October 28, 2011 - Swiss, Greeks hold talks on taxing secret accounts
Swiss officials met with their Greek counterparts on Thursday for initial talks about taxing money stashed away by wealthy Greeks in secret Alpine accounts.
October 27, 2011 - IRS Amnesty Led Offshore Account Holders to Pay, Report Says
The Internal Revenue Service effectively handled requests from a large number of offshore bank account holders who signed up for a 2009 partial amnesty, a gover
October 27, 2011 - Swiss Stocks Rise as Euro-Area Leaders Deliver Debt Rescue Plan
Swiss stocks rallied for the first day in three as a 10-hour summit of European leaders agreed to expand the European bailout fund, recapitalize banks and push
October 27, 2011 - Swiss Stocks Rise as Euro-Area Leaders Deliver Debt Rescue Plan
Financial shares rose as UBS AG and Credit Suisse Group AG advanced more than 8 percent.
October 27, 2011 - Swiss-UK tax deal 'flawed and costly', say critics
Loopholes in HMRC's recent Swiss tax deal will enable wealthy UK residents to continue to evade tax and identification, critics claim.
October 26, 2011 - Tax probe widened to 17 Swiss banks: report
U.S. authorities have widened their investigation to 17 Swiss banks under scrutiny for possibly helping wealthy Americans dodge taxes, a Swiss newspaper reporte
October 26, 2011 - Casing Swiss Banking Secrets
“Within the banking industry there is a feeling that it is the end of an era the cold war is finally coming to an end,” Mr. Henley said.
October 26, 2011 - US, North Korea meet in Geneva, narrow differences on what needs to be done
The US Ambassador thanked the Swiss authorities for what he called “the cooperation extended” to the talks.
October 25, 2011 - Swiss banks may pay billions to US, disclose client list
Swiss banks will likely settle a sweeping US probe of offshore tax evasion by paying billions of dollars and handing over names of thousands of Americans who ha
October 25, 2011 - Swiss Banking Secrecy Has No Place in Globalized World
U.S. prosecutors held out the threat of criminal indictments, which is tantamount to a death sentence for a bank.
October 25, 2011 - Switzerland and US close to deal over tax evasion
"We are aiming for an all-encompassing solution that will apply to all the banks," said the Finance Minister, Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf. "
October 25, 2011 - Tax deal may cost Swiss banks billions
The Swiss government seeks to outline a final accord for the Foreign Affairs Committee of its Parliament’s upper house on Nov. 10, according to a person familia
October 24, 2011 - Swiss Banks to Disclose Names to U.S.
Swiss banks will likely settle a sweeping U.S. probe of offshore tax evasion by handing over names of thousands of Americans who have secret accounts with them,
October 24, 2011 - Swiss Banks May Pay Billions to U.S., Disclose Client Names
U.S. and Swiss officials are concluding negotiations on a civil settlement amid U.S. criminal probes of 11 financial institutions...
October 23, 2011 - Swiss banking group would support U.S. tax deal
"We do not fundamentally oppose requests according to behavioural patterns, as long as fishing expeditions are clearly ruled out," Thomas Sutter, spokesman for