City of London police have charged a former UBS trader with eight counts of conspiracy to defraud, as part of the investigation into the manipulation of the London interbank offered rate, or Libor, uncovered last year.  [...]

The government says it wants to take an active role in developing global standards for the automatic exchange of banking information to avoid clashes with other countries over tax issues.  [...]

Swiss and German non-governmental organisations have criticised Swiss-based mining giant Glencore Xstrata over a huge planned mining project in the Philippines.  [...]

A draft law allowing Swiss banks to pass data to the United States justice authorities has won approval by the Senate. The other parliamentary chamber, the House of Representatives, is set to discuss the controversial issue next week.  [...]

For more than a decade, young Swiss entrepreneurs have benefited from training aimed at helping them get off on the right foot in the business world. With appropriate coaching, they can reach the market faster and avoid costly mistakes.  [...]

Switzerland does not lack talent when it comes to innovation and promoting new ideas. But the country’s young entrepreneurs have trouble leaving their comfort zone and striking out in the world, according to global competition specialist Stéphane Garelli.  [...]

Europe’s best-paid chief executives are to be found in Italy and Spain, according to the annual study of the Federation of European Employers (FedEE). Switzerland is ranked fifth.  [...]

Switzerland and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding on technical and administrative interpretations of the agreement on the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).  [...]

UBS has been placed under formal investigation for alleged complicity in suspected illegal sales practices, said the French prosecutor’s office on Friday. The Swiss bank said it would continue to cooperate with the French authorities.  [...]

The next airplane you board will likely have a tail made in Italy, doors from France, American control instruments and wings from Japan – a “made in the world” approach that’s opening economic doors but risks excluding poorer countries.  [...]

Canada has charged the local arms of two of the world's biggest sweet makers, Mars and Swiss multinational Nestlé, with colluding to fix the price of chocolate, the Canadian Competition Bureau announced on Thursday.  [...]