World news about “Banking secrecy” published by euronews.
Show me the money – British overseas territories deal Tax havens such as Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands are to work more closely with the UK and other European countries to fight tax… 02/05/2013
Combating offshore accounts The leaked list of names spans the globe, with current and former officials who stashed their cash in offshore accounts evading onerous taxes back home. The… 02/05/2013
Luxembourg plans to ease banking secrecy laws Luxembourg has said it will water down its banking secrecy laws after pressure from its EU partners. It comes amid a Europe-wide effort to crack down on tax… 10/04/2013
Austria joins EU talks to crack down on bank secrecy The Austrian government has decided to join Luxembourg for talks with the European Union on softening its stance on coveted bank secrecy. Announcing the… 09/04/2013
SNS Reaal rescued by Dutch government The Dutch government has nationalised bank and insurance group SNS Reaal at a cost of 10 billion euros. It said that was to prevent the lender’s collapse… 01/02/2013
Former Greek bank head’s Swiss accounts frozen – reports The Swiss authorities have reportedly frozen three bank accounts of the former head of private Greek bank Proton. Greek businessman Lavrentis Lavrentiadis… 24/02/2012
Credit Suisse settles German tax probe Credit Suisse is to pay 150 million euros to end an investigation by the public prosecutor’s office in Duesseldorf, Germany. The probe was into whether… 19/09/2011
Swiss banks want US tax row deal The head of the Swiss Bankers Association has said his country must solve a dispute with the United States over wealthy citizens using secret Swiss accounts… 05/09/2011
US targets Credit Suisse in tax dodge probe Credit Suisse said on Friday that is being investigated by US authorities for allegedly helping wealthy Americans evade tax by stashing large sums of money in… 15/07/2011
Hackers access Citigroup bank card data Citigroup has confirmed a media report that computer hackers have accessed details of about 200,000 of its customers in North America. That included names… 09/06/2011
Inside Bank Stress TestsSo what is it that the European Banking Authority has been doing? The EBA has tested about 90 of Europe’s top lenders, on how they would react to severe but… 15/07/2011
Swiss take second bite at banker ElmerThe Swiss authorities have rearrested rogue banker Rudolf Elmer just hours after he was found guilty of breaching Swiss bank secrecy laws and given a… 20/01/2011
Swiss banker found guilty in Wikileaks caseA former banker from Switzerland has been found guilty of breaching bank secrecy laws. Rudolph Elmer, who was among the first to use the Wikileaks website… 19/01/2011
Swiss ex-banker on trial over data leaksThe trial has begun of a former Swiss banker facing charges of breaching banking secrecy laws. Rudolph Elmer, who was among the first to use the Wikileaks… 19/01/2011
WikiLeaks handed secret Swiss banking dataA Swiss banker, due to go on trial for breaking bank secrecy laws, has handed over account details of 2,000 multinationals, financial firms and wealthy… 17/01/2011
UBS admits ‘serious errors’UBS has published the results of its investigation into how it lost over 35 billion euros and came close to collapse during the financial crisis… 14/10/2010
Tracking bank dataAs part of the fight against terrorism, Washington wants to track international financial transactions. After a long dispute, the EU Parliament has agreed to… 20/07/2010
EU-US bank data deal new guidelinesMake the Americans ask for it: New negotiation guidelines on bank transfer data in Europe have been proposed by the European Commission. US anti-terrorism… 24/03/2010
EU rejects bank data deal with USEurope has said no to the US on a deal on the sharing of bank data. The European Parliament has rejected an agreement that had provisionally gone into force… 11/02/2010
Switzerland seeks tax deal freeze with FranceSwitzerland says it is to freeze a double tax agreement with France signed last August – the latest twist in a Franco-Swiss financial dispute. It follows… 17/12/2009
HSBC whistleblower speaks outThe whistleblower at the centre of a banking row between France and Switzerland has blown his own cover to defend his actions. Hervé Falciani handed over… 14/12/2009
Twist in Franco-Swiss tax controversyThere is a new twist in a Franco-Swiss financial controversy. A newspaper has fresh claims about a list obtained by the French government of suspected tax… 09/12/2009
France: “Swiss tax evasion list is no bluff”The shadowy world of Swiss banking is under pressure today, amid claims that a list of French citizens with secret accounts has found its way to Paris. French… 31/08/2009
Swiss give France suspect bank account detailsJust days after striking a deal with France on banking secrecy Switzerland has handed over thousands of account details to French tax investigators. It… 31/08/2009
France and Switzerland sign tax dealFrance has signed a tax deal with Switzerland to gain banking information upon request. The agreement, which will come into effect at the beginning of… 28/08/2009
