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Swiss-U.S. tax spat goes to wire after parliament setback
ReutersZURICH (Reuters) - A Swiss government plan to protect the country's banks from U.S. criminal charges has been thrown into doubt by a Swiss parliamentary committee's rejection of the proposed bill on Tuesday. Lawmakers are deeply divided over the plan...Tags: Prosecution, Swiss Confederation, UBS AG, National Government, Security
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NEWSMAKER-Feisty Swiss minister shakes up secretive banks
Reuters* Widmer-Schlumpf ejected from powerful SVP * Demonised in SVP campaign to maintain bank secrecy * Dubbed "The Unwavering One", she highlights Swiss conservatism * Popular bridge-builder prepares Swiss banks for new reality By Emma Thomasson ZURICH,...Tags: Career and Workplace, UBS AG, Finance, Labor Legislation, Roger Federer
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Mondelez to take on Nespresso with own-brand coffee pods
Reuters* Mondelez looking to tap premium coffee market * Nestle global leader in coffee, Mondelez No.2 * Mondelez forecasts $1 bln sales for Tassimo machine By Silke Koltrowitz and Emma Thomasson ZURICH, June 11 (Reuters) - Mondelez International, the world'...Tags: Kraft Foods Group, Inc., Keurig, Inc., Nestle SA, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., Cadbury plc
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Student Academy Awards Go to USC, Ringling, Occidental and U of Texas
ReutersJun 09 (TheWrap.com) - Students from Occidental College, the University of Southern California, the Ringling College of Art and Design and the University of Texas at Austin won the top awards at the 40th Student Academy Awards on Saturday night, taking...Tags: Arts and Culture, Belgium, University of Michigan, Swiss Confederation, Trey Parker
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Swiss must meet U.S. 'diktat' over tax: Ackermann
ReutersGENEVA (Reuters) - Switzerland has no choice but to bow to a U.S. ultimatum and sidestep its banking secrecy laws to end an investigation into how Swiss banks helped wealthy Americans to evade taxes, former Deutsche Bank head Josef Ackermann said. The...Tags: Fines, Swiss Confederation, UBS AG, Germany, National Government
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Swiss have no choice but to bow to U.S. ultimatum - Ackermann
ReutersBy Katharina Bart GENEVA, June 3 (Reuters) - Switzerland has no choice but to bow to a U.S. ultimatum and sidestep its banking secrecy laws to end an investigation into how Swiss banks helped wealthy Americans evade taxes, ex-Deutsche Bank AG head...Tags: Swiss Confederation, UBS AG, Germany, National Government, Finance
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Swiss banks break ranks as U.S. tax probe bites
Reuters* Settlement sparks backlash from smaller banks * Up to 50 Swiss bankers could still face charges - union * Draft law comes before parliament in June By Katharina Bart ZURICH, May 31 (Reuters) - The unified front with which Switzerland's banks have...Tags: Fines, Prosecution, Swiss Confederation, UBS AG, Career and Workplace
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UBP snaps up Lloyds international private banking arm
ReutersZURICH/LONDON (Reuters) - Union Bancaire Privee (UBP) is buying Lloyds Banking Group Plc's international private banking arm, as the bailed-out British lender focuses on its domestic market and the Swiss wealth manager builds on a recent acquisition...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Swiss Confederation, Financial Markets, National Government, Finance
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Switzerland proposes deal for banks to resolve U.S. tax dispute
Switzerland has proposed a bill that it says paves the way for the country's banks, including Credit Suisse Group and Julius Baer Group, to resolve a tax-evasion dispute with the U.S. The bill authorizes Swiss banks to cooperate with U.S. authorities and...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, HSBC Holdings plc, Internal Revenue Service, Prosecution, Swiss Confederation
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Switzerland seen laying out U.S. tax deal
Reuters* Swiss data handover complicated by secrecy laws * Julius Baer ordered to hand over client files * Credit Suisse urges painful deal over none at all * Other banks targeted include Julius Baer, HSBC, Pictet, LLB By Katharina Bart ZURICH, May 29...Tags: HSBC Holdings plc, Fines, Swiss Confederation, Politics, UBS AG
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Switzerland frees banks to resolve U.S. tax probes
ReutersZURICH, May 29 (Reuters) - The Swiss government agreed on Wednesday to create a legal basis that will allow its banks to settle investigations by U.S. authorities into their role in helping wealthy Americans evade billions of dollars in tax. After a...Tags: HSBC Holdings plc, U.S. Department of Justice, Swiss Confederation, UBS AG, Geneva (Swiss Confederation)
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Heinrich Rohrer dies at 79; a father of nanotechnology
The electron microscope revolutionized biology in the 1930s by providing magnifications thousands of times higher than that of light microscopes, allowing scientists to discern the inner workings of cells for the first time. But it was not nearly as...
Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Science and Technology, Swiss Confederation, Electronics, Invention and Innovation
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