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- UBS-Jeffries Case Reveals That Without Bonuses, Investment Banking Doesn't Work
- While UBS's lawsuit may turn out to bear strong legal merits, the bank can hardly blame its woes on anyone but itself. Earlier in the year, UBS slashed bonuses for its key employees by up to 80 percent. by Daniel M. Harrison
- Blog posts 2009-06-26
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- Swiss officials in US talks on UBS tax case: report
- GENEVA AFP — Swiss officials have gone to Washington for talks on tax evasion after a former employee of Swiss banking giant UBS admitted conspiring to help US clients dodge millions of dollars in taxes, a report said Friday. The delegation from the finance and justice ministries will discuss...
- Research articles 2008-06-20
- Prosecution of UBS informant seen backfiring on US
- By Tom Brown of Reuters MIAMI - The key informant in the US tax evasion case against Swiss bank UBS AG faces prison next year, but his harsher-than-expected treatment by the US Justice Department will undermine efforts to expose secretive offshore tax havens, lawyers and whistle-blower advocates say. Bradley Birkenfeld,...
- News items 2009-10-09
- Swiss, US sign accord to settle tax case
- By Jason Rhodes and Kim Dixon of Reuters BERNE/WASHINGTON - Switzerland has agreed to hand over details of about 4,450 UBS AG bank accounts to US authorities to settle a tax dispute that challenged Swiss banking secrecy and now threatens to spill over to other banks. With Switzerland's famed banking...
- News items 2009-08-19
- UBS, US settle tax evasion case
- By Pascal Fletcher and Jim Loney of Reuters MIAMI - Swiss bank UBS AG and the US government have agreed to settle a long-running dispute over the disclosure of names of wealthy American clients suspected of tax evasion. The parties have initialled agreements that will "take a little time to...
- News items 2009-08-12
- US-UBS deal forged in sweat-drenched talks, source
- By Tom Brown of Reuters MIAMI - US and Swiss negotiators were drenched in sweat when they finally settled their dispute over access to the names of American clients of UBS AG suspected of tax evasion, a source close to the talks has said. The agreement, which could undermine Switzerland's...
- News items 2009-08-13
- Swiss to Reveal UBS Accounts to Settle U.S. Tax Battle
- By Jason Rhodes and Kim Dixon BERNE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Switzerland has agreed to reveal the names of about 4,450 wealthy American clients of UBS AG to U.S. authorities in a tax dispute settlement that pierces Swiss banking secrecy and now threatens to spill over to other banks. The deal promises...
- News items 2009-08-19
- UBS, U.S. Settle Tax Evasion Case
- MIAMI (Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS AG UBSN UBS and the U.S. government have agreed to settle a long-running dispute over the disclosure of names of wealthy American clients suspected of tax evasion, a U.S. government lawyer said on Wednesday. The settlement is expected to involve the disclosure to U.S....
- News items 2009-08-12
- UBS Won't Stem Withdrawals Soon
- By Lisa JuccaZURICH (Reuters UK) - Swiss bank UBS does not expect to win back assets from rich clients any time soon as it struggles to rebuild its reputation after a bitter U.S. tax row even as its underlying performance improves.Higher-than-expected accounting charges pushed UBS into its fourth consecutive quarterly...
- News items 2009-11-03
- UBS Won't Stem Withdrawals Soon as Q3 Disappoints
- By Lisa JuccaZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS does not expect to win back assets from rich clients any time soon as it struggles to rebuild its reputation after a bitter U.S. tax row even as its underlying performance improves.Higher-than-expected accounting charges pushed UBS into its fourth consecutive quarterly loss...
- News items 2009-11-03
- Swiss Cabinet Meets on UBS as U.S. Tax Talks Drag
- By Lisa Jucca ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss government held a special session on Monday to discuss the U.S. tax evasion case hanging over Swiss bank UBS UBSNUBS as negotiations to settle the issue dragged on. The Swiss government, currently in recess, is holding an extraordinary meeting on Monday, a...
- News items 2009-08-10
- Robert McCann to Head UBS U.S. Wealth Unit
- By Katie Reid and Lisa JuccaZURICH (Reuters) - Robert McCann, the new head of UBS's U.S. wealth management unit that was battered by a high-profile tax row, said he aims to stem client withdrawals and has no plans to sell the business.McCann, who led Merrill Lynch's wealth management business until...
- News items 2009-10-27
- UBS to Name 5,000 Accounts Under U.S. Deal: Paper
- By Jonathan Lynn GENEVA (Reuters) - The deal initialed last week between the United States and Switzerland over UBS will involve the disclosure of around 5,000 holders of secret Swiss accounts, weekly newspaper NZZ am Sonntag said on Sunday. Another Swiss weekly, Sonntag, said around 4,500 names would be handed...
- News items 2009-08-17
- UK, Australia Seek UBS Data After U.S. Tax Case
- ZURICH (Reuters) - Authorities in Britain and Australia have requested information from UBS after the Swiss bank agreed in August to disclose some 4,450 client names to settle a U.S. tax case, the bank confirmed on Sunday.UBS said in a note to its third-quarter financial statement, published last week, that...
- News items 2009-11-08
- UK, Aust seek UBS data after US tax case
- Reuters ZURICH - Authorities in Britain and Australia have requested information from UBS after the Swiss bank agreed in August to disclose some 4,450 client names to settle a US tax case, the bank confirmed. UBS said in a note to its third-quarter financial statement, published last week, that tax...
- News items 2009-11-08
- UBS to Detail Some US Accounts, Others Face Scrutiny
- By Jason Rhodes and Kim Dixon BERNE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Switzerland will hand over details of about 4,450 UBS AG bank accounts to U.S. authorities, settling a tax dispute that has threatened Swiss banking secrecy, the two governments said on Wednesday. The Swiss government has also agreed to review and process...
- News items 2009-08-19
- UBS to Reveal About 5,000 Names in U.S. Deal: Source
- By Tom Brown MIAMI (Reuters) - UBS will give U.S. authorities the names of about 5,000 wealthy Americans suspected of using the Swiss bank to evade taxes under a deal that will be formalized this week, a U.S. legal source said on Monday. The source, who asked not to be...
- News items 2009-08-18
- UBS Shares Climb Further on U.S. Tax Case Deal
- ZURICH (Reuters) - Shares in UBS UBSUBSN on Thursday extended gains as investors expected the settlement of a damaging U.S. tax dispute to allow the bank to focus on becoming profitable again. UBS, the world's second-largest wealth manager in terms of managed assets, and the U.S. government agreed on Wednesday...
- News items 2009-08-14
- AUSTRALIA'S PACIFIC DUNLOP HIRES UBS WARBURG IN CASE OF TAKEOVER.
- MELBOURNE, Jan 8 Asia Pulse - Pacific Dunlop Ltd (ASX:PDP) said today that it had appointed UBS Warburg to help it come up with a strategy in the case of a takeover bid, but said that it had not received any approaches so far. ...
- Research articles 2002-01-08
- UBS tax deal with US expected soon
- By Jason Rhodes of Reuters BERNE - Details of a deal to settle a US tax case against Swiss bank UBS AG could come as soon and could have far-reaching implications for other wealth managers. The lawsuit against UBS, which alleges that it helped US citizens dodge taxes, has strained...
- News items 2009-08-19
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