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Switzerland Tax, Offshore and Legal News Headlines 2005
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30/12/2005 Tax Competition Heats Up In Switzerland
30/12/2005 Some Bermudian Funds To Gain Exemption From Swiss Disclosure Rules
28/12/2005 Roche Sub-Licenses Indian Tamiflu Producer
27/12/2005 Swisscom Permitted To Make Foreign Acquisitions, Says Government
22/12/2005 Deutsche Bank Chief To Face Retrial
20/12/2005 Deiss Signs Free Trade Deal With South Korea On Behalf Of EFTA
19/12/2005 US Official Calls For Continued Scrutiny Of WIPO
16/12/2005 Switzerland Defends Corporate Tax System In Brussels
15/12/2005 Liechtenstein Hands Back Saddam's Plane To Iraqi People
13/12/2005 Swiss Canton Votes To Attract Business With Tax Cuts
09/12/2005 Refco Affiliates Try To Reclaim Their Shares
09/12/2005 Switzerland Has Become 'Too Complicated' For Foreign Investors
07/12/2005 Guernsey Fund Industry Showcased At Swiss Conference
07/12/2005 Swisscom And Government Deadlocked Over Foreign Acquisition Plans
06/12/2005 Briton Gaoled For GBP76m Offshore Fraud
02/12/2005 Swiss Coalition Party Argues For End To Special Celebrity Tax Breaks
02/12/2005 UK Competitiveness Set To Decline According To Study
02/12/2005 Cayman Islands Welcomes 10,000th Fund Registration
30/11/2005 European Asset Management Body Calls For Harmonisation Of EU Hedge Funds
24/11/2005 Refco Seeks Injunction Against Swiss Broker
24/11/2005 Merkel's Chancellorship Will Boost Swiss Economy, Says Business Group
23/11/2005 European Court Decisions Go Largely Ignored By Multinationals
21/11/2005 Switzerland Fears Losing Key .eu Names
18/11/2005 UBS Fined For Incorrect Transaction Reporting
10/11/2005 Jersey Trust Company To Offer Securitization Support In City
07/11/2005 Swiss Authorities Freeze Accounts In Mediaset Money Laundering Probe
01/11/2005 Asian Wealth Managers Set To Benefit From European Asset Outflows
28/10/2005 Switzerland Keeps Options Open On EU Membership
27/10/2005 Europe's Investors Flee Tax Directive
27/10/2005 US Calls On WTO To Act Against Chinese Government Over Piracy
21/10/2005 Calls To Override Tamiflu Patent Increase
17/10/2005 EU Questions Swiss Cantonal Tax System
14/10/2005 OECD Data Shows Sharp Contrasts In National Tax Policies
04/10/2005 Swiss Authorities Wavering Over Australian Tax Disclosures
04/10/2005 SVP Seeks Withdrawal Of Switzerland's EU Application
27/09/2005 Switzerland Votes To Allow Workers From New EU Member States To Enter
23/09/2005 Swiss Stock Exchange Relieves Chairman After Approach From Deutsche Börse
19/09/2005 Swiss Bankers Warn Against Politically Motivated Requests For Judicial Assistance
15/09/2005 Swiss Economy Grew Slightly In Q2, SECO Announces
14/09/2005 World Bank Report Examines Regulatory Reforms Worldwide
09/09/2005 Julius Baer Becomes Switzerland’s Largest Wealth Manager
05/09/2005 EFG Bank Expands Global Footprint To Monaco And London
02/09/2005 Bahamas Central Bank Unable To Help Swiss Terror Financing Investigators
24/08/2005 Leading Banks Drawn Into KPMG Tax Shelter Enquiry
23/08/2005 Swiss Music Industry Says Piracy Costing It Billions Of Francs
23/08/2005 Merz Striving For Lowest Rate Of VAT In Europe
22/08/2005 Swiss Family Offices Outsource Back Offices
18/08/2005 Three In Four Swiss Firms Affected By White Collar Crime
15/08/2005 Swiss Government Urged To Complete FTA With US
11/08/2005 EU Savings Tax Directive Impacting Bermuda Fund Sector
10/08/2005 Bermuda Discusses Savings Tax Directive Concerns With Swiss Authorities
09/08/2005 Swiss Bankers Reject Call For New Regulations
27/07/2005 Court Gives KPMG More Powers In Portus Case
26/07/2005 Investigators Probing Infineon Scandal
22/07/2005 Swiss International Legal Consultants Awarded Dubai Licence
21/07/2005 Switzerland And Pakistan Sign New Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement
20/07/2005 UBS Launches New Hedge Fund Advisory Group
15/07/2005 IFRS Throws Up Complex Issues For Corporate Tax Reporting
14/07/2005 UK Announces Programme Of Double Tax Agreement Negotiations
11/07/2005 Nestle-Mars Trademark Spat Sent Back To UK Courts
07/07/2005 EC Approves Lufthansa's Plans To Acquire Swiss
30/06/2005 Accounting Firm Calls For Savings Tax Directive Amnesty
21/06/2005 Switzerland Considering EU Options
21/06/2005 Hong Kong Gazettes Seven Double Tax Avoidance Agreements
17/06/2005 Private Banking Profits Continue To Grow
15/06/2005 OECD Backs Off Swiss Harmful Tax Listing
14/06/2005 EY Law Network Suffering Following Regulatory Clampdown
09/06/2005 Survey Reaffirms Switzerland's Light Tax And Regulatory Touch
07/06/2005 Swiss Schengen Vote Welcomed
07/06/2005 Swiss MP's 'Schumi Initiative' Challenges Expat Tax Regime
06/06/2005 Swiss Prosecutors Call Halt To Terror-Financing Investigation
27/05/2005 UBS Chief Speaks On Regulation And Business Ethics
20/05/2005 Swiss Government Mulls Free Trade Approach To US
19/05/2005 Swiss Banks To Face Greater Competition Says SNB Chief
13/05/2005 Switzerland Made Largest Gain In Competitiveness During 2004
12/05/2005 Deutsche Boerse Leaders Give In To Shareholders
12/05/2005 Swiss Managers Enjoy Europe’s Highest Purchasing Power
10/05/2005 WTO Breaks Agriculture Log-Jam
27/04/2005 Telekurs Named By Swiss Tax Authorities As Savings Tax Directive Data Provider
25/04/2005 Novartis Loses Battle Over EU Protection Period
21/04/2005 Germany Found To Have Unfavourable Expat Tax Regime
18/04/2005 Swiss Drugs Firm Seeks To Exploit European Tax Competition
15/04/2005 Nestle Sparks Corporate Governance Row In Switzerland
14/04/2005 EU Savings Tax Directive On Schedule For July 2005 Introduction
06/04/2005 Bermuda Popular With US Investors
06/04/2005 Seco Satisfied With Implementation Of Swiss Anti-Wage Dumping Laws
05/04/2005 Swiss Voters To Decide On Schengen/Dublin Accords
05/04/2005 Swiss Money Laundering Investigations On The Increase
01/04/2005 Swiss Law Firm Hosts 'Destination Switzerland' Conference
28/03/2005 More Warnings About The Future For Hedge Funds
18/03/2005 UK's Anti-Money Laundering Efforts Under Fire Again
17/03/2005 Swiss Banking Chief Attacks City Of London
16/03/2005 African Leaders Welcome Tech Tax Plans
15/03/2005 Lufthansa And Swiss International Come To Terms
11/03/2005 Swiss Bankers Say Government Is Too Complaisant
10/03/2005 Tax Advisors Form Global Alliance
28/02/2005 Swiss Authorities Remove Ban On Bin Ladin Trademark
24/02/2005 Switzerland Urged To Liberalise Markets
21/02/2005 Switzerland To Release More Frozen Abacha Assets To Nigeria
16/02/2005 International Trademark System Saw Record Year In 2004
16/02/2005 Alternative Investment Firm Taps Into Australian Market
14/02/2005 Proposed Swiss Copyright Reforms Criticised
31/01/2005 Swiss Reject Chirac’s Tax On Banking Secrecy
28/01/2005 ECJ Advocate General Issues Opinion On Nestle's Plans To Trademark Slogan
20/01/2005 Julius Baer Announces Voting Reforms, Fuels Takeover Speculation
19/01/2005 Austrian Corporate Tax Cut Sparks Rise In Foreign Investment
17/01/2005 Competition Hots Up In Swiss Private Banking Industry
11/01/2005 Standard Clauses For Data Transfers To Non-EU Countries Approved
06/01/2005 Swiss Institutions Suffered Subdued Investment Returns In 2004

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