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Match-fixing inquiry leads to 17 arrests

20.11.09
Police have arrested 17 people in connection with a matchfixing inquiry relating to around 200 matches across Europe... more

Fears grow of City exodus over 50% tax

13.11.09
The news that 50 of BlueCrest's millionaire hedge fund traders are fleeing London to set up camp in Geneva has sent shockwaves through the City... more

BlueCrest’s millionaires are set to flee 50% tax rate

12.11.09
Dozens of millionaire traders at one of London’s most powerful hedge funds are to quit London for Switzerland ahead of the Labour government’s 50% top tax rate hitting from next April ... more

UBS ready to hand over tax-dodger names to US

30.10.09
This weekend could see the beginning of the end of Switzerland’s banking sector — an industry famous for being secretive ... more

Golden Cook yet to sizzle after illness

23.09.09
Nicole Cooke admits she is not in the same form that saw her win world and Olympic road race titles last year... more

Darling’s 50% tax sends tycoons to Switzerland

24.08.09
London's rich hedge fund managers and private equity executives will quit the UK in droves ahead of the 50% top tax rate next spring ... more

Nestlé is looking to speed up growth

12.08.09
Nestlé, the maker of KitKat chocolate bars, Perrier mineral water and Nescafé coffee, posted a 3.5% rise in sales in the first six months and said it expects faster growth in the second half ... more

UBS to disclose tax details

12.08.09
UBS will hand over details of thousands of tax dodgers with private Swiss bank accounts to the US tax authorities after a deal struck between Switzerland and America... more

UBS to disclose tax details

12.08.09
UBS will hand over details of thousands of tax dodgers with private Swiss bank accounts to the US tax authorities after a deal struck between Switzerland and America... more

Britons who have died with Dignitas

14.07.09
More than 115 Britons have travelled to Switzerland to end their life at the Dignitas clinic since it opened 11 years ago... more

Is your partner’s smell a turn-on?

16.06.09
Scent matching is the latest development in dating sites but how much of a difference does your partner's smell really make?... more

Swiss condemn US for tax data 'fishing'

01.05.09
Switzerland accused the US government of conducting a heavy-handed "fishing expedition" in its demands for the names of 52,000 Americans using Swiss bank accounts... more

Informa in tax move to Switzerland

01.05.09
Lloyd's List publisher-to-global exhibitions promoter Informa is moving its tax base from London to Zug in Switzerland after the changes in last week's British Budget ... more

First pictures of Knightsbridge hammer robbers caught in the act

29.04.09
These are the dramatic pictures of the moment two smash-and-grab motorbike robbers were arrested in a police ambush... more

Tax chief set to end Liechtenstein haven

01.04.09
The UK'S top taxman is in Switzerland to broker a historic deal which could see an end to Britain's biggest companies and wealthiest individuals secretly stashing cash in Liechtenstein... more

1 in 3 GPs would help terminally ill die

24.03.09
A third of doctors would help terminally ill patients die with a lethal dose of drugs, it was revealed... more

Swiss banks to ease secrecy laws amid blitz on tax havens

13.03.09
Switzerland has pledged to relax its much-cherished bank secrecy laws amid a global crackdown on tax havens... more

Swiss back Federer as he misses Davis Cup

04.03.09
Tennis: Switzerland have defended Roger Federer's decision to pull out of their Davis Cup tie against the United States... more

Hundreds more London jobs to go in new cutbacks at UBS

10.02.09
Banking: Hundreds more investment banking jobs are to go at UBS's as Switzerland's largest bank said it wants to reduce staff by another 2000 or more this year... more

A life and death story that could be yours too

26.01.09
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Let addicts have free heroin, say Swiss voters

01.12.08
Swiss voters have overwhelmingly backed the free provision of prescription heroin to addicts... more

Ex-Harrow student killed by muggers on Swiss trip

12.11.08
A former Harrow schoolboy died from a single punch to the head while on a business trip to Switzerland, the Evening Standard can reveal... more

UBS may try to get back exec bonuses

05.11.08
UBS confirms it is looking at clawing back bonuses from former executives who were in charge when it racked up the largest credit-crunch losses of any European bank... more

UBS reports losses of £31bn as clients flee global meltdown

04.11.08
Switzerland's largest bank, UBS, had more than £45bn pulled out of its wealth and asset-management businesses in the last quarter as customers reacted to the global financial meltdown... more

Police probe 'assisted suicide ' of rugby player

17.10.08
Police are investigating the death of a paralysed rugby player who travelled to an assisted suicide clinic in Switzerland... more

That's Rich

11.08.08
After dodging US marshals and fleeing to Switzerland, one of the world's most secretive billionaires is putting his head above the parapet again... more

Rights issue success promises to help restore UBS fortunes

13.06.08
UBS, Switzerland's biggest bank, took another step towards repairing its battered balance sheet as it announced a 99.4% take up for its Swfr16 billion (£7.9 billion) rights issue... more

Yakin's peace role for grudge match

11.06.08
Ill-feeling between the Swiss and Turks can be calmed by one player who has a foot in both camps... more

Richemont split plans unveiled

22.05.08
Swiss designer goods group Richemont looking at splitting itself in two as it meets market forecasts with an 18% rise in full-year profits... more

Non-doms deserve a good taxing

14.02.08
Sometimes it pays to throw a wobbly. Wealthy non-domiciled businessmen have thrown an almighty tantrum over Government plans to tax them £30,000 a year, threatening to up-anchor and sail away on their super-yachts. Alistair Darling, in a bid to calm them down, has agreed to exempt them from any prying into their assets or earnings outside the UK... more

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