Swiss Leaks

Swiss leaks is a collaboration between 130 journalists from 45 countries under the auspices of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. The Irish Times, along with other news organisations, has been given access to records on thousands of customers of HSBC Private Bank in Switzerland

Belgium may use arrest warrants against HSBC directors

Prosecutors may step up part in global inquiry if request for information fails to yield results

Swiss Leaks: US may scrap prosecution deal with HSBC

FTSE 100 list slides eight points as HSBC controversy takes toll

Leaks increase pressure on Swiss to break from culture of banking secrecy

Governments worldwide found it increasingly difficult to justify not taking firmer action against tax evasion

US considers scrapping HSBC prosecution deal

Department of justice examining whether bank manipulated foreign-exchange markets

Total of HSBC funds linked to State inflated by IFSC

$3.5bn held in accounts linked to Republic, analysis of HSBC files finds

UK revenue settled with 1,000 people who had Swiss-based HSBC accounts

UK tax authorities chose settlement over prosecution as ‘most efficient’ way

HSBC revelations shine light on secretive diamond world

As a compact, stable, and transferable store of value, diamonds offer enormous advantages to smugglers, money launderers, and tax evaders

Oxfam calls for European action on HSBC revelations

Former UK chancellor Lawson says that the big banks may need to be broken up

Former senior executives at HSBC later went on to take up positions in Ireland

Data on thousands of accounts were taken from Geneva-based bank

Irish names in HSBC bank’s secret files

International clients include those involved in arms trade and blood diamonds

‘I paid Revenue what was due, and that was it’, says Dr Michael Cuddy

Galway economist had account with HSBC in Geneva after working abroad

Swiss leaks: Donegal jeweller John Crossan held HSBC account

Retired Crumlin man John Hall also mentioned in leaked HSBC data

HSBC’s Swiss deposits drop by almost half

Bank comes close to admitting its Swiss branch was used to facilitate tax evasion and money laundering, and says its deposits have dropped to $68bn since it initiated project to improve standards

Swiss leaks: Geneva bank assured client that Revenue would not be given details

Businessman John Cashell was worried that his account data would make it to Ireland

Swiss leaks: Mail not sent to HSBC account holder Aidan O’Brien

Racehorse trainer says matter is now resolved and company fully tax-compliant

Revenue Commissioners advised not to pursue HSBC tax case

Evidence was deemed insufficient for criminal charges against bank, says ex-tax chairman

Withholding tax: What is it?

From 2009-2013, Switzerland paid €3.6m to Ireland in withholding tax

HSBC statement in full

‘We have taken significant steps over the past several years to implement reforms and exit clients who did not meet strict new HSBC standards’

HSBC devised secretive ways to avoid tax reforms

Bank sold clients methods of shielding wealth which later ended up being investigated

The real ‘housewives’ of HSBC

HSBC was at times willing to accommodate unsavoury clients, some of whom were not housewives but felons and arms traffickers

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