October 1, 2010 - Suspected Bank Data Thief Found Dead In Swiss Prison Cell
A man who was suspected to have stolen confidential Swiss bank account data and sold them to German authorities has been found dead in a prison cell in Switzerl
October 1, 2010 - Man linked to stolen bank data found dead in Swiss prison
A man held in connection with client data stolen from a bank and sold to German tax authorities has been found dead in prison, Swiss authorities said on Friday.
September 30, 2010 - Swiss Tax Treaty With Germany May Finish Bank Secrecy in Europe
the crackdown on German clients will be more significant for Swiss banks,
September 30, 2010 - STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-UBS hit by plan to shelve dividends
Shares in UBS (UBSN.VX)(UBS.N) and Credit Suisse (CSGN.VX), Switzerland's largest banks, fall 1.3 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively, after UBS gives more de
September 30, 2010 - UBS Eyes Return To Payouts With Basel Introduction
UBS AG (UBS) Thursday said it expects to begin returning profits to shareholders again around 2013 when international bank reforms are introduced, and that it p
September 30, 2010 - UBS: Will Bolster Capital With Profits To Meet Basel III Rules
"Based on previously announced profitability targets, UBS expects to satisfy the required core capital ratios through retained earnings by 2013," the Zurich-bas
September 29, 2010 - UBS changes ad campaign after Le Corbusier controversy
Swiss bank UBS has decided to withdraw part of an advertising campaign based on Le Corbusier, a spokesman said on Wednesday, after fresh controversy over antise
September 28, 2010 - UBS Client Wins Court Appeal Against Transfer of Data to U.S.
Switzerland’s administrative court ruled that a client of UBS AG, the country’s biggest bank, has the right to fight a decision to hand over his account details
September 28, 2010 - Clients Told to Rethink Taking IRS Amnesty Offer on Unreported Offshore Bank Accounts
But after the expiration of an amnesty program, tax litigators are not as ready to suggest their clients throw themselves under the IRS bus. Some are even optin
September 27, 2010 - British tax evasion probe targets HSBC clients
Data from the Geneva branch of HSBC was stolen by a former IT employee three years ago and sold to France. HSBC admitted in March that the theft affected around
September 26, 2010 - Swiss Big Bank Rules to Go Further Than Basel III: Report
Swiss regulators will ask big banks UBS and Credit Suisse to go one step further than their international competitors in the amounts of core capital they hold,
September 24, 2010 - Swiss Franc Matches Record Versus Dollar on U.S., Yen Outlook
The Swiss franc matched its record high against the dollar as Japan’s intervention in the market for its currency stoked demand for an alternative to the yen am
September 23, 2010 - Seeking Bank Secrecy in Asia
Now, amid a growing crackdown on Swiss private banking, the rich are flocking to Singapore and Hong Kong, which still offer some of the world’s most secret acco
September 22, 2010 - How A $200,000 UBS Account Grew Into A $21 Million Penalty
By the end of 2007, the $200,000, largely invested in U.S. stocks, had grown to $41.7 million, a 14% annual average compounded return and three points better th
September 22, 2010 - Former UBS client sentenced to one-year probation
Jules Robbins, 84, was charged along with six others with filing false tax returns, collectively hiding more than $100 million held offshore in Swiss accounts.