MIAMI, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A U.S. grand jury indicted an executive of Swiss bank UBS Wednesday and officials alleged co-conspirators helped 20,000 clients evade U.S. taxes.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Criminal tax lawyers say a growing number of U.S. clients with secret Swiss bank accounts want to come clean with the IRS to avoid prosecution.
GENEVA, Switzerland, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- World No. 2-ranked Roger Federer has said he will play for the Swiss team in a Davis Cup match against the United States in March.
BERNE, Switzerland, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- The Swiss National Bank said it would set up a fund to relieve its largest bank of $60 billion in toxic assets, in spite of an improved financial environment.
ZURICH, Switzerland, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Swiss bank UBS said Friday it would trim its investment bank workforce by an additional 2,000 workers in the wake of a global financial crisis.
LONDON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- World No. 2 Roger Federer helped the Swiss qualify for next year's World Group in Davis Cup play and the Swiss will open the tournament in the United States.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Swiss scientists say they have developed a new technology that improves weather forecast accuracy by providing continuous data on atmospheric conditions.
VATICAN CITY, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- A Swiss police commander and veteran of the Vatican's famed Swiss Guards was named Tuesday as the new commander of the world's smallest army.
ZURICH, Switzerland, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Chairman Peter Kurer of Swiss UBS said he believed the bank, which lost $326.8 million in the second quarter, can return to earning a profit.
ZURICH, Switzerland, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Swiss bank UBS said its fourth consecutive quarter of losses reached $326 million, triggering a management and organizational shakeup.
ALBANY, N.Y., July 25 (UPI) -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said UBS bank stuck customers with $20 billion in securities although bank officials knew their market was collapsing.
GENEVA, Switzerland, July 23 (UPI) -- Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is feuding with Switzerland following the arrest of his son and daughter-in-law there, Swiss officials say.
WASHINGTON, July 17 (UPI) -- Swiss bank UBS said Thursday it will stop offering offshore-banking services to U.S. clients after a threat to its U.S. banking privileges.
SOUTH ST. PAUL, Minn., July 15 (UPI) -- Swiss defense officials announced a contract with Digital Angel to supply the Swiss air force with personal locator beacon technology.
GSTAAD, Switzerland, July 9 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka survived a three-set battle with a wild card player Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals in the Swiss Open.
