Financial Regulatory Forum

UBS buoyed by reports of tax deal with U.S.

By Katie Reid and Lisa Jucca
ZURICH, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Shares in UBS soared on Monday after reports said the Swiss bank would not pay a fine and would pass on fewer client names than expected in a settlement of U.S. tax litigation to be finalised later this week. (more…)

UBS client case implicates Swiss bankers, official

UBSBy Tom Brown
MIAMI, July 28 (Reuters) – An American client of UBS AG pleaded guilty on Tuesday to using Swiss bank accounts to hide more than $8 million from U.S. tax authorities and said a Swiss government official received $45,000 to help cover up the fraud.

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