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Media releases 2001 |
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| December 4, 2001 |
Appeal against ruling of Swiss Take Over Board as to exception for main shareholders of Crossair withdrawn
The complete media-release can be downloaded in PDF-format. |
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| November 13, 2001 |
SFBC orders removal of bank's general manager
Investigation by supervisory authority in Montesinos case concluded
The Swiss Federal Banking Commission (SFBC) has concluded its investigation in the case of the former Head of Secrecy of Peru, Montesinos. In its final decision it ordered the removal of Bank Leumi le-Israel (Switzerland) Ltd.'s General Manager. With regard to the other banks involved in the investigation, no measures needed to be ordered. The complete press-release can be downloaded in PDF-format . |
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| November 2, 2001 |
SFBC addresses consoldidated list of names suspected to be linked to terrorism to banks and securities' dealers
The complete press-release can be downloaded in PDF-format . |
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| October 12, 2001 |
New list of individuals suspected to be linked to terrorism – Swiss Federal Banking Commission forwards list to banks and securities' dealers
The complete press-release can be downloaded in PDF-format . |
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| October 2, 2001 |
Swiss Banking Commission orders freeze and reporting on terrorist accounts and investigates insider trading
The Swiss Federal Banking Commission (SFBC) today orders all Swiss banks and securities' dealers under its supervision to track down banking relationships maintained with individuals and organisations listed by the U.S. President last week for being linked to terrorism. All such business relationships have to be reported to the Money Laundering Reporting Office, and funds are to be frozen. Banks may ask questions informally to the task force lately set up by the Federal Office of Police. The complete press-release can be downloaded in PDF-format . |
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| June 27, 2001 |
FDF press-release: New members of the Federal Banking Commission
On Tuesday, June 27, 2001 the Federal Council appointed three new members to the Banking Commission. Christoph Ammann, presently member of the board of directors of SIS SegaInterSettle AG, is to succeed Prof. Peter Nobel. In addition, the Federal Council elected Prof. Luc Thévenoz und Prof. Jean-Baptiste Zufferey. The complete press-release can be downloaded in PDF-format in German or in French. |
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| April 25, 2001 |
Supervision of conglomerates: Swiss control authorities extend their supervising activity
The Federal Office for Private Insurance (FOPI) and the Swiss Federal Banking Commission (SFBC) consolidate in the future their supervising activity over financial conglomerates with heavyweight within the insurance area which are holding participations in the bank and financial area. An appropriate supervision concept has been developed in the last two years and is to be set up gradually in the second half-year. The complete press-release can be downloaded in PDF-format in German or in French. |
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