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03-15-09, 09:07 AM

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GENEVA: Wealthy individuals and companies will no longer be able to hide their riches in Zurich's bank accounts now that Switzerland has
bowed to international pressure to end the era of no-questions-asked banking.

Under pressure from the US and other troubled economies, the Swiss government announced on Friday that it would cooperate in international tax investigations, breaking with its long-standing tradition of protecting wealthy foreigners accused of hiding billions of dollars. Austria and Luxembourg also said they would help.

Against the background of the financial crisis, international cooperation has grown stronger, especially against tax crimes, Swiss president Hans-Rudolf Merz said.

The decision was a hard one for the Swiss, whose renowned discretion has long attracted the wealth of famous foreigners as well as refugees fleeing political or religious persecution.

Swiss banks hold an estimated $2 trillion of foreign money, and financial services account for about 12% of the country's GDP. According to the Boston Consulting Group, those holdings amount to one-fourth of the world's
foreign-owned assets.

The famed numbered accounts that do not bear the owner's name will still be available for clients willing to pay for added anonymity. But the government will now be able to demand account holders' identities in cases of suspected wrongdoing, and to share that information with foreign authorities.

Switzerland's move comes ahead of a meeting next month in which world powers will discuss stepping up their fight against tax cheats. The greatest pressure has been on Switzerland, which has been embroiled in a dispute with the US over wealthy Americans who have stashed their money in its biggest bank, UBS AG.

Seeking to avoid being blacklisted as uncooperative tax havens, other countries have also announced plans to open their books to foreign tax inspectors. Austria and Luxembourg said on Friday that they would offer more help on tax investigations. Over the past month, leaders have made similar promises in Singapore, Liechtenstein, Bermuda, the British islands of Jersey and Guernsey, and tiny Andorra on the border between France and Spain.

The move comes as a fillip to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's attempts to clamp down on tax havens at next month's G20 meeting.

Source : TOI

I wonder how many Indians will get caught if invesigations are carried out

03-15-09, 02:06 PM

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I wonder how many Indians will get caught if invesigations are carried out

I think it's a good news this type of international pressure should create lot before because this type of security most of time help the criminal so better to end such secrecy.

03-15-09, 05:43 PM

yep thats a great news.....

itsmemad · 03-16-09, 08:54 PM

It was bound to happen... India is worst affected due to Swiss bank policies... Take a look here (India tops in Swiss Bank Depoits!)...

03-16-09, 09:00 PM

the sad part is that, its only a step towards the end (read the bolded text in the article).

Unless the government exclusively asks for the identity, the inviduals are still able to go scott free

and knowing the loopholes in our government and the corruption, the only way it can come is due to rivalry between people of different parties, ie if they start a blame game.

StarK · 03-16-09, 09:49 PM

finally!!! hehehe...

aashaka_gandhi · 03-17-09, 12:30 PM

i didnt kno we topped in this one too.....!!!! i thght we topped only in corruption .....

good info npro...!!!!! atleast we ll b able to find out....some of the names if not all.....

Logik · 03-17-09, 05:46 PM

OMG......i need to move my money somewhere else then

kidding

BTW this is what the sideeffect(good) of the recession. Obama pulled the legs of the bank for disclosing the US accnts in the bank, so they can pull some $ back to the US. Eventually bank agreed to disclose majority of the accnts they have, coz of the international pressure....but i am sure this will not take place 100%. its power of the money after all. I bet there will be at least 50% + Indian politicians accnts in there.

Now i understand y Switzerland in so rich

itsmemad · 03-17-09, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by aashaka_gandhi

i didnt kno we topped in this one too.....!!!! i thght we topped only in corruption .....

Both are directly related....

More corruption ~ More money in Swiss bank

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Originally Posted by Logik

but i am sure this will not take place 100%. its power of the money after all.

Very true my friend... World isn't governed my governments of their respective countries... World is actually governed by some handful of international Bankers...

Watch Zeitgeist, the Movie to know more...

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kirankumargb Guest Posts: n/a	yep thats a great news.....

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itsmemad Alligator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pleasure drome Posts: 3,514 Rep Power: 10	It was bound to happen... India is worst affected due to Swiss bank policies... Take a look here (India tops in Swiss Bank Depoits!)...

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newprouser Guest Posts: n/a	the sad part is that, its only a step towards the end (read the bolded text in the article). Unless the government exclusively asks for the identity, the inviduals are still able to go scott free and knowing the loopholes in our government and the corruption, the only way it can come is due to rivalry between people of different parties, ie if they start a blame game.

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Logik Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: On Internet Posts: 680 Rep Power: 5	OMG......i need to move my money somewhere else then kidding BTW this is what the sideeffect(good) of the recession. Obama pulled the legs of the bank for disclosing the US accnts in the bank, so they can pull some $ back to the US. Eventually bank agreed to disclose majority of the accnts they have, coz of the international pressure....but i am sure this will not take place 100%. its power of the money after all. I bet there will be at least 50% + Indian politicians accnts in there. Now i understand y Switzerland in so rich