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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
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