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Are the days of the Swiss bank account numbered?

That ultimate Swiss accessory has been undermined with the country agreeing to recognise the crimes of money laundering and insider trading. If tax evasion crumbles, what next? asks Holman W Jenkins.

CBA capital raising dead and buried

It what could either be a stuff-up or sheer incompetence, the Commonwealth Bank has been forced to dump its latest $2 billion fund raising, writes Glenn Dyer.

How much did the UBS cheerleaders make out of Babcock?

Swiss investment banking giant UBS has long been the preferred adviser to Babcock & Brown and they have pocketed well over $50 million in fees, writes Stephen Mayne.

Investors continue to bask in the afterglow of Bear Stearns bailout

The US stockmarket has come off its worst quarter for five years with its best start to a second quarter for 70 years. But why? asks Glenn Dyer.

BRW: You’ve got male

BRW has once more submitted to a revamp. The result is a more masculine product – and fewer women, writes Jane Nethercote.

Champers or valium: the Margaret Jackson dilemma

One person who would be having mixed feelings about Qantas’ recent share price rise would be retiring chairperson, Margaret Jackson, writes Adam Schwab.

Rams shareholders sold out by management

Shareholders in Rams Home Loans group who have been gutsy enough to hang onto their shares are entitled to feel a bit miffed about the way they have been stiffed by gutless management and founder John Kinghorn, writes Glenn Dyer.

UBS pays dearly for losing Fiani

Swiss-owned fund manager, UBS, has paid dearly for the loss of high profile manager, Paul Fiani, and some of his workmates at its flagship Australian Share Fund, over the last few months, writes Glenn Dyer.