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Swiss Minister Sees No Change To Economic Forecasts: Report
7 May 09:31 GMT

… :19 AM ET (RTTNews) - Swiss Economy Minister Johann Schneider-Amman said … will be no relaxation of bank secrecy policy in the country. He …
Can Poor People Open a Swiss Bank Account? - By Uri Friedman
3 May 01:17 GMT

… the Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger noted on Wednesday, the words "Swiss bank … -- as a bastion of bank secrecy laws that help unsavory characters … began changing in 1998, when Swiss banks reached a landmark settlement … expensive, über-secret "numbered" Swiss bank account, pointing out that …
IRS Reads Swiss Bankers Like An Open Book
2 May 14:39 GMT

… now after the cat of Swiss bank secrecy is irretrievably out of the … and broke the back of Swiss bank secrecy like a twig. That was … ’ files. See IRS Makes Swiss Cheese Of Swiss Banks. Switzerland insists it … holders, some a semblance of bank secrecy remains in place. The banks …
European Commission backs Swiss deals to fight tax evasion
18 Apr 01:01 GMT

… to pressure to loosen the bank secrecy rules that helped it build … has now been changed. The Swiss deal with Berlin faces other … dispute over the use of Swiss banks by wealthy Americans to …
Austria clinches Swiss tax deal
15 Apr 10:29 GMT

… back taxes from nationals using Swiss banking secrecy to hide savings … in undeclared funds parked in Swiss accounts. Future investment income will … at Switzerland's cherished bank secrecy, that helped it build up … continue after the presidential election, Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf said …
Swiss Can't Offer More in Tax Row: Finance Minister
13 Apr 11:00 GMT

… funds in secret bank accounts, Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf was … United States is investigating eleven Swiss banks including Credit Suisse and … . officials, with the government bending bank secrecy statutes in a parliamentary vote …
Swiss court blocks handout of bank data to US
11 Apr 20:43 GMT

… , 2012, 00:42 ISTA top Swiss court ruled Switzerland may not … taxes by hiding money in Swiss accounts. Washington is pressuring banks … well as tax fraud. Eleven Swiss banks including Credit Suisse and … upended by a Swiss court, citing a breach of bank secrecy, forcing the …
Swiss court blocks US bank data handout
11 Apr 12:41 GMT

… taxes by hiding money in Swiss accounts. Washington is pressuring banks … well as tax fraud. Eleven Swiss banks including Credit Suisse and … upended by a Swiss court, citing a breach of bank secrecy, forcing the … up a new deal, the Swiss parliament approved in February a …
German, Swiss Officials Sign New Tax Plan
6 Apr 01:05 GMT

… NEIL MACLUCAS BERLIN—German and Swiss government officials signed a deal … neighbors over tax evasion and bank secrecy. The pact, if culminated, would … NEIL MACLUCAS BERLIN—German and Swiss government officials signed a deal … neighbors over tax evasion and bank secrecy. The pact, if culminated, would …
Germans, Swiss clinch deal to tax secret deposits
6 Apr 00:51 GMT

… ;s cherished banking secrecy. The Swiss and German governments re-opened negotiations … an estimated 150 billion Swiss francs in Swiss accounts. Under the revised … agreed 999. Switzerland's bank secrecy code has helped it build … been fairly heated recently," Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf told …
German opposition condemns Swiss tax arrest warrant
3 Apr 10:20 GMT

… tax evasion," he said. Swiss Federal Prosecutor Michael Lauber confirmed … economic espionage and for breaking Swiss bank secrecy laws. German efforts to scrutinize … of Germans possibly holding secret Swiss bank accounts. Germans are required …
Germany tries to salvage Swiss tax deal
3 Apr 07:01 GMT

A Swiss decision to issue arrest warrants … undeclared German money held in Swiss accounts, eventually handing it over … has angered the Swiss government. Switzerland’s strict bank secrecy code has helped …
Germany denies strained Swiss relations
2 Apr 17:10 GMT

… punishments for violating bank secrecy. For a long time the Swiss authorities have … ” The tax inspectors targeted by Swiss prosecutors in their investigation of … liberal concept the Swiss have of the state – “the Swiss understand taxes … man in Switzerland”. …and Swiss reaction Swiss editorialists struggled to find a …
German opposition attacks Swiss bid to prosecute tax officials
2 Apr 13:20 GMT

… dispute over tax dodging and Swiss bank secrecy. Germany's efforts to … of where it was earned. Swiss federal prosecutor Michael Lauber confirmed … economic espionage and infringement of Swiss bank secrecy laws. Justice Ministry officials in …
Swiss seek arrest of tax collectors
31 Mar 23:09 GMT

… who stashed undeclared money in Swiss banks.” Several German states, including … an estimated 150bn Swiss francs ($200bn) hidden in secret Swiss accounts. Germany … German-held accounts. Switzerland’s strict bank secrecy code has helped it build …
German tax officials face Swiss arrest
31 Mar 16:21 GMT

… into the judicial domain (Keystone) Swiss authorities have issued arrest warrants … prosecutor Michael Lauber confirmed on Swiss public radio on Saturday that … ;, which includes punishments for violating bank secrecy. swissinfo.ch and agencies Comments …
Swiss banks draw rich despite secrecy blows
21 Mar 10:48 GMT

… despite the gradual erosion of bank secrecy: political stability and neutrality, low … through the financial crisis. Although Swiss banks - especially the country … to defend what remains of bank secrecy. "If the Americans get … expense of other countries." Swiss conservatives are more worried. Thomas …
Swiss banks still draw rich despite secrecy blows
20 Mar 23:50 GMT

… despite the gradual erosion of bank secrecy: political stability and neutrality, low … through the financial crisis. Although Swiss banks - especially the country … to defend what remains of bank secrecy. "If the Americans get … expense of other countries." Swiss conservatives are more worried. Thomas …
Analysis: Swiss banks still draw rich despite secrecy blows
20 Mar 13:07 GMT

… Emma Thomasson ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss bankers are on the defensive … despite the gradual erosion of bank secrecy: political stability and neutrality, low … through the financial crisis. Although Swiss banks - especially the country … have developed a taste for Swiss luxury watches are also drawn …
Swiss add ministers to Syrian sanctions list
9 Mar 17:49 GMT

… 100 Syrian officials subject to Swiss sanctions * Swiss already froze 50 mln … , transport, oil and communications, the Swiss government said in an amended … in 2009 to soften strict bank secrecy to help other countries catch … the uprising. ($1 = 0.9083 Swiss francs) (Reporting by Emma Thomasson …
RPT-FEATURE-Oldest Swiss private bank is newest U.S. target
16 Feb 12:23 GMT

… * Spotlight on Hummler, defender of bank secrecy By Martin de Sa… a burgeoning American crackdown on Swiss bank secrecy and efforts to force banks … of the Alpine tradition of bank secrecy and an admirer of the … at Swiss banks, it would have to breach Swiss law." Swiss law …

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