March 11, 2009 - Tax Haven Draft Bill Would Double Offshore Penalties (Update1)
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus is circulating draft legislation that would double some penalties...
March 11, 2009 - Swiss public wants bank secrecy kept -poll
A large majority of Swiss want to keep bank secrecy, a poll for the Swiss Banking Association showed....
March 9, 2009 - Diplomacy could triumph in Swiss-US tax row
A diplomatic solution to the ongoing row between Switzerland and the United States over tax evasion is a distinct prospect...
March 9, 2009 - UBS Case Shows Need to Bolster Offshore Bank Laws (Update2)
UBS AG’s refusal to surrender the names... shows that a U.S. tax treaty with that country is ineffective...
March 8, 2009 -
Czech foreign minister Karel Schwarzenberg backed Switzerland in the row with other European countries over Swiss banking secrecy...
March 6, 2009 - Swiss Suffer Secrecy Loss to Sustain Money Management Franchise
Ever since UBS AG handed over the names of about 300 customers to the U.S. on Feb. 18, there’s been nothing but shuddering from Zurich's...
March 6, 2009 - Bank Secrecy Gives Way in Switzerland
Under intense pressure from countries trying to stamp out tax evasion, the bedrock privacy rules of Swiss banking are being chipped away
March 5, 2009 - BNP Paribas Loses 2 Madoff-Related Suits Against UBS
A Luxembourg court rejected BNP’s requests for the return of money... that UBS held for separate funds that had invested with Mr. Madoff
March 6, 2009 - UBS Silent on Secret Accounts, But New Yorkers Vocal
An executive from UBS AG who addressed a conference on the risks of long-distance business partners...
March 5, 2009 - UBS takes stand against disclosing names
A senior executive of.. UBS testified Wednesday that the bank believed it had complied with U.S. government requests to disclose client names...
March 3, 2009 - Pressure Grows on UBS Before Senate Hearing
Documents released Tuesday provide new evidence that the Swiss bank UBS sought ways to circumvent Internal Revenue Service rules...
March 2, 2009 - UPDATE 1-U.S., Swiss justice officials meet amid UBS probe
Switzerland's justice minister and a top U.S. Justice Department official met to discuss "international finance issues"...
March 2, 2009 - Anti-tax haven bill coming: U.S. Senate aides
Offshore tax havens... in Switzerland, the Cayman Islands and other nations are targeted for shutdown..
March 1, 2009 - America must treat its Swiss friend with care
The Obama administration... a first test for the new "Partnership” it is seeking to promote in foreign policy...
March 1, 2009 - Tax evasion puts focus on Swiss bank secrecy
The pursuit of tax cheats by U.S. and European authorities may not spell the end of legendary secret bank accounts in Switzerland...