Abacha family

Swiss seize $350 million from Abacha's son (11/20)

AB Fin

Lugano bank seized in fraud probe (11/30)

Ablyazov, Mukhtar

Credit Suisse boosts stake in firm (11/28)

Access International Advisors

Memo shows UBS worked with Madoff (11/13)

UBP scrambles to restore reputation (3/26)

Accurso, Tony

Geneva bank cited in Canadian tax probe (4/14)

ACH Securities

News in brief -- insolvency (2/27)

Regulator stops payments by Geneva firm (1/19)

Advanced Currency Markets (ACM)

Geneva forex firm denies fraud (4/8)

Agena Finance

News in brief -- bankrupt (10/16)

Agnelli family

Italians probe Agnelli holdings (8/13)

AIG

UBS raises Sfr3.8 billion as losses continue (6/26)

Aliyu, Ibrahim

Geneva bank cited in Nigerian bribes probe (6/1)

Al-Kassar, Monzer

News in brief -- sentenced (2/27)

Al-Megrahi, Abdelbaset

News in brief -- Swiss account (12/30)

Al-Sanea, Maan

Saudi group's Geneva office may close (8/7)

Saudi Arabia freezes tycoon's accounts (6/2)

Alshaie, Sultan

UBS account cited in real estate dispute (12/7)

Ambac Financial Group

News in brief -- Credit Suisse (8/7)

Ambani, Anil

Former UBS employee banned in UK (11/13)

American Business Financial Services

Santander's offshore business in play (10/9)

American International Group

Credit Suisse sues Dutch client for fraud (3/27)

UBS received AIG payments last year (3/17)

Angola

Lawyer charged in Angola corruption case (11/16)

Swiss give bank papers to Argentina (11/4)

Investment manager fined for laundering (2/4)

Ansbacher

Gulf investor launches Swiss bank (6/24)

Antigua and Barbuda

News in brief -- regulator charged (6/19)

Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa

Credit Suisse fined $536 million (12/18)

Arbizu, Hernan

Morgan sues former UBS banker (12/28)

AremisSoft

UK millionaire convicted in Isle of Man (10/14)

Argentina

Morgan sues former UBS banker (12/28)

Swiss give bank papers to Argentina (11/4)

Former UBS banker diverted funds (6/30)

Arpe, Matteo

Italian firm to acquire Geneva bank (2/19)

Asir, Abdulrahman el-

Pakistan president's French kickbacks reported (11/10)

Assets under Management

Securities in custody down 1% (12/22)

Securities in custody up 2% (8/21)

News in brief - Swiss funds (8/21)

Private client assets up 5% (8/14)

European bank client assets down 15% (7/27)

Securities in custody little changed (7/21)

Securities in custody up 3% (6/22)

Foreign bank client assets down 20% (5/28)

Securities in custody down 3% (5/22)

Study finds active managers lag passive funds (5/15)

Swiss funds up 3% in April (5/15)

Swiss funds up 2% in March (4/21)

Securities in custody down 4% (4/21)

LLB's pretax profit down 42% (3/24)

Securities in custody unchanged (3/23)

Swiss to help prosecute tax evaders (3/14)

Pictet led Swiss funds inflow last month (3/11)

Foreigners pull $1 trillion from UK (3/6)

Private client assets down 28% (2/26)

Securities in custody fell 27% last year (2/23)

Swiss funds gain for first time in months (2/13)

Swiss fund market shrank 18.5% last year (1/26)

Client securities almost unchanged in November (1/21)

Swiss funds down 4% last month (1/15)

Aurelia Finance

Former Aurelia Finance director charged (11/13)

Aurelia relaunches under new management (6/1)

Aurelia's partners transferred assets abroad (5/14)

Geneva partners charged over Madoff (4/25)

UBP to reimburse some Madoff losses (3/12)

Auriga International Advisers

UBP clients pull out after Madoff losses (1/15)

Australia

Swiss give bank papers to Argentina (11/4)

Geneva firm official arrested in Jersey (1/8)

Austria

Swiss probe Zurich firm after Austrian arrest (4/5)

Swiss firm cited in Austrian probe (2/16)

Azerbaijan

Hyposwiss Zurich boosted by new money (6/3)

Bahamas

Prosecutors complete Behring probe (7/6)

Geneva bank cited in Canadian tax probe (4/14)

Baines, Trevor

UK millionaire convicted in Isle of Man (10/14)

Bahrain

Saudi group's Geneva office may close (8/7)

Sarasin abandons Bahrain venture (8/6)

Saudi Arabia freezes tycoon's accounts (6/2)

LGT Group sells trust business (3/10)

Banca Italease

Italians seek to arrest UBS manager (10/27)

Bank employees

Credit Suisse names new chairman (12/10)

US judge slams Credit Suisse loans (Dougan divorce) (5/14)

Credit Suisse names new chairman (3/9)

UBS names new chairman (3/5)

UBS names new CEO (2/27)

Banking industry

Geneva bank bonuses may fall 40% (12/22)

Swiss banks face lower margins, job cuts (9/9)

Cantonal banks' first-half profit up 18% (9/1)

News in brief -- Ombudsman (7/10)

Swiss banks turning away US clients (7/4)

UBS losses weigh on Swiss bank results (6/18)

Foreign banks' profits down 28% (6/18)

Swiss private banks' profits down 25% (6/18)

Regulator publishes pay guidelines (6/3)

Swiss "parabanking" sector well-positionned (5/30)

Foreign bank client assets down 20% (5/28)

Independent managers likely to grow, merge (5/12)

Swiss avoid internet banking (4/16)

News in brief -- Geneva layoffs (4/8)

Cantonal banks' net profits down 28% (3/26)

Swiss offshore banking under threat (2/27)

Bank supervision

Swiss regulator reprimands Credit Suisse (12/18)

News in brief -- Deutsche Bank (9/4)

Regulator files complaint against investors (1/26)

Baumann, Ambros

Investors may pursue embezzler's bank (10/19)

Behr, Giorgio

News in brief -- investigation (11/20)

Behring, Dieter

Prosecutors complete Behring probe (7/6)

News in brief -- investor claims (2/27)

Bell, Gregory M.

Petters investor charged with fraud (7/10)

Bello, Abdullah Dominic

Geneva bank cited in Nigerian bribes probe (6/1)

Berezovsky, Boris

Court clears handover of Berezovsky papers (6/30)

News in brief -- account frozen (3/28)

Berlusconi, Silvio

Berlusconi's Swiss bank account reported (11/16)

News in brief - Mills verdict (2/19)

Bermuda

Bermuda may prosecute fund manager (11/23)

Bettencourt, Liliane

Luxembourg to close Madoff-linked fund (2/5)

Birkenfeld, Bradley

UBS gives over 200 client names to US (12/30)

UBS whistleblower jailed for three years (8/22)

UK drops Kenya corruption probe (2/6)

Black, Hans P.

Bermuda may prosecute fund manager (11/23)

Blackfish Capital

News in brief -- Kaupthing Bank (6/26)

Blackmont Capital Inc.

Vancouver trading raises questions (10/15)

Blavatnik, Len

UBS client arrested in Florida (4/3)

News in brief - Air Berlin (2/19)

UBS faces write-down on chemical loan (1/9)

BlueCrest Capital Management

News in brief -- Geneva (11/13)

Bodmer, Hans

Hyposwiss Zurich boosted by new money (6/3)

Books

News in brief -- New book's allegations (5/8)

Botin family

Memo shows UBS worked with Madoff (11/13)

Brazil

Credit Suisse unveils new pay structure (10/20)

Banker fired after aborted Brazil trip (6/6)

Brevan Howard Asset Management

UK firm to open Geneva office (9/30)

Brossard, Cecile

News in brief -- trial (6/3)

Burma (Myanmar)

Busson, Arpad

EIM to cut staff by a third (4/27)

Canada

New Zealander sentenced for bank fraud (12/27)

France obtained client data from Swiss banks (9/9)

Canadians seek UBS client data (9/4)

Schreiber deported to Germany (8/3)

Geneva bank cited in Canadian tax probe (4/14)

Caner, Cevdet

Bank seeks to recover German real estate loan (5/20)

Capital Group

Capital Group sheds over 100 personnel (2/4)

Caspersen, Finn M. W.

Tax evasion suspect commits suicide (9/16)

Cayman Islands

UK to approve Cayman Islands borrowing (10/1)

Chernukhin, Vladimir

Credit Suisse may cut bonuses 55% (2/4)

Chigirinsky, Shalva

Norman Foster in Russian funds probe ? (8/5)

China

Many Chinese millionaires unaffected by crisis (4/16)

Rothschild's client assets down 18% (4/3)

Cigarette smuggling

Swiss clear seven in cigarette smuggling case (7/8)

Citation SA

Swiss probe Zurich firm after Austrian arrest (4/5)

Civelli, Carlo

Vancouver trading raises questions (10/15)

Colombia

Medellin cartel bank accounts found (10/19)

Congo, Democratic Republic of

Swiss return funds to Mobutu heirs (7/17)

News in brief -- Mobutu (5/1)

News in brief -- Mobutu (2/27)

Correa, Francisco

Swiss advisor arrested in Spain (6/29)

Credit ratings

Swiss banking system's outlook negative (12/10)

UBS sued for selling "toxic waste" (9/10)

Fitch confirms Pictet's ratings (9/3)

Moody's may downgrade UBS (6/15)

News in brief -- Banque SCS Alliance funds (6/3)

Lombard Odier's hedge funds downgraded (5/28)

Fitch downgrades Geneva bank's rating (4/24)

Moody's downgrades HSBC (4/9)

Vontobel's rating outlook changed to negative (4/1)

News in brief -- Banque Jacob Safra (3/28)

Moody's assigns ratings to Pictet (3/26)

Jacob Safra's rating outlook downgraded (3/12)

UBS preferred shares downgraded to junk (3/6)

News in brief -- Zurich Bank (3/5)

Fitch downgrades some UBS, Credit Suisse ratings (1/21)

Fitch assigns ratings to ZKB (1/16)

Credit spreads

Credit markets stage big rally (4/30)

CDS investors bet on sovereign risk (4/8)

New Year's bounce for Swiss bank stocks (1/9)

Crossbridge Capital

Baer-backed start-up flourishes (7/10)

Crown Forex

Regulator failed to detect alleged fraud (12/8)

Firm appeals against bankruptcy move (6/11)

Swiss forex firm declared bankrupt (5/29)

Czech Republic

Czech's offshore transfers probed (8/3)

Denmark

Switzerland signs first revised tax agreement (8/22)

Berne initials first new-style tax agreements (5/26)

Deripaska, Oleg

Credit Suisse pushes Deripaska deal (10/1)

Doge SA

Italians seek to arrest UBS manager (10/27)

Dormant accounts

News in brief -- UBS (3/28)

Dubai

Credit Suisse boosts stake in firm (11/28)

News in brief -- Madoff losses at UBP (4/2)

Dubov, Yuly

Court clears handover of Berezovsky papers (6/30)

Dynapartners

News in brief -- new firm (6/26)

Echeverria, Manuel

Former Santander executive charged (11/13)

E.I.M.

News in brief -- funds of hedge funds (12/18)

EIM to cut staff by a third (4/27)

El-Khereiji, Mohammed

Sarasin abandons Bahrain venture (8/6)

Environment

News in brief -- PostFinance (4/24)

Eriksson, Sven-Goran

Swiss company linked to UK football club (9/28)

Ernst & Young

Memo shows UBS worked with Madoff (11/13)

Espionage

Intelligence agencies targeting Swiss banks (5/26)

EU

Impact of losing bank secrecy unclear (12/1)

EU withholding tax receipts up 13% (5/28)

Liechtenstein seeks early deal with EU (5/23)

EU "wants to abolish bank secrecy" (2/3)

Exigen Capital

News in brief -- Marcel Rohner (7/23)

Falciani, Herve

Berne and Paris in war of words (12/23)

France obtains HSBC client list (12/10)

Falcone, Pierre

Swiss give bank papers to Argentina (11/4)

Fasana, Arturo Gianfranco

Swiss advisor arrested in Spain (6/29)

Fidelity International

Capital Group sheds over 100 personnel (2/4)

Fiduciary deposits

News in brief -- Guernsey (12/18)

Kazakhstan deposits surged last year (6/22)

Fiduciary deposits plunged in December (2/23)

Fiduciary deposits up 1% in November (1/21)

(Also see: Assets under Management)

FINMA

News in brief -- Aston Bank (12/30)

Sarasin to acquire control of NZB (11/3)

UBS names Americas executive (10/27)

News in brief -- companies liquidated (10/16)

Swiss regulator reprimands Leumi (again) (10/13)

UBS, Credit Suisse pass stress test (10/2)

Regulator forced Ospel's resignation (9/16)

UBS may not attract new money until 2011 (9/9)

Central bank calls for tougher regulation (6/18)

Banks told to warn clients about data leakage (6/17)

Firm appeals against bankruptcy move (6/11)

Regulator publishes pay guidelines (6/3)

Swiss forex firm declared bankrupt (5/29)

UBS names new CEO (2/27)

Swiss regulator "reprimands" UBS (2/20)

Leading Swiss hedge fund shut down (2/17)

FINMA approves UBS bonuses (2/10)

Regulator calls for greater transparency (1/16)

Foglia, Alberto

Ceresio's first-half profit down 33% (5/6)

Foster, Norman

Norman Foster in Russian funds probe ? (8/5)

France

Berne and Paris in war of words (12/23)

France obtained client data from Swiss banks (9/9)

Canadians seek UBS client data (9/4)

France obtains 3,000 client names (8/30)

Berne initials tax information deal with France (6/13)

Freeman, Tony

GFX Capital director arrested (2/12)

Frey, Rainer-Marc

Gottex boosts dividend despite profit fall (3/26)

Furrer, Peter

GFX Capital director arrested (2/12)

Gabon

News in brief -- Bongo (2/27)

Galleon Group

UBP abandons New Castle venture (10/21)

GAM Holding

News in brief -- results (11/20)

Gaydamak, Arkady

Swiss give bank papers to Argentina (11/4)

Genevalor, Benbassat & Cie

Aurelia relaunches under new management (6/1)

Geneva Partners

Santander's Madoff investments probed (6/18)

Germany

Berne demands return of stolen bank data (12/18)

News in brief -- the richest Germans (10/8)

Germany's "secret plan" to obtain Swiss data (9/9)

Schreiber deported to Germany (8/3)

European bank client assets down 15% (7/27)

News in brief -- SBA chairman visits (6/13)

News in brief -- police operation (5/22)

Berne aims for 12 tax agreements this year (5/8)

IRS targets advisers, bankers (3/27)

Berlin may act against German banks (3/21)

Bank extends fund freeze for nine months (1/30)

German executive fined for tax evasion (1/26)

Three convicted of blackmailing bank (1/24)

GFX Capital Markets

GFX Capital director arrested (2/12)

Grasser, Karl-Heinz

Swiss probe Zurich firm after Austrian arrest (4/5)

Green Securities

Lugano bank seized in fraud probe (11/30)

Guatemala

UBS raises Sfr3.8 billion as losses continue (6/26)

Guernsey

News in brief -- fiduciary deposits (12/18)

UK to ask banks for client names (3/1)

Haiti

News in brief - Duvalier assets (8/21)

Court rejects claim on Duvalier funds (4/16)

Swiss to give Duvalier money to Haiti (2/13)

Halliburton

Geneva bank cited in Nigerian bribes probe (6/1)

News in brief -- Swiss-UK cooperation (4/8)

News in brief -- arrest (3/5)

Halliburton to settle bribery charges (1/26)

Haussmann Holdings

News in brief -- funds of hedge funds (12/18)

Hedengren, Olof

News in brief -- ACH Securities (2/27)

Regulator stops payments by Geneva firm (1/19)

Hedge funds

News in brief -- funds of hedge funds (12/18)

Swiss banks face lower margins, job cuts (9/9)

Gottex first-half profit down 74% (9/2)

Geneva fund of hedge fund assets plunge (7/27)

Gottex client assets down 14% (7/22)

Lombard Odier says it can meet cash requests (6/2)

Lombard Odier's hedge funds downgraded (5/28)

Ceresio's first-half profit down 33% (5/6)

Gottex acquires asset-based lender (5/6)

Gottex assets down 11% (4/22)

Gottex boosts dividend despite profit fall (3/26)

UBP cuts hedge fund exposure (3/19)

Gottex client assets down 29% (1/23)

Credit Suisse attracts hedge fund clients (1/7)

Helvetia Wealth

Zurich boutique acquires two UK firms (12/7)

Helvetica Wealth Management Partners

Credit Suisse boosts stake in firm (11/28)

Heyer, Jacques

Paper finds French banks willing to hide assets (4/2)

Hildebrand, Philipp

Banque Syz placed funds with Madoff (1/9)

Hill, Carlos

Jamaican account in Dubai frozen (10/7)

Hochman, Abraham

Two held liable in Langbar fraud (2/3)

Holding companies

News in brief -- statistics (5/30)

Holenweger, Oskar

Holenweger case referred to prosecutors (12/27)

Swiss judge under investigation (1/20)

Horizon21

Gottex boosts dividend despite profit fall (3/26)

Huntsman

Credit Suisse settles case for $316 million (6/24)

IMF

Regulator to abolish special capital rules (7/20)

IMF warns about high Swiss bank leverage (5/26)

India

Indian politician linked to Swiss account (11/23)

Former UBS employee banned in UK (11/13)

UBS sells Indian service operation (10/16)

Credit Suisse pushes Deripaska deal (10/1)

Canadians seek UBS client data (9/4)

News in brief -- Sarasin (6/26)

Swiss bank accounts - fact or fiction (5/20)

News in brief -- Credit Suisse (4/17)

UBS preferred shares downgraded to junk (3/6)

Credit Suisse attracts hedge fund clients (1/7)

Interinvest

Bermuda may prosecute fund manager (11/23)

Iran

Credit Suisse fined $536 million (12/18)

Credit Suisse probed for sanctions busting (1/12)

Isle of Man

UK millionaire convicted in Isle of Man (10/14)

UK to ask banks for client names (3/1)

Israel

Two held liable in Langbar fraud (2/3)

Italy

Italian amnesty attracts EUR95 billion (12/29)

Italians seek to arrest UBS manager (10/27)

News in brief -- wealth survey (10/21)

Italy steps up anti-evasion drive (10/9)

Italy passes tax amnesty (10/2)

Italians probe Agnelli holdings (8/13)

Italian amnesty may hurt Lugano banks (7/28)

Italy plans new tax amnesty (7/16)

News in brief -- private bank AUM (7/10)

Mafia figure's property confiscated (6/29)

Two travellers held at border (6/12)

Swiss-Italian's trial starts in Milan (6/8)

San Marino bank officials arrested (5/5)

UBS assets seized in Milan (4/28)

Three arrested in BSI fraud (3/6)

Milan arrest three for laundering (2/2)

Milan sues banks over swaps (1/23)

(Also see: Parmalat)

Jamaica

Jamaican account in Dubai frozen (10/7)

Janoucek, Roman

Czech's offshore transfers probed (8/3)

Japan

Santander's offshore business in play (10/9)

Two travellers held at border (6/12)

Credit Suisse held Stanford accounts (4/8)

JDFX Holding

Geneva firms cited in US fraud case (11/28)

Jersey

Geneva firm official arrested in Jersey (1/8)

Jordan

Swiss forex firm declared bankrupt (5/29)

Junod, Nicolas

Lawyer charged in Angola corruption case (11/16)

K1 Group

German hedge fund manager arrested (10/31)

Kallakis, Achilleas

UK probes tycoon's property deals (3/26)

Kamani, Rashmi & Deepak

UK drops Kenya corruption probe (2/6)

Kaplan, Gary

Swiss give bank papers to Argentina (11/4)

Online gambling figure forfeits $43 million (8/17)

Karra, Sastry

UBS faces write-down on chemical loan (1/9)

Kazakhstan

Credit Suisse boosts stake in firm (11/28)

Turan board accuses former directors (7/13)

Kazakhstan deposits surged last year (6/22)

Kelly, Gail

News in brief -- UBS (12/23)

Kenya

UK drops Kenya corruption probe (2/6)

Kiener, Helmut

Liechtenstein minister worked for K1 Group (12/1)

Koda, Madhu

Indian politician linked to Swiss account (11/23)

Kohler, Lorenz

Former banker accused of insider trading (6/9)

Korea, North

Report cites North Korea's Swiss accounts (6/9)

Korea, South

News in brief -- Credit Suisse (5/1)

Bank extends fund freeze for nine months (1/30)

Kozeny, Viktor

Hyposwiss Zurich boosted by new money (6/3)

Kuwait

Ambitious Kuwait investment firm defaults (1/8)

Lake Shore Asset Management

Former Lake Shore head charged (6/17)

Lancelot Investment Management

Petters investor charged with fraud (7/10)

Lancer Group

Credit Suisse to settle hedge fund claims (6/11)

Langbar International

Two held liable in Langbar fraud (2/3)

League tables

Impact of losing bank secrecy unclear (highest fees) (12/1)

Fitch confirms Pictet's ratings (new money) (9/3)

HSBC Bank's client assets up 4% (9/1)

Morgan Stanley reports pretax loss (pay) (9/1)

LB(Swiss) bank's profit down 52% (7/13)

News in brief -- profitability of major banks (7/3)

Kazakhstan deposits surged last year (6/22)

Keytrade enters Swiss brokerage market (6/9)

EU withholding tax receipts up 13% (5/28)

Foreign bank client assets down 20% (5/28)

BSI's client assets down 21% (4/8)

Private client assets down 28% (2/26)

UBS and Credit Suisse "the best capitalised" (1/30)

Swiss fund market shrank 18.5% last year (1/26)

Structured product issues fell 20% last year (1/9)

Lebanon

Leconte, Henri

Paper finds French banks willing to hide assets (4/2)

Legal rulings

UBS may not attract new money until 2011 (9/9)

Swiss return funds to Mobutu heirs (7/17)

Court clears handover of Berezovsky papers (6/30)

Court rejects banker's laundering appeal (6/15)

Aurelia's partners transferred assets abroad (5/14)

Court rejects claim on Duvalier funds (4/16)

News in brief -- Halliburton (4/8)

Lehman Brothers

Level One

Bank seeks to recover German real estate loan (5/20)

Liberia

Libya

Libya withdraws funds from Swiss banks (6/29)

Liechtenstein

Swiss Capital Harbor suspected of fraud (10/5)

Former client sues LGT (9/23)

News in brief -- US agreement (9/18)

UK and Liechtenstein sign tax accord (8/12)

Liechtenstein bank launches Swiss unit (6/9)

Liechtenstein client assets down 19% (6/3)

Liechtenstein seeks early deal with EU (5/23)

Swiss banking to "shrink substantially" (3/28)

IRS targets advisers, bankers (3/27)

Berlin may act against German banks (3/21)

News in brief -- drug money (2/27)

News in brief -- Prince Max (2/19)

German executive fined for tax evasion (1/26)

Three convicted of blackmailing bank (1/24)

Louis family

South African family launches Swiss bank (6/24)

Lugano

Berne aims for 12 tax agreements this year (5/8)

Luxembourg

Berne initials first new-style tax agreements (5/26)

Liechtenstein seeks early deal with EU (5/23)

UBS names new CEO (2/27)

Luxembourg to close Madoff-linked fund (2/5)

Court orders UBS to reimburse French firm (1/15)

Banque Syz placed funds with Madoff (1/9)

M&B Capital Advisors

Mabey & Johnson

MacGill, Andrew

UK drops Kenya corruption probe (2/6)

Mack, John

Bank extends fund freeze for nine months (1/30)

Madoff, Bernard

News in brief -- Arab Bank (8/7)

Santander gets Sfr450 million injection (7/20)

Hyposwiss Geneve's client assets down 33% (7/13)

Madoff trustee publishes first report (7/10)

News in brief -- sentenced (7/3)

Santander's Madoff investments probed (6/18)

News in brief -- Arab Bank (6/13)

News in brief -- UBP, customer list (6/3)

Aurelia relaunches under new management (6/1)

US investor sues UBP over Madoff (5/15)

News in brief -- UBS subpoena (5/8)

EIM to cut staff by a third (4/27)

Geneva partners charged over Madoff (4/25)

UBP scrambles to restore reputation (3/26)

UBP to reimburse some Madoff losses (3/12)

Leading Swiss hedge fund shut down (2/17)

Safra group placed funds with Madoff (2/17)

Luxembourg to close Madoff-linked fund (2/5)

Banks offer compensation for Madoff losses (1/30)

Court orders UBS to reimburse French firm (1/15)

UBP clients pull out after Madoff losses (1/15)

SEC ignored Madoff warnings for years (1/9)

Two Swiss banks pulled cash from Madoff (1/9)

Banque Syz placed funds with Madoff (1/9)

Malaysia

Malaysian firm's pretax profit down 10% (4/15)

Man Group

News in brief -- BlueCrest, loss (11/13)

UBP scrambles to restore reputation (3/26)

Mansour Bank

Bank Frey client assets down 12% (5/18)

Marc Rich

Banque Syz placed funds with Madoff (1/9)

Markopolos, Harry

SEC ignored Madoff warnings for years (1/9)

Marx, Karl

News in brief -- praised by Rothschild bank (6/13)

McDonald, James S.

Meinl, Julius

Liechtenstein bank launches Swiss unit (6/9)

Swiss probe Zurich firm after Austrian arrest (4/5)

Menem, Carlos

Swiss give bank papers to Argentina (11/4)

MerchantBridge

UBS to launch Saudi operation (7/15)

Bank Frey client assets down 12% (5/18)

Mergers & acquisitions

Commerzbank sells Swiss operations (7/31)

Basler KB buys private bank (7/23)

News in brief -- Banque Syz (7/17)

Baer buys Italian asset manager (5/25)

News in brief -- SG Private Banking (5/8)

Gottex acquires asset-based lender (5/6)

Cantonal bank acquires 20% of BGG (4/22)

Norinvest to acquire BPP (3/18)

Italian firm to acquire Geneva bank (2/19)

Banks to merge brokerage operations (1/15)

Valiant acquires asset manager (1/5)

Mexbank

Geneva forex firm denies fraud (4/8)

Mexico

News in brief -- Credit Suisse (3/5)

Meyer, Thomas R.

Millennium Bank

SEC acts against Caribbean Bank (3/26)

Stanford group founder charged with fraud (2/17)

Mills, David

News in brief - sentenced (2/19)

Ming, Hans-Ulrich

Mirabaud, Pierre

News in brief -- briefcase stolen (10/30)

Mirelis InvesTrust

Lawi family firm's profit down 46% (8/25)

Mitterand, Jean-Christophe

Swiss give bank papers to Argentina (11/4)

Money laundering

Court rejects banker's laundering appeal (6/15)

News in brief -- Suspicious transaction reports (4/2)

Mongolia

Swiss bank accounts - fact or fiction (5/20)

Mont-Blanc P.B.

News in brief - capital increase (2/19)

Morais, Isaltino

Portuguese official sentenced (8/10)

Morgan, Shaun Gregory

Mortara, Riccardo

Investment manager fined for laundering (2/4)

Moscow

Norman Foster in Russian funds probe ? (8/5)

Mozambique

Mueller, Erwin

News in brief -- Sarasin (11/26)

Nada, Youssef M.

National Century Financial Enterprises

News in brief -- founder sentenced (3/28)

Netherlands

Italy plans new tax amnesty (7/16)

IRS targets advisers, bankers (3/27)

New Castle Funds

News in brief -- fund joint venture (10/8)

Nigeria

Geneva bank cited in Nigerian bribes probe (6/1)

Court rejects claim on Duvalier funds (4/16)

Nord Europe Private Bank

Paper finds French banks willing to hide assets (4/2)

Notz, Stucki & Cie

Santander gets Sfr450 million injection (7/20)

Geneva partners charged over Madoff (4/25)

Odey Asset Management

News in brief -- plans Swiss office (5/15)

OECD

Berne initials first new-style tax agreements (5/26)

Berne aims for 12 tax agreements this year (5/8)

Indicted banker leaves UBS (5/1)

Switzerland on tax haven "grey list" (4/3)

Olayan Group

Credit Suisse pushes Deripaska deal (10/1)

Ombudsman

News in brief -- dormant accounts (3/28)

News in brief -- complaints up (2/6)

One World Capital Group

Two held in Chicago-area investment fraud (1/11)

Optimal Investment Services

Santander gets Sfr450 million injection (7/20)

Santander's Madoff investments probed (6/18)

Pakistan

Panmure Gordon

News in brief -- Nyon office (11/20)

Paraguay

Pasqua, Charles

Swiss give bank papers to Argentina (11/4)

Parmalat

Swiss court convicts Parmalat figure (1/26)

Swiss trial of Parmalat figure starts (1/20)

Partners Group

Partners Group's adjusted profit down 23% (9/1)

Partners Group reports new money decline (7/10)

News in brief -- buyback launched (5/30)

News in brief -- share buyback (4/8)

Partners Group profit down 33% (3/16)

News in brief -- director (2/6)

Partners Group client assets unchanged (1/14)

Pecik, Ronny

News in brief -- criminal proceeding (4/8)

Regulator files complaint against investors (1/26)

Pentium Fund

News in brief -- Intel (6/3)

Perdigao, James

News in brief -- sentenced (3/28)

Pessina, Fabrizio

Italy steps up anti-evasion drive (10/9)

Peter Koch GmbH Securities Trading Bank

News in brief -- Koch Wertpapier (10/8)

Peter Schmid & Associes

Aurelia relaunches under new management (6/1)

Petters, Tom

Petters investor charged with fraud (7/10)

Piguet, Didier

Poland

News in brief -- Sarasin (3/5)

Portugal

Portuguese official sentenced (8/10)

PostFinance

PostFinance growth continues (7/28)

Post office bank attracts huge inflow (5/5)

Cantonal banks' net profits down 28% (3/26)

PostFinance reports record growth (2/18)

Two held in Chicago-area investment fraud (1/11)

PrivateFX Global One

LGT cited in SEC fraud complaint (5/27)

US judge freezes Houston firm's assets (5/23)

Prosecutions

Swiss clear seven in cigarette smuggling case (7/8)

Prosecutors complete Behring probe (7/6)

Santander's Madoff investments probed (6/18)

Sentence increased for violating bank secrecy (4/24)

UBS charity "funded by tax evasion" (Solothurn) (4/15)

Swiss court convicts Parmalat figure (1/26)

Swiss judge under investigation (1/20)

Swiss trial of Parmalat figure starts (1/20)

Former UBS employee held for embezzlement (1/13)

Purvis, John

Ceresio's first-half profit down 33% (5/6)

Qadbak

Quandt family

Credit Suisse names new chairman (3/9)

Qatar

News in brief -- Panmure Gordon (11/20)

News in brief -- tax agreement (8/13)

Gulf investor launches Swiss bank (6/24)

Credit Suisse to settle hedge fund claims (6/11)

Credit Suisse reports first-quarter rebound (4/23)

UBP scrambles to restore reputation (3/26)

Rafale Partners

UBP scrambles to restore reputation (3/26)

Rajaratnam. Raj

Ramachandran, Srinivasan

UK drops Kenya corruption probe (2/6)

RBC Dominion Securities

Realtime Forex

News in brief (3/5)

Regli, Jean-Pierre

Two held liable in Langbar fraud (2/3)

Regulation

Regulator to abolish special capital rules (7/20)

Central bank calls for tougher regulation (6/18)

Swiss probe Zurich firm after Austrian arrest (4/5)

News in brief -- ACH Securities (2/27)

Regulator files complaint against investors (1/26)

Regulator stops payments by Geneva firm (1/19)

Regulator calls for greater transparency (1/16)

(Also see: FINMA)

Reijtenbagh, Louis

News in brief -- JP Morgan claim (4/17)

Credit Suisse sues Dutch client for fraud (3/27)

Reliance Management (Gibraltar)

Retrocessions

News in brief (1/24)

Revisco Finanz

Reyl & Cie

News in brief -- possible acquisitions (5/30)

Rhone Gestion

Swiss advisor arrested in Spain (6/29)

Richard, Claude

Rickenbach & Partner

UBS clients win right to notification (9/23)

US indicts Zurich banker, lawyer (8/21)

US probes Swiss lawyers, accountants (3/20)

Rockefeller & Company

Roduner, Ernst

Swiss judge under investigation (1/20)

Rohner, Marcel

News in brief -- Exigen Capital (7/23)

Rolex

Rose & Sky Group

After loss, BZ Bank names new CEO (4/8)

Ruoff, Ottmar

Rusal

Credit Suisse pushes Deripaska deal (10/1)

Russia

Geneva bank changes its name (11/30)

Norman Foster in Russian funds probe ? (8/5)

Court clears handover of Berezovsky papers (6/30)

Gazprom acquires Zurich bank (6/9)

UBS faces write-down on chemical loan (1/9)

Rybak, Mariusz

Two held liable in Langbar fraud (2/3)

Saani, Tijani

Sabanci family

UBS client arrested in Florida (4/3)

San Marino

Banks may require client tax declarations (11/17)

San Marino bank officials arrested (5/5)

Sarkozy, Nicolas

Paper finds French banks willing to hide assets (4/2)

Sarwar, Mohammad

News in brief -- Habib Bank AG Zurich (5/30)

Saudi Arabia

Saudi group's Geneva office may close (8/7)

UBS to launch Saudi operation (7/15)

Saudi Arabia freezes tycoon's accounts (6/2)

Saurel, Paul

Saxena, Rakesh

Swiss give bank papers to Argentina (11/4)

Schmid, Hans-Rudolf

News in brief -- HSZ (7/23)

Schreiber, Karlheinz

Schreiber deported to Germany (8/3)

Schumacher, Hansruedi

US indicts Zurich banker, lawyer (8/21)

Sciume, Paolo

Berlusconi's Swiss bank account reported (11/16)

SEC

Former banker accused of insider trading (6/9)

LGT cited in SEC fraud complaint (5/27)

US judge freezes Houston firm's assets (5/23)

SEC acts against Caribbean Bank (3/26)

Stanford group founder charged with fraud (2/17)

Swiss bank cited in Chicago probe (2/17)

SEC ignored Madoff warnings for years (1/9))

Seuss, Stefan R.

Sgarbi, Helg

Credit Suisse names new chairman (3/9)

Siemens

Sigolet, Jack

Investment manager fined for laundering (2/4)

Sinco Treuhand

US probes Swiss lawyers, accountants (3/20)

South Africa

South African family launches Swiss bank (6/24)

Soros, George

Ceresio's first-half profit down 33% (5/6)

Spain

Swiss advisor arrested in Spain (6/29)

Two held liable in Langbar fraud (2/3)

Standard & Poor's

Stanford, R. Allen

Swiss bank cited in Stanford case (8/28)

News in brief -- arrested (6/19)

Credit Suisse to settle hedge fund claims (6/11)

Credit Suisse held Stanford accounts (4/8)

Stanford group founder charged with fraud (2/17)

Stanford group under investigation (2/13)

Stern, Edouard

News in brief -- murder trial (6/3)

St. Moritz

Stock market (Swiss)

Stock market trading up 3% (9/2)

Stock market trading reaches new low (8/5)

Stock market trading down 2% (7/2)

Stock market trading down 4% (6/2)

Stock market trading down 13% (5/6)

News in brief -- SIX 2008 results (5/1)

Stock market trading up 11% (4/3)

Stock market volume up 6% (3/4)

Stock market volume down 2% (2/4)

New Year's bounce for Swiss bank stocks (1/9)

Stock markets (Non-Swiss)

Table - Market cap changes for major banks 2005-2008 (1/7)

Stumpf, Georg

News in brief -- criminal proceeding (4/8)

Regulator files complaint against investors (1/26)

St. Vincent & The Grenadines

SEC acts against Caribbean Bank (3/26)

Sudan

Credit Suisse probed for sanctions busting (1/12)

Sweden

Regulator stops payments by Geneva firm (1/19)

SWIFT

Banks told to warn clients about data leakage (6/17)

Swiss Bankers Association

Swiss may tax foreign clients (9/18)

News in brief -- chairman (6/19)

Swisscanto

Four arrested for front-running (12/23)

Swisscanto fund assets down 3% (9/8)

Swiss Capital Harbor/USA

Swiss Commodity Holding AG

Swiss Finance Institute

Swiss Group Ltd., The

Hawaii fines "Swiss" firm $1 million (4/15)

Swiss Life

Insurance firms target wealthy clients (12/4)

Switzerland

Swiss may tax foreign clients (9/18)

France obtains 3,000 client names (8/30)

Switzerland signs first revised tax agreement (8/22)

Swiss government sells UBS stake (8/21)

Swiss to name thousands of US clients (8/20)

Reactions differ in US, Switzerland (8/20)

News in brief -- current account, Qatar (8/13)

News in brief -- UBS settlement (8/7)

UBS settlement with US imminent (7/31)

Swiss return funds to Mobutu heirs (7/17)

Libya withdraws funds from Swiss banks (6/29)

Berne initials tax deal with US (6/20)

Berne initials tax information deal with France (6/13)

EU withholding tax receipts up 13% (5/28)

Berne initials first new-style tax agreements (5/26)

Intelligence agencies targeting Swiss banks (5/26)

IMF warns about high Swiss bank leverage (5/26)

Liechtenstein seeks early deal with EU (5/23)

Swiss government may sell UBS stake soon (5/15)

Berne aims for 12 tax agreements this year (5/8)

Indicted banker leaves UBS (5/1)

US-Swiss tax talks to start this month (4/8)

Switzerland on tax haven "grey list" (4/3)

Swiss banking to "shrink substantially" (3/28)

Berlin may act against German banks (3/21)

Swiss to help prosecute tax evaders (3/14)

Switzerland extradites UK fugitive (3/11)

Swiss step up cross-border cash controls (3/1)

Swiss offshore banking under threat (2/27)

Swiss to give Duvalier money to Haiti (2/13)

Possible UBS deal taking shape (1/22)

T&M Trusteeship Management

Aurelia relaunches under new management (6/1)

Taiwan

Two banks cited in Taiwan corruption case (10/13)

News in brief -- former president (9/10)

Tycoon's son claims fortune hidden offshore (8/14)

Takieddine, Ziad

Tesler, Jeffrey

Geneva bank cited in Nigerian bribes probe (6/1)

News in brief -- Swiss-UK cooperation (4/8)

News in brief -- arrest (3/5)

Thailand

Swiss give bank papers to Argentina (11/4)

Titan Capital

San Marino bank officials arrested (5/5)

Trans-National Securities and Trust

Credit Suisse cited in boiler room complaint (6/2)

Tremblay, Martin

Geneva bank cited in Canadian tax probe (4/14)

Treukapital Treuhandverwaltung

Turan Petroleum

Turan board accuses former directors (7/13)

Turkey

Canadians seek UBS client data (9/4)

Swiss transfer Uzan assets to Turkey (5/13)

Turks & Caicos Islands

Bank cited in UK colony corruption probe (7/20)

UK

UK and Liechtenstein sign tax accord (8/12)

Italian amnesty may hurt Lugano banks (7/28)

News in brief -- millionaires (6/3)

Clients to sue Coutts over tax avoidance scheme (5/13)

News in brief -- income tax (4/24)

UK probes tycoon's property deals (3/26)

Switzerland extradites UK fugitive (3/11)

Foreigners pull $1 trillion from UK (3/6)

UK to ask banks for client names (3/1)

GFX Capital director arrested (2/12)

Lloyds "loan" to Credit Suisse questionned (2/12)

UK drops Kenya corruption probe (2/6)

EU "wants to abolish bank secrecy" (2/3)

Two held liable in Langbar fraud (2/3)

Trader convicted of murder (1/17)

Unigestion

News in brief -- French fund (10/21)

United Trust of Switzerland

SEC acts against Caribbean Bank (3/26)

Stanford group founder charged with fraud (2/17)

USA

News in brief -- Liechtenstein (9/18)

UBS sued for selling "toxic waste" (9/10)

France obtained client data from Swiss banks (9/9)

Canadians seek UBS client data (9/4)

UBS whistleblower jailed for three years (8/22)

US indicts Zurich banker, lawyer (8/21)

Swiss to name thousands of US clients (8/20)

Reactions differ in US, Switzerland (8/20)

New Mexico farmer charged with tax evasion (8/18)

Online gambling figure forfeits $43 million (8/17)

UBS to give client names to US (8/14)

Tycoon's son claims fortune hidden offshore (8/14)

News in brief -- UBS settlement (8/7)

UBS settlement with US imminent (7/31)

Third UBS client prosecuted in US (7/29)

FBI arrests 44 in New Jersey (7/24)

US asks judge to postpone UBS hearing (7/12)

Petters investor charged with fraud (7/10)

Swiss banks turning away US clients (7/4)

Hungarian fugitive admits fraud (6/29)

UBS raises Sfr3.8 billion as losses continue (6/26)

Berne initials tax deal with US (6/20)

Banks told to warn clients about data leakage (6/17)

Former Lake Shore head charged (6/17)

Banker fired after aborted Brazil trip (6/6)

Berne aims for 12 tax agreements this year (5/8)

Indicted banker leaves UBS (5/1)

Hawaii fines "Swiss" firm $1 million (4/15)

Second UBS client prosecuted in US (4/15)

US-Swiss tax talks to start this month (4/8)

Credit Suisse held Stanford accounts (4/8)

UBS client arrested in Florida (4/3)

IRS targets advisers, bankers (3/27)

US probes Swiss lawyers, accountants (3/20)

UBS won't give more client names to US (3/5)

UBS shares plunge after new US demand (2/21)

UBS to pay $780 million to US (2/20)

Swiss regulator "reprimands" UBS (2/20)

US senate schedules another UBS hearing (2/12)

US pension fund files suit against UBS (1/31)

Possible UBS deal taking shape (1/22)

US declares senior UBS executive a "fugitive" (1/14)

Credit Suisse probed for sanctions busting (1/12)

Two held in Chicago-area investment fraud (1/11)

UBS faces write-down on chemical loan (1/9)

(Also see: Halliburton, Madoff, SEC)

Uzan family

Swiss transfer Uzan assets to Turkey (5/13)

Vancouver Stock Exchange

Vancouver trading raises questions (10/15)

Van der Moolen Effecten Specialist

News in brief -- intervention (10/16)

Vekselberg, Viktor

Credit Suisse pushes Deripaska deal (10/1)

News in brief -- criminal proceeding (4/8)

Vietnam

Swiss give bank papers to Argentina (11/4)

Vitro

Credit Suisse may cut bonuses 55% (2/4)

Wang, Y.C.

Tycoon's son claims fortune hidden offshore (8/14)

Wang, You-theng

Wealth Management

Many clients lose trust in advisors (6/24)

Westpac Banking Corp.

News in brief -- CEO/UBS (12/23)

Willett, Peter/Nathan

Woolley, Raymond

Switzerland extradites UK fugitive (3/11)

Wuffli, Peter

News in brief -- Partners Group (2/6)

Yugoslavia

Swiss bank accounts - fact or fiction (5/20)

Zaire

(see Congo, Democratic Republic of)

Zappelli, Daniel

Zaragoza, Vicente

News in brief -- Pentium Fund (6/3)

Zimbabwe

Court rejects claim on Duvalier funds (4/16)