August 13, 2012 - German opposition says Swiss tax pact doomed in current form
A leader of Germany's opposition Social Democrats (SPD) said on Saturday a deal between the German and Swiss governments to levy taxes on German assets in Swiss
August 13, 2012 - Swiss see no sign of mass German money exodus ahead of tax deal-fin min
Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf did not directly answer a question asking whether Swiss banks had advised their German clients to move their money.
August 13, 2012 - German Tax Investigators Set Their Sights on UBS
The investigators are said to have obtained video material which show "senior (UBS) employees" giving instructions on how German clients can invest their money
August 13, 2012 -- Alleged UBS data transfer threatens tax deal
“UBS is not aware of having fallen victim to data theft,” UBS spokesman Andreas Kern told swissinfo.ch on Friday.
August 10, 2012 - 'We are living war out there' regarding tax deals
Two teenage children of a Swiss asset manager were held and questioned by the U.S. authorities at an American airport back in May about their father’s work in t
August 10, 2012 - UBS says unaware if client data obtained by German authorities
"Until now, the German authorities haven't told us if and potentially which UBS client data is concerned," the Swiss bank said in a statement on Friday.
August 10, 2012 - Most Foreign Banks Don't Want U.S. Clients; How To Find One That Does
Most Foreign Banks Don't Want U.S. Clients; How To Find One That Does
August 9, 2012 - North Rhine-Westphalia Buys CD Data on UBS Accounts, FTD Reports
North Rhine- Westphalia has obtained a CD with Swiss bank account information on German citizens suspected of tax evasion at UBS AG (UBSN),
August 8, 2012 - As offshoring grows, banks grapple with oversight
Global banks that ship increasingly sensitive and sophisticated work overseas to save costs will be forced to step up oversight of back office operations after
August 8, 2012 - German state buys Swiss banking data
The CD contains the names and bank details of some 1,000 wealthy Germans who are customers of the Zurich branch of Coutts
August 7, 2012 - Swiss Brace for Talks with US on Secret Accounts
"Constant new demands" made by U.S. justice officials are the main stumbling block, said Widmer-Schlumpf,
August 7, 2012 - US targets Swiss bankers travelling in Europe
Extradition treaties between the US and countries including France, Germany, Italy, Austria and Britain make it possible for the US to take legal steps via Inte
August 6, 2012 - Swiss Banks Face Slow Death As Taxman Chases Assets
“It will not be a big bang, but an erosion as amnesty programs are put together and as clients declare themselves and come clean,” said Francois Reyl, chief exe
August 6, 2012 - Italy Can Use Offshore Account Holder List
The tax court considered the acquisition of the data to be completely legitimate collaboration...
August 3, 2012 - UBS Whistleblower Gets Out of Jail
Only one person in the UBS banking scandal served time: the one who blew the whistle.