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2012/05/24 08:27
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Bank Wegelin shirks second court hearing by Rita Emch in New York, swissinfo.chSwiss Bank Wegelin has again failed to appear for a hearing in a District Court in New York. As in February, neither a...
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2012/05/24 01:06
2012/05/24 01:06
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Wegelin & Co., the 270-year-old Swiss bank charged with helping U.S. taxpayers hide more than $1.2 billion from the Internal Revenue Service, failed to appear today in federal court in Manhattan for...
2012/05/23 08:29
2012/05/23 08:29
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In the meeting held at the Hilton Hotel on Wednesday, May 17, 2012, leaders of the Ethiopian Bankers Association (EBA) discussed the issue confidentiality on accounts of their clients with...
2012/05/21 20:30
2012/05/21 20:30
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The illicit outflow of money from India has been estimated at USD 104 billion as of December last year, according to a report of the Global Financial Integrity (GFI). This has been disclosed by the...
2012/05/21 10:38
2012/05/21 10:38
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New Delhi, May 21 : The government Monday released the much-awaited white paper on black money, which makes a strong pitch for setting up the Lokpal and Lokayuktas but carries no official estimate of...
2012/05/16 09:27
2012/05/16 09:27
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Swiss director Nicolas Wadimoff’s “Opération Libertad” features in the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight section. In the film, a revolutionary group tries to uncover a 1970s money laundering operation by a...
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2012/05/16 07:44
2012/05/16 07:44
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Swiss Asset Managers Slam 'Incoherent' Financial Centre Strategyby Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels16 May 2012 During its general assembly in Zurich, the Swiss Association of Asset Managers...
2012/05/15 08:07
2012/05/15 08:07
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... two Swiss banks have handed over client account data to U.K. tax authorities, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The authorities are examining the data before...
2012/05/14 21:42
2012/05/14 21:42
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WASHINGTON - JUNE 30: Joseph J. Cassano, former Chief Executive Officer, American International Group (AIG), testifies during a Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) hearing on Capitol Hill, June...
2012/05/14 14:55
2012/05/14 14:55
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Michael Little, 61, was seized by police as he arrived at JFK Airport last week, and set bail of $2 million (£1.2 million). The attorney, from Hampshire, has been charged with aiding the family of...
2012/05/13 22:50
2012/05/13 22:50
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Approximately 1,780 expatriates renounced their U.S. citizenship in 2011, up from 235 in 2008. Why? Money, honey. Bloomberg reports that rich Americans are giving up their nationality in higher...
2012/05/13 12:42
2012/05/13 12:42
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Swiss bank accounts belonging to former head of Bank of Moscow Andrei Borodin were frozen by local law enforcement authorities, state media reported Saturday. Russia is seeking the extradition of...
2012/05/12 13:01
2012/05/12 13:01
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ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss private bankPictet denied it is being investigated by U.S. officials as part of a probe into how wealthy Americans used hidden Swiss offshore accounts to avoid taxes, in an...
2012/05/12 04:36
2012/05/12 04:36
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Lawyer accused of US tax fraud A New York judge set two million dollars' (£1.2 million) bail and home detention with electronic monitoring for a British lawyer accused of advising the family of a...
2012/05/08 21:56
2012/05/08 21:56
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... details) WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank's cap on the strong franc is appropriate given slow growth and deflation risks, but authorities should return to a floating...
2012/05/07 20:55
2012/05/07 20:55
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A British aristocrat has been linked to the suspected laundering of the fraudulent gains of Russian criminals involved in the death of anti-corruption campaigner, Sergei Magnitsky. Andrew Moray...
2012/05/06 17:01
2012/05/06 17:01
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Pictet said in a statement the data handover took place in November 2010 via the Swiss tax office, which had received a request for assistance from its U.S. counterparts. This is the latest episode...
2012/05/03 19:34
2012/05/03 19:34
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DESCENDANTS of two Jewish families have filed a new lawsuit against Switzerland's largest banks to recover millions of dollars they say relatives deposited before the Holocaust, their lawyers...
2012/05/03 18:26
2012/05/03 18:26
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UBS shareholders fired a warning shot to Axel Weber, the incoming chairman, as they voted heavily against proposals by the board and top management on pay and corporate governance. The Swiss bank...
2012/05/03 17:01
2012/05/03 17:01
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... ought not to be a financial centre for tax evaders. The financial sector cannot become involved in tax crimes," said Mr Villiger. "For years, banking confidentiality was a key part of...