March 22, 2012 - Swiss political world startled as defender of bank secrecy searched
Blocher, strategist for right-wing People’s Party, ironically under suspicion for breaking bank secrecy laws
March 22, 2012 - Hildebrand, former central bank head, goes to Oxford
Hildebrand left the bank after Christoph Blocher, a right-wing UDC party leader, suggested he had behaved inappropriately or possibly illegally. Hildebrand’s na
March 20, 2012 - Swiss banks still draw rich despite secrecy blows
While Singapore and London are also doing well, Dovey noted Switzerland has defended its position as the biggest centre of offshore wealth. It remains the top c
March 20, 2012 - Raymond Baer quits Julius Baer board as chairman
He will continue to work with the bank as head of a commission that will deal with tax issues, including investigations by the US Department of Justice. Bank Ju
March 20, 2012 - Swiss Banks Fret World Money Lure Fading
While the bank has recovered from near insolvency, its sullied image exemplifies a fall from grace of financial institutions that contributed almost one-third o
March 19, 2012 - Taxes from A to Z: N Is For Noncitizen Spouse
You are a resident alien of the United States for federal income tax purposes if you meet either the green card test or the substantial presence test for calend
March 19, 2012 - Change To Leadership Of Julius Baer; Chairman To Stand Down
Raymond Baer, chairman of the Julius Baer private bank that bears his family name, is standing down from his role as chairman after having been associated with
March 15, 2012 - Swiss lawmakers relax banking secrecy for Holocaust funds
Swiss lawmakers voted on Wednesday to relax strict secrecy laws to make it easier to liquidate unclaimed accounts held in Swiss banks, a major step forward in e
March 15, 2012 - Two Swiss financial advisers indicted in U.S.
In the latest development in a U.S. crackdown on Swiss banking, the indictment said that Thomann was a client adviser at Swiss-based UBS from 1993 to around 200
March 15, 2012 - Swiss “Tax Evasion Advisers” Hid Assets, Used Kids
Beck, who ran the asset-management firm Beck Verwaltungen AG, also gave addresses to his clients in the U.S. and Israel where they could pick up or drop off cas
March 15, 2012 - Two Swiss Financial Advisers Accused of Helping U.S. Taxpayers Hide Money
Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan, said Messrs. Thomann and Beck "acted as full-service tax-evasion advisers to their American clients who did not w
March 15, 2012 - Two Swiss financial advisers indicted in U.S.
In separate indictments, one of them alleging that a child was used to carry cash to a client, charges were brought against Hans Thomann, 61, and Josef Beck, 46
March 15, 2012 - Message from Teig Lawrence
March 12, 2012 - New Rules Target Offshore Funds
Owning a portfolio of offshore holdings is about to get much riskier, thanks to new U.S. tax-reporting rules, financial advisers say. As a result, some advisers
March 8, 2012 - Tax Hunt Pushes Global Rich to Offshore Trusts for U.S. Children
Multinational families increasingly are turning to high-end estate and tax planners to reduce tax bills when they shift money to children living in the U.S., wh