged 40% last year (3/15)

Sarasin offer price "inadequate" (2/26)

UBS trails in European prime brokerage (2/23)

Deutsche Bank leads derivatives market (2/22)

Pictet reports dramatic growth (2/7)

UBS challenges Goldman as equity leader (1/22)

UBS investment bank "left behind" (1/5)

Lebanon

Bank boosted by Lebanese war (6/18)

French lobbyist under investigation (6/2)

Chirac to use friend's apartment (4/25)

Legal rulings

Salinas-linked funds to stay frozen (12/27)

Clients who sue must quantify losses (11/19)

Former BCV CEO wins payment (10/31)

Swiss to provide diamond trafficking information (10/11)

UBP ordered to reimburse client (10/8)

Court clears handover of bank information (9/24)

Swiss to release frozen Yukos funds (8/24)

Court rejects Ullrich's appeal (7/23)

Court clears handover of bank information (7/12)

Former Swissair officials acquitted (6/7)

Swiss unfreeze Marcos-linked account (6/5)

Credit Suisse ordered to repay clients (5/18)

Swiss to hand over Ullrich's bank records (5/18)

Court rejects claim against Geneva bank (5/17)

Court upholds claim by Geneva bank (5/16)

Florida court upholds Swiss judgement (4/18)

Court rules Credit Suisse notes illegal (2/22)

Court limits banks' duty of care (1/29)

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein probes Gazprom-linked fund (10/15)

Regulator bans bank from trading (8/30)

Siemens used Vaduz account for bribes (8/20)

Prosecutors to charge former president (6/25)

Liechtenstein banks' profit down 16% (6/11)

Liechtenstein suspicious reports down (4/4)

Luxembourg

German bank moves to Luxembourg (7/27)

Sarasin sells Luxembourg unit (5/16)

Madagascar

Swiss drop Madagascar probe (5/3)

Malaysia

Malaysia blocks "Swisscash" websites (9/13)

Swiss Mutual Fund' promoters charged (8/30)

UBS cuts stock exchange personnel (3/29)

UBS to own Chinese brokerage (3/6)

NZZ rejects ad criticizing bank (2/23)

Mali

Court rejects claim against Geneva bank (5/17)

Mergers & acquisitions

UBS abandons Indian acquisition (12/28)

Foreign banks in Swiss acquisitions (12/27)

EFG unveils three acquisitions (12/21)

St. Galler KB to acquire Geneva bank (12/14)

EFG to acquire UK asset manager (12/4)

Geneva bank acquires Bahamas unit (11/30)

Banque Pasche grows through acquisitions (11/12)

BSI to acquire Gottardo (11/7)

Sarasin to buy investment service business (10/31)

Banks buy stake in trading platform (10/11)

SWX merger wins conditional approval (10/11)

Baer acquires Monaco firm (10/5)

Fortis to gain from ABN Amro breakup (10/5)

Danes to acquire Geneva bank (9/14)

Banque Amas may buy Indian brokerage (9/6)

EFG acquires London firm (8/24)

Banks to pool 'affluent' clients (7/9)

Heritage buys Uruguayan bank (6/25)

Bank buys stake in carbon offset firm (6/22)

EFG acquires Canadian firm (6/20)

Takeover price of SBP reduced (5/26)

Clariden Leu buys stake in German bank (5/25)

Italian group buys rest of Gesfid (5/23)

Bordier partners boost stake in London firm (5/21)

Swiss exchange in merger plan (5/18)

UBS to buy Korean firm (5/11)

Credit Suisse buys Turkish brokerage (5/10)

Lehman Brothers takeover mooted (4/25)

Irish company buys Zurich firm (4/20)

Credit Suisse to acquire mortgage lender (4/17)

Sarasin and Vontobel in merger talks (2/13)

Credit Suisse buys US mortgage assets (2/13)

Zurich bank buys Asian business (2/12)

LLB wins takeover battle (2/8)

Clariden Leu merger completed (1/29)

UBS to buy Indian fund business (1/26)

Syz group buys Hong Kong firm (1/24)

Credit Suisse buys stake in energy firm (1/24)

Sarasin to buy 20% of Zurich bank (1/22)

Credit Suisse may buy US lender (1/19)

Rabobank takes control of Sarasin (1/9)

EFG to acquire Miami firm (1/8)

Banque Pasche completes acquisition (1/4)

BSI completes merger (1/3)

Mexico

Salinas-linked funds to stay frozen (12/27)

Fitch confirms Credit Suisse Mexico rating (6/25)

Mexico re-arrests former governor (6/22)

UBS to launch operation in Mexico (1/8)

Moldova

Zurich bank linked to Moldovan figure (3/7)

Monaco

Baer acquires Monaco firm (10/5)

Money laundering

Former employees charged with laundering (12/10)

Lloyds TSB faces money laundering claim (10/16)

World Bank unveils stolen assets initiative (9/18)

Regulator invites laundering comments (7/4)

Swiss reject anti-laundering proposals (6/16)

Banks oppose laundering proposal (6/9)

Former Indian officials linked to Swiss accounts (5/21)

Swiss to plug laundering loophole (5/21)

Money laundering reports down 15% (4/17)

Liechtenstein suspicious reports down (4/4)

New laundering proposals criticized (2/6)

Italian firms exempt from Swiss disclosure (2/2)

Montenegro

Prosecutors to charge former president (6/25)

Myanmar (Burma)

Credit Suisse linked to "rogue states" (6/26)

Netherlands

Sarasin chases growth overseas (3/24)

Rabobank takes control of Sarasin (1/9)

Nigeria

Report cites banks' role in Kenya corruption (9/10)

UBS cited in Nigeria corruption case (3/27)

Norway

Oslo mayor resigns over Swiss account (8/22)

Oslo mayor admits Swiss account (8/18)

Geneva bank cited in Ghana payments (8/13)

OECD

Swiss progress on tax evasion noted (10/15)

Oman

Ericsson kickbacks reported (11/21)

Swiss "investment bank" sued for fraud (4/5)

Pakistan

Habib Bank profit slipped 1% last year (5/28)

SEC sues Pakistani banker (5/11)

Executive quits after less than a month (3/30)

Parmalat

GKB settles lawsuit for Sfr35 million (9/27)

GKB pretax profit down 21% (7/27)

S&P revises Credit Suisse ratings outlook (7/20)

UBS to stand trial for Parmalat role (6/13)

Partners Group

Alternative manager opens Tokyo office (9/4)

Partners Group client assets up 27% (8/28)

Partners Group assets up 27% (7/5)

Partners Group client assets up 60% (3/12)

Pecik, Ronny

Sarasin to buy 20% of Zurich bank (1/22)

Philippines

Swiss unfreeze Marcos-linked account (6/5)

Poland

UBS rejects break-up idea (6/21)

New EU rules to cost less than Sfr100 million (5/29)

Court rules Credit Suisse notes illegal (2/22)

East Europeans borrow in Swiss francs (2/21)

Portugal

St. Galler KB to acquire Geneva bank (12/14)

Prosecutions (Swiss)

Former employees charged with laundering (12/10)

Geneva hedge fund manager arrested (11/30)

Investment manager held after murder (11/16)

Former banker freed on probation (7/5)

Swiss investigate BAE payments (5/12)

Swiss drop Madagascar probe (5/3)

Best-selling author dies (4/24)

Turkish embezzler jailed (4/9)

Diamond investment fraud reported (3/16)

Former banker in bribery probe (2/16)

Fiduciary manager arrested (2/7)

Refco

Credit Suisse risk controls "sound" (8/22)

Regulation

Forex dealers to be regulated (11/20)

Regulator appeals for information (11/16)

New insider trading rules proposed (11/14)

Regulator intervenes in two Swiss firms (9/17)

Regulator lists more unauthorized firms (7/18)

Regulator lists unauthorized firms (7/13)

Regulator invites laundering comments (7/4)

Regulator takes control of Lugano firm (6/25)

Bank regulator names new member (6/16)

Swiss reject anti-laundering proposals (6/16)

Banks oppose laundering proposal (6/9)

New regulatory agency approved (6/8)

Swiss reject IMF reform proposals (6/5)

New Swiss disclosure rules from July 1 (6/1)

Regulator probes options trades (5/24)

Banks urge lower costs, faster approvals (5/23)

Swiss to plug laundering loophole (5/21)

Banks resist options disclosure (5/17)

Dubai moves against fraudulent scheme (4/10)

Guyerzeller new money fell 56% last year (4/3)

Regulator warns about unauthorised "banker" (3/21)

Shareholding disclosure rules tightened (3/8)

Bank regulator resigns (3/7)

Plan to abolish bearer shares dropped (2/14)

New laundering proposals criticized (2/6)

Italian firms exempt from Swiss disclosure (2/2)

Regulators probe hedge fund lending (1/9)

Trader challenges ban (1/4)

Swiss parliament approves trusts (1/3)

Romania

Banks target eastern Europe (7/25)

Franco-Romanian financier arrested  (3/16)

Romania extends banker's detention (1/17)

Russia

Putin "most corrupt leader in history" (12/21)

Liechtenstein probes Gazprom-linked fund (10/15)

Swiss to release frozen Yukos funds (8/24)

Geneva oil trading linked to Kremlin (7/10)

Slovakian firm buys Russian bank (4/11)

UK private eyes penetrate Swiss banks (3/5)

Russian share offering raises questions (2/26)

Rosbank partners to separate (2/1)

Saudi Arabia

Saudi agency identified as UBS investor (12/21)

Saudi brokerage launches operations (5/28)

Financier says he's not a target of BAE probe (5/18)

Swiss investigate BAE payments (5/12)

Former bank owner sentenced to 10 years (5/9)

Chirac to use friend's apartment (4/25)

Credit Suisse may boost stake in Saudi firm (4/20)

Ratings assigned to Saudi family group (4/2)

SEC

Gottardo linked to controversial US firm (12/3)

SEC charges UK resident with insider trading (8/4)

Credit Suisse linked to "rogue states" (6/26)

SEC sues Pakistani banker (5/11)

Credit Suisse banker arrested in New York (5/4)

Swiss banks cited in insider trading probes (3/3)

SEC probes trading tips (2/6)

Second World War

Swiss seize masterpieces in bank safe (6/1)

Singapore

Singapore to be largest UBS shareholder (12/14)

Banks obtain Singapore licences (12/6)

Banks outline Asian expansion plans  (10/9)

Singapore assets up 24% (7/4)

Thais freeze former premier's assets (6/13)

Credit Suisse pursues former Singapore employee (4/26)

Baer raids rival's staff in Singapore (4/18)

Banks in Singapore battle for talent (4/10)

Baer obtains Singapore licence (3/20)

Slovakia

Slovakian firm buys Russian bank (4/11)

Somalia

Somali jailed for money transfers (4/2)

South Africa

UBS to open Jo'burg private banking office (9/5)

Financier says he's not a target of BAE probe (5/18)

Geneva bank cited in South African probe (4/4)

Spain

EFG unveils three acquisitions (12/21)

Spain seeks information in Afinsa case (10/8)

Gescartera trial starts in Madrid (9/18)

UBS speculation mounts as shares fall (7/27)

Swiss find Marbella-linked accounts (7/23)

Court rejects Ullrich's appeal (7/23)

Swiss to hand over Ullrich's bank records (5/18)

Pictet leads in biometric access control (5/7)

Pictet banker arrested in Madrid (5/4)

Staubli, Jurg

Court upholds claim by Geneva bank (5/16)

Stockdale, Malcolm

Winterman launches managed account (4/10)

Stock market (Swiss)

Stock market volume up 28% (12/28)

Stock market volume up 16% (12/4)

Gottex IPO raises Sfr600 million (11/6)

Stock market volume up 15% (11/2)

SWX to cut trading fees again (10/16)

Gottex plans Swiss IPO (10/15)

SWX merger wins conditional approval (10/11)

Stock market volume falls 21% (10/2)

SWX announces merger details (9/12)

Stock market volume up 4.6% in August (9/5)

Stock market volume fell 4.5% in July (8/3)

Stock market volume up 2% in June (7/5)

Stock market volume up 10% (6/4)

Swiss exchange in merger plan (5/18)

Exchange warns Geneva bank (5/8)

Stock market volume down 18% (5/3)

ZKB to launch precious metals funds (4/16)

Swiss stock market turnover climbs (4/4)

Exchange investigates Geneva bank again (4/3)

Exchange reprimands Geneva bank (3/28)

Swissquote sees online brokerage growth (2/28)

Rothschild shares most pricey (2/23)

Deutsche Bank leads derivatives market (2/22)

Stock markets (Non-Swiss)

UBS denies insider trading (12/27)

Banks to join Nasdaq 144a market (11/12)

NYSE fines banks (10/10)

Banks join private placement platform (9/13)

Stock market volume down 18% (5/3)

UBS cuts stock exchange personnel (3/29)

Sudan

UBS disappoints in Hong Kong (10/17)

Credit Suisse linked to "rogue states" (6/26)

Sweden

Ericsson kickbacks reported (11/21)

Sweden to abolish wealth tax (3/28)

SWIFT

SWIFT to process data in Switzerland (10/5)

EU approves US access to bank data (6/29)

Swissair

Former Swissair officials acquitted (6/7)

Swissair trial begins (1/19)

Switzerland

PostFinance in pact with German bank (12/18)

Switzerland remains corporate tax haven (12/6)

Couple sues over confiscated funds (10/24)

Swiss election marked by record spending (10/22)

Swiss progress on tax evasion noted (10/15)

World Bank unveils stolen assets initiative (9/18)

Swiss reject IMF reform proposals (6/5)

Swiss crack down on tax scheme (5/25)

Swiss deposit to be used in Kazakhstan (5/3)

EU accounts yield Sr500 million in tax (4/25)

Swiss directors best-paid in Europe (4/18)

Berne may lure hedge funds with low tax (4/18)

Switzerland attracts more tax exiles (4/3)

East Europeans borrow in Swiss francs (2/21)

Berne imposes sanctions on Iran (2/14)

Tax on foreign residents reviewed (1/19)

Syria

Credit Suisse linked to "rogue states" (6/26)

Two banks slash Iran, Syria exposure (6/18)

Taiwan

Pictet to sell funds in Taiwan (10/26)

AIG launches Taiwan unit (9/12)

UBS to expand Indian support centre (7/5)

UBS sells Julius Baer stake (6/22)

Switzerland returns $34 million to Taiwan (6/13)

Tanzania

UK seeks Swiss help in BAE probe (1/16)

Thailand

Thais freeze former premier's assets (6/13)

Thai officials probe UBS role (1/15)

Turkey

Banks join private placement platform (9/13)

Turkish officials seek Uzan assets (7/3)

Former ZKB CEO traded options (6/15)

Credit Suisse buys Turkish brokerage (5/10)

Two banks sign up to Turkish loan (4/14)

Turkish student jailed in US (4/12)

Turkish embezzler jailed (4/9)

UK

Trader arrested on UK murder charge (12/15)

Swiss to help US in BAE probe (11/28)

UK to crack down on wealthy foreigners (11/26)

Jersey used to avoid Swiss dividend tax (11/6)

UK boosts taxes on private equity, foreigners (10/10)

Schroders cited in Kenya corruption case (10/9)

UK may seize encryption keys (10/1)

UK tax authorities continue crackdown (9/25)

UK revenues boosted by foreign residents (7/12)

Few respond to UK amnesty (6/26)

Court rules against metals trader (6/16)

Blair to join Credit Suisse ? (6/12)

UK directors ordered to pay GBP5.5 million (5/28)

Financier says he's not a target of BAE probe (5/18)

Swiss investigate BAE payments (5/12)

Former Zambian president stole millions (5/7)

UK announces partial amnesty (4/17)

UK banks forced to disclose client details (2/2)

UK seeks Swiss help in BAE probe (1/16)

Ukraine

Baer stake in Ukraine bank reported (9/18)

Credit Suisse settles Enron lawsuit (6/1)

Staff defections continue in Asia (5/15)

Uruguay

Heritage buys Uruguayan bank (6/25)

USA

Texas oilman sentenced in Iraq case (11/28)

Swiss to help US in BAE probe (11/28)

Banks back US political candidates (11/27)

Regulator appeals for information (11/16)

MacEnroe pleads guilty to laundering (11/12)

US charges hedge fund founder (11/12)

SWIFT to process data in Switzerland (10/5)

US candidate urges offshore crackdown (9/24)

UBS speculation mounts as shares fall (7/27)

EU approves US access to bank data (6/29)

UBS accused of "dishonest practices"(6/27)

Mexico re-arrests former governor (6/22)

US court rules in favour of banks (6/18)

US warns Swiss banks to shun Iran (6/2)

Client forfeits hidden assets (5/15)

Swiss deposit to be used in Kazakhstan (5/3)

Florida man to surrender $5 million (5/2)

Houston firm pleads guilty to bribery (4/27)

Florida court upholds Swiss judgement (4/18)

Turkish student jailed in US (4/12)

Somali jailed for money transfers (4/2)

Reagan-era figure charged with fraud (3/27)

US to seek Swiss bank assets (3/17)

American jailed in Iraq bribery case (2/17)

Former exchange official sentenced (2/2)

Swiss bank cited in "terrorism" probes (1/31)

US charges former UN official (1/17)

Official probes UBS "hedge fund hotels" (1/2)

(Also see: Enron, SEC)

Vekselberg, Viktor

Sarasin to buy 20% of Zurich bank (1/22)

Vietnam

Credit Suisse to report third-quarter profit (10/2)

Credit Suisse buys stake in energy firm (1/24)

Wealth management

Swiss private banks "among the best" (12/4)

Advisors expect more consolidation (11/27)

UK to crack down on wealthy foreigners (11/26)

Wealthiest residents' assets soar (11/23)

Pictet to sell funds in Taiwan (10/26)

Reports detail Asian wealth explosion (10/22)

Italian client assets up 8.5% (10/4)

Millionaire households up 14% (10/2)

Wealth management leads industry growth (9/12)

BCV redeems rescue notes (7/5)

Millionaire numbers up 8% (6/28)

Some banks still pushing in-house prod