May 2, 2017 - Swiss spy agency defends practices after German arrest in tax case
"When someone in Switzerland uses illegal methods in Switzerland to steal state or business secrets, that is espionage, and we have the task to fight that," FIS director Markus Seiler told reporters at a briefing in Bern.
April 25, 2017 - Falcon Private Bank: CS Clone?
The bank's management is a who's who of former Credit Suisse top executives: Chief Executive Walter Berchtold ran Credit Suisse's private bank until 2012; private banking head Erich Pfister was Credit Suisse's head of U.K. and international markets, and product chief Arthur Vayloyan held senior roles including head of Swiss private banking.
April 18, 2017 - Tax evasion issue continues to haunt Swiss banking
From 2018, Swiss banks will routinely turn over client data to tax authorities across Europe under an “automatic exchange of information” procedure.
April 6, 2017 - Swiss now in touch with Dutch over Credit Suisse case: AG
Coordinated raids began on Thursday in the Netherlands, Britain, Germany, France and Australia, the Dutch office for financial crimes prosecution said on Friday.
April 6, 2017 - Swiss Stress Cooperation in `Huge' Cases Like Credit Suisse
The number of foreign-assistance requests to the Swiss prosecutor’s office jumped to 193 last year from 145 in 2015 as more foreign prosecutors reached out for help with their own investigations into money-laundering, corruption and other white-collar crimes, according to its annual report released Wednesday.
April 5, 2017 - Credit Suisse scandal threatens Swiss efforts to clean up reputation
People really thought that, with the upcoming Automatic Exchange of Information and the cleanup of the European client portfolio completed, this stuff shouldn't be an issue anymore," Andreas Venditti, banking analyst at Vontobel, said. "Now the market seems to be confused about what to think."
April 5, 2017 - In tax evasion hunt, Australia finds scores of Swiss accounts still active
Swiss bank Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) came out last week to reveal its offices in London, Paris and Amsterdam were contacted by local authorities concerning client tax matters.
April 3, 2017 - Credit Suisse Taken by Surprise in Five-Nation Tax Probe
The raids were done without informing authorities in Switzerland, that country’s attorney general’s office said in a statement. The Swiss aren’t conducting a criminal probe into the matter, a spokeswoman said.
April 3, 2017 - Credit Suisse Offices Visited by Authorities
the bank's Milan offices were searched by the tax police, reportedly over whether a Bermuda subsidiary of the bank helped wealthy Italians hide undeclared funds.
April 3, 2017 - Credit Suisse Raided, Client Assets Seized in Probe (Correct)
"The international reach of this investigation sends a clear message that there is no hiding place for those seeking to evade tax," the U.K. authority said in its statement.
April 3, 2017 - Credit Suisse taken by surprise in five-nation tax probe
Criminal investigations are also underway in France, Germany, the UK and Australia, and the roles of bank employees are part of the inquiries.
April 3, 2017 - Credit Suisse taken by surprise in five-nation tax probe
Criminal investigations are also underway in France, Germany, the UK and Australia, and the roles of bank employees are part of the inquiries.
April 3, 2017 - Credit Suisse apparent target of massive tax fraud probe
Dutch prosecutors said dozens of people who allegedly concealed millions of euros were being probed for tax fraud and money laundering and that records were seized on Thursday from "a Swiss bank" which they did not name.
April 3, 2017 - Credit Suisse takes out UK newspaper ads after office raids in tax case
Zurich-based Credit Suisse was pulled into an international tax evasion and money laundering investigation on Thursday when coordinated searches were carried out on its London, Paris and Amsterdam offices.
Feb 23, 2017 - Credit Suisse’s Israeli Desk in New Tax Evasion Probe, Report Says
The investigation focuses on the bank’s Israeli desk, which has hundreds of clients. According to the report, an investigation of a dual Israeli-American citizen living in Israel by the U.S. Justice Department in July 2014 disclosed that he had assets in a Credit Suisse account that he had not reported.