February 1, 2011 -Three Ex-UBS Executives Put Bank in Court Spotlight in 24 Hours
Three former UBS AG executives who pleaded guilty or were sentenced in U.S. courts over a 24-hour period put the largest Swiss bank in a different light than it
January 31, 2011 - HSBC staff accused of aiding tax avoiders
The moves come nearly two years after the Zurich-based bank UBS agreed to pay $780m to the US government and revealed the details of 4,000 US clients' Swiss ban
January 28, 2011 - HSBC staff accused of aiding tax avoiders
Federal authorities are considering serving a broad legal summons on HSBC, to examine if its bankers sold tax evasion services to dozens or hundreds of its clie
January 26, 2011 - US to Offer Amnest to Caribbean offshore accounts
The United States says it plans to announce a new amnesty programme aimed at encouraging wealthy Americans with hidden offshore bank accounts in the Caribbean t
January 24, 2011 - A 2nd I.R.S. Amnesty for Offshore Accounts
The Internal Revenue Service said on Monday that it would soon announce a new amnesty program aimed at encouraging wealthy Americans with hidden offshore bank a
January 24, 2011 - Credit Suisse Chmn: Business Model On Undeclared Funds "Over"
Credit Suisse Group (CS) Chairman Hans-Ulrich Doerig said Monday the era of Swiss banks basing their business on harboring undeclared funds is "over," as he urg
January 24, 2011 - Swiss ex-banker Elmer held on remand-defence lawyer
A Zurich court decided former Swiss banker Rudolf Elmer should be held on remand after police questioned him last week over possible breaches of Swiss bank law,
January 19, 2011 - Swiss arrest ex-banker for giving data to WikiLeaks
Swiss police arrested ex-banker Rudolf Elmer on Wednesday for giving data to Wikileaks, hours after he was found guilty of breaching strict Swiss bank secrecy l
January 19, 2011 - Israeli Government Sells 5% Stake In Bank Leumi For ILS1.3 Bln
Bank Leumi Le Israel (LUMI.TV) said Wednesday that the government has sold a 5% stake in the bank to UBS AG (UBS) for 1.3 billion shekels ($366 million).
January 18, 2011 - Banker Awaits Trial for "Stealing" Data Showing Wrongdoing
Perhaps there's hope yet for Wikileaks, as the site and its founder, Julian Assange have turned their attention from attacking the U.S. to targeting wrongdoing
January 17, 2011 - BJP asks govt to name indian accout holders in swiss bank
"We are interested in the names from India and the entire country expects that those who have looted public money and invested abroad in Swiss bank accounts, th
2011.1.17 Wikileaks given data on Swiss bank accounts
A former Swiss banker has passed on data containing account details of 2,000 prominent people to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
January 17, 2011 - Ex-Banker to Give WikiLeaks Offshore Bank Account Data
Rudolf Elmer, who headed the Cayman Islands office of Julius Baer until he was fired in 2002, says his goal is “educating society about offshore abuses and how
January 16, 2011 - Swiss tax whistleblower to give WikiLeaks new data: report
A former Swiss private banker who was one of the first whistleblowers to use WikiLeaks by publishing internal bank documents on the site has pledged to hand ove
January 16, 2011 - Asia next in line of fire for U.S. tax police
There are going to be more such cases," a U.S. Internal Revenue Service source told Reuters. "There's a lot of talk about money being moved from Switzerland int