Economy Aug 14 UBS to pay $1.44 billion to settle 2007 financial crisis-era mortgage fraud case By Ken Sweet, Associated Press
Politics Jun 12 UBS completes takeover of Credit Suisse in deal meant to stem global financial turmoil The announcement comes nearly three months after the Swiss government hastily arranged a rescue deal to combine the country's two largest banks in a bid to safeguard Switzerland's reputation as a global financial center and choke off market turmoil. By Geir Moulson, Courtney Bonnell, Associated Press
Economy Mar 19 Banking giant UBS announces acquisition of Credit Suisse amid financial turmoil Banking giant UBS is buying its smaller rival Credit Suisse in an effort to avoid further market-shaking turmoil in global banking, Swiss President Alain Berset announced on Sunday night. By Jamey Keaten, Ken Sweet, Associated Press
Economy Jan 09 The LIBOR Scandal: Not that Big a Deal? Former Barclays chairman Marcus Agius faced the Parliamentary Treasury Select Committee on the LIBOR scandal in London in July. Photo by Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images. One of the biggest business scandals of 2012 was the the manipulation of LIBOR,… By Paul Solman
Economy Oct 15 Watch IRS Ends Amnesty for Use of Overseas Tax Havens In an interview with Jeffrey Brown, IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman discusses the agency's efforts to close overseas tax shelters.
Aug 19 Watch IRS Deal Pierces Veil of Swiss Banking Secrecy A New York Times reporter assesses the impact of Swiss banking giant UBS agreeing to give the U.S. Internal Revenue Service names of some account holders. Continue watching
Aug 19 UBS to Surrender 4,450 Client Names to IRS UBS AG, Switzerland's largest bank, will provide the names of some 4,450 account holders to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as part of a tax-evasion settlement reached between the two countries' governments. Continue reading