July 14, 2011 - Ex-UBS Customer Pleads Guilty to Hiding Swiss Bank Account
“I knew that I should file this form but I did not do so,” he told U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert M. Levy
July 15, 2011 - Ex-UBS Customer Pleads Guilty to Hiding Swiss Bank Account
Anton Ginzburg, 51, admitted today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, to failing to file a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts form, or FBAR, for
July 14, 2011 - Senate Dems target offshore tax evasion as part of debt-limit deal
The bill would allow the U.S. to more aggressively attack foreign banks that fail to report accounts held by U.S. citizens for tax purposes, as well as U.S. cit
July 14, 2011 - UBS May Cut 5,000 Jobs to Save $1.2 Billion Anually, Tages-Anzeiger Says
UBS AG (UBSN) may cut 5,000 jobs to help save 1 billion Swiss francs ($1.2 billion) a year, Tages- Anzeiger reported today, citing unidentified “insiders.”
July 13, 2011 - Anti-Offshore Bill Reintroduced In US Congress, by Mike Godfrey
Carl Levin, the Democrat Chairman of the United States Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, has introduced legislation, entitled the Stop Tax Haven
July 12, 20 11 - Discs Swiss banker gave to WikiLeaks held no secrets
Two computer discs that a Swiss banker handed over to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with public fanfare last winter and that contributed to his arrest days l
July 13, 2011 - Former Clerk Jailed for Stealing from Bank
Mr. Sweeney stole more than $86,000 in 2007 and 2008 through unauthorized wire transfers from VP Bank's own account with a United States branch of UBS.
July 12, 2011 - CDs Sent By Ex-Julius Baer Banker To WikiLeaks Held No Secret Data
The Reuters report on the CDs said that Martin Woods, a former Scotland Yard detective and bank compliance officer who helped put Elmer into contact with WikiLe
July 11, 2011 - Discs Swiss banker gave to WikiLeaks held no secrets
Two computer discs that a Swiss banker handed over to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with public fanfare last winter and that contributed to his arrest days l
June 11, 2011 - US tax assault on European funds 'cannot be stopped'
Dire warnings about regulatory threats are generally shrugged off by professional investors, who are more concerned about how to generate a decent return than a
July 7, 2011 - UBS, Barclays Add Bankers to Compete for Richest in Middle East
UBS AG and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc are among banks boosting their wealth management operations to attract Middle Eastern clients as the region’s riches
July 6, 2011 - Swiss Banks Block Access to Offshore Accounts on Tax Deals
Some Swiss banks are blocking clients from gaining full access to offshore accounts in connection with tax treaties being negotiated between Switzerland and Ger
July 6, 2011 - SC asks govt. on UBS status
The SC questioned the government's decision to permit Swiss bank UBS to start retail banking in India. UBS is alleged to be the 'favoured' destination of black
July 5, 2011 - Swiss banks debate cost in tax deal endgame
Swiss banks are wrangling over who should pay what as the government tries to finalise deals to regularise billions of francs of untaxed assets stashed in secre
July 4, 2011 - Swiss in US angered by bank tactics
Swiss bank customers in the United States say they are being penalised following the tax evasion affair at UBS and the new banking regulations it gave rise to.