FT.com / Companies / Banks – UK banks ‘may need to shut third of branches’. No, the title is not quite what this FT article
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Ex-UBS chiefs to be charged with abetting US tax fraud?
Swiss party files criminal complaints vs ex-UBS chiefs for allegedly abetting US tax fraud – Yahoo! Canada Finance. Former UBS AG chairmen Marcel Ospel and
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What does the UK decision on offshore banks mean?
I have been chased by journalists (all from outside the UK) today asking what the UK decision to force offshore banks to disclose details of
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Just say it Mervyn
UK economic recovery ‘slow and protracted’, Mervyn King warns | Business | guardian.co.uk . Questioned about financial results from big banks last week suggesting there
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US – UBS deal
BBC NEWS | Business | US and UBS agree to end tax row. They’ve done a deal. Rumour reaches me that 8 – 10,000 names
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12 professors speak: give us a windfall tax on bonuses
The FT has reported: The Financial Services Authority has backed away from specific recommendations on how bankers’ bonuses should be structured for fear they could
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The US and UBS, a game of cat and mouse
Forbes is on the UBS story this morning, quoting me: Switzerland also has some cards to play in multilateral discussions, particularly when it comes to
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U.S. Lets Swiss Banking Giant UBS Off the Hook
U.S. Lets Swiss Banking Giant UBS Off the Hook — Politics Daily. Good summary of the UBS saga in the States. Mind you, the fat
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A new abuse on Wall Street
A new abuse on Wall Street – The Boston Globe. Here’s one new abuse that should be stopped before it spreads: Big private equity companies,
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