Switzerland
Tax & Regulation | 5 Jul 12
uk millionaire with Swiss account is first
A UK taxpayer is to pay some £830,000 in back tax, fines and costs to the UK tax authorities after being found guilty of using an undisclosed HSBC account in Switzerland to hide his money, in HM Revenue & Customs’ first successful prosecution to be based on information obtained from HSBCs Geneva branch in 2010.
Tax & Regulation | 2 Apr 12
swiss government issues arrest warrants
The Swiss federal government has issued arrest warrants for three German tax officials for their role in the purchase of banking information in 2010.
gam to acquire arkos capital
Fund group GAM has announced plans to purchase Arkos Capital, a Swiss long/short investment firm with CHF664m in assets under management.
Tax & Regulation | 29 Nov 11
uk swiss tax deal under threat
Tax agreements signed by the UK and German governments with Switzerland could be in breach of European Union law.
United Kingdom | 13 Oct 11
hmrc chases 6000 swiss bank account holders
UK investors with HSBC bank accounts in Geneva could soon receive a letter from HM Revenue & Customs chasing up unpaid taxes.