Privacy protection is a defining characteristic of Swiss culture and a pillar of the Swiss economy. For centuries, the Swiss people have coveted the principles of individual privacy, regularly reaffirming those principles in response to referendums designed to limit them. Swiss banking secrecy, one aspect of privacy, is protected by Swiss criminal and civil laws and professional duties. Swiss banks pride themselves on protecting customer identity and have leveraged their legal and cultural commitment to secrecy to gain a competitive advantage in the global banking market. This brief Article discusses the Swiss banking laws that prohibit a Swiss bank from disclosing client information even if those Swiss laws are at odds with United States l...
Swiss banking secrecy used to be a quirk of Swiss law that went largely untouched until recent times...
Prof. Stephen Cohen, whose academic specialty is taxation, also has an interest in international hum...
The closing of Switzerland’s oldest bank Wegelin in early 2013 was a symbolic moment for the Swiss b...
Privacy protection is a defining characteristic of Swiss culture and a pillar of the Swiss economy. ...
The United States has utilized numerous techniques to penetrate bank secrecy, with varying degrees o...
In recent years the Swiss have grown defensive about the bad reputation their banks have earned for ...
Despite being one of the most developed and regulated countries in the world, Switzerland is also co...
This Article explores the relationship of Swiss banks and their tradition of bank secrecy to the act...
The U.S. Tax Program for Swiss banks is a very significant part of the recent history of the Swiss f...
To obtain information on the financial dealings of organized crime in Switzerland, the United States...
For all its notoriety and controversial character, the history of Swiss banking secrecy remains larg...
Because of their physical proximities and tory secrecy laws, many nations have become bank secrecy h...
Over the past decade legitimate businesses and organized crime have substantially increased their us...
This Article reviews the evolution of bank secrecy laws and comments on the erosion of rights effect...
The U.S. Tax Program for Swiss Banks is a very significant part of the recent history of the Swiss f...
Swiss banking secrecy used to be a quirk of Swiss law that went largely untouched until recent times...
Prof. Stephen Cohen, whose academic specialty is taxation, also has an interest in international hum...
The closing of Switzerland’s oldest bank Wegelin in early 2013 was a symbolic moment for the Swiss b...
Privacy protection is a defining characteristic of Swiss culture and a pillar of the Swiss economy. ...
The United States has utilized numerous techniques to penetrate bank secrecy, with varying degrees o...
In recent years the Swiss have grown defensive about the bad reputation their banks have earned for ...
Despite being one of the most developed and regulated countries in the world, Switzerland is also co...
This Article explores the relationship of Swiss banks and their tradition of bank secrecy to the act...
The U.S. Tax Program for Swiss banks is a very significant part of the recent history of the Swiss f...
To obtain information on the financial dealings of organized crime in Switzerland, the United States...
For all its notoriety and controversial character, the history of Swiss banking secrecy remains larg...
Because of their physical proximities and tory secrecy laws, many nations have become bank secrecy h...
Over the past decade legitimate businesses and organized crime have substantially increased their us...
This Article reviews the evolution of bank secrecy laws and comments on the erosion of rights effect...
The U.S. Tax Program for Swiss Banks is a very significant part of the recent history of the Swiss f...
Swiss banking secrecy used to be a quirk of Swiss law that went largely untouched until recent times...
Prof. Stephen Cohen, whose academic specialty is taxation, also has an interest in international hum...
The closing of Switzerland’s oldest bank Wegelin in early 2013 was a symbolic moment for the Swiss b...