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US tax havens – the new Switzerland
May 9th, 2016
America is a magnet for offshore wealth, notably South Dakota, which has guaranteed secrecy In an old discount store hugging a corner in downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the heirs to the William Wrigley chewing gum fortune have an office for ...
Credit Suisse to Sell Distressed-Debt Portfolio for $1.27 Billion
May 4th, 2016
Credit Suisse will take new $100 million charge Credit Suisse Group AG agreed to sell a big chunk of distressed-debt assets, helping to speed the Swiss bank’s retreat from risky trading businesses. TSSP, a credit-investing affiliate of private-equity firm TPG, will ...
Credit Suisse, HSBC dismiss ‘Panama Papers’ tax avoidance allegations
April 6th, 2016
Credit Suisse and HSBC, two of the world’s largest wealth managers, dismissed on Tuesday suggestions they were actively using offshore structures to help clients cheat on their taxes. Their comments came a day after a leak of four decades ...
Credit Suisse faces tough questions after $1 billion write-downs
April 5th, 2016
On Jan. 19, Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam contacted the head of the Swiss bank’s markets business asking for more details about the fourth-quarter results at the trading division, according to materials seen by Reuters. Two-and-a-half months ...
UBS, HSBC Offshore Dealings Thrust Into Panama Papers Spotlight
April 5th, 2016
Report describes UBS’s dealings with law firm Mossack Fonseca Both banks say they comply with laws for vetting customers UBS Group AG and HSBC Holdings Plc — two of the banks hardest hit amid a U.S. crackdown on customers’ illicit ...
UBS, Credit Suisse interested in advising on Russia privatization
March 30th, 2016
Swiss banks UBS and Credit Suisse are interested in advising the Russian government on several privatizations as long as the deals do not violate sanctions, three banking sources told Reuters. The banks responded to a request for proposals that ...
Finra arbitration panel orders UBS to pay for damages over Puerto Rico bond losses
March 28th, 2016
Damages linked to the commonwealth’s distressed debt continue to climb UBS Group AG’s wealth management business for the Americas must pay more than $470,000 to three investors who claimed damages because their accounts were over-concentrated in Puerto Rico bonds ...
UBS and Credit Suisse launch fintech accelerator
March 23rd, 2016
The two largest Swiss banks UBS and Credit Suisse, are partnering with Swisscom, Swiss Life and Ernst & Young to launch a fintech accelerator with an international target audience. Operating under the umbrella of the Kickstart Accelerator, the programme ...
Credit Suisse Accused of Money Laundering by Billionaire
March 17th, 2016
Former Georgian PM alleges bank failed to control ex-manager Geneva criminal complaint is latest to target the Zurich bank Lawyers for Georgia’s billionaire former prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili accused Credit Suisse Group AG of money laundering as they step ...
France launches probe into UBS subsidiary over fraud case
March 3rd, 2016
France on Wednesday launched an official investigation into the French subsidiary of Swiss banking giant USB for alleged witness intimidation, a source close to the case told AFP. UBS France is suspected of trying to silence a whistle-blower who ...
