August 20, 2010 - Swiss banks face no US tax issues: Swiss envoy
Asked at a news conference if other Swiss banks faced potential similar problems with U.S. authorities now the UBS ordeal was over, Ambuehl said: "There is no e
August 20, 2010 - Swiss banks face no US tax issues - Swiss envoy-UPDATE 2
Switzerland's banks should not run into further trouble with the U.S. taxman now that a damaging dispute with UBS AG has been cleared up, Switzerland's top tax
August 19, 2010 - Swiss join in criticism of US entry fee
A decision announced by the United States to charge some foreign visitors for the right to enter the country has provoked anger in Switzerland and Europe.
August 19, 2010 - UBS Seeks to Re-Establish Reputation With New Ad Campaign
"Our clients and potential clients should see what they can expect from us: a refusal to rest until we are the UBS that they can trust completely," the memo sai
August 18, 2010 - Swiss Finma Chairman To Step Down; Tenure Defined By UBS Woes
Haltiner is perhaps best known for his dealings with U.S. tax officials on the thorny issue of secret offshore Swiss accounts held by wealthy Americans, many su
August 18, 2010 - Controversial Finma head stands down
The former UBS manager got caught up in a political storm earlier this year when the federal administrative court said Finma had abused its power when it ordere
August 16, 2010 - Offshore Banking: A Crack In The Swiss Vault - Video
Bradley Birkenfeld Tells 60 Minutes He's The First Swiss Banker Ever To Speak About Secretive World of Swiss Banking
August 12, 2010 -Germans quiz Credit Suisse clients in tax probe
erman authorities have asked around 1,500 German clients of Credit Suisse to provide evidence as part of a probe into whether Switzerland's second-largest bank
August 12, 2010 -Credit Suisse Clients in Germany Questioned by Prosecutor Amid Tax Probe
About 1,500 letters with questionnaires were sent to Credit Suisse clients who had voluntarily declared their hidden accounts, Nils Bussee, a spokesman for the
August 9, 2010 - Offshore Tax-Avoidance and IRS Compliance Efforts
The IRS continues to uncover abusive tax-avoidance schemes involving offshore activity. Find information here pertaining to Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS).
August 6, 2010 - Swiss Finance Minister Hans-Rudolf Merz Says He Will Step Down in October
Swiss Finance Minister Hans-Rudolf Merz said he will step down after seven years during which the government helped rescue UBS AG from collapse and agreed to we
August 6, 2010 - Federal Councillor Merz to step down
Federal Councillor Hans-Rudolf Merz, a member of the seven-person executive and former President of Switzerland, has announced his resignation. He said the deci
August 6, 2010 - Swiss finance minister Merz tipped to resign
Swiss finance minister Hans-Rudolf Merz, who emerged weakened from the unsuccessful fight to defend Swiss banking secrecy, was poised to announce his resignatio
August 5, 2010 - Telling Swiss Secrets: 222 billionaires
Another lip-licking slide, titled “North American Billionaires,” notes that there are 222 in the US and 14 in Canada, with a combined net worth of $706 billion.
August 5, 2010 - Telling Swiss Secrets: A banker's betrayal
It’s the inner sanctum of Swiss banking — the heavily-guarded nexus between numbered Swiss bank accounts and their owner’s good names — and it’s the rare Americ