Take a bird’s-eye view of Bern, the capital of Switzerland. Explore its medieval old town, the iconic clock tower, the ...

In the face of such criticism, the Swiss government has had no choice but to introduce a number of measures. Since 1998 Switzerland has one of the tightest money-laundering legislations in the world.

The Swiss government has proposed that UBS should fully capitalize its foreign subsidiaries, up from the current 60% threshold. This will require UBS to increase its common equity tier-one capital ...