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Switzerland Tax, Offshore and Legal News Headlines 2006
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28/12/2006 Swiss Lawmakers Approve Hague Convention On Trusts
20/12/2006 Swiss Life Expands HNWI Services With Liechtenstein Acquisition
18/12/2006 Spitzer Takes On UBS
06/12/2006 Switzerland Remains Defiant Over Tax System
04/12/2006 India And EFTA Move Closer To Free Trade Deal
28/11/2006 Switzerland Extends Cooperation To Eastern Europe
27/11/2006 SWX Announces Adoption Of New Rules
21/11/2006 UK Questions Tax Status Of 'Monaco Millionaires'
14/11/2006 WIPO To Host Global Anti-Counterfeiting And Piracy Meeting
09/11/2006 PwC-World Bank Report Examines Tax System Complexity
08/11/2006 Simpler Tax Administration Is A 'Win-Win' For Government, Report Suggests
07/11/2006 SWX And Deutsche Boerse To Launch New Exchange
06/11/2006 Julius Baer Launches In Hong Kong
19/10/2006 IFPI Launches New Wave Of File-Sharing Legal Actions
17/10/2006 Alternative E-Payment Methods Can Help Gaming Sites
17/10/2006 Swiss Re To Boost UK Presence
13/10/2006 Artists Unite Against Proposed Extension To Swiss Copyright Law
10/10/2006 European Commission Appoints First Ambassador To Switzerland
09/10/2006 Swiss Government Takes Further Action Against Money Laundering
05/10/2006 WIPO Assemblies Conclude
04/10/2006 WIPO Diplomatic Conference On Broadcasting Rights To Go Ahead
03/10/2006 Swisscom Slammed By SWX
28/09/2006 Switzerland Ousts US As World's Most Competitive Economy
27/09/2006 Lamy Anguishes Over Doha At WTO Public Forum
27/09/2006 Bank Of Butterfield Opens Swiss Subsidiary
27/09/2006 OECD Claims Success At Abolishing 'Harmful' Tax Regimes
18/09/2006 Swiss Asset Management Group Targets HNWIs
13/09/2006 Swissfirst CEO Resigns Amid Kickbacks Probe
11/09/2006 Dubai Aerospace Arm Makes EUR1bn Swoop For Swiss Firm
08/09/2006 UBS To Expand US Operations With Acquisition
07/09/2006 Swiss Exchange Reduces Trading Costs
23/08/2006 Credit Suisse Launches Asia Bond Fund
15/08/2006 Swiss Town Pursues Russian Tennis Star For Unpaid Tax
14/08/2006 SWX Sees Boost In Trading Volumes
11/08/2006 $3bn Raised For Monaco-Based Hedge Fund
07/08/2006 Credit Suisse Records Healthy First-Half Results
31/07/2006 Harry Potter Translator Claims Swiss Residency In Tax Row With Japan
28/07/2006 Primarolo Unveils Plans For New DTAs
25/07/2006 Three Snared In Australia's Offshore Tax Evasion Probe
17/07/2006 Looking For Happiness? Try Vanuatu!
10/07/2006 Barroso Sets Up New Tax Row Between EU And Switzerland
07/07/2006 Swiss Figures Expose Flaws In EU Savings Tax Directive
28/06/2006 St Kitts To Introduce New Captive Insurance Laws
27/06/2006 US Has Accessed Financial Transaction Data In Anti-Terror Operation
19/06/2006 St Kitts And Nevis Courts Finance Industry In Switzerland
09/06/2006 Fortune Listing Opens Door To Global Investors For DIFX
07/06/2006 FSA Survey Reveals Older Experienced Investors Targeted By Boiler Rooms
07/06/2006 Barclays Set To Offer Forex Trading Services To UAE Clients
01/06/2006 Business Impact Of Basel II Begins To Sink In
01/06/2006 Switzerland Wrests Control Of Domain Names From Entrepreneur
01/06/2006 Red Tape Continues To Constrain Business Growth
01/06/2006 OECD Happy With Efforts To Promote Tax Transparency, But Urges More Action
29/05/2006 US And Switzerland Work Towards Closer Trade Relationship
26/05/2006 Societe Generale, Credit Agricole Granted Banking Licences By HKMA
26/05/2006 Swiss Private Equity Firm To Become First European Listing On DIFX
25/05/2006 Russian Minister Embroiled In Offshore Fund Scandal
24/05/2006 Survey Shows Little To Choose Beween Top Swiss Asset Managers
22/05/2006 Where Tax Rates Fall, Multinationals Follow
19/05/2006 Switzerland Signs Investment Agreements With Colombia
19/05/2006 Spain Probes Gibraltar Money Laundering Affair
15/05/2006 NAO Reports Dramatic Rise In VAT Fraud
12/05/2006 Hong Kong And Singapore Continue To Close Competitiveness Gap With US
24/04/2006 Swiss 'Super-Regulator' Takes Shape
19/04/2006 Basle Committee Calls For Comment On Review Of Core Banking Principles
17/04/2006 PayPal Ordered To Assist In US Tax Evasion Probe
14/04/2006 Swiss Cities Offer Best Quality Of Life For Expat Workers
12/04/2006 UBS To Acquire Piper Jaffray's Private Client Network
10/04/2006 USTR Reviews Telecommunications Trade Barriers
07/04/2006 Swiss Government Claims Data Shows EU Withholding Tax System Works
04/04/2006 Savvy Investors Outflank Europe's Tax Snoopers
09/03/2006 Swiss Bank Launches Latin American Fund Of Hedge Funds
08/03/2006 Swiss Banking Industry Enjoyed Strong 2005
08/03/2006 Many Jurisdictions Remain Vulnerable To Money Laundering, Says US Report
02/03/2006 EFG International Expands Footprint In Bahamas, Luxembourg And Hong Kong
01/03/2006 Switzerland And EU Sign MoU On Aid For New Member States
27/02/2006 Swiss Authorities File Complaint With WIPO Over Domain Names
24/02/2006 WIPO To Host Open Forum On International Patent Law
24/02/2006 Swiss Court Postpones iPod Tax
23/02/2006 Bahrain Stakes Claim As Middle East's Financial 'Jurisdiction Of Choice'
17/02/2006 BIS Issues New Corporate Governance Guidance
15/02/2006 EFG International Acquires Bermudian Fund Of Hedge Funds Firm
15/02/2006 UBS Victorious In Dispute With HMRC
14/02/2006 AIG Private Bank Gains Hong Kong Licence
14/02/2006 Canton Schwyz Intensifies Swiss Tax Competition
13/02/2006 Germany Tops International Trademark Applications
07/02/2006 Joint US-Swiss Trade Forum To Emerge From Failed FTA Talks
06/02/2006 Manufacturers Urge Swiss Government To Rethink iPod Tax
01/02/2006 Outlook Good For Swiss Business In 2006, Says UBS
31/01/2006 Davos Summit Makes Progress On WTO Doha Round
31/01/2006 Switzerland And Russia Sign Trade Deal
27/01/2006 Swiss Government Targets Small Investors In Swisscom Sale
26/01/2006 Amgen's $1bn Irish Investment Highlights Swiss Competitiveness Issues
24/01/2006 UBS Pulls Out Of Iran
20/01/2006 Swiss Downplay Chances Of Free Trade Deal With US
16/01/2006 Europe Lagging US In The Innovation Stakes
12/01/2006 Swiss Government Accepts Conclusions Of OECD Economic Report
11/01/2006 Swiss Court Rejects Russian Request For Information In Yukos Probe
09/01/2006 Italian Authorities Examine Swiss Accounts In Banking Probe
06/01/2006 Tara Capital Reports Swing To Global Macro Hedge Fund Strategy
04/01/2006 Japanese Authorities Seek Back Taxes From Virgin Affiliate
02/01/2006 Sir Mark Thatcher Falls Foul Of Monaco's New Clean Cut Image
02/01/2006 Swiss Court Says Former Russian Minister Should Face Justice In Russia

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