04/17/2012

Central Bank said to buy Anglo Irish Tower

The bank will buy the building on North Wall Quay from the National Asset Management Agency, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the details are private. Anglo

04/16/2012

Merrill bankers follow Orcel to rival UBS

The defections show how serious a blow the loss of the veteran banker - one of the driving forces behind the breakup of Dutch lender ABN AMRO in 2007 - could be for Bank of America.

04/16/2012

Swiss banks to hand over staff names in U.S. tax row: report

In the latest attempt to end the long-running dispute, Switzerland's Federal Council has now authorized banks to hand over email traffic in connection with such clients to U.S. prosecutors, the Tages-Anzeiger newspaper reported.

04/16/2012

French magistrate to examine UBS charges

An independent French magistrate has been named to examine the commercial practices of Swiss bank UBS AG, financial daily Les Echos reported on Monday.

04/11/2012

France's Hollande Unveils 'Vast' Tax Reform Plans

Denouncing the legacy of outgoing President Nicolas Sarkozy’s five-year term in office, marked by accumulated debt of EUR612bn (USD799.7bn), by a proliferation of supplementary finance laws and incoherent budgets, aimed at maintaining the fiscal pri

04/09/2012

Germany Outraged over Swiss Arrest Warrants

The move has gone down well in Switzerland, where politicians have praised the country's assertiveness. But it is unclear how the Swiss authorities will proceed -- the main witness is dead.