May 6, 2011 - Switzerland 'freezes' Russian accounts in tax probe: firm
Swiss authorities have frozen the Credit Suisse accounts of the husband of a Russian tax official who allegedly embezzled millions from a top Western investment
May 6, 2011 - Advising Clients About The 2011 Offshore Amnesty Program 
Teig Lawrence writes article for Estate Planning Magazine (Thomson Reuters) "Advising clients about the 2011 OVDI Amnesty Program". The article summarizes enfor
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May 5, 2011 - Russian Accounts Frozen at Credit Suisse
Swiss law enforcement officials have apparently frozen the Credit Suisse (ticker: CS) bank accounts of the Russians alleged to have participated in Russia's lar
May 5, 2011 - UBS client files complaint in Strasbourg
An American client of Swiss bank UBS has lodged a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights, as reported in the Handelszeitung newspaper on Thursday.
May 4, 2011 - No Bin Laden Assets In Switzerland: Banker
Osama bin Laden did not put any of his billions of dollars in assets into Swiss banks, Patrick Odier, the Swiss Bankers Association chairman, told CNBC Wednesda
May 3, 2011 - New arrest demanded in Magnitsky case
Switzerland’s prosecutor said last week that it is investigating money laundering accusations linked to the Credit Suisse Group, after a complaint by Hermitage
May 1, 2011 - Swiss minister eyes German tax deal soon-paper
Switzerland could reach a taxation deal with Germany this summer, Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf was quoted as saying in an interview with Swiss
April 29, 2011 - BI Freeze on Banks’ Premium Business
Bank Indonesia's freeze on new premium account customers has been sparked by Citibank wealth management executive's Inong Malinda Dee fraud scandal.
April 28, 2011 - Advani attacks Congress over WikiLeaks exposure
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani on Wednesday attacked the Congress-run Central government over the WikiLeaks exposure on Indian illicit funds purp
April 27, 2011 - HSBC to shut retail operations in Russia
The move by HSBC, which started retail operations in Russia in the middle of 2009, followed an announcement by Barclays in February it was to sell its Russian r
April 27, 2011 - Assange slams India’s response to black money
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s response to WikiLeaks exposures on Indian illicit funds purportedly stashed in Swiss banks left a lot to be desired, said founde
April 27, 2011 - UBS shares rise as client cash floods back to bank
A tide of cash flowing into its core wealth management business buoyed better-than-expected first-quarter profits at Swiss banking giant UBS.
April 26, 2011 - Black money comes mainly from India: Assange
Julian Assange, made a stunning disclosure, that there could be Indian names in the data that WikiLeaks would publish. In the course of the interview, Assange a
April 26, 2011 - Ex-prosecutor says tax-evading Americans turn to Asia
Some Americans, worried about greater U.S. scrutiny of Swiss banks, are using bank accounts in Asia to hide their money from tax authorities, a former prosecuto