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Swiss officials search Sarasin bank in German tax probe
October 24th, 2014
Swiss authorities have searched the offices of private Bank J. Safra Sarasin as part of a probe led by German prosecutors into dividend stripping, an investment strategy that can be used to help clients avoid taxes, a Zurich prosecutor ...
73 Swiss banks ask U.S. to revise proposed tax amnesty deals
October 24th, 2014
Lawyers representing 73 Swiss banks seeking to avoid a tax-evasion probe by U.S. authorities wrote a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice raising questions over a dozen demands, including the banks’ cooperation with other nations. In the letter ...
EU to fine JPMorgan, UBS, Credit Suisse over Swiss franc Libor rigging
October 21st, 2014
European Union antitrust regulators are set to fine JPMorgan (JPM.N), UBS (UBSN.VX) and Credit Suisse (CSGN.VX) collectively over $115 million for rigging Swiss franc Libor benchmark interest rates, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. Royal Bank of ...
IG Group obtains License for Swiss Banking Business
October 6th, 2014
IG Group Holdings Plc, the U.K. spread-betting firm, is set to start operations in Geneva, close to the private banks it hopes to win as customers. The London-based company chose Geneva partly because many institutional customers it wants to ...
Swiss bank UBS started FX trading settlement talks
September 29th, 2014
UBS, Switzerland’s largest bank, has begun settlement talks over allegations it was involved in manipulating foreign exchange rates, the bank said, and warned that it could face a material penalty in any deal struck. UBS did not identify the ...
Swiss watchdog investigates Espirito Santo private bank
September 3rd, 2014
Switzerland’s financial regulator said on Wednesday it is investigating Banque Privee Espirito Santo SA (BPES), a Swiss private bank which is part of the Espirito Santo family’s troubled business empire. The Lausanne-based bank is owned by Espirito Santo Financial ...
Swiss economy influenced by Eurozone
September 3rd, 2014
Switzerland’s economy unexpectedly flatlined in the second quarter as trade took a hit from stagnation in its main export market, Europe, and a dip in construction spending. The data, missing forecasts of a 0.5 per cent increase from the ...
Swiss Bank Pictet Reveals Results for First Time
August 26th, 2014
The Swiss private bank Pictet Group reported its financial results publicly for the first time in its 209-year history on Tuesday, showing a profit and highlighting continuing changes in Switzerland’s traditionally secretive banking culture. Pictet, a privately held wealth ...
PBC Signed Local Currency Swap Agreement with Swiss National Bank
July 22nd, 2014
With the approval of the State Council, the People’s Bank of China signed on July 21, 2014, an agreement on bilateral local currency swap with the Swiss National Bank for the purpose of providing liquidity support for the bilateral ...
Swiss banks threaten freeze on US accounts over tax evasion
July 8th, 2014
Several Swiss banks have threatened to freeze American clients’ accounts unless they prove they are, or take steps to become, tax compliant, as the country’s lenders hurry to resolve a tax evasion dispute with the US. The moves – ...
