02/09/2012

Credit Suisse private banking profit drops

Credit Suisse Group reports 2011 net income attributable to shareholders of CHF 1,953 million, Core Results pre-tax income of CHF 2,749 million, return on equity of 6.0%, underlying return on equity of 7.3%

02/08/2012

Swiss Private Bank Charged in U.S. With Aiding Tax Evasion

The indictment follows charges filed Jan. 3 against three Wegelin bankers accused of conspiring to help U.S. clients hide more than $1.2 billion in assets from American tax authorities. Wegelin announced on Jan. 27 that it agreed to a sale to Switzerland&

02/07/2012

Julius Baer expects to deliver client data in U.S. probe

Swiss private bank Julius Baer said on Monday it expects to have to hand over client data as part of a U.S. tax investigation into wealthy Americans who stashed their money in Swiss banks to avoid paying taxes.

02/07/2012

UBS Cuts 2011 Bonus Pool 40% as Investment Bank Posts Loss

“We’ve tried to refocus our reward system, differentiating employee performance, differentiating business performance, in a way we think is fair,” Naratil told reporters on a conference call. There’s “a difficult balance bet