The Local Switzerland

Death of Belgian family in Switzerland: 'Father left farewell note'

Thu, 20 Jun 2019 11:02:37 +0200

Prosecutors looking into the case of a Belgian couple and their 13-year-old son who were found dead in their home in Apples in Switzerland's Vaud canton on Monday have indicated it may have been a murder–suicide.

Belgium charges Swiss banking giant with fraud

Fri, 26 Feb 2016 13:09:34 +0100

Belgium on Friday charged Swiss banking giant UBS with "serious and organised" fiscal fraud for encouraging clients to cheat on their taxes, as well as being involved in money laundering.

Argentina charges HSBC for tax evasion 'scheme'

Fri, 28 Nov 2014 10:57:00 +0100

Argentina's tax agency says it has charged British bank HSBC with helping more than 4,000 Argentines to commit tax evasion by stashing money in secret Swiss accounts.

HSBC Swiss unit in French tax evasion probe

Fri, 21 Nov 2014 16:21:00 +0100

HSBC Private Bank, the Swiss subsidiary of British banking group HSBC, said Friday it had been placed under formal investigation as part of a French tax fraud probe.

Belgium charges HSBC Swiss branch with fraud

Mon, 17 Nov 2014 13:39:00 +0100

Belgian prosecutors charged a Swiss subsidiary of British bank HSBC on Monday with fraud and money-laundering worth hundreds of millions of euros, mainly for diamond dealers in the industry's international hub of Antwerp.

Investigation into Sierre crash officially closed

Mon, 30 Jun 2014 13:24:31 +0200

The public prosecutor in the canton of Valais has officially closed the investigation into the fatal bus crash in Sierre which killed 22 Belgian schoolchildren in March 2012.

UBS Belgium chief under investigation for fraud

Thu, 19 Jun 2014 17:23:00 +0200

Update: The head of the Belgium office of Swiss banking giant UBS, struggling to restore its reputation after a series of scandals, was charged on Thursday in Belgium for tax fraud and money laundering.

Belgian minister eyes citizens' Swiss accounts

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:14:00 +0200

There are "some 30 billion" euros held by Belgian taxpayers in Swiss bank accounts, Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders said on Thursday as he advocated a possible deal to claw back one third.

Parents visit crash site after Alps coach tragedy

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:50:00 +0100

Grieving parents laid flowers Thursday at the site of a bus crash in the Swiss Alps which killed 22 children as investigators tried to work out why the driver ploughed into a tunnel wall.

'Words are useless': Belgian Prime Minister

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:46:00 +0100

Belgium's premier and scores of parents headed to Switzerland on Wednesday as the entire country mourned the deaths of 22 schoolchildren and their teachers in a horrific coach crash.