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Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf

Type: Person

Name: Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf

Title: Member of the Swiss Federal Council (as of 1 Jan 2008)

Organization: Swiss People's Party

Date of Birth: 16/03/1956

Place of Birth: Felsberg, Switzerland

Nationality: Switzerland

Fact Sheet: Biography for Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 reports

Credit Suisse Group AG

Swiss banks fear heavy fines in U.S. tax deal - sources

* U.S. investigators pursuing banks like Credit Suisse, Julius Baer* Second group of banks could face stiffer penalties - source* UBS already paid $780 mln fine in 2009* Settlement could hit smaller banks hardest - sourceBy Katharina Bart and Albert ... [Published Reuters - 2 hours ago]

Entities: United States, Julius Bär Gruppe AG, Credit Suisse Group AG, Taxes, Declination

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Tax-News.com: Switzerland, US On Brink Of Banking Secrecy Deal

Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf has confirmed that the Confederation is close to brokering a deal with the US, aimed at resolving the longstanding tax dispute between the two countries, and finding an "acceptable" solution to deal with ... [Published Tax-News.com - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Switzerland, Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, Compliance (Banking)

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf

Switzerland close to deal with US in tax dispute: finance minister

Switzerland is on the brink of a deal to settle a long-running dispute with US authorities over Swiss banks accused of helping wealthy Americans evade billions of dollars of tax, the finance minister said on Saturday."We hope that we will shortly be at ... [Published Global Times - May 19 2013]

Entities: Switzerland, Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, Taxes

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 4 reports

Julius Bär Gruppe AG

Swiss Minister Says End To US Tax Dispute In Sight

Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf says a resolution may be not far off to end a long-running dispute with the United States over Swiss banks accused of helping wealthy Americans evade billions of dollars of taxes.“We are on the point of presenting ... [Published Eurasia Review - May 19 2013]

Entities: Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, Julius Bär Gruppe AG, Switzerland, Taxes

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Swiss set to tackle divisive fiscal reform

Finance Minister Widmer-Schlumpf says it will take at least five years to implement the corporate tax reform (Keystone)Under pressure from the European Union the Swiss government has outlined plans to scrap controversial tax privileges for international ... [Published Swiss Info - May 17 2013]

Entities: Taxes, Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, Switzerland

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

European Union

Swiss propose corporate tax reforms after EU pressure

* Cantons each to decide which measures most suitable* To replace "ring fencing" with new special regimes* Lowering of corporate tax rate for all companies possible* Further measures to boost tax competitivenessBy Caroline CopleyBERNE, May 16 (Reuters) ... [Published Reuters - May 17 2013]

Entities: Taxes, European Union, Reformism, Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, Geneva

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

OECD

Swiss finance minister eyes exchange of bank client data-paper

* Calls for equivalent exchange by rival financial centres * Brunetti commission secrecy findings flagged for June ZURICH, May 11 (Reuters) - Switzerland's finance minister supports exchanging bank client data with foreign tax authorities under certain ... [Published Sharenet - May 11 2013]

Entities: Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, Switzerland, Taxes, OECD

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Swiss bankers drop opposition to information exchange

* Position shift comes after German tax deal failed * Swiss under pressure after Luxembourg, Austria loosen secrecy * Banking association head hopes for U.S. deal soon ZURICH, May 6 (Reuters) - The Swiss Bankers Association has dropped its outright rejection ... [Published Sharenet - May 06 2013]

Entities: Taxes, Switzerland, Luxemburg (Luxembourg), Swiss Bankers Association, Patrick Odier

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Widmer-Schlumpf Says Limits on Capital Flows Are a Last Resort

Measures to halt inflows of capital from abroad should be used only if other options fail and central banks must eventually prepare to reverse unconventional monetary policy, said Switzerland’s Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf."Capital flow measures ... [Published BusinessWeek - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, Limits, Thomas Jordan, Switzerland, Catherine Bosley

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Foreign Affairs: Switzerland after the 'Offshore Leaks'

After the ’Offshore Leaks’ revealed trillions in funds hidden in offshore localities, finance minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf says that Switzerland is ready to accept automatic information exchange between countries if it becomes the standard. Is this ... [Published World Radio Switzerland - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Switzerland, Daniel Warner, Matthew Stevenson

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Swiss president hits out at common law trusts

Swiss president Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf told leaders of the G20 countries this weekend that Switzerland will maintain its opposition to automatic tax information exchange until all other countries comply with international standards.She was replying to ... [Published STEP Journal - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, G20, OECD

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Swiss may discuss tax information exchange

1:10 AM[BERLIN] Switzerland would be ready to discuss an automatic exchange of tax information with other countries if certain transparency conditions are met, Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf told reporters. ... [Published Business Times Singapore - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Taxes, Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, Switzerland

Quotes

"We hope that we will shortly be at the finishingfinishing line," Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf told Swiss radio in an interview. "the banks won't get it for nothing."

Switzerland close to deal with US in tax dispute: finance minister [Published Global Times - May 19 2013]

"We want to remain competitive," Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf told a news conference. "we have an interest to keep these mobile companies in switzerland."

Swiss propose corporate tax reforms after EU pressure [Published Reuters - May 17 2013]

...on an equivalent basis, and that the exchange extends to names tied to vehicles such as trusts linked to offshore accounts, Widmer-Schlumpf said. "we (the swissswiss government) will begin discussing this in june with a perspective of several years out" she said. While Widmer-Schlumpf had previously signalled willingness to discuss automatic exchange of information, her comments on Saturday represent...

Swiss finance minister eyes exchange of bank client data-paper [Published Sharenet - May 11 2013]

"capital flow measures should only be applied as a last resort" Widmer-Schlumpf told the International Monetary Fund’s International Monetary and Financial Committee on April 20, according to comments published on...

Widmer-Schlumpf Says Limits on Capital Flows Are a Last Resort [Published BusinessWeek - Apr 25 2013]

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