October 30, 2017 - Spy who was caught by 'German James Bond' admits targeting tax officials who were trying to uncover the na
Under interrogation in Switzerland, he apparently told authorities that he had been hired by their secret service to compile information on three German tax off
October 25, 2017 - Journalists Expose the Riches of Putin's Distant Relative
A group of journalists behind the Panama Papers offshore accounts expose published an investigation Wednesday detailing how a distant relative of Russian Presid
October 25, 2017 - Panama Papers 2? The financial secrets of the super-rich may be about to be leaked after an offshore law f
Super-rich clients of offshore law firm Appleby are bracing themselves for the exposure of their financial secrets, after the firm admitted data had been stolen
October 19, 2017 - The Spy Who Taxed Us
An alleged Swiss agent accused of spying on a German tax evasion probe has been offered a deal in exchange for a confession. But the move could further strain r
October 19, 2017 - Swiss 'tax spy' ready to confess in German trial: Lawyer
Switzerland had been seeking the identities of three German tax officers, hoping to build a case against them for illegally obtaining banking data - which are p
October 17, 2017 - A Maltese Journalist Who Reported on the Panama Papers Has Been Killed by a Car Bomb
Muscat said he has asked the U.S. government and the FBI for help investigating the car bombing.
October 16, 2017 - Malta car bomb kills Panama Papers journalist
Her most recent revelations pointed the finger at Malta’s prime minister, Joseph Muscat, and two of his closest aides, connecting offshore companies linked to t
October 11, 2017 - Private Bankers Want a Break From Crisis-Era Rules Meant for UBS
Credit Suisse and UBS are in the first group, meaning they have the potential to destabilize the financial system.
September 28, 2017 - DOJ Investigating Offshore Life Insurance Companies For Selling Abusive PPLI Policies
According to a September 14, 2017, report in Reuters found here, the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether one of the biggest purveyors of offshor
September 28, 2017 - German branches of UBS searched by authorities
According to the Wirtschaftswoche magazine, the search operations which involved around 130 agents were carried on UBS offices throughout the country from Tuesd
September 28, 2017 - German prosecutors search UBS offices in tax investigation
German prosecutors say they have searched offices of Swiss bank UBS in an investigation of suspected tax evasion by about 2,000 people.
September 28, 2017 - Swiss Banking Stuck in the Tax Mire
Banks are not alone anymore: Swiss Life recently was approached by the U.S. judiciary, which wants to vet the business with so-called «Wrappers», life-insurance
August 31, 2017 - UBS and other big banks are preparing to show governments how to put cash on a blockchain
The world’s biggest banks aren’t immune from cryptocurrency euphoria, with a range of projects underway to explore how traditional financial firms can benefit f
August 18, 2017 - Suspected Swiss spy indicted in Germany
The politically charged case focuses on a 54-year-old man identified only as Daniel M. because of German privacy rules. He is suspected of working for Switzerla
August 18, 2017 - U.S. Tax Dispute: Swiss Wealth Manager Fined
Geneva-based Prime Partners has agreed to a so-called Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) with the Department of Justice (DoJ). Under the terms of the agreement, Pr