情報漏洩事件を受けて、スイスの対応（方向性）
The banking secrecy is to remain
Nachrichten.ch (SDA)
December 16, 2009
Berne - The Federal Council is a final withholding tax a possible response to the foreign pressure on bank secrecy and Switzerland's financial center. He can examine the introduction of such withholding tax, and thus takes on a proposal by the Swiss banks.
According to an announcement by the Federal Council, which is part of a final withholding tax realignment of the Swiss financial center.
The withholding tax is part of a realignment of the Swiss financial center.
He passed up a report that lists a variety of measures with which the financial center will be enhanced. Basically, the government wants to hold on to banking secrecy and reiterates its recommendation against the automatic exchange of information between tax authorities.
Banks that accept more foreign customers in good standing with the tax
CAUTION | UBS, Credit Suisse and other banks in the country have redoubled their precautions before extending opening new accounts.
© Keystone/2008 | The position is not the same in all banks, but the precautions taken when opening an account with a foreign client often became more stringent.
Tribune de Geneve
PHILIPPE RODRIK | 16.12.2009
In any case more and more banks say they no longer wanted to host the accounts of foreign clients seeking to escape the tax.
During a half-dozen years, UBS has developed a vast range of services to wealthy American clients prefer not to pay taxes on their fortunes. When these practices came to light in spring 2008, a punishment history hit the secret Swiss bank.
A year later, everything is starting to change. "If one of our managers learned that opening a new account must be used to escape the taxman, this service cannot be granted. This rule is now valid for all clients, whatever their country of residence, "said the spokesman for UBS, Serge Steiner.
His counterpart at Credit Suisse, Andres Luther, suggests that the second bank in the country carries a less firm. When they are aware of cases of tax evasion, its asset managers do not fail but to attract the attention of customers of interest come into line with their taxes.
To remove ambiguity
The Zurich Cantonal Bank (ZKB) has probably started this revolution in the manners of some institutions. "We cannot maintain a business relationship tainted by the slightest suspicion of tax evasion, already declared August 24, 2008 the Chairman of the ZKB, Urs Oberholzer.
The skipper of the fourth largest bank also wants to dispel any ambiguity: "The banking secrecy and tax evasion are two things totally distinct. Although they are often associated. Banking secrecy is intended to protect the privacy and tax evasion is to be condemned. "
The message of the President of the Swiss Bankers Association, Patrick Odier, seems relatively well received, at least among larger institutions. The Geneva believes that the relevant asset managers ensure: Before opening an account, each foreign customer and must be in good standing with the tax authorities of his country of domicile. At least if that State is tied with Switzerland through a bilateral agreement on double taxation.
The debate will be stretched between bankers
This position of principle, defended by Patrick Odier since the beginning, does not mean unanimity. "This is not the role of banks to be aware of the customers and working as auxiliaries to the various tax authorities," said the first secretary of the Association of private bankers in Geneva, Edouard Cuendet.
The debate promises to be tense. Especially when these fundamental questions face events such as the HSBC deal. In this case, a serious violation of Swiss banking secrecy is operated by the French authorities.
Simultaneously, the director of the Zurich branch of the Geneva private bank Lombard Odier, Richard Nahmani, said that trusts are appropriate tools for asset management. These structures are often domiciled in tax havens and therefore can be used to avoid the imposition of his fortune.
Nachrichten.ch (SDA)
December 16, 2009
Berne - The Federal Council is a final withholding tax a possible response to the foreign pressure on bank secrecy and Switzerland's financial center. He can examine the introduction of such withholding tax, and thus takes on a proposal by the Swiss banks.
According to an announcement by the Federal Council, which is part of a final withholding tax realignment of the Swiss financial center.
The withholding tax is part of a realignment of the Swiss financial center.
He passed up a report that lists a variety of measures with which the financial center will be enhanced. Basically, the government wants to hold on to banking secrecy and reiterates its recommendation against the automatic exchange of information between tax authorities.
Banks that accept more foreign customers in good standing with the tax
CAUTION | UBS, Credit Suisse and other banks in the country have redoubled their precautions before extending opening new accounts.
© Keystone/2008 | The position is not the same in all banks, but the precautions taken when opening an account with a foreign client often became more stringent.
Tribune de Geneve
PHILIPPE RODRIK | 16.12.2009
In any case more and more banks say they no longer wanted to host the accounts of foreign clients seeking to escape the tax.
During a half-dozen years, UBS has developed a vast range of services to wealthy American clients prefer not to pay taxes on their fortunes. When these practices came to light in spring 2008, a punishment history hit the secret Swiss bank.
A year later, everything is starting to change. "If one of our managers learned that opening a new account must be used to escape the taxman, this service cannot be granted. This rule is now valid for all clients, whatever their country of residence, "said the spokesman for UBS, Serge Steiner.
His counterpart at Credit Suisse, Andres Luther, suggests that the second bank in the country carries a less firm. When they are aware of cases of tax evasion, its asset managers do not fail but to attract the attention of customers of interest come into line with their taxes.
To remove ambiguity
The Zurich Cantonal Bank (ZKB) has probably started this revolution in the manners of some institutions. "We cannot maintain a business relationship tainted by the slightest suspicion of tax evasion, already declared August 24, 2008 the Chairman of the ZKB, Urs Oberholzer.
The skipper of the fourth largest bank also wants to dispel any ambiguity: "The banking secrecy and tax evasion are two things totally distinct. Although they are often associated. Banking secrecy is intended to protect the privacy and tax evasion is to be condemned. "
The message of the President of the Swiss Bankers Association, Patrick Odier, seems relatively well received, at least among larger institutions. The Geneva believes that the relevant asset managers ensure: Before opening an account, each foreign customer and must be in good standing with the tax authorities of his country of domicile. At least if that State is tied with Switzerland through a bilateral agreement on double taxation.
The debate will be stretched between bankers
This position of principle, defended by Patrick Odier since the beginning, does not mean unanimity. "This is not the role of banks to be aware of the customers and working as auxiliaries to the various tax authorities," said the first secretary of the Association of private bankers in Geneva, Edouard Cuendet.
The debate promises to be tense. Especially when these fundamental questions face events such as the HSBC deal. In this case, a serious violation of Swiss banking secrecy is operated by the French authorities.
Simultaneously, the director of the Zurich branch of the Geneva private bank Lombard Odier, Richard Nahmani, said that trusts are appropriate tools for asset management. These structures are often domiciled in tax havens and therefore can be used to avoid the imposition of his fortune.
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