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Normale Ansicht

UBS Wins Dismissal of Credit Suisse Money-Laundering Charges Tied to Mozambique Tuna Bond Scandal

10. April 2026 um 11:00
UBS Group AG won dismissal of a money-laundering case it inherited from its troubled former rival Credit Suisse linked to the so-called Mozambique tuna-bond scandal.

A worker guides a crane as it loads tuna from a fishing boat into a container at the Port of Manta, Ecuador on November 8, 2025. From the former U.S. military base in Manta, only empty rooms remain without windows, covered in dust and weeds. The possible return of a similar detachment divides Ecuadorians between the challenge of confronting drug trafficking and the fear of reopening old wounds from past abuses. (Photo by MARCOS PIN / AFP) (Photo by MARCOS PIN/AFP via Getty Images) Photographer: MARCOS PIN/AFP

UBS Faces New Pressure in New York Court Over Past Nazi Accounts

Tucked under the arcade at 49 Marktgasse in Bern’s historic city center is an opaque glass entranceway with a small sign identifying it as a branch of UBS Group AG, one of hundreds across Switzerland.

A logo at a UBS Group AG bank branch in Zurich, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. UBS Group AG posted profit which beat expectations in the fourth quarter, as the bank announced a $3 billion buyback program for 2026 with the potential for more.

Zelenskiy Says Russia Dragging Out Negotiations as Talks End

18. Februar 2026 um 07:42
A second day of US-brokered meetings in Geneva between Russia and Ukraine broke up after barely 90 minutes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Moscow of attempting to prolong the process.

Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov, right, leaves the Intercontinental hotel as a new round of talks between Russian, Ukrainian and US negotiators aimed at finding a solution to four years of fighting in Ukraine, takes place in Geneva on Feb. 17.

World Economic Forum Opens Probe Into CEO Over Epstein Meetings

05. Februar 2026 um 17:47
The World Economic Forum has opened a probe into Chief Executive Officer Borge Brende over his ties to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein after evidence of meetings between the two men emerged in the US Department of Justice’s massive release of documents over the weekend.

Borge Brende, president of the World Economic Forum (WEF), during a panel session on day two of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from January 15 to 19. Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg
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  • UBS Slammed by Senators for Obstructing Nazi Accounts Probe
    Members of a US Senate committee tore into UBS Group AG executives for refusing to hand over more than 150 documents that an investigator has requested that could shed light on the history of Credit Suisse accounts tied to Nazi Germany, as tensions flared again around a 1998 settlement in the case.
     

UBS Slammed by Senators for Obstructing Nazi Accounts Probe

03. Februar 2026 um 11:00
Members of a US Senate committee tore into UBS Group AG executives for refusing to hand over more than 150 documents that an investigator has requested that could shed light on the history of Credit Suisse accounts tied to Nazi Germany, as tensions flared again around a 1998 settlement in the case.

Charles Grassley

Rolex and Gold Given to Trump Before Swiss Deal Queried by Senator

29. Januar 2026 um 11:00
US Senator Ron Wyden asked for a detailed account of Donald Trump’s acceptance of a Rolex table clock and one-kilogram gold bar from Swiss businessmen shortly before the president slashed tariffs he previously imposed on Switzerland.

US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Nov. 12. The Rolex table clock is visible on his desk. Photographer: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

US Pledges $2 Billion to UN Humanitarian Affairs Amid Overhaul

29. Dezember 2025 um 17:44
The Trump administration pledged $2 billion to what it said is an overhauled, more efficient United Nations humanitarian fund, in a contribution that is a fraction of what it paid in past years.

Workers unload humanitarian aid packages provided by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) to residents of the predominantly Christian village of Qlayaa in southern Lebanon on October 15, 2024. Israel expanded operations in Lebanon nearly a year after Hezbollah began exchanging fire in support of its ally, Hamas, following the Palestinian group's deadly attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Rubio Sees Ukraine Deadline Easing After ‘Productive’ Talks

President Donald Trump’s proposed Nov. 27 deadline to secure Ukraine’s support for a US-backed peace plan isn’t set in stone and could drift into the following week, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, suggesting that plenty of work remains.

Rubio, fourth left, and Witkoff, third left, meet with the Ukrainian delegation in Geneva on Nov. 23.
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