Dutch citizens facing Swiss bank account probe
Thousands of Dutch citizens face having details of their Swiss bank accounts combed over by tax authorities despite a court ruling that they should not have been disclosed.
Thousands of Dutch citizens face having details of their Swiss bank accounts combed over by tax authorities despite a court ruling that they should not have been disclosed.
Credit Suisse is to eliminate another 2,000 jobs and make an additional CHF800m (£576.1m, $824m, €733.8m) in cost savings, as it accelerates the pace of its restructuring following disappointing results in the final quarter of 2015.
Swiss private banking firm J. Safra Sarasin is set to acquire Credit Suisse’s operations in Gibraltar and Monaco, the company has announced.
Hong Kong’s securities regulator has announced a leadership change at its intermediaries division. BNP Paribas Investment Partners names a new head of emerging market fixed income, while Credit Suisse’s global head of macro products is rumoured to be departing.
Credit Suisse has released a report which forecasts real equity returns will be limited to 4-6% over the next ten years and real bond returns will be close to zero.
Shares in Credit Suisse fell nearly 12% on Thursday after the bank reported worse-than-expected 2015 results, which included hefty net asset outflows in the final quarter.
The appeal of the fixed income proposition has waned, but European equities are expected to have strong performance in 2016, according to John Woods, chief investment officer for Asia-Pacific at Credit Suisse Private Bank.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly set to accuse Credit Suisse of misleading investors by improperly inflating reports of the assets under management in its private bank.
China has overtaken the US as the nation with the largest number of middle class adults in the world, according to a Credit Suisse report.
A strong performance from its wealth management division has helped Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse post a 23% rise in first quarter profits.
Prudential boss, Tidjane Thiam, has stepped down from his role at the insurance giant after posting a strong set of profit figures for 2014 and is to join European bank, Credit Suisse, as chief executive.
Directors at the Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse have taken a voluntary 25% pay cut to reflect a $2.6bn (£1.7bn, 2.3bn) fine from the US regulator last year after it helped American citizens evade tax.