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US and Swiss Initial a Settlement in UBS Case
August 12th, 2009
It's just been reported that US and Swiss governmnet authorities have initialed a settlement that would bring about an end to the UBS legal saga. According to the Washington Post:

In a conference call Wednesday morning with the federal judge presiding over the case, Justice Department lawyer Stuart D. Gibson said the parties had initialed agreements and that they would ask the judge to dismiss the matter when the final documents are signed.

Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed, leaving unclear what each side gained or conceded.

So we still...
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FACTBOX-Status of bank secrecy protection in Europe
August 11th, 2009
Reuters - Liechtenstein and Britain said on Tuesday they had signed an agreement to encourage British clients of banks in the Alpine principality to voluntarily disclose untaxed money. Here are some details about European countries who have been maintaining strict laws protecting banking privacy.
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