Ollie Williams

The shadowy world of Swiss banking

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Swiss banks are hardly exciting places. Family names adorn old buildings on alpine lakesides where most of the world’s wealthiest deposit their money. But take a look at what has been going on in Swiss courts this year and you might think again.

In late January, two Swiss banking executives were reprimanded in a case of serious money laundering.

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